Why is it when you're trying to quit smoking...
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It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but the rewards are enormous. After a couple of weeks you'll start feeling better, food tastes better and you'll be able to breathe better. Good luck...stick with it!
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Mike Hankey wrote:
It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do
Speaking not as a voyeur but a fellow traveller it's a penance for one of the dumbest things you've ever done - but certainly worth it.
Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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In my personal experience and based on your comment, you are not ready to quit smoking. I am an ex-smoker who smoked 1+ packs a day for 23 years. I have been tobacco free for 12+ years. When I was ready to quit smoking (after years of trying to quit) I did not think about smoking and wishing I could smoke. I later learned that this feeling you are describing is related to failed attempts in quitting. In summary, you are psychologically not ready to quit. you have not hit your rock bottom. good luck. ping me if you need any support, etc. Edit: Important note, wanting to quit smoking is NOT the same things as needing to quit smoking. You will only quit something when you have decided that you truly "need" to quit it.
I don't want to wait until I hit rock bottom before I quit. I think 24 years, give or take, of smoking is good enough. I'm only a couple of hours into it so I think that I am a little nervous at this point in time. I've got a patch on but I am struggling to keep my mind wandering to the idea.
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In my personal experience and based on your comment, you are not ready to quit smoking. I am an ex-smoker who smoked 1+ packs a day for 23 years. I have been tobacco free for 12+ years. When I was ready to quit smoking (after years of trying to quit) I did not think about smoking and wishing I could smoke. I later learned that this feeling you are describing is related to failed attempts in quitting. In summary, you are psychologically not ready to quit. you have not hit your rock bottom. good luck. ping me if you need any support, etc. Edit: Important note, wanting to quit smoking is NOT the same things as needing to quit smoking. You will only quit something when you have decided that you truly "need" to quit it.
Slacker007 wrote:
you are psychologically not ready to quit. you have not hit your rock bottom
Exactly, at some point hopefully your brain says enough is enough. At that point you'd be surprised at your resolve. 22+ years for me, and pretty much everyone I know smokes, and yes I still do think about it on occasion. If I can do it anybody can, good luck to you!
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To help you stick with it, we require a daily log on this forum of how many days you have gone without smoking and a tally of how much money you have saved so far. :-D You will receive encouragement and support from all of us. :cool:
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I don't want to wait until I hit rock bottom before I quit. I think 24 years, give or take, of smoking is good enough. I'm only a couple of hours into it so I think that I am a little nervous at this point in time. I've got a patch on but I am struggling to keep my mind wandering to the idea.
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Then post back when you have been tobacco free for 6 months, a year, 12+ years. I know my post may read a little weird and not supportive, but I speak the truth. I know what I am talking about with this subject of addiction. Good luck. :thumbsup:
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Foothill wrote:
I do quit every day for about 8 whole hours.
While you sleep? :)
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I don't want to wait until I hit rock bottom before I quit. I think 24 years, give or take, of smoking is good enough. I'm only a couple of hours into it so I think that I am a little nervous at this point in time. I've got a patch on but I am struggling to keep my mind wandering to the idea.
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I found the patch to be more trouble then what is worth ($$$). I used gum exclusively as you can chew a piece when you would normally light up. It helps with the normal light-up psychology of smoking. Follow the instructions, tapering off as recommended, and soon you will be smoke free. Took me about 3-4 months, not rushing anything. First 21-30 days are the most difficult. It is important to note that in 12+ years of being tobacco free, I have not once wished I could smoke again -- the difference between wanting to quit and needing to quit. Just saying.
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I don't want to wait until I hit rock bottom before I quit. I think 24 years, give or take, of smoking is good enough. I'm only a couple of hours into it so I think that I am a little nervous at this point in time. I've got a patch on but I am struggling to keep my mind wandering to the idea.
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As with any addiction, hopefully at some point your brain says enough is enough damnit! At that point you'd be surprised at your increased resolve. 22+ years for me, and pretty much everyone I know smokes, yes I still do think about it on occasion. If I can do it, anybody can, good luck to you!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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As with any addiction, hopefully at some point your brain says enough is enough damnit! At that point you'd be surprised at your increased resolve. 22+ years for me, and pretty much everyone I know smokes, yes I still do think about it on occasion. If I can do it, anybody can, good luck to you!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
See my comment to OP regarding this. I do not think about smoking at all, ever, since I quit.
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Then post back when you have been tobacco free for 6 months, a year, 12+ years. I know my post may read a little weird and not supportive, but I speak the truth. I know what I am talking about with this subject of addiction. Good luck. :thumbsup:
Thanks for the support. It really wasn't that far from the mark. Do I really have to quit smoking? Not really. Is it a wise decision to quit smoking? Yes, very much so. The attempt at quitting is the culmination of an internal war of pros vs cons in my head for the last four years. The cons finally started outweighing the pros.
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As with any addiction, hopefully at some point your brain says enough is enough damnit! At that point you'd be surprised at your increased resolve. 22+ years for me, and pretty much everyone I know smokes, yes I still do think about it on occasion. If I can do it, anybody can, good luck to you!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
Thanks.
jeron1 wrote:
yes I still do think about it on occasion
My father stopped smoking over 40 years ago and he still thinks about it so I fully expect that this is the burden that I must carry. On the other hand, my father also says that if he is diagnosed with some incurable disease, he's going to start up again as there would be no negative consequence anymore.
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all you can think about is smoking. Arrgh, this is going to be f*****g hard.....:~
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When I gave up in '04, one of the bits of advice I was given was to take the money I would have spent on cigarettes and put it in a jar each day. After a couple of weeks, empty the jar and go buy yourself a present. after a couple of months, empty the jar again, and buy yourself a damn good present! It brings home just how much money you have spent of tobacco, and how much nicer things you can have without it. It's not easy, no - I did it with the patches, which helped - but it was well worth it. I can breathe, I can smell things I never could before, things taste different - some better, some worse: I had to give up wine for a few years because it tasted horrible. And smokers stink, which I never knew before! (Both my parents were heavy smokers, so sometimes it was hard to see the other side of the car as a kid.) Keep with it, it's worth it. You'll get there, just remember we're here to encourage you if you need it!
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I'm not a heavy smoker but saving $1500+ a year is definitely something to work towards.
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Mike Hankey wrote:
It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do
Speaking not as a voyeur but a fellow traveller it's a penance for one of the dumbest things you've ever done - but certainly worth it.
Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
I started in the 60s and we didn't know the dangers then. When I was in the military cigs came with c-rations and the stress I was under at the time made it impossible to quit. Yes it's the stupidest thing I've ever done but I did quit! Been about 7-8 years now!
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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all you can think about is smoking. Arrgh, this is going to be f*****g hard.....:~
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Don’t think about smoking, think about why you need to give up, and what a waste of your money and health it is if you continue. I gave up after many years, but started a second time, and hated myself for it. Since I gave up completely I feel so much better.
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Don’t think about smoking, think about why you need to give up, and what a waste of your money and health it is if you continue. I gave up after many years, but started a second time, and hated myself for it. Since I gave up completely I feel so much better.
What got me was that some people just never learn: My mother was a heavy smoker, and it was the cigarettes that caused the cancer that killed her. But as soon as the funeral service was over, some people were lighting up like their lives depended on it ... :sigh:
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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When I gave up in '04, one of the bits of advice I was given was to take the money I would have spent on cigarettes and put it in a jar each day. After a couple of weeks, empty the jar and go buy yourself a present. after a couple of months, empty the jar again, and buy yourself a damn good present! It brings home just how much money you have spent of tobacco, and how much nicer things you can have without it. It's not easy, no - I did it with the patches, which helped - but it was well worth it. I can breathe, I can smell things I never could before, things taste different - some better, some worse: I had to give up wine for a few years because it tasted horrible. And smokers stink, which I never knew before! (Both my parents were heavy smokers, so sometimes it was hard to see the other side of the car as a kid.) Keep with it, it's worth it. You'll get there, just remember we're here to encourage you if you need it!
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I've known smokers that could smoke over two packs a day and I thought that was excessive. It makes my 12-16 smokes a day pale in comparison.
Member 7989122 wrote:
$5 a day
It's $7 a pack here and that's at a tobacco shop. The price at gas stations and convenience stores is upwards of $9. And the cost here is 70% tax to boot (which govm't increases every couple of years). It's like they want their taxpayers to live longer :laugh:
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all you can think about is smoking. Arrgh, this is going to be f*****g hard.....:~
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If you are not 100% ready, it won't happen. I've seen it so many times before. I tried a number of times; acupuncture, hypnotherapy, cutting down, gum. None of it worked until I was ready then it was easy. Went cold turkey one day (long time ago) and have never missed it or craved another cigarette because I was completely ready. It's the reality of beating tobacco addiction but I hope you manage to kick the filthy habit.
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End
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I started in the 60s and we didn't know the dangers then. When I was in the military cigs came with c-rations and the stress I was under at the time made it impossible to quit. Yes it's the stupidest thing I've ever done but I did quit! Been about 7-8 years now!
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
I started smoking in AIT when the unwritten rule was that while in formation (at ease) you were required to have your SMART book OR a cigarette in your hand. After a few weeks, I had memorized the book and started bumming cigs. :sigh: I plan to quit soon. :)
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
