Quitting smoking... Ugh!

So I found out last night that supposedly Wisconsin is forcing fire safe cigarettes by November. Yuck. Also, on April 1st the price is supposed to go up like %54 so I decided that's it. I'm done.

I'm pretty much going cold turkey. I don't want to pay for nicotene gum and still be addicted to nicotene.

I was at about a pack a day, and I've been smoking since I was 12 so about 10 years.

Today I alotted myself 7 cigarettes. I had 1 before work, one at 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 and 8. I've got 2 left. 1 for 10pm and 1 at 12.

Tomorrow, 7 again. Saturday 5 cigarettes. I can't decide on 5 again Sunday or 3 Sunday. Either way, I will no longer be smoking as of Monday.

My days off from work are Monday & Tuesday and I figure the first 2 days of NO smokes will be the worst. I don't want to kill any customers.

I'm doing well so far in that I haven't cheated, but damn I'm nic fitting like crazy already!!! I feel bipolar as hell!

I don't know what the point of my posting this is... I guess just venting about how badly I need a cigarette. lol

Wish me luck, share your stories, etc.

Thanks

Good luck, keep us updated.

Good luck.

I'm glad that I never got hooked on tobacco, but had other indulgences all through college. Quit a few months before graduation, and haven't had any problems at all for over half a year.

Quitting isn't too hard(SUCKS a ton, but not actually hard.. if that makes sense) if you actually want to do it. Wanting to quit is the hard part, some people think they do, but most don't.

You can do it ;), the hardest are the first 2 weeks while you are being weaned of the nicotine.

I quit back in November 2005 after smoking for 16 years :O so I am sure you can do it, good luck.

What the heck is a fire safe cigarette? Good luck in quitting.

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

What the heck is a fire safe cigarette? Good luck in quitting.

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They are cigarettes that will go out if you just leave them to burn. It cuts down on fires from people falling asleep with a smoke in hand. They are sold in NY.

Good luck quitting. I quit a little over a year ago and still get the craving. I can also smell one burning a mile away.

I quit on 1/1/09. Ita a bitc.... 2 packs a day. I used the patch for 2 weeks then I tried a day with out the patch and I was fine so I stoped using them. I still want one but im stayin strong. At $7.00 a pack in NY its a good reason to quit.

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Originally Posted by briz

Good luck quitting. I quit a little over a year ago and still get the craving. I can also smell one burning a mile away.

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Im in the exact same boat. Its weird how the craving is still there more then a year later. I can smell tobacco smoke on anything too, I can pretty much tell who is a smoker and who is not from the smell. That's why I kinda of wish they made smoking illegal so I would have less temptations.

Good luck! Ya'lls don't want me quit smoking... I have a BAD Temper and some reason cigs are the only thing that calms them. For you that say go to the doctor they have pills. I don't go to doctors unless I'm dieing or feel like I am.

Diz,

I quit smoking almost three months ago cold turkey. You just have to step back and think about all of the positives that come out of quitting. I bought myself this really, really cute Kathy Van Zeeland purse the day I quit to remind myself of the kind of money I would save each week. It was awesome. I've bought more books. I've been able to add things to my snake collection that I couldn't afford beforehand because of smoking. The money alone is worth it.

I also just got over strep. The pain on my throat was almost unbearable. When I finally ponied up to see my doctor, she told me straight up that I would've been in tears through most of it if I still smoked. My tonsils were kissing, it was so bad. She also told me that my lungs were healing. I'm a chunky girl, and it was hard to breathe, I'd get winded really quickly. Once I stopped smoking, it got so much easier. I'm losing a lot of weight.

My clothes don't smell like smoke anymore, and I get almost...irritated at other people who smoke now. O_o Sorry guys. I got my sense of smell back.

The point I'm trying to make is that instead of taking baby steps, take a leap of faith on yourself. Trust that you have enough will power. Trust that you're stronger than you think. I drink a lot of tea now, and peppermints, gum, anything I can stick in my mouth definitely helps.

I still snap at people on occasion. Okay. A lot. O_o But those anger issues were there before I started smoking. Smoking was a crutch for me. It is for you. Be stronger than that. You're not alone. Be strong and kick butt! I know you can.

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Originally Posted by dizzy

So I found out last night that supposedly Wisconsin is forcing fire safe cigarettes by November. Yuck. Also, on April 1st the price is supposed to go up like %54 so I decided that's it. I'm done.

I'm pretty much going cold turkey. I don't want to pay for nicotene gum and still be addicted to nicotene.

I was at about a pack a day, and I've been smoking since I was 12 so about 10 years.

Today I alotted myself 7 cigarettes. I had 1 before work, one at 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 and 8. I've got 2 left. 1 for 10pm and 1 at 12.

Tomorrow, 7 again. Saturday 5 cigarettes. I can't decide on 5 again Sunday or 3 Sunday. Either way, I will no longer be smoking as of Monday.

My days off from work are Monday & Tuesday and I figure the first 2 days of NO smokes will be the worst. I don't want to kill any customers.

I'm doing well so far in that I haven't cheated, but damn I'm nic fitting like crazy already!!! I feel bipolar as hell!

I don't know what the point of my posting this is... I guess just venting about how badly I need a cigarette. lol

Wish me luck, share your stories, etc.

Thanks

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I am right there with ya! Sat. 2/7/2009 was my 1st day as a Non-Smoker! The 1st 3 days really sucked but now I am doin' pretty good, just a little anxious like I don't have enough to do...
The other good thing is I have been throwing $7 a day into a jar as a Snake/Fun savings instead of buying a pack a day.

Good luck. Ive tried a million times. Yet i still smoke a pack a day. I freakin hate cigarettes.

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Originally Posted by JAMills

I am right there with ya! Sat. 2/7/2009 was my 1st day as a Non-Smoker! The 1st 3 days really sucked but now I am doin' pretty good, just a little anxious like I don't have enough to do...
The other good thing is I have been throwing $7 a day into a jar as a Snake/Fun savings instead of buying a pack a day.

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Thats a good idea!

If you hate "fire safe" cigs then stop smoking period. You should try being a firefighter in my area. We have so many brush and grass fires that end up being right beside a road and guess what the main cause is?

[QUOTE=southb;982633]If you hate "fire safe" cigs then stop smoking period. QUOTE]


Um.. I am? That was the whole point of the thread... ?



Thank you guys for all the encouragement. To be honest the $$ is the main reason I'm quitting. I know smoking is terrible for my health but meh.. We all have to die of something. I'm just really not willing to spend the $7 it's about to be. It sucks that I've been spending so much money for 10 years already.

Putting the 5 bucks into a jar every day is a great idea.

I did want to get back on my diet and lose some more weight before I made the plunge to stop smoking, but I think I'm doing well with the trident sugar free gum. I haven't been shoving food into my face like I thought I would. lol

I know not smoking will help me exercise easier so hopefully that will help when I get back on the diet really soon here.

As for update... I did great yesterday. I had my alotted 7 and didn't cheat. Yay for me. lol

I gave myself 7 again today... I'm doing odd hours this time, so I had one at 1pm and just had one at 3.

Thanks everyone.

I get foreign cigs from the Ukrain and China. No fire safe wrappers on them. :)

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Originally Posted by JAMills

The other good thing is I have been throwing $7 a day into a jar as a Snake/Fun savings instead of buying a pack a day.

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That's how I got money to pay for my boa. I put $5 a day in, then an additional dollar every time I had a craving.

I had gone 6 months with no cigarettes until I started working day shift after being laid off for over a month so I've had about 6 total this week. It's hard stuff but I'm sure you'll make it. My average is 1 a month :)

I heard lollipops are a good option...

So I think I'm doing pretty well... I told myself 7/day for 2 days then 5/day for 2 days and then I'm done. Well my second day I only had 6! :O :D Day 3 I had 5 like planned and Today is day 4. It's 6 pm here and I've only had one so far. Though I am about to have my second, I think I'm only going to do 3 today :D

I'm doing better than I expected but it's really, really hard. I'm just so anxious and on edge. Tomorrow is day one of ZERO cigarettes.

Man addiction must stink :/

I've done all kinds of things that I could get addicted to. Heck I tried to become an alcoholic last month ~_~ Didn't work. I smoke shisha and cigars from time to time and at one point did extremely regularly (like 8 cigars a week I think, usually like 2~4 a day and then nothing until the next weekend), but yeah I've never had to struggle with getting over an addiction. Well unless you include caffeine because that gives you a heck of a migraine when you go from 11~12 cups a day down to 0.

Well, anyway. Good luck, sounds like you're doing well already. :gj:

Are you serious about trying to become an alcoholic or was that a joke?

If you're serious, might I ask why?

I'm all for drinking, but...

I work in a liquor store and I see people every day that obviously haven't bathed in days, scraping their pennies and nickels together to buy a can of steel reserve just to stop the shakes. It really doesn't look like fun.

Addiction is not a joke Oxylepy.

Yeah I was joking :P I was, however, drinking every single day. Pfft, just because you don't think something isn't a joke doesn't mean it can't be joked about, it just means your sense of humor is not dark enough to handle it.

I am a fan of dark and inappropriate humor myself, so I'm not going to slam you for joking about whatever... I just wanted to know if you were indeed joking or not.

Good luck!

Save your money and start working on that pied-axanthic :gj:

Will do, thank you.

So today is day 3 of no smoking. I did great the last 2 days. I did break down and I had half a cigarette today, but I had a VERY good reason.

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Originally Posted by Oxylepy

Yeah I was joking :P I was, however, drinking every single day. Pfft, just because you don't think something isn't a joke doesn't mean it can't be joked about, it just means your sense of humor is not dark enough to handle it.

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It means I'm a recovered drug addict. It means addiction had nearly taken away my life. It means if I had not changed I would be dead right now. It means that when I hear someone joking about trying to become an addict on purpose it makes me very upset. It means I'm going to say something about it.

Child neglect. Broken homes. Violent crime. Prison. Spouse abuse. Severe health problems. Overdose. Suicide.

Pardon me if I'm not "dark" enough to find the humor in that.

Do it!

I smoked for 15 years and quit on my first attempt.

I havent smoked since January 1st.

First 2 weeks are hard but then it is a breeze after that. :gj:

You go girl! I gave up smoking about 10 years ago. It took many tries, but I finally won. Expect to learn to live with the cravings, they don't go away for a very long time. Putting the money in a jar is a great idea. Reward yourself for hanging in there. Once you quit, don't pick up another cigarette, no matter what. The cravings will come right back threefold and you'll be back at square one. But don't throw in the towel either. Having one is not the end, just a reminder to keep trying. You'll smell better in no time LOL! I never realized how bad my things smelled until I quit. Yuck! Good Luck!

I went cold turkey a few years ago. In my opinion, it is the best way to go. I did get sick for about a week after I quit. I think it was my bodies way of fighting back. Who knows.

Good luck!

I hope I will not upset other people around but this is first threat I have read whole... :) post by post and from the beginning. You must be really strong person. :bow:. I smoke just cigars and like 1-2 per year :D. Just to enjoy more special moments in my live. However I can imagine how you feel. You must get over two major things:

1. your body is screaming: "I want nicotine!!!!" and you must keep saying "No way..."

2. anytime you do anything when you joined cigarette before... you must feel like "something is missing to me"... and say again for your self "cigarette... no way".

that's how your body and your mind must react those days... that's why you must be... no YOU ARE really strong because you got your self to this point and I can't wait you post in few days something like: "today is a week from day zero" :gj:

btw.... what is that 'cold turkey'? :confused: