I Want To Kill...

[The Flemster]

I've quit smoking.
Yesterday, in fact, with the aid of NRT patches.

After 20 years of really enjoying cigarettes, I've decided it's time to stop.

I'm wondering if anyone else has ever quit and stayed off of them here?
Mainly because I need some encouragement. Right now, as we speak, I'm desperatly trying to think of a good reason NOT to walk the 20 yards to the shop and buy a pack of Marlboros...!

[cosmictraveler]

Good luck to you! If you ever go back , try to keep stopping whenever you can and eventually you will stop smoking. It is very hard to do but those around you will support you if they don't smoke. Just never quit trying to stop whatever happens. Watch the food you eat as well, I gained over 70 pounds when I quit, I only substituted one bad habit for another! :yay:

[Challenger78]

What made you quit ?.. Keep remembering that, and posting reminders at the door, everywhere you go.

[Enmos]

I've quit smoking.
Yesterday, in fact, with the aid of NRT patches.

After 20 years of really enjoying cigarettes, I've decided it's time to stop.

I'm wondering if anyone else has ever quit and stayed off of them here?
Mainly because I need some encouragement. Right now, as we speak, I'm desperatly trying to think of a good reason NOT to walk the 20 yards to the shop and buy a pack of Marlboros...!

Good luck man !
I haven't been able to quit myself yet (not that I really tried..), so no advice from me I'm afraid.

[PieAreSquared]

I've heard drinking OJ helps.... me never been able to quit.

tried the patches , too hard to keep lit

35years... fucking military got me started

[PieAreSquared]

don't drink any booze!! or you'll be smoking in no time

[Challenger78]

Good luck man !
I haven't been able to quit myself yet (not that I really tried..), so no advice from me I'm afraid.

Dear god. the pure enmos smokes? Blasphemy.
Enmos will strike thee down...

Yes, I'm high on coca cola..
:p:D:m:

[Enmos]

Dear god. the pure enmos smokes? Blasphemy.
Enmos will strike thee down...

Yes, I'm high on coca cola..
:D:m:

And I'm a Coca cola junk as well.. lol

Besides, whoever said I'm pure ? It certainly wasn't me.. :p

[leopold99]

http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=66902

[PsychoticEpisode]

Tried several times unsuccessfully during 10 years of smoking. Had to take a bus unexpectantly one day and there was one seat open. I took it and the guy sitting in front of me just reeked of cigarettes. I sat there breathing it in, occasionally looking at the pack of smokes in my shirt pocket. After 5-6 minutes I opened the window and threw my cigs out. Never had another one.

It was so easy. Why it worked that time I don't know but I am glad it did.

[The Flemster]

Great advice from everyone, thanks!
I slipped last night and had a few but I was utterly shitfaced, so maybe I'll have to quit the booze for a bit too...?
OJ defo helps, although I'm drinking 4 large cartons a day now and, as a result, I daren't be more than 30 feet from a toilet at any point!

I'm determined to pull this off, so thanks again for the encouragement!

[Challenger78]

And I'm a Coca cola junk as well.. lol

Besides, whoever said I'm pure ? It certainly wasn't me.. :p

I think the fumes from whatever I'm drinking are getting to me. You seem so impure now. Nevermind, EMNos will purify thee.

Your good twin brother, EMNOS.

I'm still high, aren't I ?

[Crunchy Cat]

I've quit smoking.
Yesterday, in fact, with the aid of NRT patches.

After 20 years of really enjoying cigarettes, I've decided it's time to stop.

I'm wondering if anyone else has ever quit and stayed off of them here?
Mainly because I need some encouragement. Right now, as we speak, I'm desperatly trying to think of a good reason NOT to walk the 20 yards to the shop and buy a pack of Marlboros...!

Only way to get through it is by sheer willpower. When I quit smoking, I did it cold turkey... and it was brutal (as you are now experiencing). Basically for two weeks I felt a constant urgent need to smoke. After that two weeks was over I was free and never even thought about smoking.

Theres major gain at the end of the pain, so keep that in mind :).

[The Flemster]

Cheers, CC. I've quit once before a long time ago and I know the benefits are pretty good--- being able to smell properly, taste better, etc.
I'll manage it, somehow! Today (Day 2) is the hardest, I've found.
I wish I could contract someone's cold or flu, as this always helps me quit so much easier! I just have an awesome immune system and never seem to get ill!

[Enmos]

I think the fumes from whatever I'm drinking are getting to me. You seem so impure now. Nevermind, EMNos will purify thee.

Your good twin brother, EMNOS.

I'm still high, aren't I ?

Are you absolutely sure you didn't mix something with your Coca cola ? :confused:

:p

[clusteringflux]

Congrats, bro. I've been free of St.Nicotine for 1 year and 4 months.

Hang in there. It only gets easier from here.

[The Flemster]

That's what I needed to hear!
Cheers buddy!

[weed_eater_guy]

I'm not (much of) a smoker, in part because my granddad, a two-pack-a-day smoker, died from a pretty horrific case of lung cancer.

I'd suggest looking up a couple pics of lung cancer patients, blackened lungs, etc. etc., the usual anti-smoking propaganda. Try to scare yourself off cigs, ya know?

[fedr808]

how bout this?http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/images/lungs.gif

That's not the half of it, look up "smoker's liver" on google images and look at what you find.

[Orleander]

I'm not (much of) a smoker, in part because my granddad, a two-pack-a-day smoker, died from a pretty horrific case of lung cancer. ..

My dad smoked, mainly because he got cigarettes in his k-rations when he was in the military.
I never smoked because on day I snuck a big ol drink of my Dad's Pepsi that he had by his chair. The Pepsi he had been putting his cigarettes out in. :puke:

[spidergoat]

I quit about a decade ago. I didn't go cold turkey or anything. I stopped buying regular smokes and got cloves. Also, none of my friends were smoking. I went from a pack a week to one or two a week, then to the occasional cigar, then to nothing.

[The Flemster]

It's day 3 today and I snuck a Marlboro whilst having a lunchtime pint.
I'm not beating myself up over it though cos it didnt make me want more and I'm back on the patches again now!

(Excuses, excuses...!)

[Absane]

I've quit smoking.
Yesterday, in fact, with the aid of NRT patches.

After 20 years of really enjoying cigarettes, I've decided it's time to stop.

Congrats.

I'm wondering if anyone else has ever quit and stayed off of them here?
Mainly because I need some encouragement. Right now, as we speak, I'm desperatly trying to think of a good reason NOT to walk the 20 yards to the shop and buy a pack of Marlboros...!

I quit cold turkey 2 years ago after smoking for 3 years. It was the first time I tried to quit and the last time. The exact details of how and why I did it is long so unless you want to know how NOT do it, I'll tell.

I have almost no desire to smoke. Once in a while it will hit me for a few seconds but then it goes away. I was able to stay away from cigarettes during the first couple of months by training myself to feel physically sick and mentally disgusted when I thought about cigarettes. Walking through a cloud of smoke made me sick on cue and looking at cigarette packs in the store pissed me off.

NOw that the hard times are past me, I feel pretty neutral about all of it because I was once a smoker so I can sympathize.

[The Flemster]

Interesting method... I might try that.

Day 4 today and no cravings so far...

[The Flemster]

If anyone's interested, I'm into week 3 now and, apart from a couple of tiny infractions, everything seems to be going well. Another month unbroken and I'll consider myself an ex-smoker.

If anyone else is considering quitting and has really weak will power, I can recommend the patches course.

[cosmictraveler]

If anyone's interested, I'm into week 3 now and, apart from a couple of tiny infractions, everything seems to be going well. Another month unbroken and I'll consider myself an ex-smoker.

If anyone else is considering quitting and has really weak will power, I can recommend the patches course.

Do not think that after only a few months without smoking that you have kicked the habbit as yet. It will be at least 1 to 2 years before you can make a statement like that with any real authority. Many people relapse within the first year and more during the second year. So keep up the good work by remaining off of the smoking and remain vigilant as well. :itold::bravo:

[The Flemster]

It's been very tricky this week, due to a family tradegy, but I'm persevering.
Never wanted a pack of Marlboros more than right now tho...!
(And living next door to a shop that sells em doesn't help!!!)

[Idle Mind]

Burn the shop down! It will make you feel better and remove the source of temptation.

[Stryder]

Burn the shop down! It will make you feel better and remove the source of temptation.
I wouldn't suggest burning such a shop, as the fumes would become overwhelming, however you could water treat their stock with a fire hose. You won't want to smoke them after they've been hydrated. (Don't actually do this though, the store owner might not be too happy and the next time you need something from the shop... well they won't let you in)

That incidentally would be a good one for those that want to quit smoking, Dunk your cigarettes in a bucket of water, let them soak the water up, then dry the pack out and try smoking them. I guarantee you'll not want to smoke after one of them. Just "rinse and repeat" with any packet you intend to smoke.

[Absane]

It's been very tricky this week, due to a family tradegy, but I'm persevering.
Never wanted a pack of Marlboros more than right now tho...!
(And living next door to a shop that sells em doesn't help!!!)

Are you having dreams of smoking? I had those for 2 weeks straight... what was weird about them is that my mind reacted to those dreams as nightmares even though they were of smoking only.

[The Flemster]

Are you having dreams of smoking? I had those for 2 weeks straight... what was weird about them is that my mind reacted to those dreams as nightmares even though they were of smoking only.

Not as such but I was warned I might experience nightmares as a side effect of the patches. I did get some really vivid and exciting dreams but nothing I would term as a nightmare. In fact, it made a nice change from the dull dreams I usually have!
Not dreamed of smoking though. Perhaps that's because I haven't ruled out smoking if I REALLY want one. Haven't caved in yet but the mental barrier seems somewhat easier to overcome.
Dunno, might just be me!
:o

[Orleander]

My husband can go all day without smoking but as soon as he gets in his truck and starts driving, he's smoking. What up with that?

[clusteringflux]

It's an association habbit.
Drinking coffee
Drinking beer
After you eat
While driving
After sex
Durring your break at work

Many people who quit smoking have to give up other things for awhile just to break the cycle.

[Orleander]

It's an association habbit.
Drinking coffee
Drinking beer
After you eat
While driving
After sex
Durring your break at work

Many people who quit smoking have to give up other things for awhile just to break the cycle.

Oh. So he isn't really craving a cigarette, it just what he does. Its what he has always done while driving, so its part of driving?

[lucifers angel]

good luck mate, i gave up wen i got told that i was pregnant and then started again, and then i gave up again when i was told that i had cancer for the first time, but whe i stopped i went cold turkey and flew through all the problems i didnt get anxious or anything, what i found worked for me was walking and also i had to concentrate on my illness

[John99]

i cerainly casn see the dinking [art/

[synthesizer-patel]

I've quit smoking.
Yesterday, in fact, with the aid of NRT patches.

After 20 years of really enjoying cigarettes, I've decided it's time to stop.

I'm wondering if anyone else has ever quit and stayed off of them here?
Mainly because I need some encouragement. Right now, as we speak, I'm desperatly trying to think of a good reason NOT to walk the 20 yards to the shop and buy a pack of Marlboros...!

Go for it!

Good on yer!

In the first few weeks you will become 2 people - try to notice this - notice how much more aware you are of the smoker in you - notice how he is so aware of other people smoking - try to frame this in a negative way - watch as smokers immediately reach for a smoke as they get off a train/plane/bus get out of a business meeting/go for lunch etc etc etc - think about whether you would or would not like to continue to have that compulsion.
However the smoker in you will become like the evil version of Magnum PI's little voice - he's both blatant and subtle in his persuasion, and he'll come up with some of the most ironclad rational excuses for why you need a smoke RIGHT NOW - the chances are he'll get the better of you once ot twice, but that's atually ok just so long as you start to recognise when it's him talking.

Another tip is to break things up - especially time - don't freak yourself out with "that's my last cigarette EVER" stuff - break it down into untis of 5 or 10 mins - so if you really want to smoke NOW! just tell yourself " I can wait 10 minutes though....." then another 10 mins, thewn another, and it all becomes that little less daunting - your not giving up for life, you're only giving up the next smoke.


In terms of nicotine replacement, personally I recommend gum over patches - it tasteslike shit but it gives you a psychological crutch and an instant hit at those times when you are feeling like you need a family member having a heart attack in front of you in order to stop you from popping out to buy a pack of Tasty Tasty Smokes that were conceived by God, rolled by Jesus, and moistened on Claudia Schiffer's pussy ( you know what I'm saying right now I betcha!)
I also found that as my brain associated nicotine cravings with me chewing gum (took about 2or 3 weeks) I couild replace the nicotine gum with ordinary gum.

[The Flemster]

Great advice, cheers! Tried the gum but I get real bad toothache from chewing gum (sensitive teeth). The patches are doing the job though. I just got back from having my co2 (or is it monoxide? Can't remember) levels measured and they've dropped 50% since last week, so I guess I'm doing something right. It's becoming less of a change and more of a daily thing now (to not smoke) so I think I'll make it this time.
Although I quite fancy a religious, Schiffer-flavoured cigarette now that you've mentioned it...!