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I've been cleaning up any ashtrays, butts,ash's and anything I can find that is smoking related , I'm going to give it one hell of a try and I really want to kick this habit. it will be a real MOFO for a few days but I have things to do that might keep my mind off of killing the first person that I see come Wednesday about . I will try to post back about how I doing if I'm not in jail or the nuthouse . wish me luck .
Wise decision - hope it works out for you . Good luck :thumbsup:
good luck ... buy some gum... don't drink .......
It's all will power will power will power, and finding something to keep your mind of the thought of "Geezz I need a smoke", have someone help you through this, every-time you start craving that adult pacifier say a control word, then that some one can hit you with something.
Good luck, and if you really get desperate for that smoke post a few photos around of someones lungs after they got all eaten up, it may sound gross but it works.
I quit in the late 70"s and never went back, but I had a 10,000 foot mountain to try and climb.
here today haha smoke gone gone tommorrow, dont cry the blues, just drink a few!!
Good luck BBB.... I did it about 4-5 years ago... Something that really helped was E-cigarettes... No gums or patches worked for me.. But as mostly everyone has mentioned. Will power and you wanting to do it...As unfortunately only you can do it.......
I hope you can quit. if you do you will feel ten years younger. I quit 3 years ago, but only because my appendix blew up and I spent 11 days in the hospital.
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I hope you are doing ok bbb
Fight it all the way and never give up
I never even tried it and I am so glad lol
You're always better off if you quit smoking; it's never too late.
The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror
- not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray.
day 1 . I haven't killed anyone yet nor have I threatened to do so yet. I did find a butt with a 1/2 inch on it but it had to be two years old ,yikes it was bad. I'm going to do this , I going to quit .
I recently quit after 50 years of 2.5 packs. I tried cold turkey a number of times and could never do it longer than a few days so I quit quitting. This time I realized the habit was more problematic than the nicotine addiction so I went to work on that. So I started day one by only smoking one cigarette every hour. That way I didn't have the agony of thinking no more cigarettes and worked on the urge to reach for the pack all the time without even thinking while lowering my nicotine consumption. When I smoked, I went to a different place and held the cigarette like a joint, not the normal comfortable way. Sort of like taking medicine. Day 2 was every 2 hours, day 3 every 3 hours and so on. It helped having a strict regimen of sticking to the exact time to smoke whether I could withhold or not. No earlier, no later - no decisions. By day 10 it was only 2 per day and I left them for good. That was six months ago. I still have urges to smoke and don't mind people around me smoking. I like the smell but I keep telling myself - one and I'm done. Don't want to go through that again.
I also found that when you have a strong urge to smoke it helps taking a deep breath and holding it as long as you can. Best of luck.
Good luck I have tried a few times with no luck.Even my cat's stayed away from me.
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Hang in there bbb...you can do it !!!!
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on
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Maybe this thread will help you too thnunder bird
You have to keep trying ...share in others successes also
I quit lotsa times before my friend died... then I quit for good... its been a dozen years now... It's all in how much you want it... I have faith in you BBB... you seem committed to the cause to me... keep the faith bro...
You can always try hypnotism and learn the funky chicken at the same time.lol
you know the biggest thing I've found so far is what to do with the fingers , sounds odd but after so many years of smoking you always have a smoke between your fingers. I found working around the house or on something helps.
in a week or two my house will spotless and shining . lol
day 2 . well I'm jonesing right now and I really want a smoke really bad , I did want to kill a person that cut me off today but I kept it sort of cool. oh god I want a smoke. I can do this I can quit. I would kill for a smoke. lol
After 40 yrs of a carton a week or more, my final real smoke was about 11 pm July 31 2010. Haven't had the desire to light up since. Sugarless gum & DIY electronic cigs have helped with the hand-to-mouth thing.......if you think fta offers an endless variety (receivers, dishes, lnbs, switches, motors, etc.) wait till you delve into DIY E-Cigs (battery mods, USB passthru's, cartomizers, vapor flavors, nicotine/non-nicotine strengths, etc.)......... oh yeah when you DIY, its actually affordable, compared to cigs. $75 @year as opposed to $75 @ week for carton of cigs.......... kinda like iks verses a sub ........lol
JKB...Just keep busy BBB... remember why your quitting...the electronic cig... patch ... gum... all can help... hang in there bro
That's why I could never handle cold turkey. The gradual approach is the only way that worked for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbadbrother
well I broke. so I'm calling the doctor tomorrow for have her set me up with what I need to do this. come hell or high water I will quit ! my hands started shaking real bad from all the nicotine gum I was eating . ten in one hour. oh well back to the start line
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So sorry bbb
You will win as long as you never give up the fight !!!
Get as much help as you need
You Can Do It !!!
I was just like you man every time I tried to quit. Try my hourly method. It's free. Kill that urge to reach and wean off the nicotine. It's the reaching habit you gotta control. You don't take a baby off the tit all of a sudden. You wean them over a week or so.
Keep at it BBB... you'll get there eventually... I agree... you need a pro...lol ... I have heard sex is a great way to keep your mind off your habit... I wouldn't know :innocent:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Noof
BBB Try drinking lots of water like a glass every hour it helps to flush the nicotine out of your system, that's what I did when I quit cold turkey.
went to see the doctor and she is setting me up with what I need to get ur done . I should be back on the no smoking thing in a week or two .
keep at it bigbadbrother cause the rewards are great when you do quit. its just a major pain in the butt to quit. did you try to smoke some weed to take the edge off ?
why the wait???... take deep drag... & be done with it...YOU... have to want it badly enuf to make it happen... don't delay or make excuses ... yes it takes most many attempts & it is a royal pain in the butt to say the least as you know already... I have heard some say that hypnotism can work.... just a thought... I know in my case the craving was more mental than physical... when I stopped having the urge... I new I had quit... at that point the trick was to 'just say no' when a bud offered one as one is all it takes to start the vicious cycle all over again... learned that one the hard way & I'm sure so did many others...be smart... make it worth your while... put the money you save not buying them in an account towards a vacation or something else you really want... we all do it differently to our own taste & style... best of luck with whatever you decide to try...Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbadbrother
I forgot to mention that helped too.Quote:
Originally Posted by lobsterpot
I'm waiting for the doctor to get all the paper work, list of stop smoking gourps and any stop smoking aids I might need. I'm going to do the the right way so hopefully it will stick this time.Quote:
Originally Posted by hutch
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Originally Posted by lobsterpot
er...........ahhhh.........um...... lol........ technically speaking isn't "SMOKING" some weed to take the edge off just ah.....hmm.....er.....a teeeny little contradictory ...........lol.............maybe vaporising or baking brownies with weed instead.....lolQuote:
Originally Posted by hondoharry
Hey a little weed never hurt anyone. it helps to relax ones mine and body. and cold turkey just SUCKS.
If you can quit, fantastic, I can"t
but remember never preach.