4more hours from the time I posted this thread. It would be 1 full day without a ciggarette. Plan to let this resume to 1 full week. and then 1 month. Wish me the best.
thats one of the hardest things to quit. Even if you fail this time, try again. Good luck.
I spend about $100 a week on them now. (for me and my wife) They just went up to like $6 a pack. Ive benn thinking about quiting now myself. Are you using drugs?
WTG on quit smoking, Its been 7 months for me, I took chantix too help me for 4 months and it does work, it feels like i never smoked. I smoked for 27 yrs.
Only the weak minded fail when trying to give up something. I gave up smoking cigarettes back when I was 14. I gave up smoking weed when I was 16(I started when I was 13). Never went back to either of them since.
Thats what I told myself. If I fail to quit, its because I am weak. So I asked myself am I weak? No, so then I shall not fail. And yes, still clean. Maybe its bc I look at the last pack of ciggs that I have bought and think to myself, I really don't want to smoke a stale ciggarette anyways.
"Only the weak minded fail when trying to give up something. "
Look, we're all "weak" to something. To say anyone is weak to not give up something is kinda broad. Take coffee. Coffee is as addictive as cigs no? If you love your cup of Joe in the morning and have to go without it what happens?
Granted smoking is much worse for your health but an addiction doesn't just pertain to activities classified as dangerous. Driving fast is an addiction and is as dangerous if not more so cause it involves others.
Some are addicted to AIM, some to chess.
I keep telling myself to get off this damn PC at night and try other things.
Paul, there's a difference though. There's positive things and negative things and you have to factor that into this. Being on your computer is nothing to be worried about. I guess you could say that I'm addicted to fitness and some people even call me obsessed but I feel good about doing positive things for myself. At least you're not out and about getting into trouble. Smoking does nothing good for you but definitely does some harm. Why give up a good thing? No reason. Giving up a bad habit is something we should all attempt to do. I won't be drinking for at least a solid month or so not that I drink heavily anyhow but I'm giving it up totally for at least a month. Well, pretty much until August
The problem with me is I work on a Pc during the day. That pays the bills. Then when I get home and even on lunch I log onto here just to see what's up. At night I'm here as well. Add it up and I'm a PC junkie. I don't watch tv anymore cuz it sux and I'd rather have the radio playing in the background while I'm fArting around on here. To tell you the truth I even watch movies on my PC and I have a full blown home theater with projector with full surround and sub. Don't get me wrong, I prefer watching movies on the 100" screen but I can't check up on E at the same time..
I feel good. I feel that I wish I could have 1 cigg but not go back into the addiction. 1 cigg may seem like 1 cigg but it'll probaly pull me back. Maybe I'll hate it. I don't know. So I'm just trying to keep my distance from ciggs.
Well I can't say from personal experience, but from what I've heard, if you have 1 cig it'll essentially be like starting over and the week you already put in would be wasted.
Stay away from it! Smoking doesn't make you real man because a real man doesn't go around smelling real bad! Smoke gets all over your clean clothes that you washed and what's the point in smelling real bad!
Good job so far BernyMac, keep it up. You are past the physical addictions phase now. The rest is all mental now. I quit 22 months ago after many years of smoking.
When I drink, is when I still get the mental desire to smoke, so I sometimes ( not often) bum a smoke from someone, and fire it up. No point in beating yourself up trying NOT to smoke then, if ya are mentally Jonesing. So fire it up, it tastes like crap, then after a few hits, put it out. Its NOT going to get you addicted again, unless you allow it, and do it constantly. Its NOT like starting all over again! It actually reinforces your desire NOT to smoke daily again, because it tastes so different and nasty, and the guilt sets in, and minor sense of failure. You know you are a better person than that, to allow yourself to be controlled daily by such a stupid thing.
My point is , quitting is hard mentally. You will always have a mental desire at one time or another. That never goes away completely. So, in a few more months, don't beat yourself up, when you are really craving. Fire it up, and get it out of your system, then get over it and move on with things. You may repeat this every once in awhile when the cravings are really bad, but thats OK. You are strong enough to get back up and stay off smokes. Its kind of like people who diet, they crave food and then eat, feel guilty, but that doesn't mean they have to over eat daily again and completely lose it and gain 50 pounds or whatever. They just need to get back in their "diet" routine again.
Keep it up BernyMac, you've done well so far. You are in control, not the smokes.
While that may be the case for you JFH, I don't think that's good advice to be giving to people in general.
Like I said, I've never been a cigarette smoker so I can't say from personal experience. But smokers close to me would adamantly disagree with the advice about having them once in a while after you quit.
JFH actually does have it right....u cannot sit there and go through agony and stress over a cig. once u smoke one, chances are u realize that they do taste like a55 and u kinda ask urself if that's was worth it...and over time u won't get the cravings.
i was able to quit cold turkey....of course at work...i didn't know what to do on breaks since i didn't smoke anymore but i still stood out there with the smokers...i wanted to be mentally tough and not be the person who can't be around smokers for fear of relapsing. I do get cravings from time to time but i get them for chew..not really cigs.
I too quit "cold turkey". Its the ONLY way. Most people waste their time and money on patches and other gimmicks to wean themselves off, and usually return to smoking. You have to WANT to quit and be self reliant and have the mental fortitude to just QUIT!
I quit and started many times in my life, and YOU have to just do it yourself. There are NO real shortcuts, but you can make it easier on yourself.
Over the years I learned 2 things about smoking.
You are in control of yourself but, 1. "Welbutrin" prescribed by a doctor does in fact actually work and help most people IF they really want to quit. All that other stuff is crap! 2. Make it easy on yourself, and fire 1 up when you must, its better than beating yourself up and smoking a whole pack daily again.
Both of these I learned from personal experience, other ex smokers, and from smoking cessation classes taught by physicians and psychologists.
I myself grew up in a house of smoking parents. Their parents smoked. My sister smoked, until marriage. I tried it, hated it. Weed was a different story lol.
For those who drink and smoke quitting one is an entirely different animal. They go hand in hand. When drinking you tend to smoke in unison with it. Ppl won't even realize reaching for cigs off the table when in a bar cause it's that subliminal.
My parents recently quit from over 40+ years of smoking. Tough to do and not their first time. They HAD to do it together this time though as it's impossible to quit when your spouse of 40 years lights up next to you. My father's best attempt was to keep his cigs on top of the fridge, making him get up and walk every time he wanted one. Of course they both gained a little weight when they quit, who doesn't? Small price to pay in the long run.
Still haven't smoked a ciggarette. I can't believe how I just quit. There has been a couple of days that I never thought about smoking. Thats what I'm aiming for.
"Still haven't smoked a ciggarette. I can't believe how I just quit. There has been a couple of days that I never thought about smoking. Thats what I'm aiming for."
I prayed for you Berny back on the 18th when you said you were thinking about having a cig. Looks like he is answering. Great choice you made to quit.
