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Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: Itsonlyinmyhead on May 29, 2007, 03:13:34 PM
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Im looking for any advice on how to give up smoking once and for all, whenever I quit I always seem to start again no matter how long Ive been without for. Ive given up for 3 years, 8 months and most recently 2 months. Ive been smoking for almost 10 years now (on and off) which if you know my age is very bad.
I need to give this up before it seriously affects my health.
Its now been 6 hours since I last smoked and I want to smoke to be quite honest, I always want one after Ive eaten, but Im going to bed early as Im tired so wont be able to smoke till tomorrow morning as I dont have any cigarettes.
The biggest problem though is work, my work colleagues all go outside together to smoke and have a chat, so Im going to have to stay inside twiddling my thumbs :(
p.s. I cant chew gum as it causes my stomach to kick in and produce more acid which is already a problem.
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Just remember... Quitters never win and winners never quit! O0
Wish I could help you out, but I'm in the same boat... I swear off the smokes and always pick them back up!
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Im looking for any advice on how to give up smoking once and for all, whenever I quit I always seem to start again no matter how long Ive been without for. Ive given up for 3 years, 8 months and most recently 2 months. Ive been smoking for almost 10 years now (on and off) which if you know my age is very bad.
I need to give this up before it seriously affects my health.
Its now been 6 hours since I last smoked and I want to smoke to be quite honest, I always want one after Ive eaten, but Im going to bed early as Im tired so wont be able to smoke till tomorrow morning as I dont have any cigarettes.
The biggest problem though is work, my work colleagues all go outside together to smoke and have a chat, so Im going to have to stay inside twiddling my thumbs :(
p.s. I cant chew gum as it causes my stomach to kick in and produce more acid which is already a problem.
Im looking for any advice on how to give up smoking once and for all, whenever I quit I always seem to start again no matter how long Ive been without for. Ive given up for 3 years, 8 months and most recently 2 months. Ive been smoking for almost 10 years now (on and off) which if you know my age is very bad.
I need to give this up before it seriously affects my health.
Its now been 6 hours since I last smoked and I want to smoke to be quite honest, I always want one after Ive eaten, but Im going to bed early as Im tired so wont be able to smoke till tomorrow morning as I dont have any cigarettes.
The biggest problem though is work, my work colleagues all go outside together to smoke and have a chat, so Im going to have to stay inside twiddling my thumbs :(
p.s. I cant chew gum as it causes my stomach to kick in and produce more acid which is already a problem.
I quit smoking 19 years ago after smoking for over 20 years. I went to a private hypnotist. It is not a miracle, you have to work at it but it worked for me. It is a commitment as well back then it was $175 and 3 hours of my time. I felt horrible for 3 days or so but never smoked or been tempted to smoke since. I fact, I cannot stand smoke and can smell a smoker across a room.
Chewing on plastic straws or swizzle sticks can help with the oral. AS to your stomach acid smoking may be causing /aggravating it. ( See your doctor about possible Acid Reflux Disease ( I have it) As for your colleagues, surely not every one smokes at your work. Believe me soon, you and the other non smokers will soon consider smokers as stupid idiots who willfully abuse there bodies. There, thats my experience. Good luck to you
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i smoked for 24 yrs :-[ i can't believe i was that stupid to smoke that long...i realized that in order to have a chance at maybe saving my own life it was time to quit....its been a year and half now since i quit.....i dont ever plan on going back to it......i took zyban for 2 weeks and it worked like a charm.but if your not ready to quit..you'll never do it...you have to be ready to leave it alone.
i save over a $100 a month
my breath doesnt smell like a sh*t filled ashtray lol
my clothes smell clean
my house smells clean
chicks dig a non smoker
smoking is going to be a thing of the past...something that people will look at and say "wow can you believe people used to inhale smoke in their lungs for fun?"
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If you quit, you will have better and more sex! Smoking greatly decreases the blood to all the important organs! Might help if you think of that.
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Try replacing the habit with another, more healthy habit. Try running or working out. A friend of mine would drink a bottle of water every time he wanted to smoke.
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Try replacing the habit with another, more healthy habit. Try running or working out. A friend of mine would drink a bottle of water every time he wanted to smoke.
Great advice. I also would like to add that I stopped in January, but I keep some almonds in my desk for the cravings as well as drink water. Mainly keeping busy at work helps alot, rearange your work area, or for fun and grins rearrange a coworkers work area while they are smoking. I did this several times and blamed the cravings :)
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i am going to the doctor tomorrow and getting a new medicine to help with quitting. it is called CHANTIX. a good buddy of mine quit after 20 or so years. everyone i have talked to that tried has good things to say about it. i will start another thread and keep yall updated.
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good deal paulie..theres no better time to quit than now O0
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Take your will power and go with it! I don't smoke but I chewed for 15 years. I just recently quit again and this time it is for good since a good friend of mine (fellow dipper) had his stomach removed and will not make it through the year. What a wake up call for me as I want to stay around awhile longer to see my kids grow up and aggravate my wife some more.
Do it for youself...you can do it....I KNOW YOU CAN!!
(if all else fails remember... I have the words biggest extinguisher to put them out for ya) O0
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Its now been 29 hours since Ive smoked, I think its about 48 or 72 hours until your body kicks the addiction but you still need things to replace the physical side so things like chewing gum(which I cant do) or rubix cube, which Im considering
I went to a private hypnotist
Im abit dubious about hypnotherapy, so I dont really see that as an option.
I do need to go to the doctor about the stomach, the acid reflex thing does ring true, a doctor once told me it could be an ulcer. ???
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your almost there, KEEP IT UP O0
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Wintergreen. Eat wintergreen lifesavers. Wintergreen curbs cravings. It's a fact. :) And I chewed sunflower seeds the one time that I quit, they helped keep me occupied instead of smoking.
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I have been quit for over 13 years now. I smoked for over 20. It is hard to quit and even harder to stay quit. I wish you the very best. If I can ...You can! I still could but, will not. They stink! O0
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Keep it up man!
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just picked up my scrip. hopefully in seven days i will quit. PRAY FOR ME.
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have you tried the patch?
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have you tried the patch?
yep, smells bad when you roll it up and light it. >:D
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just picked up my scrip. hopefully in seven days i will quit. PRAY FOR ME.
Best of luck paulie....know it's tough but bettin' there is one bad a$$ kajun that can do it O0
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wednesday will be the last day. it seems like this medicine will make it much easier. just hope i don't eat everything in sight. i'll keep you guys updated. may need to call on the brotherhood for some POSITIVE reinforcment. so for those of you that pray, remember me. for those that don't, wish me luck. and those that don't care either way, keep yer trap shut. >:D
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Good luck Paulie. O0 Stay with it once you start. And you're right...Those patches do taste pretty bad when you roll 'em and smoke 'em. I tried everything from the gum to the patches and nothing worked until I was ready to make the leap.
Itsonlyinmyhead you can do it bro. I smoked off and on for about 10 years and finally kicked it the day my son was born. I'm not saying go out and have a child to quit but just find something else more important to you. Something like yourself for one thing. Just think about the years you are taking off of your life span by smoking. Also the loved ones around you that you would be leaving behind for something as dumb as a smoke. Tyler mentioned something very good. Start working out a bit as you quit. You'll feel better about yourself from giving up smoking plus you'll start feeling better from the exercise. Before you know it you'll be saying, "what the hell did I ever smoke for in the first place." Like most have said in the end you have to just plain want to do it or it will never work. I had been working up to it for almost a year. Getting real serious and then my son came along and I told myself, "this is it, now I'm ready." We're all here for support man. I know it's not very healthy but if all else fails just eat more. That's what I did for a good few months right after I quit. I looked at it this way...Yeah, I might put on a few extra pounds and get chubby but I can always go back and lose that. I can't go back and replace a screwed up lung or cancer.
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have you tried the patch?
yep, smells bad when you roll it up and light it. >:D
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wednesday will be the last day. it seems like this medicine will make it much easier. just hope i don't eat everything in sight. i'll keep you guys updated. may need to call on the brotherhood for some POSITIVE reinforcment. so for those of you that pray, remember me. for those that don't, wish me luck. and those that don't care either way, keep yer trap shut. >:D
I wish you nothing but luck! Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for yourself, your loved ones and the rest of society in general
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Good luck man - you will be in my thoughts and prayers. Not only will you be a better man for it, but so will your family. Your car will smell a heck of a lot better too! My Dad quite 20 years ago. Even with primer, he has been unable to get rid of a nicotine stain on the ceiling over his chair. Think, if it did that to a ceiling, what it did to his lungs.
Good Luck
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wednesday will be the last day. it seems like this medicine will make it much easier. just hope i don't eat everything in sight. i'll keep you guys updated. may need to call on the brotherhood for some POSITIVE reinforcment. so for those of you that pray, remember me. for those that don't, wish me luck. and those that don't care either way, keep yer trap shut. >:D
Try to keep the junk food out of the house. Or if you must have it on the premises for your kids or something, tell them to stash it away in their rooms somewhere and not to tell you where it is.
Good luck to you. Prayers from New Jersey are coming your way.
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thanks guys. a few extra pounds will be easier to lose after i can breathe again.
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worst part will be when you drinking beer ..but when you can go drinking and not smoke..you got it beat....
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Good luck bud.. cause I"ve tried several method's and did not work. guess I was not ready.
tried zyban, oncuponcture, also laser treatment.
but me and the wife want to stop smoking by the end of June. we have set ourselves a date.. each time we take a cig out.. we look at ourselves and go.. :/O ...
keep us up to date..
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Yeh - best of luck to you both _ I need to quit too - I've been smoking for years but really think the time has come to stop but it's really difficult. I'd be very interested to know how you get on PB on your new meds so keep us posted.
Kajun's spot on about the beer too - it's probably best kept away from whilst trying to quit the ciggies.
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When ya start tomorrow paulie, try using exercise as a way to beat the desire to smoke...in the meantime praying all goes well and its a success.
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worst part will be when you drinking beer ..but when you can go drinking and not smoke..you got it beat....
Or just move to one of the 16 states where smoking in bars is banned.
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Yo! Paul!
Washington is one of those states where you can't smoke in a bar (except in Indian Casinos)! So, while I hardly drink, if you ever came up here, I'd go with you to a bar and be your designated driver while you drink and not smoke! Anyway, I'll pray for success for you!
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thanks guys. i know i can always count on the brotherhood to be positive reinforcement. even our own deviant ways.
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Good luck, I quit smoking around June 4th 1997, the first three years were difficult for me, but look at how much money iam saving, i use to smoke three packs of Lucky strikes or Camel non filters a day, and my chances of lung cancer are less now since i quit
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just an update.
almost 48 hrs and all is going fine. have actually had a couple tests. but i won't give in now. really ain't as bad as i thought it would be. am addicted to FULL THROTTLE: BLUE DEMON though. owell gotta have some habit that is bad for me.
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just an update.
almost 48 hrs and all is going fine. have actually had a couple tests. but i won't give in now. really ain't as bad as i thought it would be. am addicted to FULL THROTTLE: BLUE DEMON though. owell gotta have some habit that is bad for me.
Good job, Paul. Hang in there. We know you can do it. After all, you are Sly.
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Good going paulie...keep it up... O0
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Keep up the great work! Sort of like going SLY, you won't regret it! O0
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going sly was a MUCH easier transition.
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going sly was a MUCH easier transition.
Yeh, no competition there!
Paul, are you using the CHANTIX you mentioned & if so, is it helping? I looked it up on google - sounds quite promising!
Good luck anyway.
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going sly was a MUCH easier transition.
Yeh, no competition there!
Paul, are you using the CHANTIX you mentioned & if so, is it helping? I looked it up on google - sounds quite promising!
Good luck anyway.
yes sir. i am using the CHANTIX. it seems to be making a world of difference.
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Great - that's encouraging - I might have to give it a try O0
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it was a bit pricey to buy because insurance won't pay for it. but it should pay for itself after only a few weeks of not smoking.
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keep it up guys you can do it O0
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good job paulie keep it up! i think when you really are tired of smoking its pretty easy to stop..its like with any other addictions.. you have to WANT to stop to be successful.
i just moved into my new house here in panama city and the other people were BOTH smokers...let me tell ya i'm having a hard time getting rid of that smell...went to wally world and bought all kinds of crap to knock it out...got every window in the house open with the a/c running, every ceiling fan on lol(electricity is still under the realtors name lol)...you just don't realize how friggin foul cigarette smoke is until you stop smoking.
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try quitting with two selfish ass smokers in the house. did i say selfish? i meant inconsiderate. oh by the way, kajun, try the majic erasers to get the crap off of everything. may need some elbow grease but those things work wonders.
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this place is pretty clean and the carpets have just been professionally cleaned..but there is still a smokey smell in here, i think us ex-smokers can smell it worst than non-smokers..i'll give the magic erasers a try though.
yea you living with 2 inconsiderate smokers will be tough,i lived alone when i was quiting and avoided it completely..i hope for your sake that they see you doing it and decide to quit also.
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yea you living with 2 inconsiderate smokers will be tough,i lived alone when i was quiting and avoided it completely..i hope for your sake that they see you doing it and decide to quit also.
they won't. but owell at least i have. over three days now and getting easier.
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Thought I would give an update, I started back up mainly because of stress and my weak will. Though Ive started a more comfortable job in the last couple of weeks, so I wont have to travel as much and I wont have my job on the line and I gave up over a week again and I wont smoke in work, Im going climbing 2-3 times a week, the pubs are now smoke free. So everything is pointing towards quitting for good.
PBurke-hows it going for you? Still not smoking?
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I quit smoking cold turkey when I fell pregnant, but jdoggy quit about 3 months after that with the Nicotine Lozenges - they work super well - I have tried them before - they totally stop you stressing and going mental.
Also, acupuncture works a treat - they put lil press needles on your ears - then you can press them whenever you want, helps with the withdrawal!
Good luck!!!
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I a past post it all boils down to WANTING TO QUIT! It has been wonderful for me and I cant believe I have actually done it. It is going on 4 weeks and I feel great. Do I want a ciggy? Yes very much so...but the temptations only get stronger but the refusal gets easier. I was for sure last week being Mr Mom was gonna do me in. I went as far as driving to the gas station to buy some but once I got there it was liek...WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING????? :Xo! I was so pissed at myself for even going that far. I walked in told teh cashier I was here to buy cigs but instead I bought a large fountain ( 42oz) and a big ol bag of chips and walked out. Being that Im in a small town everyone knows who you are. And I told everyone that I was quitting..so if someone were to see me smoking it would be like...OK I THOUGHT YOU QUIT. and that would just really eat me up because that would make me a loser. YOu do not have to live your life where cigs control you. They are helpless, mindless little creatures and there are too many people who succumb to cig. smoking. I smoked for 18 years and now I can say I think I really have it licked this time. I have tried 3 or 4 times before and within a few months I was back at it. Yes back then I would say I did it...but back in my mind I dont think I really did. I still enjoyed it and wanted on so bad. Now I dont even enjoy thinking about doing it. It smells nasty, your taste buds go wacky, you try to run football with your son and you can hardly make it down the field. All of that is behind me now. And you ( and anyone else who is reading this that smokes) can do it. All you have to do is set your mind to it. I know it seems to easy...because it is. You have to have your mind set right and your life focused. I know I may be some critisim here..but another thing you need. GOD! Just give it to him and he will carry you thru some of your toughest situtations. Some may say yeah what ever....dont push the God thing on me. I will never push...I will only suggest. Nothign wrong with suggesting....if you would just give it a try and really set your heart to it...set your sights right...it will take you a long way. If it fails...hey at least you can say you tried and there are other options out there. Just please...if you are considering quiting smoking.....let me know. Talk to ME! I have done it....I will help coach anyone and everybody who messages me and I will try to do my best in helping you out. Just think of all the benefits. THere are much more benefits to not smoking than there are when you are smoking. Dont believe me...just ask anyone. They wont lie to you.....cigs do.
I want to give a big thanks out to all my sly bros who have encouraged, supported and just being there in the forums for me when I was going thru the withdraws. It will totally change you as a person. Like I said ....you dont believe me? TRY IT! Lookign forward to hearing or seeing how many people message me back on this. See ya all around..............
Tim
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Oh one more thing....this is to Itsonlyinmyhead ..........
YOUR NAME SAYS IT ALL! You can do it....I DARE YOU. O0
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Tim great post and wonderful to hear that you have kicked the filthy smoking habit. It gets easier and easier every month..Well done, your wife and kids will no doubt be proud of you.
I celebrate my 1 year anniversary of being smoke free Today!The 10th of October.
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the only thing i can tell you, is get a hobby, where you can stay busy with your hands and keep your mind off of them. also have you considered quitting cold turkey?what about carrying around some hard candy and when you get the urge, then pop in a piece of candy.