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Originally posted by d!abolic It's not a battle. Put down the fucking cigarette. There. Now, move on with your life. Everyone i know who has quit (myself included), quit in this manner. Move on.

Andrew I wish you all the best with this

It isn't an easy thing. I am going through it myself right now. I have been smoking since I was a kid and honestly had many previous attempts at it and failed with all of them. But in all honesty, I can't stand smoking and it is really more of a habit or something to do when I am bored and with a little bit of pressure from a friend of mine I decided to quit finally (moreso my choice though of course). It has only been since May 1st, but I have gone without a smoke and at times it really bothers me more than others but so far so good.
And since I have gotten this far I don't want to give in to going back to it now even when I crave it the most or need it the most, only cuz I don't want to put myself through everything I have already gone through to not smoke.

So whether or not you are getting another form of help to kick the habit or not it doesn't matter.. as long as you have your mind set on doing this 110% you will succeed

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Originally posted by d!abolic It's not a battle. Put down the fucking cigarette. There. Now, move on with your life. Everyone i know who has quit (myself included), quit in this manner. This is the only way to do it. By using the patch, etc, you convince yourself that you're too weak to do it on your own. As a result, you either won't quit at all, or if you do quit, you'll start smoking again the moment a major crisis hits you. And it will. If you quit on your own, you will never go back because you'll have the: "i'm strong enough" conviction. If you don't, you'll go back to smoking, because instead of "i'm strong enough," you'll be thinking "i wasn't strong enough to quit on my own then, and i'm not strong enough to stay away from it now. I needed the patch to help me deal with quitting smoking, and now i need smoking to help me deal with this crisis. Just one smoke, i swear. I won't buy a pack. Well, maybe just one." So yea: cut the shit. Put down the cig. Move on.

Honestly your best post ever (only good post? LOL)

He's totally right Andrew. This is the only way I ever stopped for any length of time, when you stop smoking in this manner you feel great about it and have less cravings. The best way to quit is to just get sick of smoking and stop. If you want a good book, pick up "Allen Carrs easy way to stop smoking" to put you in the right frame of mind.

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jimmy alliance!

Holy cow drama! I love it.

ANother friend just decided he wanted to quit on the weekend, and actually just gave away his pack he had on sunday to another friend.

I think he can do it and will. that he gave away the pack is a very positive start if you ask me (i hope)!

All the best Andrew!! you can do it...

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i know i have the will to quit, i just don't want to LOL

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Originally posted by d!abolic Your reaction to my original post is proof fucking positive that you KNOW i'm right. Only instead of shutting the fuck up, listening and LEARNING something, you're running around and screaming your ass off to keep yourself from thinking about how scared you are. Like i said, enjoy smoking. You're not gonna quit until you smarten the fuck up, kid.

I'm sure that deep inside he absolutely knows that what you have posted is true, but from my understanding he just didn't want to hear it from you

i quit cold turkey after 12 years

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Originally posted by Vivid Boy i quit cold turkey after 12 years

Srsly? Awesome.

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Rapture tastes so sweet

Wanted by many, taken by none, looking at some, but waiting for one.

a dude in my building went for a hypnosis treatment , he says it works, he also listen to some tapes while sleeping. it cost him like 400 bucks .

the doctor probably told him that his dick would fell off if he had another smoke while hypnotized ... LOL ...

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"Are you-are you sad?"
-No.
"But your-your songs are sad."
-My songs are of time and distance. The sadness is in you. Watch my arms. There is only the dance. These things you treasure are shells.
"I-I knew that. Once."

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Originally posted by Vivid Boy i quit cold turkey after 12 years

My grandfather quit after smoking for 60 years COLD TURKEY once my grandmother died of lung cancer.

The day she died, he never would touch a cigarette again.

I am in awe of his strength. It's inspirational to me, because stopping something like that, a chemically addictive habit you've had for over 60 years, that is a TRULY IMMENSE act! I wish such a fucking HORRIBLE fate didnt have to spur it!

I miss my gran so fucking much

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Originally posted by iLiptikalOrbitZ As of today, I've started the battle that is quitting smoking. After wanting to quit for months I finally did something about it. I saw my doctor, and started on the patch today. Wish me luck.

dude you dont need all of that .. just strong will power i quit last year in october, without any of that...

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Originally posted by Vivid Boy i quit cold turkey after 12 years

yeah he's special...(vickyvale's comment)

with a little encouragement from me over a yr ago...

I smoke now for the main reason it's really relaxing and helps when I am stressed out, upset..etc.
I enjoy the act of smoking
I DONT enjoy how it contributes to me getting sick/being sick all the time.
I have cut down a lot the past mth...and i continue to keep it to a minimum until I decide I am ready to cut it out of my life comepletely.
I know I am not ready to do that yet.

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