Hoarding Old Smokes?

[Angeleek]

Hi all!  Anybody else hang onto their smokes when quitting? I kept mine because they are ultra expensive and I figured no sense wasting $11 if I was just gonna run back to the store a day or two later and buy some more.  Fast forward 48 days and I still have them and am planning to give them to my brother the next time I see him as he is often hard up for cigarettes.

 

On the other hand, I'm starting to feel like they're like a security stash in the cupboard...like as long as they are there, I'll not get that "I'm running out of cigarettes" anxiety and be tempted to go buy some, which in turn would lead to the age-old ritual of packing it, tearing off the cellophane, taking one out and lighting it up NOOOOO!!!

 

Any thoughts on keeping a cigarette stash during the beginning of your quit?  Should I soak them in milk and let them dry in hopes they will be super gross should I decide to light one? Or just chuck em and be done for good?

 

 

Edited March 6, 2020 by Angeleek
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[jillar]

Get rid of them angeleek, you don't smoke anymore! And your brother certainly doesn't need them either! That being said, I have known a few quitters who kept some cigs after they quit but not for the reasons you said. They kept theirs as a type of mind over matter. They quit smoking and it didn't matter that there were cigarettes in the house. 

You on the other hand are keeping them in case you decide to "light one up" which is a dangerous mindset this early in your quit so yes, soak them and then throw them away.

[Angeleek]

Jillar, you are probably right!  Thank you.

Edited March 6, 2020 by Angeleek
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[Doreensfree]

Mind games ....just toss them out ...down the toilet ...

Your a fabulous Non Smoker ...why want a reminder of a awful addiction ...no a fresh start ..

[Sazerac]

You don't smoke.  You are dealing with a deadly addiction.

Cigarettes should not be any part of your life in any way.

Destroy them.

Here's what Joel Spitzer has to say, 

What Should I Do With My Leftover Cigarettes

Carrying Cigarettes

Keeping Cigarettes To Deal With Stress

[QueenB]

Throw them OUT!!!!!!! Please

[Old Man Coffee]

I decided to quit all of a sudden when I had one cigarette left in the pack.  Said to myself that this is the time, smoked the last one and haven't looked back.  Do not have them around.

[Boo]

You don't smoke anymore.

 

Chuck 'em.

[Wayne045]

Trash them!  Right now!  Soak in water and throw them out.

Having them in easy reach if you get a crave is a relapse waiting to happen.   Being forced to leave the house and buy more will make you think twice before smoking,   hopefully you’ll remember why you quit.

 

 

Edited March 6, 2020 by Wayne045

[JimHannoonen]

Are you kidding me with this?

 

Toss them. To keep them around is basically admitting you can't quit.

 

Come on, now!

[catlover]

Get rid of them... their whiny voices will call to you in times of doubt.

Dont chance it, just  walk away.