The Agathon and whoever else can be bothered is quitting smoking thread.

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Agathon
This is terrible. I'd forgotten quite how it feels. It is like someone has died - there's a huge void in my life that used to be filled with cigarettes and standing around. Today it's like there is a giant hole in reality.



Still haven't smoked though. I think it's time for some chocolate.

hmm.. perhaps a new hobby would help take your mind of things?

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Agathon
Today it's like there is a giant hole in reality.

Better a giant hole in reality than a hole in your lung. I have one, from 20 years heavy smoking. Better quit while it's time.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Agathon
This is terrible. I'd forgotten quite how it feels. It is like someone has died - there's a huge void in my life that used to be filled with cigarettes and standing around. Today it's like there is a giant hole in reality.

When you feel that, go run around the track until you cough your lungs out or do something similar.

[Tiamat]

Stay away from sex for a while that will only make it worse. No afterglow ciggy.

[Felch]

I just quit smoking bud a little over a week ago. That's easy to quit, but along with it I decided to take a break from acid and all my other goodies. I feel your pain bro, it does feel like there's a giant hole in my life.

Right about now the computer should start melting, and it isn't.

[monolith94]

Tiamat - if it were that easy no one on apolyton would smoke.

[Agathon]

Results so far.

Days since decided to quit: 1

Cigarettes smoked: 0

Times divorce mentioned by Ag's wife: 2

[Urban Ranger]

Good.

If you haven't, throw all your cigarettes away. Keep away from smokers. You'll do fine.

[Bereta_Eder]

I remember LaRusso mentioned that when the craving gets too much it's good to go running untill you can take no more.
That will flood you with endorphines (in english?) plus it will make it impossible for you to want a cigarrette.

[DuncanK]

Carry a little bag of tasteless cereal. Put one in your mouth whenever you want a cig. I think the best kind is shreaded miniwheat.

[DAVOUT]

Although I have never been really convinced that I should quit, my family put such a pressure on me that I decided to do something. In order to show that I was really trying, I changed the brand for a new one with less nicotine and tars, and I reduced progressively the number of cigarettes per day according a precise schedule. For everybody enjoying my effort, I had in my pocket a clock ringing at the minute I was allowed to smoke one cig. With this crazy system, I was able to reduce my smoking to 5 cigarettes per day (0900, 1100, 1500, 1800, 2100) of cigarettes with the lowest content of nicotine (0.08mg) and tars (0.8mg), without being obsessed by the deprivation.

I kept that pace for about ten years... Then for some irrational reasons, I gave up, but still kept the low nicotine and tars cigarettes.

I understand that your wife has found a quite convincing argument which will help significantly to keep your motivation at a high level. Probably better than my system!

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by JohnT
2. Jog. Areobicize. Swim. Walk up and down the stairs 20 times. Do something daily that causes you to breathe hard and hack out crap from your lungs. You've got a lot of nicotine stored in the excess mucus in your lung and as long as its in there you are going to continue to have cravings.

I wasn't aware of that. I quit 3 years ago (on the 15th actually) but i still have cravings : maybe i'll try this.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by paiktis22
I remember LaRusso mentioned that when the craving gets too much it's good to go running untill you can take no more.
That will flood you with endorphines (in english?) plus it will make it impossible for you to want a cigarrette.

That'd kill me in no time flat. I guess poison was the cure, eh?

[Zero]

Originally posted by Richelieu


I wasn't aware of that. I quit 3 years ago (on the 15th actually) but i still have cravings : maybe i'll try this.

NO! dont listen to that! Just eat ALOT of candies. Put somehting in your mouth if you still crave it.

People always like to give "healthy and good adivces" when there is a better method. :rollseye:

But seriously.. shoving stuff in your mouth works.

[NeOmega]

I haven't smoked for about 6 mos now, and I once quit for a year and a half, I had smoked on and off for 7 years.

If you want to quit, you will.

If you don't, you won't.

Ya dig?

I agree with calc II, when I quit for 1.5 years I started out by buying a big bag of bulk candy. It helps the oral fixation...