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Hi there,
I stopped smoking about a week ago and its freakin easy. I dont understand why peeps having problems with that. I am 35 years old, i smoked 40 grams of shag each day since i was 16 years old and i stopped last week (40 grams of shag is approx 40 sigarettes a day). Its easy, dunno why but it is. Well, ofcourse im hyped about everything right now and yes, i feel that im missing something but its doable I dont need gums, pills or books or courses to stop. Just say u had enough and quit. EZPZ.
Best time to quit is when ur going through a awefull period. Yes a awefull period you read correctly, because u wont focus on the sigarets in this period as much becuz u dont think its that important. It will be easier, then when ur life is fine and dandy and all your negativitity is focussed on quitting smoking. In this way its more natural way of quitting the filthy habit, until now it has worked for me. SO, u want to quit smoking, quit during an awefull period in your life. U will see, u will make it and its ezpz!
Is the hardest part still to come or am I just such a beast?!
 
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lol best of luck, none of my friends have tried to quit yet so I dunno if it gets harder.
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I never tried to stop smoking so far, but I think you're "such a beast"  . There isn't only a psychological addiction, but also a physical addiction... Did you not have some problems to sleep or something ? You have an impressive motivation but also an impressive organism, I couldn't stop like that without any subtitute (not necessarily patch or pills).
Good luck for the 2nd week!
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I would be interested to know if you continue to succeed, you will update for us?
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You're only a week in, you haven't quit shit yet.
That said, good going, keep it up. Hopefully, you've quit early enough that you don't end up with lung and brain cancer in about ten to thirty years, which will be a massive strain on everyone around you untill the day you die. It'll be slow and painful, and every day you'll be close to paralysed, having no energy to do anything due to reduced lung capacity. Walking up one level of stairs? Forget it. Walking to the shop five minutes away? Nope.
So yea. Keep it up.
Edit: This is based on personal experiences with lung cancer in the family, by the way. I'm not just giving you shit to make you feel bad.
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On August 01 2013 21:07 Glioburd wrote:I never tried to stop smoking so far, but I think you're "such a beast" . There isn't only a psychological addiction, but also a physical addiction... Did you not have some problems to sleep or something ? You have an impressive motivation but also an impressive organism, I couldn't stop like that without any subtitute (not necessarily patch or pills). Good luck for the 2nd week!
I go for a drive on my bike so i get tired. Doing 30 kilometers tires me and i wanna sleep man I hate excersizing and sweating but riding a bicycle in nice weather aint that bad and i dont have to sweat alot either
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On August 01 2013 21:09 32 wrote:
I would be interested to know if you continue to succeed, you will update for us?
Ofcourse... i feel like im in a movie... THIS IS SPARTA!!!!
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On August 01 2013 21:09 plated.rawr wrote:
You're only a week in, you haven't quit shit yet.
That said, good going, keep it up. Hopefully, you've quit early enough that you don't end up with lung and brain cancer in about ten to thirty years, which will be a massive strain on everyone around you untill the day you die. It'll be slow and painful, and every day you'll be close to paralysed, having no energy to do anything due to reduced lung capacity. Walking up one level of stairs? Forget it. Walking to the shop five minutes away? Nope.
So yea. Keep it up.
Edit: This is based on personal experiences with lung cancer in the family, by the way. I'm not just giving you shit to make you feel bad.
I know man.. smoking kills and is bad. But still holding strong, have faith!
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stopping to smoke is easy, i have done it 10 times!
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I had 2 friends trying to stop a couple years ago, roughly at the same time.
Around the 3/4th weeks, both turned crazy batshit mad to everyone around them because they were going through that w/e angry phases.
One of them eventually got back to smocking because it was too hard on him to be angry all the time. The other one went through okish, she did force herself to think and do things not to think about it. Was really not easy during that time though, she was getting somehow isolated by the end because everyone was a dick according to her. But she came through.
The guy has heavily reduced his smoking habit, still a smoker, still willing to stop but I think he's afraid right now to go through that period again.
So, keep it up, you're at the beginning, hard times are coming by, brace yourself with a rock solid program to always have something to do and think about.
Even if you were to fail, trying is already a great step ahead. Good luck.
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On August 01 2013 21:22 LaNague wrote:stopping to smoke is easy, i have done it 10 times!
Haha !
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when the first week is easy for you, chances are, it will always remain easy.
i know there's some people like you, who just really find it easy. i'm extremely jealous, cause for me it's much more difficult
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Congrats. My dad stopped smoking cold turkey and didn't seem to have any problems either. Some people are just like that.
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Gj. I'm also proud to have quit two years ago. My parents are both smokers though, I already hate the day when I will have to see them paying for it.
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On August 01 2013 21:14 govie wrote:Show nested quote +On August 01 2013 21:09 32 wrote:
I would be interested to know if you continue to succeed, you will update for us? Ofcourse... i feel like im in a movie... THIS IS SPARTA!!!!
first stage of depression IS denial, be careful
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Some people can just stop cold turkey with little issue, while others can't. Nicotine in particular does a physical aspect to it so be prepared for that, though again some people can soldier through it more easily that others. GL.
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On August 01 2013 22:17 beg wrote:when the first week is easy for you, chances are, it will always remain easy. i know there's some people like you, who just really find it easy. i'm extremely jealous, cause for me it's much more difficult
Easy, i wont say its easy after onyl 7 days but if i could use a metafore it would be "diet coke".
We all hate diet coke... its filthy... if u drink 1 sip of normal coca/pepsi and 1 sip diet pepsi/coca directly after... ur gonna barf... thats because ur missing something in that coke. Same with quiting smoking, but all day and every day.. 24/7 u notice "the diet". Do u want to drink diet coke the rest of ur life? think not and thats why its pretty hard for most peeps
My guess is that aslong u got something else to worry about which u rate higher/bigger then quitting smokes, stopping with smoking will be ezpz... because u dont notice the "diet in the coke" or just dont care bout the diet becuz u got bigger fish to fry.. until problems are solved ofcourse and your negativity can focus on the nicotine, but then u atleast got through the 1st part of quitting
On August 01 2013 21:34 Glioburd wrote:Show nested quote +On August 01 2013 21:22 LaNague wrote:stopping to smoke is easy, i have done it 10 times! Haha !
+1
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I'm glad it's easy for you. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine was legitimately convinced he was stopping. For real this time. It last 30 minutes, not even kidding. He had one cigarette left and said this is the last one... the very last one. 30 minutes later he was in his car, going to grab another pack.
Couple of days later, he stopped smoking for a day because he felt his heart doing something crazy... Smoked again the next day.
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Good luck bro , 1 week done, 2 weeks more I expect :D.
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On August 02 2013 01:03 Djzapz wrote:
I'm glad it's easy for you. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine was legitimately convinced he was stopping. For real this time. It last 30 minutes, not even kidding. He had one cigarette left and said this is the last one... the very last one. 30 minutes later he was in his car, going to grab another pack.
Couple of days later, he stopped smoking for a day because he felt his heart doing something crazy... Smoked again the next day.
Might help if he decides not to spend any more money on smokes.
It's probably slightly easier to get rid of the habit of buying cigs rather than the habit of smoking them.
He'll basically have to ask others for smokes.
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On August 02 2013 00:45 govie wrote:Show nested quote +On August 01 2013 22:17 beg wrote:when the first week is easy for you, chances are, it will always remain easy. i know there's some people like you, who just really find it easy. i'm extremely jealous, cause for me it's much more difficult Easy, i wont say its easy after onyl 7 days but if i could use a metafore it would be "diet coke". We all hate diet coke... its filthy... if u drink 1 sip of normal coca/pepsi and 1 sip diet pepsi/coca directly after... ur gonna barf... thats because ur missing something in that coke. Same with quiting smoking, but all day and every day.. 24/7 u notice "the diet". Do u want to drink diet coke the rest of ur life? think not and thats why its pretty hard for most peeps My guess is that aslong u got something else to worry about which u rate higher/bigger then quitting smokes, stopping with smoking will be ezpz... because u dont notice the "diet in the coke" or just dont care bout the diet becuz u got bigger fish to fry.. until problems are solved ofcourse and your negativity can focus on the nicotine, but then u atleast got through the 1st part of quitting Show nested quote +On August 01 2013 21:34 Glioburd wrote:On August 01 2013 21:22 LaNague wrote:stopping to smoke is easy, i have done it 10 times! Haha ! +1
I actually prefer diet coke...
Anyway, stay strong. Think of your children. Or if you don't have any, think of your future children. It was actually very stressful for me, as a child, to cope with my parent's smoking habits.
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On August 02 2013 01:29 Entirety wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 00:45 govie wrote:On August 01 2013 22:17 beg wrote:when the first week is easy for you, chances are, it will always remain easy. i know there's some people like you, who just really find it easy. i'm extremely jealous, cause for me it's much more difficult Easy, i wont say its easy after onyl 7 days but if i could use a metafore it would be "diet coke". We all hate diet coke... its filthy... if u drink 1 sip of normal coca/pepsi and 1 sip diet pepsi/coca directly after... ur gonna barf... thats because ur missing something in that coke. Same with quiting smoking, but all day and every day.. 24/7 u notice "the diet". Do u want to drink diet coke the rest of ur life? think not and thats why its pretty hard for most peeps My guess is that aslong u got something else to worry about which u rate higher/bigger then quitting smokes, stopping with smoking will be ezpz... because u dont notice the "diet in the coke" or just dont care bout the diet becuz u got bigger fish to fry.. until problems are solved ofcourse and your negativity can focus on the nicotine, but then u atleast got through the 1st part of quitting On August 01 2013 21:34 Glioburd wrote:On August 01 2013 21:22 LaNague wrote:stopping to smoke is easy, i have done it 10 times! Haha ! +1 I actually prefer diet coke... Anyway, stay strong. Think of your children. Or if you don't have any, think of your future children. I was actually very stressful for me, as a child, to cope with my parent's smoking habits.
I care more about cheesypuffs then children. But yes, we keepin strong... next update next week. Got icecream to keep me company
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Slightly over two years ago I did the exact same thing. And it has never been a problem. But I know plenty of people that have tried and failed. It's not that easy for everyone.
Unlike you, for me trying to stop during a bad period in my life did not work. I was stressed a lot and longed for a cigarette all the time. Tried several times and didn't last a week. Granted, I might not really have been ready to stop in the first place.
When I did quit it was during quite a busy period in my life. It helped a lot because I didn't have a lot of time to ponder, be bored or miss the cigarettes.
Good luck!
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On August 01 2013 21:09 plated.rawr wrote:
You're only a week in, you haven't quit shit yet.
That said, good going, keep it up. Hopefully, you've quit early enough that you don't end up with lung and brain cancer in about ten to thirty years, which will be a massive strain on everyone around you untill the day you die. It'll be slow and painful, and every day you'll be close to paralysed, having no energy to do anything due to reduced lung capacity. Walking up one level of stairs? Forget it. Walking to the shop five minutes away? Nope.
So yea. Keep it up.
Edit: This is based on personal experiences with lung cancer in the family, by the way. I'm not just giving you shit to make you feel bad.
Yeah this is what I am thinking, but you're at least off to a good start. Good luck!!
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Grats on 1 week!
Please give us an update in 1 month, would love to hear how things end up
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What were your smoking habits before you quit?
Sorry never mind I didn't read op carefully, good for you! When you smoked was it because it was something you wanted to do or did you feel a physical need? I understand people respond to addictive chemicals differently
Lk I enjoy cigs and dip but I've never felt a need for them. I feel like I could quit them cold turkey whenever I wanted to. I just like how they make me feel. How did your experiences compare?
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On August 02 2013 05:39 Aveng3r wrote:
What were your smoking habits before you quit?
40 sigs a day
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A year ago, I quit without many problems. Started again 8 months later. You've made the first step, keep it up! And don't let down your guard, it's a nasty habit that won't let go of you so easily.
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jealous.
i have to do this this year and i am not looking forward to it
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govie where are you from? Can you show a picture of the kind of cigarettes you smoke?
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You smoked for 20 years and been sober 1 week man. It's not over.
Wait till you have a good day, then back to smoking.
I quit tobacco and marijuana after smoking for 6 years. 1 Year later I'm back to smoking joints. :D
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On August 01 2013 21:22 LaNague wrote:stopping to smoke is easy, i have done it 10 times! Almost.
"I stopped smoking" = Ich habe mit dem Rauchen aufgehört
vs.
"I stopped to smoke" = Ich hielt inne um zu rauchen
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Good fucking job man. The thing is, not everyone has the same will power, or strength to simply stop. There's not a clear reason why some can't stop. Less will power seems like the best answer, since it's not as if the people that can't stop aren't aware of the harms.
If you stop smoking cigarettes long enough after being addicted, does the addiction go away, i.e. if you had another cigarette after stopping would it immediately bring back the addiction, or would it take time to re-acquire it? Or is it like with alcoholics where even years later they "can't even have one" without relapsing
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How much money are you saving by quitting? What's the average amount you spend on cigarettes in, say, a month?
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good job. hope your story becomes an inspiration to others
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Haha I love how you point out yourself that you're super hyped about everything. Gj buddy and good luck!
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On August 02 2013 07:02 MarlieChurphy wrote:
govie where are you from? Can you show a picture of the kind of cigarettes you smoke?
http://www.imperial-tobacco.com/ has this brand which is huge in the Netherlands and is called "van nelle shag". It is normal tobacco dont worry;)
![[image loading]](http://www.rigsofrods.com/images/imported/2011/12/389_van_nelle_zware_shag_1-1.jpg)
On August 02 2013 11:33 FallDownMarigold wrote:
Good fucking job man. The thing is, not everyone has the same will power, or strength to simply stop. There's not a clear reason why some can't stop. Less will power seems like the best answer, since it's not as if the people that can't stop aren't aware of the harms.
If you stop smoking cigarettes long enough after being addicted, does the addiction go away, i.e. if you had another cigarette after stopping would it immediately bring back the addiction, or would it take time to re-acquire it? Or is it like with alcoholics where even years later they "can't even have one" without relapsing
I dunno. But the smokingaddiction isnt on the same addictionlevel as drinking or harddrugs etc. Ive seen a documentary of BBC horizon that the lungs of peeps store the nicotine for 3 days or something. And that nicotine produces a chemical in the brain that make u feel more happy. So, in theory it would mean ur body is nicotineclean after 3 days. But ofcourse the hunger to that same feeling that nicotine gives u will still excist and i think never go away for most. This because it is a chemical proces in the brain and even the strongest willpower cant change this. U just have to hold strong dont give in to it. So, yes, i think the feeling will never go away.. smoking will allways be missed, especially around smokers and when u drink alcohol. Becuz alcohol and smoking are a perfect match, but it isnt as hard as acoholics- or harddrugsaddiction, which are far worse. Smoking recks ur life slowely, drugs and alcoholaddictions reck ur life with a bang.
On August 02 2013 12:43 Epishade wrote:
How much money are you saving by quitting? What's the average amount you spend on cigarettes in, say, a month?
Well it saves some money ofcourse because the government likes to tax everything nowadays. Price for a 40 grams Van Nelle Zware shag in the netherlands is €7,00 so it will save me about €7,-- a day.. pretty descent.. that would be about €200,-- each month and €2.500,-- each year
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I think the hardest part is not starting again. The first weeks can be hard but usually you are dedicated and committed to quit. Though after a few months there will be moments (often when drinking) when you'll think: "I'll just smoke one cigarette.."
and before you know it you'll be buying packs again.
Keep it up though!! For me the biggest motivator is the amount of money you save, tobacco is so expensive!
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On August 02 2013 11:33 FallDownMarigold wrote:
If you stop smoking cigarettes long enough after being addicted, does the addiction go away, i.e. if you had another cigarette after stopping would it immediately bring back the addiction, or would it take time to re-acquire it? Or is it like with alcoholics where even years later they "can't even have one" without relapsing
I don't know from personal experience, but my grandmother used to be quite the smoker in her younger days. At some point she quit and nowadays she just smokes a cigarette every once in a while (less than one per week). So I guess it's possible. I have no idea how hard it would be for me, or others, though.
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btw... i am still sober, didnt touch any sigarette since that day...
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On August 14 2013 03:52 govie wrote:btw... i am still sober, didnt touch any sigarette since that day...
Great job man. Stick to it Don't succumb. Think about all the stairs you can run op to without having to catch your breath.
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Good for you dude!! set your bench mark at 1 month from now to give us another update
still getting cravings at all??
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We smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die, we smoke till we die
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weird 666th post angry mag...
but grats i am impressed OP. here is hoping i can do the same soon!
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On August 14 2013 06:04 ComaDose wrote:
weird 666th post angry mag...
but grats i am impressed OP. here is hoping i can do the same soon!
Apologies, I was obviously possessed
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Well.. I more or less quit weed. If I can do it...... LOLOL anyone can.
Now about these booze....
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On August 14 2013 10:49 SuperJongMan wrote:
Well.. I more or less quit weed.
what on earth
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I quit slowly, over time. Don't stop trying.
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On August 14 2013 03:56 QuanticHawk wrote:Good for you dude!! set your bench mark at 1 month from now to give us another update still getting cravings at all??
Sometimes i miss something yes, but thats ok
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