Need help from sucessful ex-smokers

[Nova 8]

lol true

i will quit these too "still might puff on one once in a while tho".

all i know is they helped me quit cigs and 5 months later still no cigs.
that was my point.
and i dont do pills.
one pill mentioned my girl said she heard a person took it and ended up feeling really bad for days.

You've cut down and thats the main thing. And if you have no addiction to cigars then quiting them should be easy.


The best way to quit smoking is cold turkey, there two ways of doing this to willpower and need ie

Will Power: One day my dads packet run out and he decieded ot to buy a new one, sure he was grumpy for a couple of months but that was 10yrs ago now.

Need: not the way you'd wanna do it, My gandma had to quit due to being put on oxygen and the risk of explosions, NO JOKE.

My mum has tried all the other ways patches, gum ... with no success, she quit for 10mths cold turkey but started up gain when her mother died and hasn't been able to quit since.



I hate it when your out in public and someone lights a smoke and people turn to them and say "you know how bad that is for your health" (happens to a mate all the time), Like its any of their business anyway. One day I was with him an a lady said it to him and I turned to her and said "what and being 50kg over weight is good for your health", she said atleast Im not hurting anyone else. I replied with "what if you trip and land on some one ya fat *****". She waddled off.

 

[joel]

The new medicine is called Chantix, my friend at work is taking it right now, she has to quit due to medical reasons and she is on the 4th day and has gone down from 2 packs a day to 1 pack a day. I really hope this works for her.
Try the new medicine it is supposed to be wonderful!!!

we have been putting a lot off our patients on this stuff. so far it has been very successful. its worth asking you physician about.

 

[Miguel]

I smoked for 30 years. For the last 5 or something years I was opening the 4th cigarette pack per day. I liked smoking, never felat bad about smoking.

Untill, in the beginning of February 06 I started to wake up at 4 in the morning, out of the blue, craving for a cigarete. I did not smoke because I woke up. I woke up just for smoking.

I was disgusted at myself. So I went to that hypno therapist, tottally convinced it was a ludicrous watse of time. I smoked my last cigarette on April 21st on her veranda, talking with her. After that she initiated her hypnose therapy ( we never loose consciousness ) and I have not smoked since, and I think i will not smoke again.

But something had to catalyze my will, and that was the disgust at myself for waking up in the middle of the night.

 

[Red Devil]

I smoked for 30 years. For the last 5 or something years I was opening the 4th cigarette pack per day. I liked smoking, never felat bad about smoking.

Untill, in the beginning of February 06 I started to wake up at 4 in the morning, out of the blue, craving for a cigarete. I did not smoke because I woke up. I woke up just for smoking.

I was disgusted at myself. So I went to that hypno therapist, tottally convinced it was a ludicrous watse of time. I smoked my last cigarette on April 21st on her veranda, talking with her. After that she initiated her hypnose therapy ( we never loose consciousness ) and I have not smoked since, and I think i will not smoke again.

But something had to catalyze my will, and that was the disgust at myself for waking up in the middle of the night.

wow congradulations Miguel..what a great inspiration you are to those who need that extra boost and confidence to help them.. that is a wonderful story..so it be a year on April 21st? Get something special for yourself that day!!!

 

[drgnfly829]

Ok i figure i gotta do anything that will maximise my chance of success.
so I'm going to go with the chantix
i'm just sooo sick and tired of being sick and tired
hope it doesn't make me a nasty witchy person though
ha as if THAT could ever happen

 

[Miguel]

One thing I forgot to tell: get new, biger clothes...

 

[drgnfly829]

that was mean in a cool sadisic offhand way
sorta
I'm aware of the weight gain which really isn't good considering i'm already heavy
but I'm hoping that I'll actually use this exercise bike
or even go outside or go to the gym i've belonged to since 2000
or even eat well???

Trust me I'm very concerned I've mentioned it to my therapist
A normal woman on hitting 40 would buy a convertable get a divorce or something

Me?
I'm spending time with family and not fighting, organizing, trying to quit smoking and manage my finances?
Something is very wrong. I think i was abducted by aliens in the night or the cia stole me for some secret experiment maybe there's some chip implanted
in my brain
I'm turning into the Stepford Judy!!!

hmm maybe I could get another piercing or something.....
a tattoo would wind up looking like a shrinky dink........

 

[Red Devil]

you will do great on the chantix... best of luck to you.. just post and we will help support you..

 

[drgnfly829]

Thanks Liz
much appreciated everyone
(even Miguel)

 

[Red Devil]

Thanks Liz
much appreciated everyone
(even Miguel)

good luck!!!!You can do it!!