You’re not alone. 411,000+ real posts from people who showed up for each other. Read a thread, share a win, leave a tip - your words could be the nudge someone needs today.

today's top discussions:

logo

Coping With Depression When Everyday Tasks Feel Overwhelming

robertowens12

2026-06-17 8:49 AM

Depression Community

logo

I Was Drowning in Depression for 2 Years - Then THIS One Decision Changed Everything

anthonydefranco

2026-06-17 2:50 AM

Depression Community

logo

addiction

Timbo637

2026-06-06 4:31 PM

Quit Smoking Community

logo

Haven?t told anyone I?m quitting

Timbo637

2026-05-23 3:25 PM

Quit Smoking Community

This Month’s Leaders:

Most Supportive

Trevor van Mierlo 2 2

Most Active

anthonydefranco Posts: 1 Threads: 0
robertowens12 Posts: 1 Threads: 0

Most Loved

anthonydefranco 1
robertowens12 1

Browse through 411.792 posts in 47.079 threads.

162,739 Members

Please welcome our newest members: epozo, Reeghanr, Murali, DMICEK89, Tweetbird

10 days minus one smoke


Josie-Health Educator
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
Josie-Health Educator
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
19 years ago 0 12049 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Cuddles, You know where you need to be! Do not be hard on yourself and let us support you :) Glad everything is okay :) Josie
unhooked
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
unhooked
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
19 years ago 0 175 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
You're right, golferman. There is no GOOD reason to smoke, ever. I do think though that some reasons are more understandable than others & Cuddles' was definitely more of a reason than mine. Onward [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/13/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 200 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $110.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

  • Quit Meter

    0

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 0 Hours: 0

    Minutes: 0 Seconds: 0

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    0

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    0

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

rosebud
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
rosebud
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
19 years ago 0 2364 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I agree I should not have had that smoke, but the other 10 days I did not smoke, so I took a day off my meter, so today I am 10 days instead of 11. The last 8 months I have been dealing with a Major depression disorder. I have been working on learning new coping skills to deal with the depression, I have come a long way, in the past 8 months, I could have kept it to my self about that one smoke, but then I would have been dishonest. I think I coped with it very well, because I did not smoke after that one, and it was still 3 hours before I got to see my son. I know I have a long way to go, but I am doing the best that I can. Thank you all for your responses, it really helps to know that people care. Cuddles [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/13/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 200 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $36.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10
Phil
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
Phil
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
19 years ago 0 3908 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Cuddles So pleased they are OK. Disneyfan We had a family member with Huntingtons a few years back Very distressing my heart goes out to you . Here hold my hand just NOPE! me xxxx [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 288 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,336 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �1,512.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 56 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 34
Lamplighter
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
Lamplighter
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
19 years ago 0 1040 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Cuddles, I'm happy that your son and his girlfriend are alright. That could so easily have ended tragically. Thankfully, it didn't. You are not smoking today, and that's the only thing you can control right now. You can't call back yesterday and you can't live tomorrow in advance. But what we all can do is to learn from our mistakes. I think that a whole lot of people would have made the same choice you did... to have that cigarette. And I for one understand why they might, and why you did. But you can't do that. If you want to be around for that son of yours..., and everyone else who loves you, you can't. I'm rooting for you, Cuddles! And I'm very glad that you're smoke-free today!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/6/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 78 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,950 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $721.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 12 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 34
disneyfan
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
disneyfan
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
19 years ago 0 82 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
i am not far into my quit but i know enough that if i have one puff i will smoke. i take care of my brother who is 24yrs old and is dying from juvenille huntingtons diease and is in last stage so he does not have much longer with us. so i have my share of stress and it would be so easy for me to go back but i have a reason to not and that is ME! it will do no good to kill myself by smoking just cause i have a stressful life we all have stress in one way or another. i quit cold turkey and it was the best thing i have ever done besides having my daughter . and she is 20 and has a 1 yr old i will be around for them. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]4/12/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 40 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $320.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 59

  • Quit Meter

    $207,954.00

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 6361 Hours: 5

    Minutes: 53 Seconds: 55

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    46212

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    1,386,360

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

butterfly swimmer
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
butterfly swimmer
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
19 years ago 0 2830 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Cuddles, Congrats on your quit and I'm sorry to hear of the accident, but I'm glad everybody is OK. The thing is Cuddles, others might be more relaxed about this "slip" than I am because I know your history with quitting. It ALWAYS starts with "just one" and then goes on from there. The reasons vary, but the outcome is the same... and it always ends with you regretting your decision to smoke and then having to start over. Right now, you have to make a decision... you are either a smoker or you are an ex-smoker. Which is it going to be? You CAN'T be both! You can NOT smoke if you are quitting! Period! End of story! So I urge you to make a decision... are you going to be a smoker or are you going to quit successfully? Until you decide that you will NOT smoke under any circumstances whatsoever, then you aren't really quitting... you're just faking it. Don't fake it anymore! It's a waste of your time! You have my email. Feel free to use anytime. You have my IM. Even if it says I'm "offline," I'm probably on. Contact me anytime you need to talk. I know how frustrating this quitting can be, but it's time to make a choice. Smoker or ex-smoker. What's it going to be? Crave the Quit! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]6/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 704 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 17,600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,907.52 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 49 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37
golferman
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
golferman
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
19 years ago 0 563 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Cuddles, Glad to hear all is well with the children. Too bad you didn't practice your coping skills. Congrats on 2 days quit. Unhooked.. you said.. "At least you had a good reason for your slip.." That is just the junkie thinking that undoes a persons quit. [b][color=red]THERE IS NO GOOD REASON TO SMOKE. PERIOD! YES, THAT INCLUDES DEATH OF A FAMILY MEMBER! SMOKING WON'T BRING THEM BACK![/color][/b] Until you can wrap your head around that concept, you will find justifications to light up. Junkie thinking. Lose it. [b][color=Purple]Be Strong. Be Smart. Be Quit[/color] [color=black]Joe[/color] [size=3][color=Blue]Knowledge Replaces Fear[/color][/size] [size=2][color=purple]Hoping for success without hard work is like trying to harvest without planting.[/color][/size] [size=2][color=black]Illegitimus non carborundum est[/color][/size][/b] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/15/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 737 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 18,425 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,805.65 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 132 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 18

  • Quit Meter

    $36,969.60

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 10011 Hours: 7

    Minutes: 28 Seconds: 39

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    46212

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    369,696

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

Unhooked
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
Unhooked
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
19 years ago 0 3541 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Oh, Cuddles how awful for you to be away when something like that happens! Thank God the kids are OK & everyone else & that you realized smoking was not the answer. I'm sure you know that lots of us slip during the process & the important thing is you keep going. At least you had a good reaon for your slip, mine was just drinking with smoker friends! I'm so glad nobody got hurt. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/13/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 180 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $99.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 36 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33
rosebud
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
rosebud
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
19 years ago 0 2364 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Ive been doing great, but I must confess, I had one smoke on Sunday and here is why, My 15 year old son and his 16 year old girlfriend were on the way to her house. she was driving. Will they got t-boned and the van they were in was totaled. I was in another state, I was so upset, I got a smoke off hubby. But guess what it didnt help anything and I havent had any since. Everyone in the accident was ok - 3 vehicles - 7 people. But alot of bumps and bruises but they were all ok because they had thier seat belts on. Cuddles

Sign in to reply Register new account

Reading this thread:

We use cookies to help us learn about how our platform is used and how we can improve your experience. To learn more please see our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

More Information