Quitting Smoking

[thriller]

So I am going to quit smoking. I want to do it cold turkey so I can get the nicotine out quicker. Just wondering if anyone else has quit smoking and if they have any tips. Thanx.


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[Smyg]

I have no advice, but I wish you good luck. :thumbup1:

[melvin]

what can i do for quit smoking......

[Miguel124]

For me quit smoking is very difficult because I smoked for almost 10 years.. But if theres any alternative for smoking i buy that..

[Sentinel]

I've used nicotine for 15-16 years, am heavily addicted and find the idea of quitting impossible. I'm however not only a smoker but also a user of snus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus), which contains much more nicotine than cigarettes and thus is more addictive, but also less dangerous to ones health as it doesn't damage the lungs.

When younger I didn't really care about the consequence of nicotine addiction, but now that I'm approaching middle age I plan to go entirely (at least except when drinking alcohol) over from cigarettes to snus at some point in the near future to minimise health risks.

[Nicolai]

My advise is to try to ignore the need for nicotine. Think of it as unlogical (after all you inhale poisonous smoke into your lungs and system). This you can with any kind of addiction really, just if you believe in it enough.

[Book O'Dead]

Mark Twain said that quitting smoking "is easy; I've done it a thousand times."

But seriously, here's my informed advice: Stick it out for about a week. It takes approximately that long to break the physical dependence. The psychological part of the tobbaco addiction is a bit trickier; it's taken me about a year to completely break the emotional dependance, culminating in a dream wherein I am smoking a cigarette and saying to myself, "What the fuck am I doing? It took me a year to get here and now I'm celebrating with a cancer stick?!?" When I finally wake up from that nightmare I know that definately I've broken the habit.

Good luck.

[Sentinel]

My advise is to try to ignore the need for nicotine. Think of it as unlogical (after all you inhale poisonous smoke into your lungs and system). This you can with any kind of addiction really, just if you believe in it enough.That works for me right until my hands start shaking, and I get mood swings. Then I have a snus or cigarette and the pain is over literally in a few second. I'm capable of interacting with people and acting like a normal person. The relief is enormous.

This is why I can't quit, but unlike smoking I've never heard of anyone that has died of snus -- despite living in the country where it's used the most -- so luckily I don't see why I'd have to quit nicotine use.

It's enjoyable sometimes, and too hard to quit, so I'll keep using it.. As for the money argument, I get it considerably cheaper than average though my work. Moreover, if I'd quit nicotine I'd no doubt spend the same money on some other useless shit.

It's a shame snus isn't more widely spread as a healthier alternative to smoking. The EU banning it's sale in the entire union except Sweden was an utterly stupid move.

[Ele'ill]

I quit some time ago- I'm sure someone here knows when I quit because I posted a lot about it but I certainly don't remember for whatever reason (6 months ago?) I quit smoking by embracing the mood swings and the self destructive tendencies that followed it. I tried to focus on the fact that a lot of the times when i was still smoking- and I smoked a cigarette- I didn't feel all that great afterwards. Sometimes depending on the setting (crisp fall morning after a rain) I'd feel fantastic afterwards. The point being there were bad times associated with it too- it wasn't always great.

- Regular chewing gum

-Stuff to look forward to other than smoking every however often

-Once you go a week or two without it- it's likely going to take you a week or two of smoking again to get that 'great nicotine rush' again. It won't be instantaneously gratifying after that long without it.

[Aspiring Humanist]

Buy one of those expensive electronic cigs
Steadily go down in nicotine concentration level
no cold turkey
success

[thriller]

I believe snus can cause mouth cancer if I'm not mistaken. Thanks for the advice everyone! As of right now, I was able to quit for 8 days, and the. I went to the bar. It seems like I may have to quit drinking for a while if I want to quit smoking for good. And I get Egyptian and Russian marbs from a buddy of mine who travels to those places a lot. Doesn't help when he can me a carton for 10 bux.

[pastradamus]

Buy one of those expensive electronic cigs
Steadily go down in nicotine concentration level
no cold turkey
success

Tried that and its a heap of bollox.

The patches are also bollox.

I find the idea of pumping nicotine into your body whilst trying to give up nicotine to be a completely illogical method of beating an addiction, Granted its worked for some people but it dosent sit right in my mind and I felt like I was giving myself an excuse by using patches more than anything else really.
The Best thing to do is to go off the cigs cold turkey. Im off them a good many months now and thats what I did. The initial craving is what will really test ones patience and strength. The first week being the worst. After that its plain sailing. I was a 20/40-a-day man (40 on the weekends) and now im off completely.

My primary motivation was to quit to increase my lung capacity as I play a lot of sports - and it been an excellent boost.

[pastradamus]

I believe snus can cause mouth cancer if I'm not mistaken. Thanks for the advice everyone! As of right now, I was able to quit for 8 days, and the. I went to the bar. It seems like I may have to quit drinking for a while if I want to quit smoking for good. And I get Egyptian and Russian marbs from a buddy of mine who travels to those places a lot. Doesn't help when he can me a carton for 10 bux.

You are looking at this all wrong comrade. 8 days smoke free is excellent.
You have proven to yourself you can take that much punishment then why not stop wasting the money on marbs altogether? Im a pretty regular drinker and that was difficult to endure as I liked a pint of Beamish with a cigarette but I just had to exert some self-discipline and ignore the cigarettes.

Its not the money your saving that is important. Its your body and health.

[00000000000]

I'm going to attempt a similar fete (feet? feat? oh w/e) this week. I was going to cut down on daily intake until I felt comfortable going without completely...hope it works.
All the best in your continued abstinence of ol' nic,

[thriller]

One thing I found that helps is intense cardio. I rode my bike for 22 miles today without having a cig before, and all day I've felt like I don't want one. Hope it sticks this time.

[Killforpeace]

1. Exercise, lots of water and eat healthy.

2. Think of the health consequences of smoking.

3. Think of who profits from killing you.

4. Less stench, better social presence.

5. Replace smoking time with something else relaxing.

Of course all this can go out the window in a flash if you are having rough times and stop caring about life in general, so be gay and when your not that happy run, run forest run.