Unfiltered Thoughts: A Quitter’s Chronicle - Stop Smoking

Omrok

A raw and unfiltered podcast chronicling my personal journey to quit smoking. No experts, no interviews—just the real-time ups and downs of a smoker desperate to quit. Whether I'm succumbing to the urge or successfully resisting a cigarette, I hit 'record' to share my thoughts, triggers, and small victories. If you're on a similar path, tune in for a dose of inspiration, empathy, and the unvarnished truth. Together, we might just find the strength to put out the last cigarette for good. https://omrok.com/smoking/ read less

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Episode 13: Missteps Are Part of the Path

Episode 13: Missteps Are Part of the Path

It’s been almost a week since my last update, I’ve been smoking, but smoking much less than I used to, and I really don’t feel like recording another episode. I really don’t feel like continuing this podcast thing. But I’m gonna do it anyway. In this episode I tell myself a few nice things that I think I should hear. https://omrok.com/smoking/

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Episode 13: Missteps Are Part of the Path

Episode 13: Missteps Are Part of the Path

It’s been almost a week since my last update, I’ve been smoking, but smoking much less than I used to, and I really don’t feel like recording another episode. I really don’t feel like continuing this podcast thing. But I’m gonna do it anyway. In this episode I tell myself a few nice things that I think I should hear. https://omrok.com/smoking/

Episode 12: 2 days + 2 packs later

Episode 12: 2 days + 2 packs later

Two days of heavy smoking past, each day, almost a peck, but that’s OK. In this episode, I am doing some encouraging self talk, which sounds weird, but you know desperate man is clasping at straws https://omrok.com/smoking/

Episode 11: 4 cigarettes later + thoughts on self-love

Episode 11: 4 cigarettes later + thoughts on self-love

Some positive self-talk.

Episode 10: One absent mindedly smoke cigarette later

Episode 10: One absent mindedly smoke cigarette later

Just had a quick smoke. Don’t even know why. That wasn’t a particularly strong urge to half one, but it was more impulsive. I could’ve easily resisted, maybe next time I will. https://omrok.com/smoking/

Episode 9: 2 cigarettes later and I’m chill and fine :)

Episode 9: 2 cigarettes later and I’m chill and fine :)

Got a remember not to be so hard on myself if i fail sometimes.

Episode 8: Weakling after 2 cigarettes

Episode 8: Weakling after 2 cigarettes

That didn’t take long. https://omrok.com/smoking/

Episode 7: Really effing craving a cigarette, but not having it

Episode 7: Really effing craving a cigarette, but not having it

I finally find myself on the struggle bus. I knew this would come and expected it much earlier. But now it’s here and it sucks. https://omrok.com/smoking/

Episode 6: 3 cigarettes later

Episode 6: 3 cigarettes later

Pretty relaxed so far

Episode 5: Not a single cigarette today yet

Episode 5: Not a single cigarette today yet

Not a single cigarette today yet (but soon!)

Episode 4: Just 2 cigarettes later

Episode 4: Just 2 cigarettes later

Episode 3: Smoking a cigarette because I feel overwhelmed and stressed

Episode 3: Smoking a cigarette because I feel overwhelmed and stressed

I was working, and I had too many tabs open, both in my browser and in my mind, and it got to a point where my wine my mind was just in this restless, ceaseless state, unable to focus juggling too many things at once, and I really felt the urge to smoke a cigarette which I did.

Episode 2: I don’t not have time to record this podcast

Episode 2: I don’t not have time to record this podcast

Didn’t take a long time for me to feel the urge to light up another cigarette. Also realize that I have zero excuses not to record this, because if I record a podcast episode, instead of smoking a cigarette, I am basically just reallocating my cigarette time to podcasting time

Episode 1: My weird stop smoking journal idea

Episode 1: My weird stop smoking journal idea

I want to stop smoking, and I’ve tried a lot of things, and this is now my weird idea: I’m going to create a little audio journal, where I document my attempt to stop smoking. Every time I smoke a cigarette, every time when I want to smoke a cigarette And I successfully refrain from doing so I am going to record a little, audio journal entry, and maybe by the end of it, hopefully, I’ll have my complete journey of going from a pack a day to zero.