Quitting smoking

[sho220]

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

Did you try using anything to help? I quit several years ago after smoking for a long time. I used the patch for the first 2 days and was okay after that. Still wasn't easy, but the patch took the initial edge off. Even with the patch, gum, chantix, you still have to WANT to quit.

Making excuses like "I just turn into an :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:" means you really don't want to quit...

Good luck to those who are determined to beat it!

[paintballerpunk722]

Did you try using anything to help? I quit several years ago after smoking for a long time. I used the patch for the first 2 days and was okay after that. Still wasn't easy, but the patch took the initial edge off. Even with the patch, gum, chantix, you still have to WANT to quit.

Making excuses like "I just turn into an :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:" means you really don't want to quit...

Good luck to those who are determined to beat it!

ive tried everything except chantix which i cant afford patches dont work for me but your saying i dont want to quit well i do and i dont smokeing helps me stay calm when im in a stressful place like my job but on the other hand i know its bad for me and its alot of money so yea i do wanna quit but last time i tried i had a best friend and now i dont i would get aggitated very easy at the stupidist things and go off and i didnt notice it until my wife said something but like i said i said some things wrong and at the time i ment it well i havent talked to that person in over 3 years

[SK_Exotics]

Dad went on "Wellbutrin" he is another success story! It was no fun, but he got through it. Never thought I would see my dad quit, we are very proud of him.

[spitzu]

Almost 7 weeks smoke free now and still going strong. The cravings are still a daily occurrence, but it's a mental thing. They're random and easy to push away because I really want to quit this time. It's always the same damn triggers, even after nearly 2 months. Getting in the car... eating... drinking... commercial breaks... being around others who are smoking... etc. Bleh.

Thankfully my wife quit smoking about 2 weeks after I did. She went and got hypnotized... She didn't even have cravings this time. It was like someone flipped a switch and she was just done. Can you believe that crap? She's such a cheater.

[shakyhand]

Good for you... I quit in 1997 after more than 12 years of heavy smoking (25 sticks per day)... I quit several times. One lasted for 2 years but when start smoking again, it became worst. I smoked even harder...

It's all mental from now on... as for me.. what I did was change my life routine... I looked for something that will fill up my time. A healthy hobby that would take my mind off the cigarrete... in my case, I went to the gym pumping iron... that was the next best thing I've done in my life after quitting.

The hardest period of quitting smoking is the first 6 months.... after that.. it will be fine... don't ever take even one puff...

Now I can take pride that I have a very strong mental power...

[Wh00h0069]

Congrats to the OP and everyone else who quit smoking!! I quit a few years ago. It was my first attempt after nine years of smoking. I started dipping to stop smoking. I dipped for a couple of months, and then realized how nasty it was, so I quit. It was pretty tough, and took me a couple weeks to take my last dip.

[spitzu]

6 months smoke-free today!

It definitely has not been easy. My wife started smoking again about a month or two into my quit attempt and it was extremely difficult smelling it on her and seeing packs of cigarettes laying around.

Also, I still have to remind myself several times a day that I'm no longer a smoker and have to force myself to stop thinking about it. This is usually brought on by the normal things that used to trigger me to go have a smoke (eating, driving, tv commercials, etc). Is it going to be like this forever? I hope not...

[Vypyrz]

Congratulations on your success and resolve to remain smoke free. I think the longer you go, the easier it gets...

[heathers*bps]

I quit smoking for almost 5 years and started again a few months back. I know I'm a dumba$$. I am going to quit again

[mues155]

Ive tried quitting 3 times and have failed.
My boyfriend isnt a smoker and he hates that i do.
I would like to quit sometime soon. I know if i really WANT to...it will happen.
I feel your pain! I wish you good luck. Im sure you'll feel awesome once you quit.