Who managed to quit smoking? or is trying to quit?

[farouk]

2 minutes ago, LaurenMay said:

I’ve had my sinful vices, but thankfully smoking was not amongst them

Hi @LaurenMay Glad you never started...

[farouk]

On 1/4/2025 at 9:08 PM, Anne2 said:

I have reduced my smoking considerably 4-6 a day.  been a couple months now. 

PS: @Anne2 When the couple of months lengthen out to 3 or 4 or more, you'll feel a real sense of achievement.

Best wishes.

[farouk]

Hi @debrakay Hoping your quitting is going well........

[farouk]

Any more quitting stories, ppl?

[farouk]

On 1/4/2025 at 9:08 PM, Anne2 said:

I have reduced my smoking considerably 4-6 a day.  been a couple months now. 

Hi @Anne2 Hoping you can continue to make good progress.......

[other one]

It's been a long time since this was started so I thought I would post again.

I started smoking when I was 14 or so as I remember it now.  Smoked for about 25 years or so.   When we had kids I had agreed with my wife's request that I not smoke in the house any longer.

So I would guess when the kids were about 4 and 5 years old I was out under the carport in 28° F night smoking away.   The Spirit tapped me on the shoulder and sent me a vision for about 5 minutes.   It showed me my future as a smoker and how I would die (but not when).   Well, I took it to heart, put that camel out, dropped my newly opened package in the trash on the way back into the house and never smoked again.

Since that time, I had an uncle and two cousins die from smoking, and they died exactly as my vision showed.   Oddly enough, the Lord or the Spirit never told me I had to quit. Left is totally up to me.   I'm 78 now and have stopped for nearly 40 years and am relatively healthy for this age.

I did have mental problems when I quit, but never had chemical needs from it.   Every time I picked up a phone, I would reach into my shirt pocket for a smoke.  I carried cut off straws for a year or so to satisfy that habitual thing.  I still catch myself doing that even after 40 years.

Two other times during my 25-year smoking, I stopped for a year.  It was very difficult, and I started back each time.  But when I did quit, it really didn't bother me that much at all, except for the pocket thing.

BTW, those relatives who never stopped smoking....    well, lets just say that you do not want to die that way.

[farouk]

27 minutes ago, other one said:

It's been a long time since this was started so I thought I would post again.

I started smoking when I was 14 or so as I remember it now.  Smoked for about 25 years or so.   When we had kids I had agreed with my wife's request that I not smoke in the house any longer.

So I would guess when the kids were about 4 and 5 years old I was out under the carport in 28° F night smoking away.   The Spirit tapped me on the shoulder and sent me a vision for about 5 minutes.   It showed me my future as a smoker and how I would die (but not when).   Well, I took it to heart, put that camel out, dropped my newly opened package in the trash on the way back into the house and never smoked again.

Since that time, I had an uncle and two cousins die from smoking, and they died exactly as my vision showed.   Oddly enough, the Lord or the Spirit never told me I had to quit. Left is totally up to me.   I'm 78 now and have stopped for nearly 40 years and am relatively healthy for this age.

I did have mental problems when I quit, but never had chemical needs from it.   Every time I picked up a phone, I would reach into my shirt pocket for a smoke.  I carried cut off straws for a year or so to satisfy that habitual thing.  I still catch myself doing that even after 40 years.

Two other times during my 25-year smoking, I stopped for a year.  It was very difficult, and I started back each time.  But when I did quit, it really didn't bother me that much at all, except for the pocket thing.

BTW, those relatives who never stopped smoking....    well, lets just say that you do not want to die that way.

By God's grace @other one you indeed exercised wisdom to quit...........

[farouk]

Any more quitting stories?