Good stuff, don't get complacent though, it's so easy to think 'I know I can do this now, I'll just have the one...'
Try Crystal Meth Bob. After a few sessions you’ll find days pass without you even thinking of a smoke. It’ll even combat any weight gain issues you may get because you’ve stopped. Winner winner
I’ve met Bob, that’s not an issue he needs to worry about. Infact, if he had a white one, he’d have a snooker set.
Yes Boots is good ... I say yes but it’s actually the ally behind Boots from Mick on Tick. He’s as good as Boots though.
Over 100 hours in now and think I’m probably in the most dangerous spell. I didn’t actually want to stop or have any good reason to, it was purely just a spontaneous idea just because. I think I’ve proved to myself I can do it and now questioning if I really do want to see it through. The sensible half says I’ll look back at this moment months/years down the line and wonder how it felt like there was a decision to make. The more sensible half says I enjoy(ed) smoking and nothing is really going to take it’s place. There will be no extra little rush to reward when things are going good or 5 minute cig break to gather myself when things are going **** and I’m on the verge of becoming mecha Streisand and going on a rampage. It would almost be like losing my foreskin, once it’s gone it’s gone. Might have to flip a coin for this one.
Don’t come on here manufacturing excuses for yourself You’ve stopped...and that’s it. When you need a small celebration then go for a **** instead and when you need a break when it’s rubbish then I’d recommend a hip flask. Don’t go back to cigs...you already smell better than you did!
Don't let me down Bob, I've failed before. I need your help man, because I'm weak, but together we'll be strong.
I quit in March. Cold turkey after 22 years. First couple of days were okay, then it was just breaking the habit of thinking about smoking when I was making a cup of tea or whatever. Then it got easier and I started to notice improvements in my stamina and sense of taste and smell. It was really quite rewarding. It was my birthday about a month ago, I've smoked every day since and I still have no foreskin.
For what it's worth Mr. H., stick with it. Try your utmost to not buckle in. It's probably the toughest thing you'll ever do in your life, but if you succeed it'll be without doubt the best and most sensible thing you'll ever do. I've no idea how old you are, what your family situation is - but you don't want to end up with my situation: Started smoking at 10 years old. Finally quit after smoking a minimum of 20 a day for the last 50 years at age 72. Had to quit all my physical activity 5 years ago (football, golf, often even walking to the bus-stop or the grocery store). I hardly sleep at night - have to use a bloody CPAP machine overnight to combat my struggle with breathing, have to use one of those inhalers 4 times a day due to my exhaustion. It ain't fun mate. Think of your family & friends. They wouldn't want to see you in my situation I'm absolutely sure. Believe me. Stay at it for yourself and all those who hold you dear.
This scares the **** out of me TC. A brilliant post and one I'm going to read over and over as I battle the nicotine.
About 15 years ago I needed some plumbing work done. The contract fella I hired was from South Vietnam - about 60 years old. Slim man, as they normally are, and when I asked him if he minded me smoking while he was in my house, he said not at all, as he had finally quit smoking a few years earlier and had finally found a solution to quitting. I asked him if it was very difficult. He said to begin with, but he finally said every time he had the urge to have a smoke, he'd drink one or two glasses of water, which quenched his urge for the nicotine habit. Also reduced his desire for eating - a typical side effect of quitting smoking. I remembered that suggestion 2 years ago when I finally quit - for obvious reasons, and it really helps. I often replace the glass of water with a can of beer, but the cravings have essentially disappeared. The subliminal thoughts (situational stress/reward events which were often triggers) have essentially disappeared. Just a thought. May not work for everyone Kemps, but what have you to lose, other than getting a bloated stomach/bladder and more exercise running to the toilet. ?
The experience varies from one person to another. I gave up age 61, 8 years ago, cold turkey, absolutely no problem at all after the first day. I think a lot depends on how much you actually want to give up, I was desperate.
I started at 11, 30 now. No health problems, in fact close to being in the best shape of my life. Certainly since being a teenager. Partake in regular physical activity. Not a heavy smoker either 10-15 a day. But definitely vape a lot more - too much. I tend to just sit blasting the metal chimney 24/7 because I can. Still trying to find reasons to justify not quitting. Who comes up with these stupid ideas? But actually finding it surprisingly easy going now. I reckon I can pay myself on the back, claim I’ve done it and go and chain smoke the 5 or 6 cigs that are still sitting in the kitchen.
Do you want me to send you a copy of my lung X-Rays ? Continue with your fitness regime. Do more - it'll help. Get it out of your mind & stick to it.
Seriously kemps, it’s not all that bad. The first day was horrific, and bad events can feel cataclysmic, like dropping my banana at lunch time on day 2, if I had an AR15 in my hands at that time I could quite happily have taken it out on anyone and everyone in sight. But each day probably feels twice as easy as the last and it soon becomes much less of a need and more of a want, which is easier to shake off or ignore. Also I have had cigarettes and vape available and within reach at all times. I think that’s important, having them to hand. It makes it less of a decision, you either do it or you don’t. No ****ing about well I’ll walk to the shop and buy some and see how I feel, I think that sort of thing is a one way ticket to certain doom. Besides you need to get used to being around it so you might as well go all in from the start and avoid nothing.
