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Need help quit smoking

Okay so my new years resolution was to quit smoking and i have been cheating, the thing is when i'm at work or at home i have no urge to smoke only on weeekends when i'm out with freinds who smoke or when i'm drinking i always cave in and start to crave a smoke ...what can i do so that when i'm around ppl that smoke i'm not tempted too ?

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Originally posted by Djsketchbag Okay so my new years resolution was to quit smoking and i have been cheating, the thing is when i'm at work or at home i have no urge to smoke only on weeekends when i'm out with freinds who smoke or when i'm drinking i always cave in and start to crave a smoke ...what can i do so that when i'm around ppl that smoke i'm not tempted too ?

come on now...your mother didn't raise no quitter.....if you start something you gotta see it through to the end.





good for you for trying....the best thing I can suggest is have something to replace the cigarette when you are out with your friends....whether its to chew on a straw or suck on a candy...just have something that will occupy your mouth....and yes....you can think dirty.

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Originally posted by Djsketchbag Okay so my new years resolution was to quit smoking and i have been cheating, the thing is when i'm at work or at home i have no urge to smoke only on weeekends when i'm out with freinds who smoke or when i'm drinking i always cave in and start to crave a smoke ...what can i do so that when i'm around ppl that smoke i'm not tempted too ?

well start by limiting urself only when u drink. stopping cold turkey is freaking hard.

if u see that you are drinking more and more... well now we got an issue

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Originally posted by Djsketchbag when i'm at work or at home i have no urge to smoke only on weeekends when i'm out with freinds who smoke or when i'm drinking i always cave in and start to crave a smoke...

RJ's advice: You need associative behavior conditioning.

You associate the friends/drinking with the behavior of smoking (thus the reason why you don't do it when you're not around friends/drinking).

You need to change the association - and that will take time. Change the association and you won't crave the smoke anymore.

3 Steps to Associative Behavior Conditioning

1) DECIDE - Make a disciplined decision to NOT smoke (don't want to quit, NEED to quit).

2) ALTERNATIVE - Find a compelling alternative to smoking. Since smoking is a chemical and behavioral issue you will need to find alternatives for both (patch, inhaler, gum for the chemical. delay, distract, deep breathing techniques for behavioral).

3) LEVERAGE - Get leverage - involve your friends in keeping you from smoking. Tell everybody you know you are trying to quit, engage them to assist you.

Obviously drinking is going to make things more difficult simply because the effect alcohol has on one's ability to make sound decisions (not to mention the synergistic effect nicotine and alcohol have on the brain/body).

Since it will take time to change the associations (months perhaps) - you may want to break down the conditioning into parts - friends & drinking. Try not to engage in drinking while around friends and learn not to smoke when around friends. Once you've mastered that (consistently, fully) you can venture into the cocktail/friend combo - just again realize that alcohol is going to impair your judgment.

thanx for the advice RJ


yeah so it dawned on me i ahve been smoking since grade 10 and your what 16 in grade so this would have been my 8th year smoking and that's just gross no more !

You can pay me $1000 and I will punch you in the goddamn face every time you even think about lighting one up.

I was able to quit smoking because, at one of my first parties i smoked so many damn cigs that i burned my mouth and my throught. So after that i couldnt smoke for almost a week. I was going through withdrawls and cravings.. specialy around dinner time and all that. But half way thought that week, i decided that i will be strong and kick the habit for good And i did. I didnt touch a cigarette for almost 6 months after that. Now i can enjoy a smoke or 2 with a drink or when im on vacation, but i never let it get to an addiction stage.

I went to a medical conference thing a while ago and saw a healthy lung. Right beside it in a glass jar, was a lung of a 10 year smoker. It was pretty nasty.

Once you quit you will feel so much better... Enjoying a smoke free life is amazing. No cravings, no smell, no need to freeze you ass outside in the winter, you feel better.

I love smoking but i just made the choice to stop.

You need to do the same.

Maybe start doing some cardio (not dancing in a club). That way it will give you an actual reason to not smoke.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 You can pay me $1000 and I will punch you in the goddamn face every time you even think about lighting one up.

Hah! This is the most proven method to quit imo. :P
Seriously though, I say if it were me I'd just find something to do (not too hazardous or crazy) other than smoking, chewing gum, not thinking about it, but that's just me. I think I could do it cold turkey.

Smoke a whole pack to yourself one after another until the whole 25 is gone. Then you will think twice.


Q: Does your gf smoke?

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Originally posted by urban_legend Smoke a whole pack to yourself one after another until the whole 25 is gone. Then you will think twice.

thats exactly how i quit... but i think it was 2 packs or more

i got of it by joining a gym with a trainer, never felt better i quit in 2005!

Try not to hang out with smoker friends when they say lets go for a smoke, just decline and say i am going to get something to eat, eat healthy and when urges occur drink water lots of it!

For me the real cravings went away in 4-5 days. Afterwards it was more in my head, so it wasnt that hard.

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker RJ's advice: You need associative behavior conditioning.

agreed, sounds like your not even fully physicaly addicted anymore

another good alternative is food or coffee, hey worked for me and i no longer smoke during the week.

zyban works quite well.
everyone that has filled a zyban prescription from my dads pharmacy has quit successfully and not relapsed (yet).

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Originally posted by chinamon zyban works quite well. everyone that has filled a zyban prescription from my dads pharmacy has quit successfully and not relapsed (yet).

<------- relapsed
twice



i would recommend the drug thou, its quite a mindfuck but it works

wow kinda glad i saw this post
my new years resolution was to quit smoking too. i have been smoking since 16 and now im 23..7 years of smoking... ive tried so many times in the past to quit smoking and its lasted 2-3 days max..as of today im smoke free for 10 days. the first few days was hard i must admit..i went out and bought some small Colts cigars, and had 2 since then....but that was around new years time. i get a craving once in a while but i just chew gum.. and i must agree its 100% in your head.. alot of my friends smoke around me and i just tell them " i dont need one" when they offer me one...u need to really make your self belive that you dont need to smoke

do things like nicoret work cuz my benefits cover stop smoking aids

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Originally posted by Djsketchbag do things like nicoret work cuz my benefits cover stop smoking aids

They work like magik to get rid of cravings and reduce withdrawl.

They also work well in social situations because they allow you to focus on the behavioral issues (because the chemical issues are managed by the nicotine substitution system).

Follow the recommended regimen on the package to a T. Do not stop early, do not deviate.

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Originally posted by Djsketchbag do things like nicoret work cuz my benefits cover stop smoking aids

nicorette gum is the blah...i had one piece a few year back trying to quit....lol lemme tell u...it only works because it tastes like your chewing a damn ashtray....its disgusting

i also share the same goal for this year. I have still been smoking while going out drinking, but ive been trying really hard not to smoke durring the week. Some days are harder then others, but last night i caved in and had one, and after told myself how gross it was and made myself feel really guilty for having one. Beat yourself up over it whenever you wanna have one/do have one. gum is my new best friend
go team no smoking!

I smoked for 10 years and the 14th January will be my 2 year anniversary of being a non-smoker.

Giving up smoking was the hardest thing I have ever done. I lost my short-term memory for six months, so much so that it had a massively negative impact on my business life (I learnt to write EVERYTHING down) and I was very sick for that period of time too, a perpetual cold despite looking after myself; I didn't get the health benefits that the literature promised and to be honest, halfway through I felt like I wanted to scream, "Why didn't you tell me it was going to be this hard!". But, and I am being totally honest here, it was the most pride-inducing thing I have ever done, even more than moving to Canada on my own.

I suppose what I am saying is, there is no better feeling than accomplishing something that you perceived to be almost impossible.

I wish you all the strength, support and success in the world with this.

xxx

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