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Posted by Vivid Boy on Feb-05-2005 18:13:

quitting smoking

how do u do it without really really wanting too.


i really need to quit smoking but i dont want to. I mean i want to for the $$ reasons and he health reasons but i dont think i have enough drive this time to quit. ive quit 3 times in my life and those 3 times i quit cause i really deep down inside wanted to. however i started up agaiun the next year. if anyone ever used any medication, or got laser surgery for it done let me know. i dont think i can get zaiban


Posted by The Highroller on Feb-05-2005 18:24:

Nobody likes a quitter.


Posted by trancechaos on Feb-05-2005 18:39:

i just quit,

im on day 5 now, i realy want to stop this time, smoking is a shit habbit and i regret the day i started when i was only 13. its been 8 yrs now and i think its time to give it up.

i have a bet going with a friend, so technically im not allowed to smoke otherwise i loose a fair bit of money. thats the best way to do it. if i hadnt made the bet i dont think i would have been able to stop by myself.


Posted by Vivid Boy on Feb-05-2005 18:55:

see its alot harder for me since ive been smoking for 10 years now.however i have done it before. but like i said i was totally psyched for it. this time im not. but i have too. and i just bought a brand new pack :P


Posted by Carney on Feb-05-2005 18:58:

just start smoking mad cronic that should hold you off


Posted by Vivid Boy on Feb-05-2005 19:00:

quote:
Originally posted by Carney
just start smoking mad cronic that should hold you off



chronic is for hicks. crack is where its at


Posted by Carney on Feb-05-2005 19:12:

r u hungry for some food�


Posted by Kris on Feb-05-2005 19:13:

i quit 32 days ago...my tricks:

1) i quit drinking at the same time.. considering i was a bigtime alcoholic i never once thought of smoking becuase i kept craving jack daniels

2) eat healthier.. you'll feel better & your mind will make you think its' from the smoking...

3) don't go clubbing for a few weeks..

4) think of the money you'll save... in 32 days i've saved about 320$ from smokes and close to 1200$ from drinking at the bar... my ass is going on a vacation soon

5) self discapline.. seriously now, don't be such a pussy! It's not that hard to say no...


Posted by trancechaos on Feb-05-2005 19:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Carney
just start smoking mad cronic that should hold you off


i have a bong next to me as im typing this


Posted by Carney on Feb-05-2005 19:17:

quote:
Originally posted by trancechaos
i have a bong next to me as im typing this

fill it and hit it.


but on a serious note a here zyban works wonders and it fucks u up a little
why cant you get it??


Posted by Pett on Feb-05-2005 19:32:

+1 to zyban

worked for me a couple times, but eventually i end up smokin again.


Posted by TrueToTheCrew on Feb-05-2005 23:07:

I quit smoking in October after an embarassing 8 years.

No matter what smoking cesetation method you use, you need to want to do it or else it wont happen.

I highly recommend the patch. The patch makes quitting so easy.
The first 3 or 4 days are hard but if you drink allot of water and keep yourself busy over those 3 days youll be ok.

What i did was to really kill myself. To fight the weight gain, i started the atkins diet which would definately throw my body off course. So now, i cant say that anything i experience is because of smoking or dieting. My body is to confused to know whats going on.
Ive lost 20 pounds and am still a non smoker.

Zyban is not worth it IMO. Its messes with your head. I tried it for a few days but then realized i was going psyco so i stopped. Everyone reacts differently i guess.

Everyone i know who tried cold turkey was smoking within a few weeks.

Again, if you dont want to quit or your not going to help yourself quit then dont bother.

At least though, you are mentally starting your hate for smoking.
Your going to think about it for a while, then seriously consider it, then finally have enough and do it.

Best of luck


Posted by djdustx on Feb-06-2005 00:22:

i've tried smoking...even baught n smoked a while pack.

but never got addicted...theres no point in doing that shit...do u really wanna smoke outside? lol

but anywayz...hope it turns out well 4 u mawn...jus smoke weed as the alternative.

GoodLuck

Sebasano


Posted by 5hiftn6ears on Feb-06-2005 00:53:

...yeah but if you quit smoking think about how uncool you'll be...don't you know that all the cool kids are doing it....lol


Posted by DigiNut on Feb-06-2005 01:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Vivid Boy
see its alot harder for me since ive been smoking for 10 years now.however i have done it before. but like i said i was totally psyched for it. this time im not.

The first thing you've gotta do is drop that attitude. If you "quit" 3 times and then started up again, then you didn't actually quit. Quitting is a lifelong process, same as it is for alcoholics and drug addicts. My buddy would always "quit" - for a few weeks, maybe a few months, until the stress in his life started to build up and then he'd start again - and every time he'd say that he "could quit anytime". If you're trying to quit, you have to resolve NEVER to smoke another cigarette again, and that means first accepting that taking a little hiatus is not the same as quitting.


Posted by arek on Feb-06-2005 01:39:

life is full of simple addictions that drag us down & make us blind.
smoking is one of those addictions.


Posted by Playa24_7 on Feb-06-2005 06:42:

quote:
Originally posted by DigiNut
The first thing you've gotta do is drop that attitude. If you "quit" 3 times and then started up again, then you didn't actually quit. Quitting is a lifelong process, same as it is for alcoholics and drug addicts. My buddy would always "quit" - for a few weeks, maybe a few months, until the stress in his life started to build up and then he'd start again - and every time he'd say that he "could quit anytime". If you're trying to quit, you have to resolve NEVER to smoke another cigarette again, and that means first accepting that taking a little hiatus is not the same as quitting.



a wise man once said

"If you're trying to quit, you have to resolve NEVER to smoke another cigarette again, and that means first accepting that taking a little hiatus is not the same as quitting"

so true, tell that to my dad. "I quit" 2 months later, smoking like theres no tomorrow


Posted by dance2dabeat on Feb-06-2005 06:51:

yup...i used to smoke!

I can't stand that kyfeness NOW!!!!! makes me sick being around smokers now!

so mad for you...so nasty........SO NOT WORTH IT!!!!!!

and the fact that u want to quit only b/c of $$$ and not heath reasons........wow!!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by Vivid Boy on Feb-06-2005 07:47:

quote:
Originally posted by dance2dabeat




and the fact that u want to quit only b/c of $$$ and not heath reasons........wow!!!!!!!!!!!





well see theres major reasons ppl do things and sub reasons. theres things that fully direct ur actions and things that are a bonus. my main reasons is cause of $$$ and health. these are my 2 strongest motives. the ones thatll efect me directly. so if u keep reinforcing ur main motives,i believe that it will finally push u over the top and be ur main drive. so do not mock my main drives into doing something. sure smelling like an ashtray, smoking outside, being secluded from the norm maybe a good reason to quit but to me theyre just extras.


Posted by Tordan on Feb-06-2005 07:59:

Good luck with quitting Eric. My friend who's been smoke free for a few years now told me that all it takes is will power. No matter what method you try if there's no will there's no way. Plus you have to be mentally ready to stop. If you're not, you will start up again eventually.


Posted by Kris on Feb-06-2005 10:58:

quote:
+1 to zyban

worked for me a couple times, but eventually i end up smokin again.



LOL!


yea it worked real well.. haha


Posted by DigiNut on Feb-06-2005 16:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Vivid Boy
well see theres major reasons ppl do things and sub reasons. theres things that fully direct ur actions and things that are a bonus. my main reasons is cause of $$$ and health. these are my 2 strongest motives. the ones thatll efect me directly. so if u keep reinforcing ur main motives,i believe that it will finally push u over the top and be ur main drive. so do not mock my main drives into doing something. sure smelling like an ashtray, smoking outside, being secluded from the norm maybe a good reason to quit but to me theyre just extras.

I think that if your main reason for quitting is money, it will be very easy to make excuses to start smoking again. Maybe you got a Christmas bonus, won the lottery, or maybe you've just been more fiscally responsible for the past year and you've got more in the bank than usual - either way, you'll eventually get to a point where it becomes VERY easy to rationalize away the money concerns. Thinking about money is always short-term; you have no idea what will happen in a year or two.

If on the other hand, your main reasons are health and hygiene, it forces you to think a little harder when you've been clean for a year and you find yourself saying "Man, I'm stressing about this contract, I could really use a cig right now". You can ask yourself back, "Yeah, but do I really want to go back to feeling and smelling like shit all the time?" That's a serious question, but if all you're worrying about is the money, that logic becomes pretty weak. You can always get more money; you can't always get more health.


Posted by Kytracid on Feb-06-2005 20:08:

Willpower ! That's all a man really needs. Drugs and nicotine quitting products are bogus in my opinion if you have no willpower. The cold turkey approach has worked pretty well for me for the last month. The toughest part is the first three days, where you're really fiending for a smoke, but after you get over that hump, there's no better feeling then knowing you can quit smoking.

It's not easy, but trust me -- the benefits of not smoking as so clearly visible that if that doesn't provide you nuff incentive then you might as well light up, wait to get a heartattack, and have your friends starting call you a weak lil bitch.

Oh -- and don't compensate with chron (chrons great, but what's the point of smoking less cigs if it's only gonna turn you into a pothead ?)

Best of luck with Quitting !


Posted by trancechaos on Feb-06-2005 21:11:

im on day 6 now

one of the reasons i chose to quit was coz of my kids. well i dont have kids yet, but hopefully one day i will and i dont want them to grow up with a smoking parent. that way i wont be exposing them to an unhealthy environment.


Posted by RobbyG. on Feb-06-2005 22:09:

thank GOD I never got into the habit.I can't imagine what its like to try & quit smoking so I hope you kick that nasty shit for good


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