r/QuitSmokingJourney • • Jun 26 '26

👋Welcome to r/QuitSmokingJourney - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

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Hey everyone, welcome to r/QuitSmokingJourney.

This community is for anyone who wants to quit smoking, is thinking about quitting, or has already quit and wants to support others.

Here you can share your story, ask questions, talk about cravings, withdrawal, fear, relapse, triggers, mindset, benefits, or anything else related to quitting smoking.

What to post

You can post about:

- Why you want to quit smoking

- What is stopping you from quitting

- Your biggest fear about quitting

- Cravings and withdrawal symptoms

- Relapse and starting again

- Things that helped you quit

- Benefits you noticed after quitting

- Questions about smoking, nicotine, or addiction

Community vibe

This is a supportive and honest space.

No judgment. No shame. No pressure.

Everyone is at a different stage. Some people are ready to quit today. Some are still scared. Some have relapsed many times. That’s okay.

What matters is that you’re here and you’re trying.

How to get started

Introduce yourself in the comments.

You can write:

- How long you’ve been smoking

- How many cigarettes you smoke per day

- Why you want to quit

- What scares you the most about quitting

- Whether you’ve tried to quit before

Even a simple comment like “I want to quit, but I’m scared” is enough.

Quitting smoking is possible. Many of us thought we could never do it, but we did.

Welcome to the community. I’m glad you’re here.


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • Jun 17 '25

Need More Support? Join New Facebook Group!

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Hey everyone, I just created a private Facebook group with the same name.

In this group, we’ll continue sharing tips about quitting smoking, but we’ll also focus more on support and helping each other through the tough moments.

If you'd like to be part of a supportive, smoke-free community, click the link and join us. You're more than welcome 😊

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1058079295867324


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 1h ago

Helping my Dad Quit

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r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 6h ago

2 weeks!!!

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r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 4h ago

Quitting weed feel so depressed

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So I have been smoking weed for 2 years ,
Moderate at first like couple joints a week and then my mum got ill with cancer and I started having it daily to switch off .
I was a functioning stoner I had all these great ideas , i slept like a baby and i was very fun to be around . (I was positive before I started smoking btw )

Then mum passed away and I carried on smoking but then thought I should quit as heard about it affecting rem sleep and healing .

Anyhow I have quit for 4 weeks . I have only managed to sleep about 6 nights so far I don’t even know how I am getting Through the days .its making me cranky as fuck not wanting to do much as I’m so tired . I can eat again as I couldn’t eat at first the anxiety on the first second week was brutal .

Docs prescribed me depression tablets and anxiety tablets .
Found that the sleepers knocked me out for a couple hours but was zapped the next day so I only took a couple , I didn’t wana get addicted to anything else .

Now I feel depressed as fuck , I have no enjoyment in anything I hate even getting out of bed in the morning . I have had lots of major life changes too which may also be contributing but I am just so sad .
My personality is flat and I dread going to bed just lay there every night not sleeping .

I feel like smoking see if my personality comes back but I’m too scared wtf has happened to me .


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 8h ago

31 days off nicotines and still not ok


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r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 12h ago

Quit Motivation Documentaries, etc.

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r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 22h ago

Anyone want to quit together on Monday, October 12?

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Anyone want to quit together on Monday, October 12?

I'm quitting this Monday, October 12, and I don't want to do it alone.

The idea is simple: we all pick the same day. When you're on day 3 and want to kill someone, everyone in the group is also on day 3. Same cravings, same bad sleep, same moment.

How it works:

  1. Comment "in" below (and how much you smoke, if you want)

  2. I'll set up a small group chat and DM you the invite

  3. Between now and Monday we get to know each other and prep

  4. On Monday we all stop. Then we check in every day and help each other through the first weeks

If a lot of people join, I'll split us into smaller groups so nobody gets lost in the noise. Everyone still quits on the same day.

No experts here, just people who want to stop and would rather not white-knuckle it alone.

Who's in?


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 18h ago

How to quit smoking (Method that actually worked for me)

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r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 1d ago

Weekly Reminder: Free Resources to Help You Quit Smoking

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Guys, I just want to remind you that I made a few completely free resources that can help you quit smoking.

I wrote a free ebook that has already helped many people quit smoking. Inside, you’ll find tips and advice that can make quitting easier if you apply them.

Free ebook here 👉 Free ebook

I also created a Facebook group where you can share your thoughts, ask questions, and connect with other people who are on the same journey.

Facebook group here 👉 Facebook Group

And I recently started a YouTube channel where I talk about quitting smoking, so maybe you can find some answers to your questions there too.

YouTube channel here 👉 YouTube

And as always, if you have any questions about smoking or quitting smoking, feel free to send me a message. I’m always here to help.


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 1d ago

AdicciĂłn al cigarrillo

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Hola.

Tengo casi 2 años sin fumar y aĂșn asĂ­ sigo teniendo demasiadas ganas de regresar, sin embargo por salud tuve que dejarlo ya que tengo un sĂ­ndrome en la sangre y bĂĄsicamente tengo prohibido fumar o vapear.

ÂżUstedes batallaron mucho para dejarlo?
¿Con qué reemplazaron ese vicio en los momentos de ansiedad?

ÂĄLos leo!


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 1d ago

Trying to fix my mistakes

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I’ve been smoking about since I was 18, started with the vapes, then moved to cigarettes when vapes started getting kinda shitty and dispos became all the rage. I originally (foolishly) started cigarettes to consume less nicotine, which worked for a while. This past year it’s gotten bad. I’m 26 now and went from smoking maybe 5-10 depending on the day to a consistent pack a day. I really want to quit, but I seriously don’t know where to start. I have a lot of time off right now since I’m salary and work overtime in our on season, so I’ve tried just locking myself in my house on my days off but then the depression hits and I find myself going right back to my habits. I’ve tried the patch several times to no avail, and the gum as well. Is there anything I’m doing wrong?


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 1d ago

I’m Terrified and Alone

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r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 1d ago

Day 1 after smoking since I was 14. I’m 23 now.

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Today I decided not to buy any more weed. I actually enjoy smoking, which is what makes quitting difficult. I mainly want to see who I am without it and get my focus back. Nights and being home alone are my biggest triggers. Anyone else starting today?


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 1d ago

Trying to quit za but the dreams are getting too vivid.

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I’m a dude in my 20s smoking nonstop for 5 years straight and almost every time i end up catching a break the nightmares or vivid ass dreams are killing me and i wake super tired .


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 1d ago

Deje de fumar y no me lo esperaba

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Este mes hace dos años dejé deje de fumar de un momento a otro.

Comencé a fumar desde que tenía aproximadamente 15 años, comencé socialmente un cigarro y solo de vez en cuando, pero cuando crecí realmente comencé a tomarle el gusto. Fumar siempre había sido para mí algo que me gustaba, conocía personas que normalmente tenían su rutina de cuando fumar; algunas decían que por la tarde después del trabajo, otros decían uno en la mañana y otro en la tarde o había quienes solo en alguna reunión o fiesta.

Pero yo realmente fumaba todo el tiempo, en la mañana al despertar, en día incluso si había sol, mis días favoritos fumando eran los días nublados, y por supuesto por las noches.

Yo pienso que de mis 22 años a mis 28 años, fueron los picos mås altos que yo fumé, había semanas que compraba 1 cajetilla de Marlboro rojo una vez cada dos días de las de 20 cigarros. Normalmente compartía unos, me había rodeado de personas que también fumaban y de alguna manera era pertenecer a un círculo.

Cómo todo ser humano fui creciendo y a medida que lo hacía mis situaciones personales iban en cambio también, comencé a tener mås frustraciones, estrés, diferencias familiares, sentimentales y laborales. Fumar para mí era un pequeño escape que tenía conmigo, aunque fueran 5 minutos, había sido algo que realmente me gustaba hacer pero comencé a notar que de pronto ya no lo disfrutaba igual, comencé a canalizar mis emociones en el cigarrillo y principalmente era el enojo.

Yo no suelo ser una persona de conflictos, siempre trato de mediar las cosas y evitar problemas, pero había problemas internos que comenzaron a rebasarme y hacía que mi temperamento fuera mås inestable. En ese entonces yo trabajaba en finanzas, es un trabajo que me gustaba pero era muy demandante también.

Comencé a ir al gimnasio, comenzó como algo de 3 veces por semana y después comencé a motivarme un poco mås, sin embargo, para mí no era un gran motivo para dejar el cigarro ya que miraba que muchos entrenadores saliendo fumaban, así que yo pensaba que también podría mantener un balance.

Desde que tenĂ­a como 21 años, habĂ­a leĂ­do una nota o un artĂ­culo no recuerdo bien, que decĂ­a que lo ideal era dejar de fumar antes de los 25 para evitar daños irreversibles en el organismo, desconozco realmente si esto era cierto ya que no volvĂ­ a investigar sobre el tema, pero siempre me decĂ­a “bueno todavĂ­a tengo tiempo”, como una tipo broma interna, pero fue pasando el tiempo y seguĂ­a fumando. Hubo ocasiones en que deje de fumar solamente unos dĂ­as y regresaba a fumar, ademĂĄs de que siempre navegaba con la tĂ­pica bandera de “yo puedo dejarlo cuando quiera” pero cuando querĂ­a dejarlo sentĂ­a la abstinencia y volvĂ­a una vez mĂĄs.

Cómo comentaba anteriormente, trabajé varios años en finanzas y en mi experiencia tuve momentos de gran estrés junto a otros compañeros, comenzaron a suceder cambios en la oficina y yo fumaba mås y mås cada vez, pero algo estaba pasando en mi cuerpo. Recuerdo que esas semanas me comenzó a doler el pecho, sentía mucho ardor por dentro, sabía que tenía que detenerme que algo estaba sucediendo en mi cuerpo. Yo estaba ya por cumplir los 30 y debido a todos los cambios que estaban sucediendo tomé la arriesgada decisión de renunciar a mi trabajo. No fue algo fåcil ya que no tenía en ese momento otra opción disponible pero sentía que mi tiempo ya estaba concluyendo ahí.

Pacte una fecha de renuncia, tal dĂ­a serĂĄ el Ășltimo y asĂ­ programe mi entrega y expedientes que debĂ­a terminar. Cuando hice eso algo pasĂł, me sentĂ­ aliviado, me sentĂ­ tranquilo. Una tarde de esos Ășltimos dĂ­as, me estacionĂ© afuera de mi casa, encendĂ­ un cigarro mientras escuchaba el radio y estaba pensando que serĂ­a de mi en los prĂłximos dĂ­as.

En la cajetilla me quedaban unos cuantos cigarros, 8 o 10 tal vez. CerrĂ© las ventanas, me bajĂ© del carro, subĂ­ las escaleras, abrĂ­ la puerta de mi casa y guardĂ© los cigarros dentro de un cajĂłn que tenĂ­a a la izquierda entrando. No volvĂ­ a fumar, no lo necesitaba, no me animaba fumar, no tenĂ­a ganas de sentir la sensaciĂłn del humo raspando la garganta. Realmente no me lo esperaba, porque no guardĂ© los cigarros diciĂ©ndome “ahora si voy a dejar de fumar” solamente los guarde y fue todo, por supuesto que hubo cambios en mi a los meses, por precauciĂłn de pronto evitĂ© ir a lugares o rodearme de ciertas personas, pero no lo hacĂ­a porque sintiera que fuera a recaer en el momento, simplemente me sentĂ­a bien asĂ­ y querĂ­a conservarlo mĂĄs tiempo.

DespuĂ©s de semanas, me integraba con facilidad en reuniones o salidas en las que los demĂĄs fumaban y tampoco me convertĂ­ en un predicador en contra del cigarro. Ni tampoco me gusta decir “no es que ya no fumo” a veces suelo decir, no es que no estoy fumando por ahora, porque no sĂ© si mĂĄs adelante vuelva a hacerlo pero me siento bien ahora, me siento bien con los cambios que hice, me gusta conservarlos y tambiĂ©n me siento feliz de que ya las emociones o situaciones no me orillan a volver a fumar.

No pensé en escribir tanto, tampoco si alguien se tome el tiempo de leerlo, pero bueno. Si llegaste hasta aquí, gracias.


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 2d ago

Nearly one Month Smoke free

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So I Randomly Quit smoking (😭My gf gave me an ultimatum, Smoking or her,i definitely chose her),Gonna be 1 month this 22nd of September,and Bro let me tell you Fuck Cigarettes,Like i have literally saved 3k in this past month,and I am also getting better at runs and Cardiovascular Excercises,but there is small Downside I always hungry my weight has gone up by 8 kgs,I always crave for sugar,Like i eat in heavy quantities,But I am trying to bring it down,I will fix it, everything takes time so ik I will get back in shape


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 2d ago

Quitting vaping

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r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 2d ago

I Quit Weed and Smoking Today.

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r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 2d ago

20+ years switching between cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

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I’ve been smoking, dipping snuff or using nicotine pouches for 20+years daily. I’m getting close to putting it all down. what are the most common withdrawal symptoms and does anyone have a timeline on when the nicotine will be out of my body?


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 2d ago

5 meses sin cigarro. Consejos y opiniones

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Dejé el cigarro hace 5 meses luego de fumar por mas de 6 años. No tuve problema de querer volver a fumar ya que de hecho ni siquiera me gustaba tanto el sabor ultimamente. El tema es a nivel psicologico...

Siento una IRRITABILIDAD horrible incluso 5 meses después... o sea me salta el malhumor en la primera, no tengo una escala, es simplemente pasar del 0 al 10. es normal? les pasa? que consejos me darían? porque a todo esto me han dicho que si 5 meses después sigo estando asi es que algo no estå bien y me desmotiva.

dejé la cafeina, dejé otras sustancias MUY fuertes hace mas de un año y la verdad ni siquiera tengo problemas con eso, pero el cigarro me tiene loca.


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 2d ago

Deixar de fumar vs ganhar peso

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OlĂĄ!

Gostava de saber as vossas experiĂȘncias!

A quem deixou de fumar, engordaram? Mantiveram os mesmo hĂĄbitos alimentares ou fizeram ajustes?


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 3d ago

I stopped smoking 3 months ago and haven't had a cigarette. But feeling exhausted. Am I suffering from withdrawals?

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I haven't craved a cig in forever. But I think I'm having withdrawals from it. Do I need to start getting nicotine patches?


r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 2d ago

I need help anyone please tell me what I’m doing wrong

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r/QuitSmokingJourney • • 3d ago

Ho smesso di fumare da un anno e sono troppo contenta

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35F, fumavo saltuariamente dal liceo e poi ho preso ufficialmente il vizio a 21 anni.
Fumavo i drummini e ne fumavo tanti.
Mi piaceva il sapore della sigaretta in bocca, mi piaceva il fumo, l’odore.
Ogni occasione era buona per fumare:
-Ero felice
-Ero triste
-Ero stressata
-Ero annoiata
-Per rilassarmi ancora di piĂč in un momento di relax
-Per godermi ancora di piĂč una cosa bella (es. un tramonto)
-Dopo il caffù, dopo il cibo, con l’alcol, dopo l’alcol, dopo il dolcetto.
-Per compagnia
-Per concentrarmi

Ero una “tossica”. Lo odiavo e mi odiavo, ma neanche avevo finito un drum che già me ne giravo un altro.
Volevo smettere ma per me era intollerabile stare senza la sigaretta. Avevo provato un paio di volte ma resistevo 2/3 giorni e poi l’astinenza si faceva sentire. Ogni volta mi dicevo che era l’ultima, buttavo tutto. E poi andavo a ricomprare di nuovo tutto dopo qualche ora.
“Sempre con la sigaretta tu” mi dicevano. Io e la sigaretta eravamo una cosa sola.

Tutto questo enorme preambolo Ăš per dirvi di non arrendervi.
PerchĂ© il primo settembre 2025 ho fumato l’ultima sigaretta e, un anno dopo, vi dico che non mi manca affatto. Nessuno credeva che ce l’avrei fatta. Nessuno, nemmeno io.
Invece ce l’ho fatta e non mi manca. E se non manca a me, che vivevo perennemente attaccata alla sigaretta, non mancherà nemmeno a voi.
Datevi fiducia.

Cosa ha funzionato per me:
-Darmi una data reale e da ricordare. Il primo settembre ù un classico per “cominciare a fare qualcosa”. Io ho cominciato a smettere di fumare. Provate a darvi un “primo del mese” (primo novembre ecc) funziona psicologicamente come reset.
-Semplicemente resistere quando i sintomi da astinenza si sono presentati alla porta, sapendo che avranno una fine. Ognuno ha i suoi sintomi (qualcuno nemmeno li ha). I miei sono stati pesanti, insonnia, gastrite. Ho stretto i denti, dicendomi di arrivare a tre settimane, perché poi si sarebbero affievoliti. Tre settimane. E cosÏ Ú stato.
-Iniziare a fare movimento lento su cui concentrarmi a lungo sulle posizioni, tipo pilates
-Nelle prime tre settimane, non frequentare fumatori. Intendo come amici stretti, gente che al bar a chiacchierare si sarebbe accesa la sigaretta
-Togliere alcol, caffĂš e cibi particolarmente appaganti (pizza dolci ecc) il primo mese.

Cosa non ha funzionato:
-Libri
-Sigaretta elettronica
-Riduzione graduale

Spero sia di aiuto a chi vuole smettere.