Give me your best tip that helped you stop smoking. DAY 2 son

Evening all


Give me your best tips to stop smoking, I'm going to give a proper shot this time, reasons I've failed in the past, I never truly wanted to stop, but now the time is right.


So I smoke rolling tobacco, I like it strong, and I can smoke a cig every 30 mins in the evening, boredom thing I guess.


I know the useawal, plenty of exercise etc etc , but what helped you?

I just smoked a doobie

:joint:

Move to Hawai'i. A pack of cigarettes costs more than $12 and they use the tax for free quit smoking clinics.

Problem is, I cant stand that man, even reading it, I would hear his narky voice.

No 'ta

I started smoking a few years ago while hanging around friends and colleagues who smoked, and because of stress. I smoke a pack a day now. I suppose that if I really wanted to quit, I could. Not sure I want to though--yet. Sometimes I'll go a day or two without smoking and its not the urge to smoke that brings me back, but the need for that regular routine of a smoke "break". I just like this whole idea of a "break" where i can get away from things, clear my thoughts, while I exhale, long and slow, the toxic fumes. Which reminds me...it's 'bout time for a smoke break! (Stuff's really bad for you, kids, don't try this at home.)

No idea, OP. Haven't got to that part yet.

heres the key>>>

go off it with the patch.

the key is that once you have an addiction you will always have that.

you need to replace the addition with something else.

can be anything you can get passionate about and keep your interest long term. anything at all.

Hopefully something that will benefit your long term best interests.

the key is you have to be able to be passionate about it enough to get be sort of addicted to it.

like bacon.

yoga.

sex {with a moral woman woman who loves you OF COURSE}

daily walk.

meetups.

crocheting

rearranging your furniture weekly.

all those benefit you.

I like to go ice fisting to get away from my wife's cocking....

Procrastination
If you smoke when you wake up, make yourself wait until after a shower or walk the dog or something.

Then, since you waited that long, wait until AFTER you eat breakfast, cos it makes your breakfast taste like shit anyway.

Then, instead of smoking IMMEDIATELY after breakfast,
like Pavlov's monkees . . .
Wait until you drive to work.

If you smoke before bed, make youself skip that last one
and wait until morning.

The longer you can wait between smoking, the more it aggravate s
you that you keep craving them
because they are nasty af.

They make your lips burn
they stink
they make your stomach hurt
they stink
they turn your fingers brown
they stink
people look like monkees when they smoke
did i mention they stink?

you will start to hate them and just stop smoking
just don't try to force yourself to Quit
cos then you'll feel like you're depriving yourself of something
it's not really hard at all
you don't have to "Quit", just stop . . .

umm...water fasting

i realized how it affected my body a lot more when i was running off no nutrients. the fasting also strengthened my will.

This is how to stop smoking… worked for me….

Don’t use gum, cheat, do it cold turkey but more to it than that…

Prepare, you can slow down smoking a bit prior to the big “stop” day but tapering wont work.

Get your head right. Understand the process of what is going to happen and prepare for it. You are going to have a BIG hell 3 days, then a hell 3 weeks and your done!

When I say get your head right, understand you can put up with anything for a three-week period cant you?
My gosh basic training or 30 days in jail for 30 days or 3 months of chemo is nothing compared to three weeks of cigarette withdrawal. Mark you calendar and know in three weeks its over!

Make sure your bills are paid etc. So no extra stress like a breakup or a car repo during that 3-week period.

Take the 1st 3 days off, buy loads of junk food, ice cream, Order pizza, comfort food, soda whatever and who cars if its bad for you, you need this stuff. Rent a bunch of movies, take some Xanax, lots of over the counter pain meds and any sleep meds you may have and use it for 3 days. Prepare to totally give up 3 days and tell your friends and family to leave you totally alone. If you fight with your wife or family on a regular basis then you must do this alone on a 3-day vacation away from stress…
Do not drive past any store that sells cigs; stay at home 3 days in the bed.

After the three days you can start to function but the next three weeks are hard. Stay away from friends that smoke, the bar and no alcohol or coffee period.

Buy yourself something big, fun or get a hobby. In my case I purchased a new car as I figured I could afford the payment if I stopped smoking. I threw the cigs out the window on my way home from the dealer… I made a deal with myself as it was the cigs or a new car and I did not want to stink up my new ride. When I had a craving I waxed, washed or drove my clean smelling new Mustang around and reminded myself that I had a reason and a plan and a deal with myself and I deserved this new cars as long as I did not smoke…

Get your head right, prepare, reward yourself and in 3 weeks you are free!

You can put up with ANYTHING for a 3 week period, accept that and just do the time.

Put all your used cigarette butts into a glass jar with some water and put a lid on it. Each time you think about smoking, open the jar and take a big whiff of it. The smell will turn you off smoking fast.

Go to a local hospital and see if they have a wing where COPD patients are using the exercise room. Stroll in and just sit and watch those folks. Now imagine you being one of those patients in thirty years.

My mom is 80 and she has had COPD for about ten years. Her quality of life is extremely limited. 24 hours a day she is tied to an oxygen tank. Small short puffs of air to fill her lungs. Only less than 10% capacity. She cannot even blow her nose like everybody else. Several very short puffs to clean it out.

She cannot walk very far without getting out of breath. Her skin is paper thin with the veins popping out due to the loss of fat underneath the skin. When I wrap my arms around her all I feel is skin and bones. Very emaciated in appearance and touch.

Now, picture yourself with those limitations. Do you want that? Your body is going to be very different than my mother's which means you might not make to to 80. You might only last until 55 before you need the oxygen.

Look in the mirror and tell yourself what quality of life do you want to live in old age. Do you want independence, the ability to drive a car and go out to a nice restaurant....OR do you want to be trapped in a room with no one coming to see you because they have forgotten that you exist. Having a debilitating disease like COPD is a death sentence and no body is going to care about you.

Stop smoking, get over your addiction, suck in few breaths of non-smoke filled air and learn how to beat the demon which is tempting you. You are a smart person who can win this game. It only take you to say "NO!" when the urge hits and stick with that decision. Do it once and you will begin to feel how good your body reacts. Do it twice and your body will feel a lot better. Do it a third time and when you stick with it, then it will have a better chance of becoming a habit. Don't give in to temptation.

Just my two cents.

For me it was adding up how much money I would save if I quit.

It worked!

I have not had a smoke in 34 years.