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okay, so i recently got a MIP and a nice fine for it, so I have decided with this being the second one that im going to quit. but, its driving me insane... ive cut back from 3pks a day, to one and a half...but, I cant seem to complety STOP... any hints, tips, or tricks that you or somone you know used to quit...and no my parents don't know they would strangle me...
Ok, when it comes to quitting there are a couple of methods...
1.) Just go dry turkey. Might work some of the time, but has a high incidence of relapse.
2.) Ween yourself off. Slowly reducing what you smoke.
3.) Medication or patches. Probably most effective.
The thing about it is you really need to be committed to it. I've been quitting or in the process of quitting for several months now. I went from smoking the big labels to smoking the American Spirits. They have no additives, but are still harmful. The natural tobacco burns slower, this turns a lot of people off. I like that I can smoke one cigarette in the time someone else smokes three. I then took it to a further stage of replacement. I smoke a mild cigar instead of cigarettes. This cigar smoke is not inhaled, and I still get a little bit of the nic rush from the cigar. Ideally I need to quit this too. We'll see, I haven't had a cigarette in 3 weeks, and no cigars for about a week now.
congrats, and ciggars just repel me... blah, ickyness lol. thanks for the advice i tried the cold turkey thing, and well i culdnt put up with myself... i was a B to everyone...so ill have to go with method 2
thanks b
Steph, Mother-Hubbard of this site has mentioned in her blog about a self-help cd that she has been listening to. Anyhow, it has made her not desire sweets anymore, but she could elaborate more on what it is doing. But I thought, if it works on sweet cravings -- wouldn't it also work for cigarette cravings?
I quit for three years, BUT in August of this past year (2007 was a dooooozy for me and my family) I have succumbed to indulging in more than a few cigarettes a week. Not proud, but that is my story .. :(
GOOD LUCK to you Steph -- you can do it (btw, how the heck did you hide the odour of three packs a day??). My hubby has a bionic nose (at least I think that he does) and if I have a ciggie, he is sure to notice!
lol i never realy tried to, i have a "smoking jacket" that i wear to go smoke in, and take it off when i come in...but other than that i have to smoke outside of corse, and we constantly have bonfires so i dont think they give it any thought that it isnt ciggarett smoke.
Oh, someone mentioned having your ears stapled. Its an inexpensive accupuncture practice.
lol...uhh what would that do...and well i think i might have too many peircings now to have anyroom for staples lol.
Ha ha, I thought I was the only one who had to wear a "smoking jacket" -- but what about your hair? I put on my 'smoking bonnet' for that (it is a kerchief).... omg I am giving away all my stupid secrets all for a cigarette.... isn't this crazy? WE need to stop smoking! :sick:Quote:
Originally Posted by stephofthenight
lol yep yep yep hoodie... so no bonnet needed. and yes we do, otherwise im going to go broke from mip's and fines... well goodluck to our quest... we can be quitting buddies
What exactly is a MIP? You lost me there, oh quit-smoking-buddy dear!Quote:
Originally Posted by stephofthenight
Also, do you wash your hands after the cig and then put some fancy hand lotion on them? (see, all my nasty secrets)... :alien:
wow, Steph, you crazy kid, how can you smoke 3 pks a day?how many cigs are there in a pack over there? ...sorry, no offence, I smoke myself...
try to replace smoking by another (HARMLESS) addiction. I tried this once and it worked pretty well. helped me to quit smoking for three quarters of a year.
e.g. buy a jar of black olives (it doesn't matter whether you like them or not) and whenever you feel a 'craving', tell yourself it's a craving for olives. then eat one or two. if you do this regularly, your brain will start to think it's addicted to olives rather than smoking. it doesn't need to be olives, but make sure it's something moderately healthy, you don't want to gobble a bar of chocolate every time you want a smoke :)
haha, if you are really serious about it, tell your parents and they will strangle you a little, but if you survive it, you'll never smoke again :D ;)
Ooh sleepy, I already do that with green olives. The best thing is that the olives are really good for you skin, and then your skin glows.
yep, and another bonus is that their taste is quite strong and takes some getting used to. it's an aquired taste, just like smoking.Quote:
Originally Posted by B-Mental
steph, if you happen to love olives, pick something different. something you don't like.. dunno, capers? many people hate capers
Interesting subject, to say the least. First of all, for the record, I have not even once in my entire life tried smoking, so some of the aspects in this discussion are beyond me. I hope you can forgive my ignorance. :blush: Still, I feel pretty strongly about the subject: As it happens, I have suffered a good deal from other peoples smoke... Anyway: I wish you good luck, and hope you make it.Er...? You lost me right away. What is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by stephofthenight
The most successful quitter I have met to date, is a former employee of my father: He was about to light up a cig in his car, when all of a sudden it came to him: -"what in :rage: am I DOING?". A few seconds later he had chucked it all out the window: Cigarettes, lighter and the habit! He has never touched the stuff since...Quote:
Originally Posted by stephofthenight
Are you certain about that? I would have thought that three packs a day would be impossible to hide... I have been known to detect smokers (of much less than three packs a day) from the 1:st floor when they have entered the front door.Quote:
Originally Posted by stephofthenight
I think that is the major factor. As I said, I have never been a smoker, but it is obvious that quitting must be a harrowing experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by B-Mental
/Claes
I'm also not a smoker although I have tried cigarettes in more than one occasion, never really liked it. But I'm addicted to chocolate and I'm never going to give that up (although I don't eat 3kg a day and I can go full days without it obviously) so I always try to think of that when I meet smokers.
My points are: I still can't believe you can cope with the horrible smell... maybe you are so used to to it that you don't notice how awful it is...
And then, isn't smoking horribly expensive??? Think about all the money you're wasting, save the money for every packet you didn't buy, and buy yourself something big and nice after 6 months!