5 Things Nobody tells You Will Happen When You Quit Smoking
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ม.ค. 2025
- Everybody knows that when you quit smoking, the nicotine and carbon monoxide disappear out of your body, your risk of heart disease decreases, and you don't stink as bad.
But there was a lot of stuff that I didn't know was going to happen to me when I quit smoking, and I share each of them in today's video.
You can also read the article that inspired this video below:
Five things That Nobody Told Me Would Happen to me When I Quit Smoking - bit.ly/2xoj9QR
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I'm 53 and just had open heart surgery and was on dialysis for 5 months.....no more dialysis but I'm still smoking....I used to smoke 2packs per day...now I smoke 4 or 5 cigs a day...so I'm really trying....wish me luck guys......and thank you for the video brother
Read the book " easy way to quit smoking" you can smoke while you read the book and by the end of it you're ready to throw them out. I'm 1 year smoke free and didn't think I'd ever say that. Best of luck!
Read Allen Carrs EASYWAY to quit smoking. I read the book in an afternoon and quit after my last cigarette in that pack that day. I thought it was bullshit but it worked like a charm. Check it out I highly recommend it
You're not trying hard enough. You're making excuses and you know it. Find another strategy. Like many have said, Allen Carr's Easy easy way is pretty great. Whatever you choose, do it now. Go forth, friend. Godspeed
What's it's been working for me was an un intended result of rebooting myself. I am not longer the same kid that started smoking 30 years ago. It was the last reminder of that little person that has been rebooted so many times. Are you the same? After all you went trough? Smoking doesn't makes sense anymore
Stop doing it. People can quit heroin, and no, cigarettes are not more addictive.
This is your life! That’s it, if you don’t stop it will be a year or so given your health issues. Your body has -already-given out. Thanks to modern medicine you aren’t in the ground. Go suck down your last cig.
Tear them up and the pack as well, flush them down the toilet.
You can do this, think of the worst you felt during this sickness, come on you’ve got this. When you look back you will fell so disgusted with what you did all those years, but that will keep you on track.
I spent so many years of my life under the spell of cigarettes, depression and severe ptsd. Gained my freedom with the help of nature using mushroom (psilocybin) precisely. After my experience with shrooms five years ago every cigarette I lit up tasted like literal poison. I would take one hit and put out the cigarette. I haven't smoked since, no more depressive mood and ptsd. Few doses of shroom experience made a 15 year 2 pack a day smoker quit instantly. Shrooms are life changing. There is no way you can put into words what it feels like..
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.
Where do I reach this dude? If possible can I find him on Google
I too love hearing about others that have made it back.I got addicted cause of a car accident in 2007 that I am still in pain from,that doctors say is only arthritis then they took my pain put me suboxone since Sept 2nd 2021. Even if I take it or not I still have that pain, so afraid I'm gonna git sucked back in to the pills cause I can't even work but can't get disability either so idk what folks like me do but prayer is all I have done and still the pain so idk anymore 😢 sorry for rambling. Just searched on chrome and sent him a message. I would really love to go with this treatment as well
I believe this would be life changing, just searched and found his website popped up first on my browser. Does anyone know if he ships?
Haha. Five years later and this video is still finding people. I’m on day 12 of quitting and once in a while when I feel a great craving I’ll find a video like this that reminds me why I’m quitting. Thank you for taking the time to make this, after viewing it I’m going to pour myself a nice glass of water and forget about the cigarettes.
Are you still going strong? I'm on my 3rd day, hoping to quit it for good this time
Tomorrow is day one for me!!
@@Gabru008 I’m still going strong. 6 months cigarette free. I almost never think about them, and when I do it’s more like nostalgia than a craving. The more time passes the easier it gets. I hope it works out for you too man. 🤘
@@michealtilly7037 it will get harder for a few days and then it gets easier and easier as time passes. There will come a time where you won’t even think about them anymore. You’ll be much happier then. Good luck.
@@huntermushero9362 I actually went 1 week without a cigarette and then I'm smoking again. Planning to quit again, good to know you're still going strong.
I once went 3 months without smoking and got rid of cravings but nostalgia made me smoke again, don't fall into that trap. Stay strong brother
I smoked heavily in my youth, and quit cold turkey 45 years ago. No help, no support groups, no clinical data, I just quit. Mr. Skoyles is right on the button on every point. Especially the amount of time that the habit requires of you. What a terrific presentation this is. Nicotine is a horrific addiction, and this video is one of the most powerful anti-smoking presentations I have ever seen. Chris Skoyles should take this act on the road.
I couldn't quit smoking, so I just stopped buying smokes... been almost two weeks since I last had a puff... smoked 32 years, 40 a day average.
That's amazing, thanks for sharing! I find that inspiring and I'm sure many others will too :) Wishing you every success on your quit journey!
I worked out, I made a small error it was 29 years. Still a lot.
You are so awesome Chris! Today is day 19 for me. I am smiling more, laughing more, sleeping better,
getting more accomplished in all areas of my life. You said parts of my life would improve and they really have. It was your geniune nature delivering these messages of hope that made me believe life would improve. And it has! 33 years of smoking for me. I don't miss it one bit! 😘
I tried tasting a ciggie at a friends place this weekend... now they just taste like ash... the vape tastes better now... I don't miss smoking at all, yet I was badly addicted.
Get the hell out of here your telling me that once you stoped buying them you stoped smoking them just messing congrats keep up the good work maybe if i stop buying them for my gf she will stop too lol
"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times." - Mark Twain.
Hello Chris. I am American and I quit smoking much later in life than you did. When I quit smoking it was in February of 2008, which was 15 years and 3 months ago. At the time I was 58 years and three months old.
Fir a long time I had never even tried to quit because when I first started smoking I was quite young, 18 years old. I smoked because I wanted to lose at least 42 pounds (in English weight 3 stone) of ugly fat and it worked! It controlled my appetite and I did not realize at the time how addictive the nicotine in the cigarettes would be! I thought I could control the number of cigarettes to no more than five a day, one in the morning and one after each meal and one at night, but I was wrong!
My appetite and craving for nicotine escalated and I was soon doing a whopping THIRTY CIGARETTES EVERY DAY!
It got to the point where I would get up in the middle of the night to smoke and when I realized I was out of cigarettes I went out in the middle of a terrible snowstorm in the freezing cold to go to an all night bat and grill (American equivalent of a PUB) to buy a pack of cigarettes and in those places they charged a whole $10.00 for that one pack!
My non-smoking husband who was alive then told me I was an ADDICT, and being a nicotine addict is no better than being an alcoholic or narcotics addict!
As it happened, I caught pneumonia from going out in that freezing cold not quite warmly dressed and the pneumonia made it impossible to pick up a cigarette and light it up without chocking!
I got the pneumonia cleared up but I did help loosen my addiction to nicotine. As soon as I was better my urge yo smoke came back but I decided to try the nicotine patch to help me quit smoking. I did not want to be dependent on nicotine anymore,
It worked. The last time I smoked was at 10 minutes to midnight on February 24, 2008 and today is May 15, 2923!
And I am 73 years old and my lung capacity is the same as my age.
Great story... can I ask how long and what MG. Your patches were.? 66 yes please, 50 + yes. of smoking and desperate to stop. Thanks for sharing.
omg is it really the 2900s? Ive really started to lose track of time since quitting smoking
5 days smoke free and I watch this every day. Thank you ❤️
I'm gonna quit with u .thanks for the inspiration.. I'll check back with u ok..Dan from Michigan 😊
Jesus Christ delivered me from drinking and smoking. I was a steady, dedicated drunk daily for 15 years. I tried to stop many times and felt like I was dying every time. One time I had set in my mind that I would follow Jesus and nothing was going to stand in my way (drinking) and I put my alcohol down and never had Even one withdrawal, never a shake or tremor and never another craving. I was so happy to be able to walk past the beer aisle at the store and not feel a strong pull to buy and drink. The thing was to not only ask Jesus to help me but to choose to follow Him.
Day 6 today! It is getting much easier
Congrats!
Good for you, I did it for 80days but started to smoke again, here I am going with my patch day1.
Still going strong?
eyy thats so good! how is it going so far? i‘m day three now :)
@@Mienarrr keep going. There's a quit smoking app in google play to track your progress
I'm 3 hours into to my quit. Chris is a huge help. Thanks!
just wondering--you still kickin Cig Ass over there?
now quit your enormous carb and sugar intake
I see your post was 11 months ago. I'm on hour 3 and was just curious how it was going?
21 hours🎉
My first week was easier then the second week. First week I was happily exercising, eating and sleeping well showing myself compassion and this week I am a miserable, resentful, angry raging bull! I have had serious compulsions to smoke but haven’t. This is not an easy ride but I am still in the saddle.
Thanks for that comment, my experience is exactly the same! Today I feel like I'm coming off the grumpy phase better going into week 3! Hey! We got this my friend😊
48 Hours in and going strong with the withdrawals. Thank you so much for the video! We all can use this support to realize that it’s okay to break old habits and form new ones. This is a journey you must choose to take yourself and it truly will make all the difference!!! Peace Love and Happiness my friends ✌🏻 ❤️ 🌞
🔥🔥vid bro.its been 9yrs since I smoked cigarettes and weed not a drinker, sober life is a amazing feeling. 💯💯✔👍
So u smoke weed
@@peacebro9859 no dummy
@@goaldenchild9006 ...
Thats nice to know Mac...
Keep up your gud habits..
Im a new quitter bro
Been cold turkey for 2 weeks...
Smoked cigs for 10yrs
Weed for 6yrs and
Tobacco dip for 12yrs...
But still i got some of those lil cravings inside me...
Got any ideas to beat that cravings sucessfully???
@@peacebro9859 ask TMH to take them cravings away from you like I did .its real bro .the lord is real he can do all things. Stay strong bro .tell them spirits to leave.💯✔
@@goaldenchild9006 ...
Youre 100% correct bro...
Do you know why i quit??
Ive been enjoying these shits for many years n before 2 weeks i got a sudden change in my heart idk why then i realised that the "Almighty creator"
Is the one who changed my heart...
Now im into religious activities tho...
Anyway thanks for your infos Sam!!
Be Good n Stay Strong...
Ameen...
I smoked for 34 years or more and I new I couldn’t do it on my own. I prayed to Jesus about it and told him how I was unable to it by my self. I am a born again Christian and did not understand why I was still smoking. I smoked my last cigarette not knowing that the next I would quit. I don’t really know what happened and I never felt the need to smoke. I feel like a new person now. My eyesight is better, I even look younger and for some reason I am not even interested in having a drink. Thank you very much for sharing. May God bless you.
God bless you 😊❤😊
Just handed it over today 50yrs smoking and I'm done, I've no idea how jesus gony manage it lol but I have absolute faith in him.. Yes.
Thanks Holy Spirit
Here is a 75 yrs. young recycled teenager who hasn't smoked in 3 months and 1 week. I can breath better, my sense of taste and smell have returned to me, I have more energy. In the beginning, all I did was think about the cig. I had to fight my mind, it would lie to me trying to get that fix my mind was used to get from the cig. It's a mental battle, and your mind WILL lie to you. So PLEASE try very hard to quit, if you fail. Keep trying YOU WILL make it.
i did smoke hardcore for a long time i quit this summer , i find my self to forgett the smoke even around smokers ,it is not hard to quit , it is hard to want to quit . you just need the urge to quit and it make sense , the rest is easy
Im almost 2 years smoke freeee.... 😂😂😂😂 so happy i can say that lol
That's huge! Congrats DeeDee :) I'm about the same place as you are now, it does feel good, doesn't it :)
Congratulations!
It’s been a month I quit smoking 🔥🙏🏽
3 years now i hope
@@kugannatarajan and now you taste food like it is again , im close to 5 months clean now , and it it becomes way more easy , we will always love the smell of a fresh cig , but life is better without it :)
Sweetie it's 2023 and I sure hope you are still a non smoker! This really helped me. I am trying to quit. It is October 2nd 2023 and I am going to quiet cold turkey in the next day or so! I came across your video (love your accent). I am in US in South Carolina. Wish me luck. Hope you are still on and can answer my reply. God bless you!!
I had a friend die in June. He burned up his lungs with drugs, booze and cigarettes. Two days later I quit. It took two days to quit for good with nicotine gum. I smoked twice as long and twice as much as you Chris. It's four months now and I'm done for good. I've noticed some of the things you mentioned, but I just don't think about it anymore. I enjoyed your video. Cheers from Ft Worth TX!
Sorry to hear about your friend, Scott. Great job on your quit! :)
Had my last cigarette an hour ago. Am giving it another go! Have been smoking for 27 years! I'm hoping I can really succeed this time!! 😊
👀 give us an update please‼️
That's the problem we say I hope I can quit this time you've got to be really ready and you've got to be determined and you've got to be saying something like I am quitting now not I hope to quit it's just a sad excuse for another failure
You can do it!
2 years quit today
Congrats!
Youre almost at 3 now
Congratulations
4 now?!?
I quit two years ago and you played big role in it. you are a great person and your videos were great and exactly what i needed ❤ big love from Palestine
December 13, 2018. I had a stroke. huge wake up call. I quit smoking. Smoked for 25 years. Its been hard because I loved smoking. But I quit!!! Thanks for this!!! its so very true!!
This Stroke Will Not Define Me wish you will come out strong from this stroke .
@@emptinessnagarjuna6847 I'm working on it..about 70% healed so far. Working in getting better...thank you
This Stroke Will Not Define Me keep working hard with ease. Good luck !!!
I'm well into my 8th week of this current quit. I say current because this is probably the 5th time I have quit in the last 40 years. In the past, whenever I got to this point, I would always tell myself that because I only smoked about 6 ciggies a day that the risk/reward was in my favor. The only problem was that I thought about the next ciggie constantly and I had to exhibit extreme will power all day. I'm watching this to stay on track cause I despise being imprisoned and I know that I am over the worst! Good Luck to all!
Congrats on making it to week 8 :) Here's wishing you many more! smoke -free weeks ahead!
I was a light smoker also...so I used it as an excuse. I haven't had any real bad craving days and I am definitely shocked how easy going cold turkey was. I keep wondering if I will get a bad craving,but I haven't. Maybe because I eat healthy and exercise.
12 1/2 years nicotine-free! I smoked a pack a day from 1983 until 2006.
Michelley Bohmke wow that’s so strange cause Allen Carr wrote his first book about quitting smoking in 1983 and then another in 2006
That’s awesome. Well done you!
Congrats, that’s huge! Day 25 here. Can’t imagine years but maybe if I do it just one more day I’ll get there to
Do you still have cravings?
@@rachael5walton nope!
Tomorrow is December 1st. My goal for Christmas is to be non smoker. This be my 4th time trying. Been a smoker for 10 years and I finally had enough of it. I hate the smell of it and the taste of it. I hate how smoking controls my life. I am doing this for my self and my children.
Clean since December 1.!We are geeat!😀
I wonder if you quit if not do it today just stop don't let the matrix programmers keep sticking cigarettes in your mouth just reset and do it
You helped me quit a couple years ago... I was a non smoker for a solid year or 2 then sadly I got back into it I'm currently addicted to vaping and I want to quit again so I found your videos... once I quit this time I'm done for good... thank you for making these videos they really work and I'm sure it helps a lot of people quit
Thank you, Chris, this is exactly what I needed to hear. It's hard, and I've been trying for 4 months; I will quit for a week at a time (so I know I can do it) but then start again, and a couple of my recurring self-recriminations are that I waste so much time doing it and avoid people I care about because of my addiction. It was almost magical to hear you speak so openly and kindly abut these topics that I have felt secretive about and ashamed of, and I felt my resolve go all steely. You've really helped me.
Hi Noctrelle, really glad the video helped! Absolutely if you can do it for a week then there's nothing stopping you from doing things much longer. Life gets so much better after quitting - there's nothing to hide from anyone and no need to avoid living life :) Keep on trying and there's no doubt you'll get it!
This is so true. I completely resonate with you when you mentioned about the coffee. It seems like I could not have coffee without cigarette, or couldn't even drink alcohol without having a cigarette to go along with it. Just could not have one without the other. But I am determined to put all of that aside so that I'm not too easily distracted . I also love coloring books for adults that relieve stress. I love shading patterns for mandalas and different things. Thank you for your video. Your video is one of the best ones I've seen so far ! I quit for 2 weeks, which is a record for me so far. During that time, I noticed that I did have a lot more time to do more things. I felt so much more accomplished and clean! I'm trying again. I smoked my last cigarette today. Everyone please wish me the best. 💕
Wishing you the very best, congratulations on making it to two weeks!
Wishing you the best of luck you can do it ❤️❤️❤️
If I could go back in time 35 years, I would have told anyone who was causing me stress to pound sand, because trying to quit when other people are stressing you out is very hard.
Omg this is so inspiring! Please never remove this video, I have it bookmarked for when I get cravings.
Thank you so much for this video! It's my second day smoke free after 18 years of smoking and motivation is needed. Thanks again!
You're very welcome, Jaromir, hope it helped! Wishing you every success with your journey :)
How's it going so far?
The good memories of black coffee and cigarettes... very hard to leave that, even after years. But health is a big reward and a gift...
i disagree, to me its all brainwashed addiction and i dont miss anything
@@phillipeapp I would have said the same before I smoked weed for 10 years of my life. You don't know what you miss out on, but that's okay. Since we need to be efficient we can't waste our time like that but I will smoke again when I retire.
going to miss a homemade" joint" on a camping trip , and coffee made on real fire and wood , that time when all the the work is done , done eating and it is time to relax
It's funny because I hear people say they have been smoke free for 5 months and 9 months but they still have cravings and one person at the 9 month mark still uses the mist spray.... Obviously still having a smoke here and there!!!!
@@yehyeh5066 i broke the deal last friday , had one cig and only one even if i was drunk at the time i think that was the best puff i ever had in my life , but i did not start to smoke like before i have set my mind to quit , so im still on the deal :), was just one cig , but it was like comming home for christmass :)
This was scarily relatable. I’m in the process of quitting and this encouraged me to continue fighting the good fight. Cheers!
20 days no cigarettes after 34 years of smoking i found out i have copd but i feel great and getting better every day thanks for the prayers and support every body
Still none smoker
doctors got him on statins which killed his liver, kidneys and pancreas @@vicguide4580 , rip dude.
This video really hit hard. I am a copywriter myself and that part about finishing an article and going for a smoke is spot on. Been smoking for just over 3 years now. Your video is truly inspiring and I hope I find it in me to quit as soon as I possibly can. Thanks for the video buddy 🤗👍
Thank you so much for this video. I don't know how I stumbled on it, but I'm glad I did. I really appreciated how you were just you. I don't know you, but I could tell you were at ease and just being yourself. I don't know why, but I was moved to tears. I am so sick of feeling less than because I smoke.
I must admit I am afraid of withdrawal symptoms, and how I may act. I am already an uptight person (so I'm told... repeatedly, daily) and it concerns me.
I am so happy for you. I have wasted so much time going outside for a cigarette, it's crazy. I haven't been able to kiss my wife, in a meaningful way, for over twenty years!! That sucks!
Thanks for your kind words...Certainly nobody should feel less than whether they smoke or not...Wishing you every happiness and success my friend.
Do keep in mind, cigarettes actually make a person more uptight than a nonsmoker. Nicotine is a stimulant! The part of it that actually relaxes you? Controlled breathing! Don't fear withdrawals, the actual chemical addiction is only a few days.
Enjoyed your video! I am quitting cold turkey after smoking nearly a pack for 15 years. On day 3 now and while it is definitely not easy, it is also not as terrible as I envisioned it being and I already feel less stress and tension in my body. Videos like yours help inspire me to keep going! Thank you!
You are an amazing human being and you are helping me out right now. I really appreciate you're effort and time into these videos. I can tell you are passionate and genuine and that is why I am so intrigued. I am day 4 in, the crazy 1 hour cravings have passed, and now i am feeling sick almost like flu symptoms. I can tell there is a light at the end of the tunnel, im going to make it. Thank you so much!
Two weeks smoke free after 20 years of heavy smoking. Thank you for the very informative video bro
You're very welcome, congratulations on two weeks!
hows it going?
Smoke sensation groups are all over the place . I haven't smoked sence April 2014 ,after 25 years of smoking it was a relief to step away . I gained a shit ton of weight,I broke many dishes,I lost many "friends" because they want to smoke around me and I said no. But I'm smoke free
Babeena_Gt _ I’m proud of you for hanging in there!!
That’s. Easy. Real friends should be supporting you. Imo
I had smoked for 18 years and one day i was climbing up the stairs and i felt serious shortening of breath... instantly i threw my half fillef pack away.. and i have not even smoked a single cigrette after that... believe me i was two pack guy ... it just takes will power... no one is going to die after quitting...
I feel alive when i quit smoking. It's like you live in another dimension.
My last cig was 6 days ago. The next day I had a moment of excited motivation and cut myself a fringe. The following day I regretted it and since then i've been so irritable, now sitting herewatching this while trying to hide/fix it before work tonight. And trying to prepare for the height of temptation for 12 hours straight!
Grateful for this and you. 12 steps got me off the booze (4 years strong) but now it's time, time to face the cigarettes. 16 years of being fully addicted and I am beyond terrified but man oh man I am ready!
I know it's been two years, I hope you've managed to set yourself free!
Hi chris. Thabks for the great video. Was smoking for 30yrs, 20 - 25 a day. Stopped only for 48hrs now. It's very hard, but I am trying this twsip que to help me never to touch a cigarette. I just had a grandson 3 months ago, and that's the main reason this big decision in my life. I also find watching videos on smoking a great help.
Hi Zunaid, glad you found the video helpful! :) Hope you made it passed the 48 hour mark...good things are on the other side of the struggle :) Congratulations on becoming a Grandparent! Wishing you every success with your quit journey :)
I just watched this video while smoking my last cigarette, tomorrow is my first day of the rest of my life as a non smoker, Ive been smoking for 15 years as well and I am a little scared but you are so inspiring thank you for sharing your story I have a channel as well I think I am going to vlog my journey I think it will help a lot thanks again very inspired ☺️
How are you doing
How did it go? It is OK if you had cigs. We all just have to never quit quitting
I quit for about a week and I gave in 😞
most importantly u tried and for sure u will try again. Never give up trying :)@@britbratsbeauty8405
@@britbratsbeauty8405 Keep trying
Hello, Chris and thank you for your inspiring work! :)
This was actually the very first one of your videos that I came across when a couple of months ago I began my research on the subject. It really stood out for me and also was the one that motivated me the most to take the first steps in mentally preparing myself for the journey I was about to take on. Your messages are powerful, informative and really make you think and believe that there is life after quitting smoking, lol. Well, smoking a pack and a half a day, I used to be convinced that was not the case. Of course, it turns out there is life without cigarettes, a much better one even and so worth the struggle. At the beginning of my quitting I actually felt great. If we call the addiction a “monster”, it was as if the “monster” was sleeping blissfully and not bothering me. As weeks went by, it “awoke” suddenly and around the fourth month was when I had the most difficult time, but thank God overcame it. I quit nearly 5 months ago now, after being a smoker for 13 years, and I feel good, hopeful to keep it up.
So, I just want to let you know that what you do is very helpful and encouraging and I sincerely thank you! You are wonderful! :)
Wishing you all the best, Rads
2 days smoke free tonight 💖
This guy is very inspirational...I respect his honesty and will to help others...thanks Chris...
I quit smoking for 5.5 years and got back earlier this year. Been smoking for a year now and failing at quitting. I'm planning to quit again on Dec 20th and i hope it'll be successful this time. I live in Syria and lived through all the war, it just was very stressful and i couldn't do it without a cigarette. I hope i can this time. I'm planning to watch all your videos from now till the next 4 days and quit afterwards.
You are such great inspiration. Thank you Chris ❤
Aww dude. Why did u start again
@@kevinfacts5200 stressful war life got me back.. that moment when you just say screw it, i managed to escape from a bomb so might as well light up to deal with all that built up tension.. doesn't make sense i know, but oh well...
Gonna complete a month tomorrow without a single one of those death sticks. I'm so glad i stuck with it, never felt better!
Hi George today is the day to qiut this monster for good..thank you..
Good for you
It's currently February 26, 2024 and I'm 3 weeks into not smoking anymore. I started this journey because I couldn't make it up a flight of 8 steps without feeling winded. I just grew tired of how I felt, the smoker's "hangover," and the way my lungs felt. Plus, I made a promise to my kids, and I raised them to believe that "A promise is a promise and you don't break a promise." Continuing to smoke meant I'm breaking a promise I made. The bigger picture regarding my kids is that if I keep smoking my kids will end up seeing me slowly dying, and I couldn't bring myself to see that in my mind. So, if I'm going to be a better father to my kids, I need to get my head out of my ars and smarten up!
How you getting on with your quit buddy? Any obstacles along the way?
It depends on how much nicotine you are taking on. I went from 42 mg nicotine patches to doing cold turkey. One month of pure hell, then two months of recovery. It hurt bad, cold turkey is very painful.
Thank you! I appreciate your calm positive demeanor on quitting smoking. It makes me feel optimistic on my transition on quitting. I really am grateful and you are a cutie btw!
im quitting today, i just cant do it anymore!
Wishing you every success with your quit!
11 days so far :)
thank you
Me too .. i’ll get my last one now and tgats it .. target secured !!!!
@Makica 1981
Welcome to non-smokers club
survived?
@@optical-am3463
The best way to give up smoking is to tell nobody your doing so if you fail many times you dont have the added
Pressure of thinking your a failure theres no pressure if its only you thats making the decision not to smoke
Yesterday was my last day, Today the journey begins 💪
Hows it going?
@@travissixx182 smoking a loud blunt right now shame on me 😅
MACK THEGREAT how long did you last?
@@ghostface3254 3 months & I can say i felt better when i was sober
I love this man he has such a chill vibe to him 😍
Great channel! It is exactly like you say; I am an ex smoker since December’17. I smoked for 11 years and I know from my own experience what power cigarettes have. I used to love smoking even though I felt all these bad symptoms.. I quitted once I’d founded out I was pregnant and it was the best decision. Not only did I do it for myself but also my daughter has her mom healthy, focus on her 100 percent. :)) I wish you all the best in further life without cigarettes! ☀️
Thanks for such kind words, Pat :) Congratulations on your quit! Also wishing you every happiness!
Man im 17 been smoking since I was 14 I just quit yesterday im at 1 1/2 days no smoking
How's it going?
Hope ur still smoke free. If not that 's fine. I'm starting to quit again today.
People like u saying they quit a few days ago in a yr old post just wondering why theres no response mayb they relapsed, hope not tho and gl, im 5 days in as a non smoker
@@allways7324 True they never reply back :/ no matter what we say to them. I think some might they deactivated the replies on TH-cam. It can be that too, mine is like that.
1 month without smoking!! and still going........
Keep going brother!!! You can do this ❤️
how did you quit bro
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you can do....
Gooo bruuhhh im at 6. Day
This video is exactly what I needed . Thank you
I'm on day 19 and I already can feel some benifits.
Keep up the good work if your trying.
I'm quiting again,after my 4th relaps since June 2020. I didn't smoke at all from June 2020 until Aug 2021. I relapsed 3 times, the 3rd relapse, I didn't smoke at all from August 2022 until this past August 2023. This 4th relapse was the worst. I ended up smoking for 3 months..
Now It's been 7 days of not smoking.
How you still craved after one year ??
Seeing a coworker enjoying his smoke, then stress from a family member
@billcarsonasmr5022 I suppose that I wasn't 💯 free from the mental addiction. I'm now 10 weeks smoke free since my last relapse.
@@JohnMChew great to hear you doing it again .. i'm using a vape for a week now and i have to do it this time as i failed 3 times before .. it's hell .
Wish you keep it up n wish u can help with your experience buddy
@billcarsonasmr5022 Thanks. It's not all a bed of roses. My emphysema probably progressed somewhat because I have COPD exacerbations and chest pain more frequently than previous to my most recent relapse elapse. My O2 sats are like 97 ,98,99 percent on just breathing regular air. I am however extremely sensitive to environmental exposures. Second hand smoke is horrible as well as chemical smells. Smoking seems ok until it isn't. I tell young smokers to please quit now!! Even if they need medicine to relax during the withdrawal phase. If I had quit just 10 or even 5 years ago my emphysema would be so mild that I probably wouldn't notice it.
For young smokers I say, please quit NOW. The withdrawl is not as bad as what others say. It's mostly mental. In June 2020 I went cold turkey. The biggest thing was that I went from drinking 5 cups of coffee a day down to 1 cup of coffee in the morning, and 1 small instant coffee in the evening. I noticed a huge improvement after not smoking for 4 months,and another big improvement after not smoking for 8 months,and afterb1 year, I never had chest pain. Like an idiot I relapsed.
Thanks for sharing your information and inspiration. I am so sick of smoking.
Very welcome! Wishing you every success if you do decide to quit (if you haven't already!)
God Bless for being so brave. I quit about six weeks ago. Delighted. I've Asthma, Sarcoidos Pulmonary Fibrosis. After another Chest Infection I got scared, so I quit. Cyra xxxx
The 27th this mnth will be my 61st bday 61 days Ive been smoke free.
Not one slip up.
I've been smokin since very young.
Im so damn proud my self no one can dissuade..I'll never light up again.
Congrats, Barbara!
Congratulations I turned 60 March & been smoking since a teen..I share you excitement...never again
Glad I clicked on this. Love the deep breaths you exaggerate throughout the video
Hey I'm on day 81 and I'd like to say thanks a lot you helped me so much in the early days.
One way that helped too was to watch people who had cancer from smoking giving a warning to others, it scared the shit out of me but worked.
Hi Marcus, glad the videos helped :) Congrats on making it to day 81! Keep up the good work!
I have been smoke free for 4 days now, and i believe you because i have already experienced all points you talked about! 4 days only and i started seeing major health and social improvements
Five days smoke free. I am determined. I will never smoke again. I’ve wasted far too much time and resources on this nasty habit
I'm from Brazil and have a little English. I'm 20 days without cigarettes, excellent video man.
Thank you for sharing all of the positive experiences you've had. I've quit not long ago and I already have a small sense of these experiences. Thank you
I found the first 3 days without a cigarette difficult just because i was so used to having a smoke. Its all mental and not really any physical withdrawals. Around my 7th day of quitting it was weird. I got up in the morning and took dogs outside and used bathroom and realized i didnt think about smoking. Usually smoking was the first thing i do when get up in the morning. It really gets better every day. Eventually you forget about smoking.
I just made it 24 hours. I vaped for 8 or 9 years. Im finding its more behavioral than physical. I was waking up searching the bed for it in my sleep.
Your comment is the one that I feel in my heart the most. Waking up one morning and not even wanting to smoke. That is my goal this month. Less than 24 hours and no cig, I feel confused but I want to keep going.
tomorrow is 2 weeks cigarettes free for me, I had a big urge so I came on TH-cam to find support, I'm still tortured in my head like a part of my brain says "just one, just a last one" and another part says "omg i'm so proud of myself, i feel better, i can do it". Anyway thank you for the video, it helps right now, I won't give up tonight
Congratulations on making it to two weeks. This in itself is a huge achievement. Wishing you every success with the rest of your journey! x
Expect that it will get crazy hard, warn people near you, and do everything to battle the restlesness wich suddenly will have 1000 different faces, be strong. It took me a half year before i felt normal again..
Irmelin Johansen Hi i'm on TH-cam that's why I'm quick, thank you for the advices, I still have urges of course but I developped a weird habit, everytime I want to smoke I look at smokers videos, I know it's pretty weird but when I look at them I find it disgusting, I can imagine the awful smell in my head, and I try to turn my urge into a feeling of freedom from this stupid habit, again yes it's weird, but it works for me
@@francisca4478 cool idear..(:
Then the reason why people start again, i have tried that myself ones, is your brain suddenly and slowly convinces you that you can be a party smoker, or just one cigaret a week and before you know it you smoke again, so be aware.
I did sometimes when i got past the fase your in, stand next to smokers and found that to be satisfying to smell thw smoke.
Be aware and i wish you a long and healthy life.....(:
it's been 40 days since i have quitted smoking. When i tell my friends, even my chronicle headaches are gone after i quit smoking, they dont believe me. It is really nice to see that you say same things. it helps and motivates. thanks a lot.
Your friends should be supportive. They assume you’re lying? Damn. Not cool. You should tell them to look at themselves.
@@EnliveningJustice i mean they dont say that i am lying but they mean i exaggerate :)
The toilet bit...lol that was me as well! I also had this weird problem of all of a sudden coughing but it's like I was trying to vomit but I honestly had no intention of vomiting but the cough was so bad that I would dry heave. Thanks for these videos because they are totally easy to relate to... for anyone who was a former smoker!
I've quit smoking one and a half years ago, and now I've posted the 28th best time for back stroke in swimming for age 40,,,, 50meter in 40.21 seconds✌🏼️ I have another meet coming and going to do 50meter butterfly,,,,, very exciting, I also have multiple sclerosis, I've had experience with quitting and new about the extra time and since I am disabled I have way more time so I put all that into what I new, swimming‼️💫You look reallllllly healthy, and I can picture how you would look when you were smoking that much, I am extremely happy for you, cause I KNOW what smoking takes away from you and that is EVERYTHING‼️✌🏼️💫 God bless everyone only in Christ name😇
I been smoking since 2010
today I am 7 days nicotine free it’s been hard but worth it I can do this 💪🏽😊 wish me luck!!!!!
You got this keep going 👍
Honestly, u still going?
Yes December 16 is gonna be two months
Rebeca Casey what do you feel ?
Bro your video really helps keeping me off the cigarettes . Very motivating and its all correct whatever u say . Especially the last two points about feeling greatful and losing other bad habits .
Many thanks Chris for making the video, it was a wonderful video to watch and listen to. I just can't thank you enough.
Just coming up to the 72 hours mark. This video has spurred me on.
Got mad as hell cravings, pains around my neck, back and head, feel tired, emotional and jaded. Just wanna sleep and watch TH-cam.
Glad you pushed all the way through and stayed clean.
My next milestone after today is 14 days. They say after 72 hours 97% of the nicotine is flushed out, and its just psychological triggers, and brain receptors to deal with.
Videos like this spur me on. I'm on the final stretch. I'm astonished how toxic nicotine really is, as my body goes into a full detox charge, I'm getting the maddest symptoms. But that means its working 💪
Going on my fourth day
Congrats, Matt :) Keep up the great work!
Checking in Matt. How are you holding up?
Me too . it's getting easier
Same! Almost done with day 4!
These comments are inspirational....so people can get over smoking even if they had the habit and intensity for a long time.
Thanks for this heartfelt inspiration. I have recently quit and I agree with the changes that you say you've experienced, but I am finding it difficult sometimes, still worth it though.
Thank you for such an emotional heart felt video. Let your love show.
Thanks Chris just what I needed on my 3rd day. Going crazy but this kept me in track.
Hang in there, Francis, it does get much better! :) Wishing you every success with your quit!
Congrats man I just quit smoking 6 days ago and I got real sick with flu like symptoms but I'm starting to bounce back I'm 36 years old and started smoking here and there when I was 18 in the last 18 years I quit cold Turkey for 5 of the last 18 years then my mom passed away so I started again I know it's no excuse but my body and brain said enough is enough your killing us I hope your still smoke free good luck to everyone trying to quit
Congrats on your quit, Nick :) Approaching two years here and feeling awesome!
I stated smoking 1977 today 2019 how many years is that ⁉️ smoking between 20-30 cigarettes a day , today 3/August/2019 it’s almost 3 months free from smoking, I hope I continue that way free from smoking
you are right about the time you spend on cigarettes
I am from western Australia I have smoked for at least 35 years and I would have spent at least 400000k on this shit at the moment a packet 25 can range from 30$ to 45$ do the math I smoked a pack of 25 a day GIVE IT UP PEOPLE I HAVE !! keep up the good work Chris thank you
Hey mate, this was way cool! Thank you for your honesty and desire to help others get their lives back! I’m 45 and have very severe health issues and have been so stubborn when it comes to quitting. I want my life back too! I just can’t seem to bring myself to stop..😞 even though I have billions of reasons and motivations to quit… I just don’t. I want to want to quit. Thank you for this man.
This is my 135th day without a cigarette but sometimes feeling anxiety to have cigarette
Congratulations on being a non smoker!
I’m quit 2 years and I still miss smoking
I am 77 now and I have six months off smoking and 35 off drinking and drugs. The smoking is really tough for me - Thanks for Sharing it really helped me.
Thanks mate for the motivation ! It's been 4 days since I smoked a cigarette ..I feel good already 😁.. hopefully I can quit drinking alcohol as well .
6 hours and 20 minutes since my last cigarette …. I made it to 20 hours last night but caved last night. I have one left in the pack and I was about to smoke it but then I watched this video! And this video has actually influenced me to not give into the craving. Wow! Impressive. Thank you Chris!
Ok, I had my last cig. an hour ago. I got my patch on, let's see where this goes. Thx
Still Not smoking?
I got addicted to the patches and had to quit them too......that was tough
How’s it going with the no smoking?
@@smoozerish better than all that tar though
i needed to hear this. much thanks for opening up on the internet. 💚
Thanks for mentioning about your experience how u felt like your overall gratitude for life increased.
It really hit the jackpot in my mind! Many wise ppl, spiritual teachers etc. emphasize all the time how gratitude is the key thing. For increasing our frequency /vibes, attracting more of that what we are thankful and so on.
I got hooked to tobacco because I got excited about health benefits of cannabis -and have smoked those together about 5 years now. And while doing it from the bong there's no any filters covering lungs. I guess it means breathing more tar to fill lungs. =/
I've have not been sick in any way for few years, not even smallest flu -but I believe it's because of superfoods, meditation, ionic silver etc..
But anyway, last year or two have been tough because of smoking. I can't do practically any sports, I have had heart pains, numbing legs, arms and even part of my head! Also occasional pain in left side of my throut/neck.
Two days ago I got again really scared because I started to get hot flashes in my body, mainly left leg. Noticed that blood vains were bigger and clearly visible.
That made me expecting stroke and fear of death pushed in surface..
I started immediately to look for natural remedies for that problem and luckily found out that I can find many of those from my home already, but which I wasnt just consuming lately. Like chili, ginger, turmeric and so on.. I also eat garlic often, but now I increased the amount.
Another biiiig mistake I've made (beside of smoking) has been that I've been spending *way* too much time sitting / resting / chilling because of all those daily highs.. that means less exercise, which means higher risk for clogs in blood veins.
You are great motivational speaker and I'm definitely going to watch all your videos while I'm trying to put stop to this nasty habit.
At least I've been smokefree this time I have used for watching your videos! :)
Keep up the good work and thanks again!
Thank you so much for commenting and sharing your experiences - it's scary how even though we can be in good health in every other sense, all the poison from cigarettes and tobacco will still find a way to slowly make our health deterioate. I've found too that the longer I stay smoke-free, the better things improve - the more exercise I can do, and thus things get even better...and yes - because of all this I enjoy life so much more and continue to develop "an attitude of grattitude" -
I'm so glad you found my videos helpful - I'm lanning on releasing more over the coming weeks. Please do feel free to subscribe if you'd liek to see more.
Best of luck with your quit journey!