I voted cold turkey because a lot of it is really just whether you really want to quit or not. Yes there's a physical addiction, but the to real key to quitting anything is mental. Plus weaning yourself off keeps you addicted to nicotine longer anyway. So just buck up soldier, and force yourself off of the cigarettes cold turkey. It probably helps if you have someone beat you up every time you attempt to buy cigarettes =p so you'll have a negative association lol
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Also I think Zyban is a good idea if you're having trouble with it...Zyban of course focuses on the mental aspect of this whole quitting deal =p and not the physical nicotine dependency... Mind over body heh.
I think you can probably get it cheaper as wellbutrin instead of Zyban? Just some marketing thing.
I think you can probably get it cheaper as wellbutrin instead of Zyban? Just some marketing thing.
I was a 1.5 pack per day smoker for 10 years, until...
I was working for a client who had a gravel voice. Imagine a woman whose voice was so course and abrasive, one could almost visualize the torn and burnt shards of her vocal cards. Her personality was equally abrasive and harsh; she was bitter, depressed, and just downright a wellspring of bad vibes. Her house reeked so foul of stale smoke. Me, as a smoker, I didn't care about the smell of smoke. But her house was so gross, I was nauseous after leaving. As in I wanted to be sick from the stench that was clinging to my clothes, skin, and hair.
After my final day of working for her, I quit. Why? So that in no way, in word, action, or deed, would I ever model myself after her and somehow tempt fate in becoming like her. So that I would never sound like her, act like her, or smell like her.
Now, I quit on the condition that I could smoke whenever I wanted to. Because the idea of never smoking made smoking sound that much more special. So my frame of mind was to smoke if I wanted to, but not to smoke out of an addicted habit.
Seven months later, I am proud to report that I am a non-smoker. I will cheat perhaps 1-2 cigs per month average. But, instead of smoking, I picked up bike riding. So to me, the occasional cigarette is now bad for my riding routine.
Good luck to you.
I was working for a client who had a gravel voice. Imagine a woman whose voice was so course and abrasive, one could almost visualize the torn and burnt shards of her vocal cards. Her personality was equally abrasive and harsh; she was bitter, depressed, and just downright a wellspring of bad vibes. Her house reeked so foul of stale smoke. Me, as a smoker, I didn't care about the smell of smoke. But her house was so gross, I was nauseous after leaving. As in I wanted to be sick from the stench that was clinging to my clothes, skin, and hair.
After my final day of working for her, I quit. Why? So that in no way, in word, action, or deed, would I ever model myself after her and somehow tempt fate in becoming like her. So that I would never sound like her, act like her, or smell like her.
Now, I quit on the condition that I could smoke whenever I wanted to. Because the idea of never smoking made smoking sound that much more special. So my frame of mind was to smoke if I wanted to, but not to smoke out of an addicted habit.
Seven months later, I am proud to report that I am a non-smoker. I will cheat perhaps 1-2 cigs per month average. But, instead of smoking, I picked up bike riding. So to me, the occasional cigarette is now bad for my riding routine.
Good luck to you.
I smoked for27 years. Been free from the addiction going on 6 years. By the way way, I spent 3 days in the hospital with my father who has serious lung damage from years of smoking. Spend a couple of nights in a pulmonary ward and listen to men GASPING for 1 MORE BREATH!!! That really curbs the urge. Stick with it. And good luck!!
Oh, by the way, only you people that have quit smoking should be giving advice.
Oh, by the way, only you people that have quit smoking should be giving advice.
mind over matter just make it up and do it!
id did over 5 years ago and i have not looked back.
btw GL :beer:
id did over 5 years ago and i have not looked back.
btw GL :beer:
I have quit smoking several times. That is really the easy part. Staying quit is hard. It's been over a year and half after 15 yrs of smoke. I don't think you ever loose the addiction, you have to learn to deal with it. The key is to QUIT and never, ever, never take so much as one puff EVER AGAIN, no matter what !!!!
whatever you do, good luck. i've heard it's harder to kick than heroin, so when you succeed you'll really have something to brag about! people do it all the time, so just hang in there and you'll make it. and let us know your progress, cause then you've got us to account to, so you can't disappoint us!
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