Some suggestions for quitting smoking

[skace]

Originally posted by: ausm

Originally posted by: waylman
I quit cold turkey. You're a spineless pussy if you do it any other way.

You can pucker up an kiss my ars on that theory....I think cold turkey is bull$hit. I tried it had massive withdrawals for 2 days and was sick for a week. The next time I try I am going to use Welbutrane in conjucntion with the patch and slowly ween myself off of them.

Ausm

Sounds like detox. I'm guessing you caved during that week?

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: ausm

Originally posted by: waylman
I quit cold turkey. You're a spineless pussy if you do it any other way.

You can pucker up an kiss my ars on that theory....I think cold turkey is bull$hit. I tried it had massive withdrawals for 2 days and was sick for a week. The next time I try I am going to use Welbutrane in conjucntion with the patch and slowly ween myself off of them.

Ausm

So your sick for a week and then its over. Toughen up pussy-boy.

 

[Zebo]

Join the Marine Core...for 16 weeks at paris island SC, you will not be allowed to smoke. You will also get in shape.

If that does'nt flot your boat, just think about how you are addicted and controlled by a product, you weakling. Meanwhile phillip morris is getting richer of your weak dumb ass.

D, I hope this helps in some way..I've never smoked but my dad does and I could'nt stand it growing up..so freaking weak, and allowing his life to be controlled by the fix)

 

[amcdonald]

Originally posted by: ausm

Originally posted by: waylman
I quit cold turkey. You're a spineless pussy if you do it any other way.

You can pucker up an kiss my ars on that theory....I think cold turkey is bull$hit. I tried it had massive withdrawals for 2 days and was sick for a week. The next time I try I am going to use Welbutrane in conjucntion with the patch and slowly ween myself off of them.

Ausm

Spoken like a true pussy.
I'm kidding, but seriously its not that hard. I smoked a pack a day for 4-5 years and quit cold turkey. Its called willpower. yea you get sick for a few days. You really want a cigarette. so what. Its not heroin.

 

[Blieb]

I smoked for about 7 years ... only attempted to stop once before ...

I decided one night at a party that I was done. Didn't want to wheeze, smell, screw up my lungs any more. This was back in January, and I haven't had a puff since. It was tough, it's so easy to just go get more. But I'm loving not being a smoker anymore!

My clothes don't stink, I don't have to stand outside in the heat and smoke .. etc etc. I did chew nicorette gum sometimes if cravings were bad. I'm convinced the results were mental though.

Really depends how much you smoke. I was a pack a day person. My life revolved around when my last cigarette was, when my next one was going to be, and if I had time for just another or two before bed.

You have to be ready to quit. For you, not anyone else. You have to decide to never smoke anything again, ever, period. It's like being a recovering alcoholic, you can never touch your lips to alcohol again, and if you're a recovering smoker, you can never touch your lips to any pipe, cigarette, cigar, etc, ever again.

It's a commitment, but you won't be dissappointed.

My life has changed a lot in the last 8 months, and I hope to never smoke again! Besides, I did enough of that for a lifetime

Good luck!

 

[LakAttack]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

I believe this was addressed to "people that have sucessfully kicked the habit." If you haven't dealt with it, your advice means little. Sorry.

You should be sorry

I don't care how miserable you are or if you can't sleep because you dream about smoking a 2 inch fat cigarette. It requires nothing more than willpower. I didn't even say it was easy. I did say that unless some uncontrollable force is carrying your hand to the pack of smokes and, come hell or high water you cannot control your hand, then you can overpower it with your will and stop. Believing otherwise is in the same vein of thought of why people can't lose weight; they simply do not want it bad enough. If somebody had a gun to a chain smoker's head and said "you have another smoke and you die", how many do you think would decide against getting that cigarette? I'm going to guess at 100%.

Quiting cold turkey may make you feel sick, and yes there may be better ways about doing it - even easier ways (requiring less will power), such as the patch or other medications. But the fact of the matter is if there is nothing more in the world you want than to quit yes of course you can quit cold turkey. To believe otherwise is to believe that you're a powerless slave to something that millions before you have successfully battled against.

Well, that is all very true. The point is, when I was quitting smoking, the last thing I wanted to hear was someone who had never dealt with the addiction tell me how to quit, how easy it is, it's bad for you, etc. It just wasn't helpful to me, just annoying. It was much more useful to talk to people who had done it. If someone said to me, "I quit cold-turkey," I was likely to think, "if this tool can do it, so can I." If someone said, "why don't you just quit cold-turkey," I was more likely to think, "yeah, real easy a$$hole." Just one former-smoker's perspective.

 

[jinduy]

how bout for 1 week, smoke 8 packs a day(or whatever amount you cannot tolerate), and maybe you'll get sick at the sight of a cig.

 

[chin311]

Originally posted by: jinduy
how bout for 1 week, smoke 8 packs a day(or whatever amount you cannot tolerate), and maybe you'll get sick at the sight of a cig.

lol good luck with that, if you can still breathe after that is

i quit cold turkey, it was quite easy, i can smoke one once in a while with out getting addicted, i dont have any problem, guess im weird

 

[Finnkc]

One Word:

Zyban!

It worked wonders and I still never need! a smoke.

 

[StageLeft]

Well, that is all very true. The point is, when I was quitting smoking, the last thing I wanted to hear was someone who had never dealt with the addiction tell me how to quit, how easy it is, it's bad for you, etc. It just wasn't helpful to me, just annoying. It was much more useful to talk to people who had done it. If someone said to me, "I quit cold-turkey," I was likely to think, "if this tool can do it, so can I." If someone said, "why don't you just quit cold-turkey," I was more likely to think, "yeah, real easy a$$hole." Just one former-smoker's perspective.

Well that's also true

 

[Mill]

I dunno??? I just quit. I only smoke when I drink now and not always then. I have had the same pack since the beginning of August. Sorta stale so I am going to chunk it.

 

[Crazymofo]

I just quit on Tuesday!! Im using the patch and it seems to be getting me through the routine cravings... its really hard to not have a smoke after I eat or when Im driving home at night... I decided to quit because I broke up with my g/f of 3 years and dont want smoking to stand in the way of finding a new woman! Plus I recently lost 30lbs and started working out for the first time ever in my life and was having a really hard time with cardio... its going really well so far this week no more shortness of breath and I can go much longer on the eliptical machine.

So I think that a life change was what I needed to quit... Im looking forward to 3 months from now once ive made it that far im buying new clothes a new bed and getting my car interior detailed...

 

[Chunkee]

Originally posted by: yayo
Everytime you feel like having a smoke, instead of smoking it take a bite out of it and chew it for 2 minutes. Lets see if you can do it.

ROLF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!