The point of me going this route is that every time I stop, my throat/trachea keeps irritating me (again, I think it's the menthols). I need the smoke itself to make that feel normal. If I quit all together, I'd have to put up with both the mental pain and the irritation in my throat. At least this way, I can deal with one at a time. I'm taking in far less nicotine mints than I am ciggs, and these mints contain less nicotine than the ciggs do. While I know this will sound like something an addict would say, I am not as dependent on the nicotine as I thought I was. Of course, when I first started smoking I could tell anyone that I truly was an addict... but as I have said, lately I have just grown TIRED of smoking and being a slave... I think it's this mentality that is making me get off easier than I normally would have a year ago. Plus, I've read half of the book "Quit Smoking the Easy way." basically, it's a book that reverses all the brainwashing that one has about quiting. After reading half of the book, I felt really bad about myself and from there on out to this day... I feel bad (and even sick to my stomach) when I smoke. of course, time will tell. My throat is starting to feel a lot better after just a day. I find now that I can breathe through both of my nostrils at the same time Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Also, I'm coughing up a lot of "backed up" mucus... a good sign, I hope Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
smoking is a nasty habit. the room i have my computer in has a ceiling fan. i would go in there and post on sciforums and smoke with the fan on. after awhile the curtains was tinge yellow, the walls are still tinged yellow cause i haven't washed them yet, the ceiling fan had a cake of smoke p[articles a half inch thick on it. the ceiling immediately above the fan was black from smoke particles. i've done made up my mind, hell will freeze over before i smoke another cigarette. i've been marking the days on my monitor and i got eleven marks on it. i've been having some strange craves for the last 3 days. check it out. every night when i go to bed i start to check the ashtrays for lit cigarettes, and i haven't smoked for over a week. crazy ain't it?
But it seems my cunning plan of nicotine mints is really working. Since starting those, I have YET to finish my packet of 20 mints. I started on the 29th and I have 5 mints left. I've smoked 1 cigg everyday (one day I didn't smoke and I was fine). So, that means I consumed [ (20 mints in the pack)-(5 mints left)+(6 ciggs smoked) ]/7 = 3 nicotine products a day. I'm smoking one cigg right now and it's making me feel sick. Plus I am getting a super buzz. So, I think I am about done. I promise that the last mint I consume I will be done. Plus, my lungs are thanking me by making me cough up a bunch of mucus. I can now run without my lungs burning afterwards.
i still have them. at least twice a day. they aren't really all that intense, more along the lines of " i've been off cigarettes now for 2 weeks, i can handle just one". it's almost like my mind is trying to get me to relapse. i find i must stay vigilant and not buy any cigarettes. you also must remember i quit cold turkey, without the patches or gum. your experience will no doubt differ. invert, i must congratulate you on stopping. i have talked to many people that have tried to stop and have failed to do so. as a matter of fact i haven't met anyone that has quit and stayed quit. i am staying the course because i know the benefits, i also see what an inspiration i can be, it's doable and i am going to do it.
I QUIT COLD TURKEY.... you can do it..... that feeling you have... its the chemicasl inbalanace... the chemical stress that will force your body into production.... that feeling... of withdrawl... is your freedom. learn to love it... it is your best friend.. and tobacco is your enemy. hate tobacco. its easy to do. I hate it... and always will... and it has set me free from my addiction. its a waste of time... its gunna kill ya... it costs a fortune. its worse than cocaine and herion. it is your enemy.. do not forget it. and every minute that you stand strong against your enemy makes you stronger. you can grow stronger each day. failure is not and option. (honestly.. it will take 9 months to freedom... believe that.!) -MT
i quit walking. i've taken up cycling instead. i've increased the 1.7 mile walk into a 3.5 mile bike ride. does me good when i suffer from insomnia. to anybody that smokes: you are killing your damn fool self. i used to be the same way, couldn't tell me anything. i have my rights, who do these people think they are banning smoking? if you smoke the chances are good you live in a pig sty. not because you are a slob, but because smoking is filthy and nasty. the smoke particles turned my ceiling BLACK, my walls and curtains tinged yellow. good luck absane. i wish you all the will power you need.
I have a national guard style smoking regimen: One weekend a month, two weeks a year. This combats my desire to smoke all the time, because I allow myself the pleasure of looking forward to it. Less harmful than your average run-of-the mill intake of smog, car exhaust, random fumes, etc...that you breath in an average year. It's a controlled moderation. For someone who's smoked for ever...not sure how confident I am you'll be able to quit, but now you have some health incentive. I suggest some psychological incentive as well. You might need more than just the health incentive. Looking forward to something can be challenging, but the bigger the challenge, the bigger the satisfaction. Not neccessarily the reward, but the satisfaction. Treat it like foreplay. Say you've been fucking the same thing the same way for 41 years. Don't you think it's time to get a little creative? Works for me. Understanding your nature can enable you to use it against itself. Addictive nature? Play games with it, but control it. Keep it happy and it will keep you happy. Ah...nothing like dragging on the fresh end of a six month deprivation marathon. Deprivation = appreciation. Try getting addicted to appreciation. It's very rewarding. Start off easy, but set a goal that is challenging. Do sprints, not marathons. Take it or leave it, but that's what I do with a lot of things.
i have quit. it will be my choice to smoke and i believe i will stay off of cigarettes. i will stay off of cigarettes out of spite. i can be a stubborn ass if i need to be. i will stomp this nicotine addiction into the ground. i am not playing any games i am deadly serious. after all cigarettes are.
Leo... you should download the program Silkquit. It will tell you exactly how long you haven't smoked, how many cigs, you did not smoke, how much money you have saved, and how much of your own life you have saved. I finally quit cold turkey on Saturday (well quiting wasn't intentional, but my explanation will follow later). Here are my stats: Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
4 Days, 23 hours and 32 minutes. Saved $13.45.... didn't smoke 89 cigarettes. The cravings suck... and I am tired of waking up at 3 am every morning wanting to smoke.
just hang in there. after a week or 2 it will be alot more easy for you. i remember when i gave up smoking, the first 3 days were the hardest, then once the first few weeks are over with its pretty easy from there, i still get the urge to smoke even nowdays. i have no nicotine in my system anymore, its the enjoyment of blowing the smoke that i miss, i dont crave anything but i do sometimes just want to smoke for the sheer fun of it, something that helps men quit is the fact that your penis will enlarge when you stop smoking, and you will gain body-size, i always say that to my friends who smoke when they are infront of women. "you know guys who smoke have smaller dicks, the blood flow to the penis is reduced making your penis small" and guys get shy and it makes them want to quit lol. i love doing that, peace.
it gets easier absane. i still have craves but they aren't as intense as they were. sometimes though i want a cigarette so bad. it has been 25 days for me and i keep thinking "i can handle just one cigarette" or i think how "refreshing" a cigarette would be. it's time like that you must call forth everything bad about smoking, and there are plenty. let's just name a few: 1. smoke particles will get into everything. 2. cigarette smoke contains over 60 chemicals known to cause cancer. 3. smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the US. 4. smokers stink. their breath stinks, their clothes stink. 5. emphysema is a disease with no cure. cigarettes are the leading cause of emphysema, quitting smoking is the only known way to slow its progress.
courtesy of silkquit: smober time: 3w 5d amount saved: $125.08 cigarettes not smoked: 833 life saved: 2d 21h
