Give Up Smoking or Die Trying
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In the style of Withnail and I, I seem to have given up smoking by mistake. I took to using a vapouriser and three weeks went by without me noticing I'd stopped tobacco, fantastic. It's like being back in the eighties, I can smoke in bed, in the car and at the pub and airport (discreetly).
Nice to be able to smell/taste again and now hate going through the billows of analogue smoke outside any pub or shopping centre nowadays.
Nice to be able to smell/taste again and now hate going through the billows of analogue smoke outside any pub or shopping centre nowadays.
In ten days it'll be a year for me and it's well worth it so keep going those who've started the process.
Don't forget though the bit that's bad for you is tobacco so it's good to give that up but the bit that keeps you coming back to the tobacco is the nicotine addiction so you'll start to think about it less and less when you get away from those patches, gum and e-cog things. Once you've actually ditched the nicotine addiction you're a lot less prone to smoking on the spur of the moment due to stress or alcohol or whatever.
For someone else who posted... I've found colds are *far* easier to deal with when you've not been smoking for a while.
Take it easy,
Mark
Don't forget though the bit that's bad for you is tobacco so it's good to give that up but the bit that keeps you coming back to the tobacco is the nicotine addiction so you'll start to think about it less and less when you get away from those patches, gum and e-cog things. Once you've actually ditched the nicotine addiction you're a lot less prone to smoking on the spur of the moment due to stress or alcohol or whatever.
For someone else who posted... I've found colds are *far* easier to deal with when you've not been smoking for a while.
Take it easy,
Mark
dern said:
In ten days it'll be a year for me and it's well worth it so keep going those who've started the process.
Don't forget though the bit that's bad for you is tobacco so it's good to give that up but the bit that keeps you coming back to the tobacco is the nicotine addiction so you'll start to think about it less and less when you get away from those patches, gum and e-cog things. Once you've actually ditched the nicotine addiction you're a lot less prone to smoking on the spur of the moment due to stress or alcohol or whatever.
For someone else who posted... I've found colds are *far* easier to deal with when you've not been smoking for a while.
Take it easy,
Mark
The nicotine addiction is one thing to get over, the habbit is the hardest for me. That's why I would not replace cigarettes with an electronic one or gum, etc. The habbit itself is still there. Best just to go cold turkey in my opinion. It's early days for me but I'm already starting to feel the benefits of smell and taste. The longer I ignore temptation, the easier it will get. Don't forget though the bit that's bad for you is tobacco so it's good to give that up but the bit that keeps you coming back to the tobacco is the nicotine addiction so you'll start to think about it less and less when you get away from those patches, gum and e-cog things. Once you've actually ditched the nicotine addiction you're a lot less prone to smoking on the spur of the moment due to stress or alcohol or whatever.
For someone else who posted... I've found colds are *far* easier to deal with when you've not been smoking for a while.
Take it easy,
Mark
My biggest worry is that I managed to give up for 8 years and then had one crazy moment and ended up hooked again. They say once a smoker always a smoker but I hope this isn't the case.
toon10 said:
My biggest worry is that I managed to give up for 8 years and then had one crazy moment and ended up hooked again. They say once a smoker always a smoker but I hope this isn't the case.
I fell for the exact same 8 year itch. For me I was driving solid in Europe for 2 days and grabbed a pack of ciggies to keep me awake. I did stay awake, but also back on the smokes. That was 2005, so incredibly I'd been smoking again for 8 years after beating the habit (with a several attempts to quit in between ranging from zero success to 8 months). I still could quite easily have a smoke, with the "one won't hurt" mentality, but of course I know that's not the case.
TRB said:
toon10 said:
My biggest worry is that I managed to give up for 8 years and then had one crazy moment and ended up hooked again. They say once a smoker always a smoker but I hope this isn't the case.
I fell for the exact same 8 year itch. For me I was driving solid in Europe for 2 days and grabbed a pack of ciggies to keep me awake. I did stay awake, but also back on the smokes. That was 2005, so incredibly I'd been smoking again for 8 years after beating the habit (with a several attempts to quit in between ranging from zero success to 8 months). I still could quite easily have a smoke, with the "one won't hurt" mentality, but of course I know that's not the case.
Just say no kids.
toon10 said:
The nicotine addiction is one thing to get over, the habbit is the hardest for me. That's why I would not replace cigarettes with an electronic one or gum, etc. The habbit itself is still there. Best just to go cold turkey in my opinion. It's early days for me but I'm already starting to feel the benefits of smell and taste. The longer I ignore temptation, the easier it will get.
My biggest worry is that I managed to give up for 8 years and then had one crazy moment and ended up hooked again. They say once a smoker always a smoker but I hope this isn't the case.
I quit in 2012 and it was the habbit that i found hard to break. What i did was replace it with something else. My biggest worry is that I managed to give up for 8 years and then had one crazy moment and ended up hooked again. They say once a smoker always a smoker but I hope this isn't the case.
For eg the times id go for a smoke at work id get up and go and get a drink of water from the other end of the building. When i got back i was fine again that helped loads tbh.
Trouble is like you i had a ahhh go on i will have one moment last year and stupidly started again :-(
TBH i only noticed 2 phisical changes whjen i stopped. Some food i liked i didnt like anymore and visa versa and noticed the difference when i was running / gym if i hadnt done any of that i wouldnt of nticed at all.
New Years Day saw me 14 years since giving a 40 a day Marlboro habit cold turkey. To be accurate it was 5 during the day, 35 plus in the village pub every night. Jeez, that place made Beijing look like a bright sunny day. I still went to the pub after quitting, so I got my intake through passive smoking but then the law changed and everything worked out. You have to want to really quit in my view and my motivation back then was we were expecting our first child and I did not want her brought up in a smoking household. Now cycle 250km and swim 10km every week and have never felt so good. Thank god I'm rid of a filthy habit that I once felt was really cool !!
theshrew said:
I quit in 2012 and it was the habbit that i found hard to break. What i did was replace it with something else.
I was lucky in that I didn't find the habit difficult to break at all. In fact not having to go outside in the rain and not have to break concentration on the job in hand every hour was the best bit about it all. The fact that a s
t habit like that is so tough to break just shows how hard the addiction has a hold of your brain. Breaking the addiction for me was the really tough bit because your brain is initially constantly suggesting that you need to smoke. I don't want to go through that again.Weird. I must be 2 weeks clean (the book) without much of a craving to report, yet today I could quite easily pick up a smoke. The most tempted I've been. My 'bit of a cold' turned into quite a heavy one and maybe it's my senses returning and wanting familiarisation with the old habit.
To theshrew, if you're reading this, are you back on them at the moment? Don't let it turn into 8 years back on them like me. The years bloomin' flew by.
My next challenges (presuming I don't drive down the garage now) will be not smoking at work (events) weekends away. Suppose that's only really a problem if I still have a job!
To theshrew, if you're reading this, are you back on them at the moment? Don't let it turn into 8 years back on them like me. The years bloomin' flew by.
My next challenges (presuming I don't drive down the garage now) will be not smoking at work (events) weekends away. Suppose that's only really a problem if I still have a job!
TRB said:
Weird. I must be 2 weeks clean (the book) without much of a craving to report, yet today I could quite easily pick up a smoke. The most tempted I've been. My 'bit of a cold' turned into quite a heavy one and maybe it's my senses returning and wanting familiarisation with the old habit.
To theshrew, if you're reading this, are you back on them at the moment? Don't let it turn into 8 years back on them like me. The years bloomin' flew by.
My next challenges (presuming I don't drive down the garage now) will be not smoking at work (events) weekends away. Suppose that's only really a problem if I still have a job!
I'm with you there. 10 days in and I've not had as many cravings as I thought I would. I got up this morning and really fancied a smoke. If I had some left over, I would have definately had one before coming to work. As I don't have any, I thought about something else and it quickly went away. It's scary to think how easily I could have folded. I'm pleased I don't live with anyone who smokes as I'd have pinched one of theirs.To theshrew, if you're reading this, are you back on them at the moment? Don't let it turn into 8 years back on them like me. The years bloomin' flew by.
My next challenges (presuming I don't drive down the garage now) will be not smoking at work (events) weekends away. Suppose that's only really a problem if I still have a job!
I'm at the pub tonight for the first time this year but I'm only going for a couple so I shouldn't be too tempted (hopefully!)
ascayman said:
Not bad I have a mouth full of ulcers though!
I have a stag do next weekend which will be a real test but i'm pretty confident.
Well back from the stag do and even though I was away for the weekend with a bunch of smokers I didn't have a single drag or even the desire to. I have a stag do next weekend which will be a real test but i'm pretty confident.
ascayman said:
ascayman said:
Not bad I have a mouth full of ulcers though!
I have a stag do next weekend which will be a real test but i'm pretty confident.
Well back from the stag do and even though I was away for the weekend with a bunch of smokers I didn't have a single drag or even the desire to. I have a stag do next weekend which will be a real test but i'm pretty confident.
I always say, that whatever happens, having a fag WILL NOT improve the issue at all. In fact I would be so pissed off with myself after nearly 13 months, that I would most likely end it all!
Predictably..... my happy ending suffered a wobble! Not even sure on timings etc, probably about 3 weeks after reading 'the book' I bought a pack of smokes after a domestic at home (in a bizarre 'that'll learn her' thought process). Smoked them and then more. Knew the book probably had the answers, but foolishly kept on with the smokes.
Stopped a week ago and have craved like I don't remember. I know it's in the mind and not chemical as it seems to be getting tougher the longer it goes on. Very tempted - but not lapsed.
There must be others like me who seem to battle non-stop, but as others on the thread have said - keep on trying, one day it'll stick!
Stopped a week ago and have craved like I don't remember. I know it's in the mind and not chemical as it seems to be getting tougher the longer it goes on. Very tempted - but not lapsed.
There must be others like me who seem to battle non-stop, but as others on the thread have said - keep on trying, one day it'll stick!
gus607 said:
Been a smoker for nearly 50 years ! Tried many times without success but quit 8 weeks ago !
Not had a craving or even fancied a smoke, saved a fortune already.
My secret, I had a heart attsck, since then put me off the fags for life !
Stay off them Gus! I don't think any of us want to be in that position, hope you're on the mend. Not had a craving or even fancied a smoke, saved a fortune already.
My secret, I had a heart attsck, since then put me off the fags for life !
I had a feeling there would be a thread about this subject somewhere..
I am doing a 28 day off shore stint, so before i came out here i picked up a vaping kit just to see if i could vape instead of smoke. I thought it might be easier to do it out here as it is also an enforced break from beer!
I was surprised to find that vaping removed 90% of the urges to smoke real cigs. For the first few days of my trip I smoked a real ciggie every now and again, then dropped down to just one in the morning and vaping the rest of the time. After five days I stopped having the morning ciggie and two days after that i stopped vaping too.
But, that was only yesterday morning, so today is my first full day with no vaping and no cigs..
luckily i am kept very busy for over 12 hours a day so it is only now, back in my cabin, that it is on my mind..
I am going to try and get an early night without caving in, atleast then i can say i am on day two!
I am doing a 28 day off shore stint, so before i came out here i picked up a vaping kit just to see if i could vape instead of smoke. I thought it might be easier to do it out here as it is also an enforced break from beer!
I was surprised to find that vaping removed 90% of the urges to smoke real cigs. For the first few days of my trip I smoked a real ciggie every now and again, then dropped down to just one in the morning and vaping the rest of the time. After five days I stopped having the morning ciggie and two days after that i stopped vaping too.
But, that was only yesterday morning, so today is my first full day with no vaping and no cigs..
luckily i am kept very busy for over 12 hours a day so it is only now, back in my cabin, that it is on my mind..
I am going to try and get an early night without caving in, atleast then i can say i am on day two!
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