Quitting Smoking

[Silver 10+ year member]

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Well I've started smoking when I was 17. On my 18th birthday I went out and baught a pack of smokes. (No. 27's). I only had 2 a day because they relived my stress. Made me more open to my own girlfriend. I know, its pathetic. Around my grad party (25th of june). My mom and I got in a HUGE fight about nothing. I went for a drive and I ended up smoking 5 in a row. Ever sence then I've been hooked. Smoking 3/4 of a pack a day.

Sence my birthday/grad my g.f found out and she wasn't too happy. I didn't even know I was addicted. I told her that I'll just stop doing it. She was soooo happy that I said that. Well I figured out that it wasn't that easy and I continued to do it. I was always like ooooo I gotta have one, when I smoke it almost feels like im set free driving just enjoying myself. I really never feel like that unless I have a smoke. Anyways the g.f found out that I went behind her back and continued smoking. I made her cry, lost some trust, and the one that hurts the most, the way she feels about me. Her uncle died of smoking so I could only imagine what I was doing to her. I was devistated because its sooooooo hard to just quit. Ya know, but I've been doing good now working myself down back to 3-4 a day. Then even further, working myself down to 1. Last night I had one smoke left. Smoked it and said "this is it". So right now myself I'm trying to quit. I find something else to do. Chew gum that helps, drink coffee. Get your mind off them. I am almost urging to go take one out of my dads office.

He's up to 2 packs a day. My mom smokes too, they spend 50$ A WEEK ON A CARTON. That is a lot of money a year. He knows that I smoke and he told me to quit while you can. My dad's tried but hes sucked in for life. My mom quit, but my lil brothers drive her up the wall. So its a no go. She did great for a year.

So to all of you that want to try to smoke. Don't do it. What I did was run out of my last pack and thats it. Don't make the effort to go out and buy a pack. Its a dirty habit, it wastes money, but for the most part it wastes your own life.

I started a month before my 18th b-day. I was up to almost a pack a day. I'm an idiot. On top of that, I had athsma when I was younger and I can already feel nightmaric pains I had as a child. Sometimes I used to have a smoke before going to bed, then my lungs would ache BAD. So I went to sleep and wondered if i was going to get up.

Anyone else here quit? If so, what did you guys do to quit.?

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[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Good job on quitting.

Wish I could do the same.

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

So how long ago was that last cigarette? Well I've never got the habit of smoking, friends have said eating sunflower seeds helps. Other friends have said smoking weed helps.

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

So how long ago was that last cigarette? Well I've never got the habit of smoking, friends have said eating sunflower seeds helps. Other friends have said smoking weed helps.

Its been hence last night around 10:30pm, its getting tough. I always have one on the way to work (or 2). Having the urge for one. If I had one in my range right now, I'd be puffin away.

About smoking weed, I've never heard that. Weed is not addictive because I've had it before (plenty of times). I don't even care about it. I havent smoked weed in months. It's good, but its illegal.

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

I dont know, they said it will help you quit smoking cigarettes. ?????

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

If it did that, I think weed would be legal here so a higher number of people would quit, but there would be a high number of stoners in the US haha. I could just imagine NY city with a bunch of people high. It be sweet though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

Crappy thing about smoking is it works itself into your unconcious actions; I light cigarettes are part of conversation - when leaving a building, opening a beer, getting in the car, getting off the freeway, after ***, after showers, first thing in the morning,

And the problem compounds, as you find yourself lighting cigarettes to a routine - a pattern.

Advice for nonsmokers?

Just friggin' don't, dude. It was easier to quit smokin' tons of herb and snorting dangerous amounts of coke than it has been to quit smoking; I just can't seem to do it.

Matter of fact, just last night I 'promised' myself I'd quit - totally forgot this morning, and have had three already. It's 9:10, I got out of bed at 8:15.

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

Matter of fact, just last night I 'promised' myself I'd quit - totally forgot this morning, and have had three already. It's 9:10, I got out of bed at 8:15.

sounds like me, except i just didnt have the money or a pack to smoke.

I can smoke 3 within 45mins. Its horrible.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

Best of luck to ya.

I compare giving up smoking to being forced to kill off a loved one, painful and difficult to get over but eventually your life will go on.

 

[btmorris972 10+ year member]

i wish i never started. im gonna die early if i keep it up

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i quit over 2 years ago and still get cravings, like right now. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Wow that's a rather dramatic story of your smoking history. Are you Emo J/K.

I just quit. Plain and simple, said man these things **** and just quit. I never understood how anyone could be addicted to them. It's a mere mental battle.

Glad you quit though they do ****.

 

[btmorris972 10+ year member]

theve been proven to be more addictive than crack cocaine. i believe it.

i think if i didnt drink so much i could quit smoking.

 

[OldManTod 10+ year member]

I am not anti-anything and glad to see you quit, this is one less person that I have to smell (as a non-smoker), there is nothing worse than having to stand next to somebody in close quarters after they have lit up...

good for you!! keep it up, you will save thousands of dollars that you can go spend on tail...

T

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

A good buddy of mine did it cold turkey this year, was hell for about five months...he just buried himself in work.