I've gotten to the point where I really want to stop smoking, y'all. I'm sitting here at this computer drinking coffee and fiending like a muhfugga. I am trying to resist the urge to jump in my car and drive to the gas station to buy a pack of Newport Medium 100's. I don't know if I can do it, y'all! That urge is so powerful. I know if I can get my hands on some of those patches I will be OK, but I'm trying to wait for the Costco coupons to come up for redemption on January 6, $15 off each pack, which is a BIG savings when they cost like $60 for 21 patches. OK, maybe I can do this: I'll buy 3 packs of cigs, which will last me until Thursday. Then I go to Costco and get the patches and start my regimen then...

HELLLLPPPPP!

give in to temptation

whistle said:

give in to temptation

See, you ain't no help!

Shyra said:

whistle said:

give in to temptation

See, you ain't no help!

you're gonna die anyway. do you want to spend the small time you have on this earth frustrated and upset

I just quit myself. Yes, it's hard. Yes, you can do it.

Phishanga said:

I just quit myself. Yes, it's hard. Yes, you can do it.

Cold turkey or did you have some sort of "help?"

I quit smoking crack.....difficult, very difficult.

Then i quit smoking cigs.....not as difficult but still a bitch.

You can do it.

what worked for me was it just became a competition between me and the urge. Every single time I wanted to smoke, I would have an inner debate with myself. It would always end with me choosing and deciding not to smoke.

Some times were more difficult than others, but it eventually got easier. Within a few weeks, the physical dependency was over and I acknowledged that any other cravings were just mental habits. That is when it became easy for me. I think that was about two years ago.

Don't smoke Shyra. You can do it. People dumber than you have done it. Get pissed off at smoking, think of it as your enemy. Hell....it literally IS your enemy. Don't rationalize, there is no reason to continue to smoke. Not stress, not appetite control....nothing. You're paying lots of money to take years off your life....fuck that shit.

Don't let the failure of others influence you. If others have tried and weren't successful, that has jack shit to do with you. If YOU have tried before and failed, that has JACK SHIT to do with THIS attempt. You CAN do it.

Good Luck to you.

Like Jersey said, and CarrieMPLS said in a different smoking thread, it comes down to battling out each urge. Insteadof thinking OMG HOW AM I GONNA GO WITHOUT EVER SMOKING AGAINNNNNNN???? Focus on getting through this urge, then the next, then the next, and each time will become a little easier.

Then one day you'll get to the point where the smell of ciggarette smoke makes you dry heave. It's pretty awesome.

You are not alone, and you can do it!

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Good Luck to you.

Like Jersey said, and CarrieMPLS said in a different smoking thread, it comes down to battling out each urge. Insteadof thinking OMG HOW AM I GONNA GO WITHOUT EVER SMOKING AGAINNNNNNN???? Focus on getting through this urge, then the next, then the next, and each time will become a little easier.

Then one day you'll get to the point where the smell of ciggarette smoke makes you dry heave. It's pretty awesome.

You are not alone, and you can do it!

this is true. I didn't spend much time thinking of the final goal. I only focused on getting through the current urge and crave. It eventually just went away.

You can do it.

The cigarettes don't own you; you own them.

Don't poison yourself; you're strong!

Newports were my cancer-sticks too.

Operative word in that sentence: Were.

If I did it, you can do it. Smoking is gross and dumb.

I'll be 5 years smoke free on the 6th.

I went cold turkey and the first few weeks were a nightmare.

The thing is it really is hard for the first couple of weeks but it does get easier.

One thing I did was print a copy of something similiar to the following It tells you how your body benifits as time passes.

I would look at it during my low moments and it would motivate me.

One drag and you're back to square one.

I havent felt as healhy in years and the money I saved from quitting got me a holiday to Australia.

All the best and good luck to you.

Good luck! I know in NYC you can call 311 and get those patches, I think for free, to help you quit. Maybe there is something similar where you live? Might be worth looking into.

I smoked for ten years, a pack a day. Quit eleven years ago. COLD TURKEY. If I could do it anybody can. (I used to even smoke in the shower sometimes).

Keyumdi said:

I smoked for ten years, a pack a day. Quit eleven years ago. COLD TURKEY. If I could do it anybody can. (I used to even smoke in the shower sometimes).

I was gonna say just go COLD TURKEY-best way May be hard at first, but she'll make it.

See your doctor

CALL ME LUCKY...

i chose to stop smokin a week ago today.

i cut a nic-patch (14mg) in half and have

used about a half every other day sence.

for me the trick has been drinking water

whenever i want a smoke.

when the urge comes on, it can feel like an acid trip.

but drinking water takes that edge off. good luck to you.

Yes - smoking IS killing you. If you want more details on what it's doing to you, visit a cancer ward at a hospital.

Good luck, I know you can do it.

whistle said:

Shyra said:

See, you ain't no help!

you're gonna die anyway. do you want to spend the small time you have on this earth frustrated and upset

The "frustrated and upset" part of quitting hardly lasts for the rest of your life.

good luck. nictoine is more addiction than opium, but you can kick it if you work hard.

BlackAdder7 said:

good luck. nictoine is more addiction than opium, but you can kick it if you work hard.

Neither one of these are attractive. Organs are gross.

i ant say i was a heavy smoker maybe 6 the most in a day but i quit cold turkey. then my 122 lb body morphed to 170lbs..still can't lose it 6-7 yrs later...meh well i finally got boobs ..so what if i'm 10-15 lbs overweight?

I did it about 6 years ago.

Ron did it (cold turkey) about 8 months ago.

YOU CAN DO IT.

1. Why do you smoke? Be truthful to yourself. Can you achieve the answer to this question without smoking?

2. Why do you want to give up? What's the core reason? Think of something that really moves you, emotionally. For instance, it may be; "To see my daughter's eyes on her wedding day", something you may not do if you die of lung cancer.

3. What's more important; 1 or 2?

Stop whingeing about doing it and just do it. It's a lot easier than you think. You do not need cigarettes. Believe the facts of the effects of smoking. They WILL shorten your life and make you significantly less healthy. Everytime you think you do need to smoke, remember your core answer to number 2. This is your objective.

You are not a smoker. That Shyra no longer exists.

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BlackAdder7 said:

i've got a new pair of lungs i could let you have. ORGHnote me

for sale, you mean? how much?

XxAxX said:

BlackAdder7 said:

i've got a new pair of lungs i could let you have. ORGHnote me

for sale, you mean? how much? you haven't got any tripe do you?

how can you eat that stuff? ewww

ScottRob said:

1. Why do you smoke? Be truthful to yourself. Can you achieve the answer to this question without smoking? This might sound crazy, but I actually enjoy smoking, especially with a cup of coffee or an alcoholic drink, which is rare since I don't drink often. Talking on the phone and after a meal, cigarettes are a must!

2. Why do you want to give up? What's the core reason? Think of something that really moves you, emotionally. For instance, it may be; "To see my daughter's eyes on her wedding day", something you may not do if you die of lung cancer. I'm tired of smelling like a friggin ashtray! Really, I know it's killing me and I'm honestly getting tired of the monkey on my back. I can no longer afford it. A pack of cigs now costs almost $7.00 which is fuggin outrageous. A carton costs $60, $60 which could go toward my mortgage. And I am EMBARRASSED that I still smoke. I hide when I go outside at work, hoping no one will see me. In the car, I light up and wonder if the other drivers see me smoking and the breast cancer survivor pink ribbon sticker on my car and wonder, "WHAT AN ASSHOLE!"

3. What's more important; 1 or 2? It's obvious!

Stop whingeing about doing it and just do it. It's a lot easier than you think. You do not need cigarettes. Believe the facts of the effects of smoking. They WILL shorten your life and make you significantly less healthy. Everytime you think you do need to smoke, remember your core answer to number 2. This is your objective.

You are not a smoker. That Shyra no longer exists.

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Thanks for that.

Good luck honey. You can do it!