Starting the second weekend of your quit
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- Seventh video in the series of video lessons of how to quit smoking.
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whenever I tempted to smoke, I started to TH-cam your channel and tell myself that I've gone through this far...I'm not gonna ruin my lungs just by 1 puff. thank you Joel
day 10, no more headaches or dizzyness. Still waking up like an idiot at 5AM for no reason. Appreciating my new life without cigarettes!
I have a profanity filter on my channel. A post was just put up that I am going to edit out words that are not allowed by the filter. Wanted to be able to respond to the person's post:
Josh Belcher 18 minutes ago · Automatically held
So I’m on day 8 and came here out of desperation because I’m seriously tweekin! LOL
I can honestly say this has been the most difficult day hands down. The first week was rough, but I felt VERY confident that I could do this until today.
I KNOW I can do this, but today is rough for some reason. I’ve wanted a cigarette for the better part of the day. It’s been my primary focus all day.
Here’s the thing though:
I’m sick of the smell. I’m sick of SMELLING like cigarettes and making my apartment smell like them too. I’m tired of “going outside” or interrupting a conversation or even being distracted by my addiction. I’m tired of coughing when I laugh really hard and basically ruining the entire moment with my disgusting hacking... which sometimes makes mucus shoot out of my throat. Gross.
I’m sick of feeling sick and drained all the time. I’m sick of feeling this fear of lung cancer, emphysema and COPD. I imagine what it would be like for a doctor to tell me I have lung cancer and I swear to god I’d be SOOOO angry at myself.
I’m sick of how expensive it is and I’m sick of being a bad example for my niece and nephew (I don’t smoke around them, but they know I smoke and it makes them sad.
I’m sick of contributing to the wealth of an evil industry that has caused countless millions to suffer and die needlessly. I’m sick of making that monstrosity stronger and keeping it alive by sacrificing my health to it. I’m sick of being out of breath on the treadmill and KNOWING I’m on my way to a sad disgusting death that I am only bringing on myself.
I’m sick of people looking at me like an idiot. I’m sick of MINDLESSLY AND FOOLISHLY lighting up YET ANOTHER cigarette KNOWING it’s destroying me little by little.
Good luck to everyone here and reply if it helps you get through a craving. This entry took about 20 minutes, but that was 20 minutes WITHOUT a cigarette and that’s SOMETHING.
Hope you see this Josh:
Here are a few pages addressing issues you have raised:
whyquit.com/joels-videos/thoughts-for-cigarettes-that-may-seem-worse-than-when-first-quitting-smoking/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/i-want-one/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/videos-related-to-who-wants-to-go-back-to-smoking/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/make-a-list-of-why-you-want-to-quit/
Day 11, I only discovered these videos today, making notes for myself, very helpful.
I have been quit for 1 Week, 1 Day, 23 hours, 22 minutes and 38 seconds (8 days). I have saved Rs. 1,301.23 by not smoking 224 cigarettes. I have saved 18 hours and 40 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 08-03-2013 23:00
On Day 8 and feel totally fine although when I wake up I feel extremely tired however I think this due to when I actually go to sleep lol. whyquit is the way to go people :-)
Day 5. Funny feeling of being clean from inside :) Your videos are very helpful. Thank you for your great work. It sure helps me each day
Just realized this video is so old. Like 13 years, soon 14, and a lot of what this man is saying stands true because they're facts. And I only found it a couple of months ago on TH-cam and this channel has been incredibly helpful. I'm now entering my 2nd week a 2nd time (relapsed last time in my 12th day). I believe I've worked out some psychological facts and factors surrounding this addiction in my case. It is an addiction... for only an addiction can make you do so many unreasonable things thinking they're reasonable. It's a channel I often revisit the videos of whenever I feel the need to, because honestly Joel, you provide reassurance and a sort of tough love to the audience who is genuinely interested in quitting. I know I've said thank you under other videos, but I will probably continue to do so with each video that I think helped me considerably, or simply whenever I feel the need to show gratitude that a channel like yours exists for people like me who don't have access to a quit clinic, or a quit support group, or perhaps not enough empathy or support from peers.
Coming to the realization and understanding that what you are fighting is a true addiction is really the key piece of information that a person needs in order to successfully quit and stay free over the longterm. These pages address this issue:
whyquit.com/joels-videos/were-you-addicted/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-re-addicted-to-nicotine/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/can-taking-a-break-from-smoking-help-you-get-rid-of-nicotine-tolerance/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/the-law-of-addiction/
As far as for the video being so old, it was based on material I used in my clinics that started back in the mid 1970's. To me, the videos still seem to be new. On Internet based resources, they really do seem old now.
As far as for not having access to support groups or clinics, that may very well be to in any given person's ability to quit. The page whyquit.com/joels-videos/are-people-doomed-to-fail-if-they-dont-get-professional-help-to-quit-smoking/ addresses this issue.
As always though Bianca, I am glad to have been able to help. To stay reinforced over the long-term now, consider slowly going through the resources on the following two page--I think they can help make this the last quit you will ever have to go deal with:
whyquit.com/joels-videos/videos-related-to-the-implications-of-a-puff-once-you-have-quit/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/relapse-prevention-resources/
Thank you so much! Im on day 8: Sometimes it kicks but Im so glad to understand that cigarettes don't make stress or bad situations go away :D Whenever I crave one, I always remember that. Thank you!
You are very welcome dansyn96. That really is a key piece of understanding for many people to make quitting much less intimidating than it often is for people who are convinced that smoking calms then down. Here are several pages that address the issue from a few different angles:
whyquit.com/joels-videos/smoking-does-not-help-you-overcome-stress/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/the-fear-of-success/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/quitting-smoking-can-make-you-calmer-happier-and-healthier/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/why-do-smokers-smoke/
And congratulations on day eight. Any thoughts you have from now on are more from trigger circumstances than from any kind of need for nicotine. The page whyquit.com/joels-videos/difference-between-physical-and-psychological-urges/ explains this important issue. To help keep this quit secure over the long-term check out the resources on the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/videos-related-to-the-implications-of-a-puff-once-you-have-quit/. The video atop the page explains how to best utilize these resources.
Starting day 7
you shouldn't think that man this is my 4th day of quitting and tobacco started smelling like how i used to smell it as a non smoker which was a bad toxic smell .
100 hours Nicotine free.
Hey Joel it’s bin officially 7 days without nicotine and I just wanted to say thank you and I wanted to tell you about how amazing of a person you are you truly change lives if it wasn’t for you I never could have gone thru with quitting everyday I looked forward to watching you’re videos and I went Day 6 not even thinking at all about smoking and barely thought about it at all. One quick story I wanted to share was on day 5 I held my juul in my hand and was about to hit it and I was thinking in my head it’s just one hit and I had remembered seeing ur video just one more and I watched it started crying and threw my juul in the trash U ARE THE MAN AND A LIFE SAVER LITERALLY! U are a hero and I hope one day I can change peoples lives for the better like you! A true inspiration
Congratulations on seven days ChildishB. I am very glad to have been able to you with your quit. I do however want to make sure that you know that you should take the real credit for your having successfully stopped and for then staying off over the long-term. Here is a page that I actually set up a few days ago addressing this issue:
whyquit.com/joels-videos/i-couldnt-have-done-it-without-you/
As far as for having tossed the Juul, that was a very important move. Here are a few pages addressing that issue:
whyquit.com/joels-videos/keeping-nrt-in-case-of-emergency/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/keeping-cigarettes-to-deal-with-stress/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/finding-cigarettes/
While the second two links refer to cigarettes as opposed to other forms of nicotine, the bottom line is that when fighting a nicotine dependency there is no real difference between cigarettes, other tobacco products, electronic cigarettes or pharmaceutical nicotine replacement products--they all deliver deliver nicotine and the all can result in a full blown relapse. All of the links on the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/videos-related-to-the-implications-of-a-puff-once-you-have-quit/ are applicable to Juuls or any other form of nicotine delivery.
Again, I am glad to have been able to help and if you have any other questions or concerns please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Joel
This material is really good. 2023 and onwards, doesn't matter. Keep quitting! I'm on day 8, it's getting more fun every day. I like the quitting game.
Day 9 for me
Fantastic videos and help.....wish he wouldnt say smoking so many times tho!
Day 13
day 11 for me :) DOGEEE 3:03
Thanks Joel!
You are very welcome willashsteph.
This is the beginning of my 2 week. Maybe day 8 or 9. Depending on how I count my days . However , it's still rough. I am 52 and I have smoked since I was 14. So I don't have a normal without cigarettes. I am learning though. You can do the same things without cigarettes. I have found your videos to be the most informative and helpful. Thanks for your knowledge ,wisdom, and encouragement.
Congratulations on making here to your second week Sophia. Glad that you are finding my resources helpful. Here are pages related to topics you brought up in your comment:
whyquit.com/joels-videos/going-back-to-normal-after-quitting/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/how-quitting-smoking-is-like-learning-to-ride-a-bicycle/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/everything-you-did-as-a-smoker-you-can-do-as-an-ex-smoker/
thank you Dr.Joel, i am a 2nd smoker.exe :)
to be honest, i had my resolution before i know you,
but after research i am glad that i found a way to you'r book
it was great help and experience without needs to query or test.
i hope you life longer, healthier and happier.
Two weeks clean! Really happy and feeling confident and positive in staying away from smoking.
Congratulations Fiona. I appreciate you keeping me apprised of your progress. Again, if there is ever anything more I can do to help don't hesitate to get in touch.
Joel
Week four Cigarrette Free , Cold Turkey Style thank you Joel :)
Made it through day 8 nicotine free!!!
Joel i am now on my 2nd weekend- I just watched your video about the second weekend and how it is great because i broke the habit and withdrawals didn't effect me at all- It has changed my life- thanks for this and the other videos about the fact that i am not a smoker anymore- You Rock Joel
Congratulations to getting to your second weekend now Johan. I am glad that you are finding the resources helpful. While you are past the worst of the withdrawals now there may still be some triggers that can occur over time that can sometimes catch you off guard. Check out the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/craves-and-thoughts-that-occur-over-time/ There are lots of resources on the page that discuss triggers that may popup from time to time and how not to let them throw you. Again, congratulations on your quit and if there is ever anything more I can do to help please don't hesitate to get back in touch.
Joel
Joel your a life saver- I am doing well now- I get the thought every now and then- But that thought is easing up and going away the longer each day- I like a few of your videos that explain why I smoked and what I can do now that I am a non smoker- Thank you so much- I have never joined your stop smoking clinic- but I read Whyquit.com videos too- I also helped another person quit with me- Its nice that I can get this information out there- So now I will watch them I am happy I have gone this long and it really feels great- Thanks
You are very welcome Johan. I am glad that you found my resources helpful and that you were able to help another person to quit too. As far as for having never joined my clinic--the vast majority of people who I have tried to help online have never been in any of my clinics. I stopped doing clinics many years ago--one of the reasons being that once I had the materials online I didn't feel the clinics were necessary. My page whyquit.com/joels-videos/why-i-no-longer-conduct-stop-smoking-clinics/ explains this issue. Since you are helping others now, check out these resources:
whyquit.com/joels-videos/showing-others-that-there-is-life-without-smoking/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/helping-others-quit/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/can-you-help-a-person-who-doesnt-really-want-to-quit-smoking/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/tell-a-newbie-how-many-seconds-a-day-you-want-a-cigarette/
Glad things are going well for you and if there is ever anything more I can do to help please don't hesitate to get back in touch.
Joel
day 6! it's been very very hard today, im just binge watching these videos to keep my mind off, but oh man, I just want to run to the store and buy a pack, i wish i could buy just one, but I know that's just a trick I'm trying to play on myself, i just want to quit, i just want to not keep thinking about it, i just want to be free
Congratulations on six days victor. Here are a few pages dedicated to the issue of thinking about just one:
whyquit.com/joels-videos/just-one-little-puff/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/i-want-one/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/fixating-on-a-cigarette/
whyquit.com/joels-videos/the-fallacy-of-good-cigarettes/
I don't know which specific videos you have focused on up to this point, but if you had not already seen the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/can-you-spare-about-an-hour-and-a-half-to-help-to-save-your-life/, give it a look now. The resources on that page can help to strengthen your resolve. If you have any specific questions or concerns feel free to get back in touch.
Joel
I week poisoned free 🙌🏻😊 thanks Joel I keep re watching videos.When I get under stress it triggers the urge off badly.But I know just one more puff & I will be back there!!I aren’t going through this ever again.
One day at a time & I just remind my self to “never take another puff again”Xx
Stress can easily cause you to want a cigarette but the reason that you want the cigarette is because of the perception that taking it will help you to alleviate the stress. See the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/smoking-does-not-help-you-overcome-stress/ that explains why this belief is a false perception.
am starting day 9 , ive been sleeping alot and having headache everyday D:
+fahad alshamsi Be careful writing off all ongoing symptoms now to simply not smoking. Check out the following videos:
Going back to normal after quitting: th-cam.com/video/zUKBBcZ26BQ/w-d-xo.html
Is this a symptom of quitting smoking? th-cam.com/video/Rw5jbjgRH7g/w-d-xo.html
Keep up the great work Joel , so glad your surgery went well and you are on the mend .
Thanks Laura.
I'm starting week two today. Really got to be aware of my behaviour at work. Family and friends very supportive but work colleagues forget it ME QUITTING SMOKING IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. And I'm in a low paid job so if you have a job where you have to be behave professional the God help you.
Congratulations on getting through your first week Scott. Many people find that they are not going to get understanding or support from all people around them when they quit smoking. The bottom line though is you should not be quitting for other people but rather for yourself. You are the primary benefactor of your quit. The resources on the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/the-importance-of-quitting-for-yourself/ address this issue as well as problem that you may encounter with others when quitting and what you can do about some of them.
Joel you are a truly blessed soul and thanks so much for your work in this field and all you have done for us who need help in quitting smoking. Your work is remarkable and I am truly forever grateful to you, your videos have kicked up something in me that no nicotine gum/patch/lozenge, pill, ecig or any other non cold turkey method was ever able to do and I cannot thank you enough. Much Love Joel & God Bless You My Dear Friend
Thank for your kind comment k redz and you are welcome. Yes all of those methods were just finding new ways of delivering nicotine and thus prolonging withdrawal as opposed to actually ending it. The page whyquit.com/joels-videos/prolonging-nicotine-withdrawal/ addresses this issue. On top of this, these products by themselves do not give the smoker any real understanding of what he or she is dealing with regarding addiction. The page whyquit.com/joels-videos/why-do-smokers-smoke/ hits home that point. Without understanding the addiction it is hard for people to really appreciate the one key concept of what they need to do to sustain their quits once if they ever get one started, which is of course to understand why if they want to keep their quits over the long-term they must always remember to never take another puff. (see the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/videos-related-to-the-implications-of-a-puff-once-you-have-quit/)
Joel
10 days today!
can`t hear a bloody word he is saying...no volume on this site and this site only! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Hello Linda:
There are some videos that seem to be a bit under recorded but generally boosting the volume on your device AND the volume slider on the TH-cam video makes them hearable. I have not had anyone else say that there is "no" volume on my videos.
Day 2 feeling good
Congratulations on getting to day 2 Vince Johnson. Get through the next couple of days and things will really ease up. It may also not take the full three days. See the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/the-importance-of-the-first-three-days-of-your-quit/ that explains why the 72 hour period is really a pivotal time.
I noticed that you are responding to the video "Starting the second week of your quit." If you have not already gone through the daily videos as in day one, two, three, etc., consider doing those now or else just going through the resources on the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/can-you-spare-about-an-hour-and-a-half-to-help-to-save-your-life/. Jumping right to the latter day videos will miss a lot of information that can really help to secure your quit over the long-term. If you ever have any specific questions or concerns regarding smoking or quitting issues feel free to get back in touch. I will help in any way I can.
Joel
Joel Spitzer Thank you, I appreciate everything you’re doing. I am glad that I have found your channel. Keep up the great work 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
2nd week nicotine free! :)
Good going Opiate Detox. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you ever have any questions or concerns.
Joel
I’m finding days 8 and 9 waaaaay harder than days 1 to 4
Hello James:
There are different issues that can be at play right now. First I need to ask you if you have been off of all forms of nicotine for nine days now, not just off of smoking. Many people write me who say that are off "smoking" for some specific time period but who are have been using alternate forms of nicotine delivery. The page whyquit.com/joels-videos/prolonging-nicotine-withdrawal/ addresses this issue.
Now assuming that this not the case and that you are indeed off of all nicotine for the entire nine days, another issue may be at play--specifically that your day eight and nine happened to be on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. The first holidays often having unique situations occurring that can cause issues for many people. The pages whyquit.com/joels-videos/holiday-related-resources/ addresses this issue.
Also check the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/thoughts-for-cigarettes-that-may-seem-worse-than-when-first-quitting-smoking/ for possible issues.
You didn't specify what you mean by harder. In the event that you are talking about some kind of physical symptoms that are worsening, check out the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/life-goes-on-without-smoking/.
Let me know if any of these situations seem to be applicable to what you are saying about things being harder now.
Joel
Joel Spitzer
Thanks for the lengthy response. I have been off nicotine altogether for nine days. I have had severe withdrawals for the last two days. Far worse than any day beforehand. I don’t think Christmas is of any significance as I have been on holiday since 10 December.
Thanks
Well being on holiday can also cause lots of different trigger circumstances--being that it is your first time on holiday as a former-smoker. One page that touches on this kind of situation is whyquit.com/joels-videos/how-holidays-that-result-in-three-day-weekends-effect-recent-ex-smokers/. But what you are saying here is that you were having "severe withdrawal." I am assuming you are referring to some kind of adverse physical symptoms and if this is indeed the case be very careful writing off any or all physical symptoms to having recently quit smoking. Check out the resources on the page
whyquit.com/joels-videos/after-quitting-smoking-is-there-such-a-thing-as-the-quitters-flu/ that addresses this kind of situation.
Also related to holiday kind of issue is the page whyquit.com/joels-videos/does-it-take-21-days-to-break-the-smoking-habit/.
Joel Spitzer thank you kind sir.