Quitting smoking

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i quit smoking a few years ago (with the help of patches prescribed by my doctor after having gone through 1 800 no butts) i have COPD and my 6 yr old son's respiratory health is poor due to my having smoked during some of the pregnancy. my aunt died of lung cancer as well. my fiancee smokes and i'm trying to get him to see that the $50-$60 he spends a month for cigarrettes can be put towards other, more important things but he's being a stubborn fool so, whatever.
good luck with your efforts.

I quit on Dec 21 after 25 years of smoking. The physical addiction to nicotine is broken after about 3 days. After that, it's all mental. It may help to pick a holiday weekend or take 3-4 days vacation and sleep as much as possible. I take two hot showers each day, and try to inhale as deep as possible. The steam seems to help with coughing the junk out of your lungs. I also keep a toothbrush/toothpaste handy and when I think I might want a cigarette, I just go brush my teeth. This will also help get the nicotine stains off your teeth. Good Luck...

Thanks for all of the tips/stories guys. My thing has been gum and sunflower seeds. And, when a craving comes on I just take a few big breaths until it hurts, just to remind myself why I'm quitting in the first place.

Still going strong... although yesterday felt like a non-stop craving. I expect the same today so I'm going to the gun range to vent :D

If you really want to quit, then you will do it.

I personally am not a smoker and I have never picked up the habit. A lot of my good friends smoke and they are always trying to quit but the problem they have is that they don't really "want" to quit.

Smoking is an awful habit. I applaud you for quitting :) Good luck! You can do it!! Just think about how great you will feel and how much money you will save! :D

The first thing I want to say is GOOD LUCK to all that are trying to quit. I really wish you the best of luck!

Now, let me tell you about a dear friend. He was a coworker and about 10 years ago, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He wasn't a really big smoker, probably a pack every 2 days. More when things were going rough. He did have a difficult marriage. He was dead less than 2 years after he was diagnosed. When he started coughing up parts of his lungs, he knew it was over. He gave up and stopped all treatments and was dead within 3 months.

Coughing up parts of your body has got to be a real turning point in one's life. His last 2-3 months, he was on oxygen. His last couple of weeks, he couldn't breathe even with the oxygen. If you looked into his eyes, it was enough to kill you. You could see the panick in his eyes, imagine drowning in your own body fluids. He couldn't sleep, he would pass out instead of sleeping. He was a fraction of the man he was just 2 years ago.

Just my experience trying to help a friend. I hope I never have to do it again!
Jim Smith

Best of luck to all of you quitting smoking!!!!!! :gj: My fiance smokes & talks about quitting someday, I hope that comes fairly soon as he has 3 boys who adore him & deserve a healthier dad! He gets stressed, he smokes, he wakes up, he smokes, we get in the car, he smokes, after he eats, he smokes, before bed, he smokes. It stinks, costs more & more & the kids don't like it, but right now he just isn't strong enough mentally to quit smoking. You do have to want to quit & I do think it's more a mental challenge than anything. Best of luck & try to treat yourself with the milestones of so many days with no cigs. You deserve it!!!!!

Congrats and good luck! I quit cold turkey about 5 months ago. My husband quit with me so it was a lot easier. I think it was one of the best decisions I have ever made though. I feel mentally and physically so much better. I found that gum, hard candy, and working out help a lot with keeping my mind off of them. Also knowing that packs are getting ready to go up to about $8 a pack is pretty good incentive to stay away from them lol.

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Still going strong... although yesterday felt like a non-stop craving. I expect the same today so I'm going to the gun range to vent :D

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Haha just think of how much ammo you can buy with the money you save from quitting. $5/pack, 1 pack/day = $35/week, 2 weeks = a 250 round bulk pack of 9mm FMJ. That's a lot of extra shooting if you quit smoking. :)

well good luck i been smokeing since i was 13 and when i try to quit i turn into a @$$hole and everyone hates me so i gave yup quiting :gj: