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5 Things Not To Say To Someone Who's Trying To Quit Smoking.
i'm sure we could all add to that list. great stuff thanks so much ross. hows your non not smoking days going hun?
It's been I think a little over two years since I quit, and haven't had a cigarette since. I only got to thinking of it this morning because last night I was at a bar/club and someone walked past me having just smoked, and it'd had been some time since I'd even been around a smoker, and it smelled goooood. It wasn't tempting, it just .... wasn't a negative experience.
ah ross thats great!!! (i'm still a smoker sssshhhh) i know what ya mean about the smell good BUT keep in mind smokers smell like walking ashtrays, it makes a mess, your home, your clothes everything smells icky. i took a stab at it some years back with the patch and did'nt do it right and after 11 days i caved. i would like to want to quit real bad does that make sense? i'm at the place where it would be nice one day to quit. i have so many issues i'm dealing with right now so this is definately not the time. the husbnad is doing to e-cig alot in an attempt to get to that quitting point. i even have one to. anyway hun, good chatting with you ross. ah 2 years, thats great, i bet you help lots of folks. thanks again ross.
kathy-
this most recent time quitting is I think my third time quitting over the last 14 or so years. it has lasted the longest thus far. but what i wanted to respond to was your line, "i would like to want to quit real bad" because I understand that very well.
For me, trying to quit was pointless-- an exercise in frustration and dips in self-esteem-- if something didn't get tripped in my head that told me to quit. I tried several times to quit but I always knew when it wouldn't work, and I always knew when it WOULD work, because it was like something clicked and I would just shut down to smoking. I'd spend the last couple weeks going outside, lighting a smoke, and not talking a single drag beyond the one it took to light it. I just knew that I was quitting.
that said, I tried Chantix-- not successful. for me, what worked the best was the nicorette gum because--- as nasty as that gum is, and it's nasty as gum goes -- because the gum works quickly. You chew it for like 30 seconds then bury it like snuff between your cheek and gums for some amount of time, then chew again, then bury, etc. but for me what it did was help deal with the nicotine withdrawals while also providing me just enough of the buzz to ward off succumbing to a cigarette. in other words, if i wanted a smoke, i could take a piece of gum and within a minute or so lose the desire for the smoke, which would have otherwise been overwhelming.
fortunately the gum is not remotely enjoyable; i mean i could see someone becoming addicted to it simply because of the nicotine content, but i would bet that's rare. even the so-called flavored kind tastes pretty much like spicy wax.
ross
did you ever try those nicetine patches. as i said i did years ago....not....i see adds for chantix and really i have no desire to add anymore meds to what i have to take for my illness thank you....so it seems that when i really do want to quit, the spicy nasty was tasting gum would be the best choice. what does that run money wise if you know and how much do ya get for the bucks? yeah i know it's surely cheaper than a carton of ciggs these days. oh by the way ross, your just a cutie patutie hun. bet your being persued all over the place unless your in a committed relasionship or married. hehe....oh plse let an old disable lady flirt just a bit hun. your just a very cool person.
I just passed 20 years without a cigarette, and I think I'm cured now. I had smoked for close on 20 years prior to that, and had given up hundreds of times. If I knew how I did it this time, I would be a very wealthy man by now. I can only say that when I woke up the following day, I knew I wouldn't smoke again, and i haven't.
My wife had some of that gum - she quit at the same time, and also has not re-offended. I had three pieces. I agree with Ross's tasting notes. Maybe it was the thought of having to chew it again that put me off the fragrant weed for life.
tony, wow i’ll take one of those wake up and know i’m not gonna smoke anymore days…always possible. thanks for the input
I am on 2 months of no smoking after 17 years of smoking. No pressure from anyone made me want to quit. I had to want it for myself. I now know I am only one cigarette away from being addicted again, I will never touch one. After all the withdrawal I went through and my family went through it with me, this girl will NEVER smoke again. It would never be worth doing it again. Plus I feel too good right now to smoke again. Is great not to think about when I am getting the next cigarette, much easier to make plans.
Good for you! Make a note of the day you quit now, before you forget, and be ready to celebrate the anniversary in 10 short months time.
healedbyfaith, terrific hun, funny how when out and about always having to plan when to fit in a puff or two. alreay hated airports and flying to aaahhh no more smoking secton. in my present condition most bedridden i really don't have/feel the incentive at the moment. have bee saying to the husband for about a year now, would'nt it be great to quit one day...his answer is ciggs and the e-ciggs that are out. who know could lead to something good at some point. thanks for all the input everyone...your dearest smoke free wannbe
It has to be the right day though. My first attempts were a constant battle all day. The last time, I didn't get that. I did get weird dreams about smoking for years after, though. It was always a relief to wake up and find it was a dream.
But don't let that put you off. Never give up giving up.
I'm bumping this for the many. Every day since 12 May 1991, I have celebrated my freedom from tobacco by not smoking a cigarette. To push the boat out, I celebrate every Christmas day by not smoking a big fat Cuban cigar, even though I could if I wanted to. (No problem in Britain). Works for me. Happy Christmas, everybody, and a smoke-free new year!
Oh if I could get my brother to do that? the cost is so high here and of course the health issues exasperated by it, but he self meditates with the nicotine which is common for his type of mental illness. Still it is hard to buy his cigs knowing it is ruining his physical health, and mine when I am visiting. congrats to you and so good to hear from you again, Merry Christmas! Kb
I believe the price of a packet of 20 fags here is over £6.00. Not sure what that is in Yankee dollars, but I quit at £1.98.
I have been buying my brothers around $45 carton (10 pks) We have him at 2 pks a day, which is half of what he was smoking. How has your winter weather been this year? We have had some nasty storms already and early flu and cold season. stay well, kb
Christmas day and yesterday were sunny, but cold. We've just had a huge hail shower, and the wind has picked up again. Elsewhere in the country, there has been flooding. I'm glad I don't smoke.
You should be proud. one of the hardest things to give up they say. Sounds like nasty weather on the other side of the pond. We are a little cooler than normal for Texas but have been sunny this past week which is always nice with shorter daylight. Hope you health continues, hugs, kb
Wow, an oldie post but a goody, miss seeing Ross on the boards.
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In Britain, next month is Stoptober! The National Health Service is pulling out the stops to help people quit, with smart phone apps, Facebook groups, actual groups at doctors' surgeries and a whole lot more. The number of smokers in Britain (7 million) is the lowest it has been in modern times,
I can't help but think that if Sir Walter Raleigh were around today, he would struggle to get permission to import potatoes, let alone tobacco.
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