Givin' up the cancer sticks

[Snotty]

Good luck man. Day 7 is supposed to be a big day that people finally cave in, I know I certainly found it the biggest milestone after the first three days. Just make sure you stay out of pubs and clubs for a while, as I always found it hardest to stay off of them when in those situations.

Remember that when you do get a craving, it will only last a few minutes, and then go again. Knowing the craving will go away if you can hold out was a really helpful to me.

If you smoke weed, you might find smoking pure weed joints to be a great help when giving up. When you get a craving, roll it up. By the time you have finished rolling it the craving should be gone, and then you can save it until you next get a craving. Some people might argue this doesnt help with breaking the habit of smoking, just make sure you dont spark one up during work and you will be fine

One last thing, even if you do start smoking again, make sure you have learned some lessons for next time you give up. Every time I tried to quit and failed I learnt something new, and Ive been free and clear for over a year.

[Lancer]

If you've had almost 3 days w/ few cravings then condider it a gift from God, and don't stop. If it gets too tough then aspirin will help. In fact I took an aspirin and a vitamin C ever couple hours for several days. Still it was hell, but I got the job done. Been years now...


BUT! If I have even ONE, I'm a full on addict again.

Never even have one!

[st_swithin]

Be distracted - herbal tea, slamming your finger in a car door, masturbation, reading National Geographic, grout-scrubbing.

[Whaleboy]

I've just started, and going to come off. Seeing as how I've been doing 5-10 a day for the last fortnight, I think I'll be ok...

Cannabis is far healthier!

[Whaleboy]

Originally posted by st_swithin
Be distracted - herbal tea, slamming your finger in a car door, masturbation, reading National Geographic, grout-scrubbing.

I do three of those and I'm not a proper smoker yet!! Take a wild guess....

[st_swithin]

Whaleboy, nobody has to guess:
masturbation, masturbation, masturbation.

It's like a mantra, no?

My guess is that's why you smoke. I'm pretty sure that's why I smoke.

[Whaleboy]

st_swithin, msn me (addy on website). You know me far too well to not be related somehow...

[Jack_www]

I am surpirsed that there seems to be a lot of smokers here on apolyton. I have never touch the damn things and never will. It is much easier to not do it in the first place then to start and get addicted to it and then try to quit.

[Kaak]

I have never touch the damn things and never will.

Same here. I've never understood the attraction. look gross, smell worse. most of my fellow computer dorks do have addictive personalities, so i'm not surprised by the number of smokers here.

I've quit several times

I think you misunderstand the nature of the word quit

[st_swithin]

Oh trust me, we're related. The kind of insanity we share means we had to have hit a lot of the same branches on the way down after getting kicked out of the tree by our ancestors.

THAT'S natural selection for ya.

We should conduct a cross-pond experiment - I'll be you and you can be me for a week (except that I can't grow facial hair, and you probably don't wear a bra) - then we see if anyone notices the difference.

[Lord Merciless]

Well, the tobacco is rather generating fat profits. I actually start to think about buying Philip Morris stock (NYSE: MO).

[Whaleboy]

I have never touch the damn things and never will

Thats what I said this time last month

We should conduct a cross-pond experiment - I'll be you and you can be me for a week (except that I can't grow facial hair, and you probably don't wear a bra) - then we see if anyone notices the difference.

Our libidos and love of Edgar Allen Poe would surely make up for that though....

[NeOmega]

You know what you have to do. It is simply a battle of your will.

I quit once for 1 year, 1.5 years, and month long periods. I also am at about the 3rd month of no nicotine this time around.

This time, though, I am positive it is dead for good.

1) spend about 3 bucks a day on garbage food. Do it for the rest of your life if you wish. It is better to eat than smoke.

2) You cannot have a drag, or a cigarette. No "I only smoke when I am drunk" no "Today was really stressful" no "this girl is cute and smoking"

Honestly, you already know what you must do. And you cannot let your gaurd down. I restarted after 1.5 years! I was drunk, and someone offered. I thought, "I can handle it, I haven't smoked for 1.5 years..." Well, that ended up being another 6 months of smoking, and costing me bout $540 in cigarettes..... what a cool computer I could have had instead.

[Snotty]

2) You cannot have a drag, or a cigarette. No "I only smoke when I am drunk" no "Today was really stressful" no "this girl is cute and smoking"

Listen to this man. Lancer knows it too. Its a mistake you do not want to make. Many times have I fallen by the wayside by thinking I could handle just one.

[st_swithin]

Yeah, heroin and smoking are like Doritos - you can't have just one.

I wonder if you can mainline MSG...

Originally posted by Whaleboy
Our libidos and love of Edgar Allen Poe would surely make up for that though....

Every time I hear the word "Nevermore" I have to shave something.

libido and love of EAPoe - isn't that like 2 of the same thing? Sort of like 4 weddings and a funeral is 5 of the same thing.