I seriously considered giving up smokingIve tried nicorette inhalers and the ecigs and the nicorette lozenge things. None worked for me.So those of you who have managed how did you do it?
I think it's time
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Cold turkey on Nov 21st 2011. That's 491 days or....
1 year, 4 months, and 5 days or....
11,784 hours or....
you get the picture.
One day at a time Sam, pick a day, don't tell anyone and just stop. It might be a couple of days before people notice and you're well on your way before the comments start.
Best of luck to you.
Probably heard it many times before, but If I can do it...
60 a day to none and I'm feeling better for it.
1 year, 4 months, and 5 days or....
11,784 hours or....
you get the picture.
One day at a time Sam, pick a day, don't tell anyone and just stop. It might be a couple of days before people notice and you're well on your way before the comments start.
Best of luck to you.
Probably heard it many times before, but If I can do it...
60 a day to none and I'm feeling better for it.
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I rarely smoke. Only a pipefullor a cigar once or twice a year so this isn't from personal experience, but from family members:
One cousin did so by taking 2 or 3 cigarettes out of the pack when she opened it and throwing them away. If she was used to smoking a pack a day (or 2 or whatever) she had reduced the total number by 3 cigarettes. After a week, she would double the number she threw away and continue the process until she had quit.
Everybody else I know who successfully quit just did it cold turkey; my Mom and several cousins and uncles.
One cousin did so by taking 2 or 3 cigarettes out of the pack when she opened it and throwing them away. If she was used to smoking a pack a day (or 2 or whatever) she had reduced the total number by 3 cigarettes. After a week, she would double the number she threw away and continue the process until she had quit.
Everybody else I know who successfully quit just did it cold turkey; my Mom and several cousins and uncles.
I stopped using the patches, (24 hr ones), And started doing miles on the bike.
If I wanted a cig I went out on the bike.
It took about a year before I didn't feel like I needed a fag every day.
But after about 6 or 7 years I'm much better off, much fitter and no longer want a smoke very often.
Just take it one day at a time and if you slip just stop again immediately. It does get easier over time
If I wanted a cig I went out on the bike.
It took about a year before I didn't feel like I needed a fag every day.
But after about 6 or 7 years I'm much better off, much fitter and no longer want a smoke very often.
Just take it one day at a time and if you slip just stop again immediately. It does get easier over time
Im sure the story you tell around the firenis you ran out and couldn't be bothered to go down 24hiur garage for moreCold turkey on Nov 21st 2011. That's 491 days or....
1 year, 4 months, and 5 days or....
11,784 hours or....
you get the picture.
One day at a time Sam, pick a day, don't tell anyone and just stop. It might be a couple of days before people notice and you're well on your way before the comments start.
Best of luck to you.
Probably heard it many times before, but If I can do it...
60 a day to none and I'm feeling better for it.
In seriousness thank you all for the suggestions.
You'll work it out when I decide to stop. Narkyness levels will go through the roof
Cold turkey ~ everything else reminded me I was trying to replace something
.My basic rule was ~ I can have one whenever I want providing I wait half an hour. If I still want one in half an hour ... Generally the craving had lessened after the first half hour and rarely past the second, it's a lot easier to go without if you break 'forever' into half hour blocks
.Having tried many times I decided to not quit. Quitting means you can't have ~ and it's human nature to crave what you can't have
. Instead I chose to not have one for as long as I could ~ as per the basic rule above .
I went cold turkey when the missus told me she was pregnant,
That was 10 years ago. For me the first 2 weeks were the hardest and I just chewed extra minty chewing gum After that it got easier and now I don't even think about it.
If your going to give up I wish you all the best and hope you succeed.
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Craig
That was 10 years ago. For me the first 2 weeks were the hardest and I just chewed extra minty chewing gum After that it got easier and now I don't even think about it.
If your going to give up I wish you all the best and hope you succeed.
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Craig
As a non-smoker I can only admire your willingness to do it and wish you luck.
Are the cravings really that strong? I know that nicotine is powerful stuff which is why I guess it is hard to quit.
Right this second I have a mental image of THAT toilet in "Trainspotting"; I don't know where that came from.
Are the cravings really that strong? I know that nicotine is powerful stuff which is why I guess it is hard to quit.
Right this second I have a mental image of THAT toilet in "Trainspotting"; I don't know where that came from.
Statistically Champix is the best aid to quitting and you start taking the tablet while your still smoking Sam so go and talk to your GP.
It's probably as much the fault of the other 300 odd adictive substances that keep you hooked.
Sounds familiar
. A lot of smokers who stop think of themselves as ex-smokers rather than as addicts with a reprieve okenest: Weirdly, I never used to smoke in my dreams ~ almost caught me once or twice too
. Strange tricks that the mind can play 
.
I reckon I will.
After the move. Which is in part a factor in motivation for abstaining
Ok Sam up for a challenge? I will go with the cold turkey option starting now and if you're game we can keep this up until one of us shows they have no will power. Obviously honesty is paramount here. What say you?
stringmaker: I am sure I am not only speaking for myself when I say, yeah the cravings were that strong and at the time I really enjoyed smoking.
For me though the thought of the baby on the way was a more than enough an incentive to quit.
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Craig
For me though the thought of the baby on the way was a more than enough an incentive to quit.
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Craig
It varies from person to person. It can be relatively easy, it can be hell.
I've managed to break the cycle (see 'Basic Rule' post #08
) but my better-half hasn't ~ but. without being asked, she now smokes outside.As has already been mentioned, it's not just the nicotine you're reacting to
Respect to all.
The closest thing I can imagine is me giving up chocolate and I know how hard that would be.
The closest thing I can imagine is me giving up chocolate and I know how hard that would be.
If one method fails, try another. I tried all sorts of things before stumping up the 200 notes and going for 6 hours of intensive brainwashing at an Allen Carr clinic. That was 31 January, 2010. Haven't smoked since.
Good luck, the only thing you'll regret is not stopping sooner.
Good luck, the only thing you'll regret is not stopping sooner.
