I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I tried the patch but I felt like I was gonna have a heart attack. The nicotine gum tasted like shit. I've quit cold turkey, but only made it three and four months, respectively.

Is cold turkey the best? Or is there some other method I should try? I am so over this.

live4lust said:

I tried for prob 3 yrs to quit smoking.

I started when I was 13 and finally gave it up for good (so far) at 26.

That time I did it cold turkey.....nothing else worked for me.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

That's the only thing that's had success for me. Even just smoking less doesn't work as well.

I think I quit about 13 or 14 times before finally trying hypnosis.

It worked a charm.

My particular brand of hypnosis came from a method of past-life regression used in "many lives, many masters"...

... while i am somewhat skeptical about having past lives, i am definitely not skeptical about the power of suggestion and the ability to remember ANYTHING if you truly want to.... including how to remember what it was like for you BEFORE you smoked... and to basically stay in that mind state for the rest of your life...

..so i do recommend trying hypnosis and also reading any alan carr books... he knows what this smoking crap is all about, pretty much.

SSDD said:

that actually sounds cool. i am in the land of new agey stuff, anyways.

live4lust said:

Well of course it doesn't. You need to get ALL the nicotene out of your system before you will have any success.

I wonder if this works : http://stopsmokingnow.com...moking.htm

I just heard a commercial for this on the radio.

SSDD said:

I remember what it was like.

I was fat.

Sweeny79 said:

I felt so lame the other week. I had switched to ultra lights in an effort to eventualy get off smoking and I got so friggin' depressed. It was unbelievable!

DaniDaniBoBani said:

And now you're hot! Um, how does this help me?

For me, cold turkey is the only thing that worked. Everything else just reinforces your need for nicotine.

It's not that hard once you get past a certain point.

I got a head start by getting sick and quitting for 3 days because of that, then just not starting again.

live4lust said:

I've been smoking ultra lights for years now! I switched with the idea of weening myself off the stuff. I'm pathetic.

live4lust said:

Seriously hon. I hate to break it to ya, but theres no easy out. Ya gotta do the work to get to your goal...and that means COLD TURKEY AKA 3 MONTHS OF HELL!

Sweeny79 said:

With ultra lights I just smoked more. Actually heavy cigarettes worked better because they made me feel sick.

You might want to consider your love of caffeine, too. It goes so well with cigarettes, they may reinforce each other. Caffeine makes you nervous and then you need a cigarette.

Also alcohol, of course. Don't get too drunk for a while.

NDRU said:

You are absolutely right. I got used to smoking with my morning latte and smoking while drinking. arrrgh.

But I get awful headaches if I cut out caffeine.

NDRU said:

Dude, you understand me.

live4lust said:

Waahhhh!

God fuckin help your wife when ya's get pregnant!!!!!

DaniDaniBoBani said:

One thing that makes it a little tougher is my friend and roommate smokes. So, it's always around me. It's like being a drunk and working at a bar.



Hey, Sam did it!

live4lust said:

I didn't have to give up caffeine, but I know they go really well together. It's tough to get started, the only way is to be strong and not smoke.

Once the decision is made it's actually very easy. Think of it as being lazy. It's easier to not do something than to do it. Laziness is where I excel!

It's also expensive! The money I am losing to this monkey!

NDRU said:

Are you my alter ego?
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live4lust said:

My girlfriend smokes, but she's nice enough to do it outside now.

I can be around it, but sometimes I feel myself picking up the cigarette and lighting it in my mind. That's the hard part, the automatic nature of it.

Also remember, whatever they say, they want to quit too. They would envy you for quitting.

I actually had a smoke at the bar like three weeks ago, then another one the next weekend....another the next.....and I've been craving a cigarette more now. Not smart to take hits offa frioends when drinking and stuff...

NDRU said:

He could actually quit! He smokes like half a pack of ultra lights a day. They're like smoking cigarett-scented air.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

Don't go back to it! You are my rock of hope.

live4lust said:

Oh no. TRUST ME, I WON'T! I wouldn't be so stupid....cigarettes have gone up ATLEAST a dollar a pck since I quit....my clothes and hair don't stink. I don't have to fear cancer (as much). Its a crazy habit. I know its hard to quit...but trust me, it IS possible.

I quit about 7 or 8 years ago now I believe.

I did it cold turkey.


First few weeks sucked ass. But then it got easier. Now I'm grossed out by it.


When I was in Europe, I kept getting nauseated because you can smoke just about anywhere in some of the countries there.



Cold turkey is the way to go. It won't be fun, but you can do it. I have no will power, and I managed to do it.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

Yeah, I went back to it just having a puff off of someone's! Then a half, then Allison goes on vacation and I buy a pack! Then I'm smoking again.

All I get now is secondhand smoke! No puffs, not even when I'm drunk.