Surfing Waves

I've been doing it for about 6 years now and I want out! I tried to go "cold turkey" the other day and it wasn't pretty. I caved about 5 hours after I woke up because the withdrawals were driving me absolutely crazy. I mean, I'm sure it's not up there with stuff like crack and such, but the physical symptoms of nicotine withdrawal are pretty rough.

Basically over the past 8 months or so I've completely changed my eating/exercise habits and gotten really into being healthy, and obviously smoking cigarettes completely contradicts that. Not to mention the fact that they cost a ridiculous amount of money that would be well spent elsewhere, or even better saved away. Since I found I couldn't just quit, I decided to cut way back (I ration them now and try to wait as long as I can in between cigarettes...I find I actually do have the willpower to do that much) and see if I couldn't sort of wean the level of my addiction down gradually over a long period of time until it will become a little more bearable to finally give it up.

Has anyone on here quit smoking? If so, how'd you do it?

Cold turkey. Its unpleasnt for about a week then its just habit breaking which you can combat by changing your routines around and doing other stuff.
KS

Yep, go cold turkey for a week or so. I found that smoking a cigarette without lighting it ( as stupid as that sounds) helped me. But then again..i wasn't a heavy smoker.

I think i quit smoking fags by accident.

I last smoked a ciggy on thursday got painfully drunk and didnt want one for a day (I think its because i smoked about 20 in 3 hours)

Then i didnt smoke all weekend. I just realised last night that i had gone 4 days without smoking.

I sort of want one now though.

i wont break.

Nicotine patches / gum / lozenges REALLY help!

Trust me, I've quit loads of times!

(HMS Unsinkable the 3rd etc... )

I smoked from 13 to 25 (most of that time over a pack a day). I tried everything, patches, gum, cold turkey, changing my life-style. All worked for a short time.

When I was 25 I stopped for a few months and when I started again it just wasn't as good, my morning smoke, (most pleasurable in my opinion) wasn't very nice, in fact none of my cigarettes tasted good. So after a couple of months on not really enjoying smoking, just doing it out of habit, I quit.

I haven't wanted a cigarette since and haven't had one, not even a J.

I know this doesn't really help you, but I thought I'd share. It's like someone telling an insomniac they never have problems sleeping, (I'm a part time insomniac).


*For all you americans I had to replace fag with smoke and cigarette*

i've never smoked but maybe something along the lines of negative reinforcement or like at the start of the day put something on your death sticks that gross so you cant smoke without throwing up... you wont want to smoke then lol
Good Luck!
xx

Lisa* wrote:i've never smoked but maybe something along the lines of negative reinforcement or like at the start of the day put something on your death sticks that gross so you cant smoke without throwing up... you wont want to smoke then lol
Good Luck!
xx

yeah!!! like... petrol!! actually, no........ diesel. diesel should do it

I keep quiting, I find it realy easy to stop but when I fink i'm safe I have a bit of herbal remady and that just makes me want a cigy again!!

what should i do !!!!

Sounds like next time you quit you should maybe avoid the herbal remedy for quite a while just to be extra sure...maybe put the extra time and effort into making a home baked remedy instead so if nothing else at least you still won't be smoking

I've never really been real big on that stuff, just the cigs...cutting back seems to be working pretty good btw. I used to smoke almost a pack and a half a day, which I cut down to 10 cigs a day and am having no troubles yet (knock on wood). I don't know if it's wishful thinking or not but it seems like just today I noticed myself not getting quite as anxious after 2 and a half hours without a smoke as I was a few days ago...

Trying to think confidently and get myself into the frame of mind that this plan WILL work out.

IdRatherBeSurfing wrote:

Lisa* wrote:i've never smoked but maybe something along the lines of negative reinforcement or like at the start of the day put something on your death sticks that gross so you cant smoke without throwing up... you wont want to smoke then lol
Good Luck!
xx

yeah!!! like... petrol!! actually, no........ diesel. diesel should do it

not quite what i had in mind lol.
xx

kitesurfer wrote:Cold turkey. Its unpleasnt for about a week then its just habit breaking which you can combat by changing your routines around and doing other stuff.
KS

have you quit then???

every time i see you your allways going to give up

good on you if you have

When did you last see me smoke then phil???? Ehhh?

Not this year matey.

ahh nice one mate

I am right in the middle of another attempt at giving up ... and i aint fleshing happy with the fleshing mood swings, so stay the flesh outta my way and who brought up this subject in the first place god damnit .. im not talking anymore your all stressing me out ..im going outside for a smoke .... " DOH "

" All power to the 'trying to kick it' bunch

i have given up
























with trying too give up:D