EPTTL - Quit smoking team! - Page 24
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MaV_gGSC
Canada1345 Posts
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Mr. Black
United States470 Posts
This is probably not the best way to quit for long term, but whenever I start to feel shitty about smoking (coughing, lungs burning when running) I just decide to "take a break." If I know I'm just taking a break, it makes the hardcore withdrawal period pass easier. Then, after a while, when I'm getting the psychological cravings, I can say, "I'm not going to smoke, I don't want to break my streak of X days/weeks/months." I have not had a cig for a month and a half. I was challenged for the first time when I was trying to talk to a girl at a bar who was smoking. It was hard not to ask her for a cig, as that is often a good conversation starter (even though, in reality, do you really want your first interaction with a lady to be asking her for something?). I passed the test, and am feeling good. This time I want to go beyond taking a break to fully quit. | ||
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Daray
6006 Posts
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Gann1
United States1575 Posts
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Flamingo777
United States1190 Posts
On December 04 2011 15:19 Gann1 wrote: Chew gum? (Stride, if you don't give a shit which gum you buy.) Get that oral fixation. That's all smoking is... Right? | ||
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CakeSauc3
United States1437 Posts
If you want more info, just google it or here's a link with some more details. http://guide2herbalremedies.com/top-5-foods-quit-smoking/ Just FYI I know this stuff more from personal experience - I've never smoked but I was a missionary for my church in Chile for 2 years, and I worked a lot with people trying to stop smoking. These ideas helped a lot - especially the vitamin C and the milk :D GL everyone. | ||
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Gann1
United States1575 Posts
On December 04 2011 16:26 Flamingo777 wrote: Get that oral fixation. That's all smoking is... Right? I was talking to snack dude, the post right above mine. gum won't make you fat, but eating too many potato chips will | ||
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Dyme
Germany523 Posts
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HackBenjamin
Canada1094 Posts
 I recently purchased an electronic ciggarette which comes interchangeable filters. It has 3 different strength filters, Hi, Medium and Low. Each filter lasts about a pack and a half worth of ciggarettes. I just went through the two high-strength filters that came with it, and purchased a 5 pack of medium filters for $10. I definitely noticed a difference, but it still helps to take the edge off. My problem is that I've bought ciggarettes and haven't been good with defaulting to the e-smoke. I need more self-discipline for sure, but I am working on that. Good luck everyone! | ||
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leser
Croatia239 Posts
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Mr. Black
United States470 Posts
Seeds and gum help me get through the day. | ||
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dUTtrOACh
Canada2339 Posts
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KroplaBeskidu
1093 Posts
It's a bit funny what I just wrote because there's this one bit I guess I could share having been a smoker for years, and that is I can't even remember smoking my last cigarette. I mean I had no clue at that time it was going to be my last. It runs contrary to what people have discussed before in this thread about some book or something which tells you: "okay that's your last cigarette, smoke it now" and stuff. But as I read about it I kinda laughed because it seemed so naive, I know it would never ever work for me. Like I said I don't remember my last cigarette, and why is that, well maybe because I've had far too many last cigarettes to remember them all. Half an hour later I just smoke the next one, it just doesn't work like that for me. And it's all a bit more complex than that in reality, but if you think about it you're trying to quit smoking right, so stop doing that. Instead of smoking the last one just don't smoke the next one, it might be a good idea to focus on that. I know different things work for different people but maybe that could help somebody. Anyway good luck everyone. And well since I'm already here guess might as well report how's the crave or whatever, well no problems when meeting smokers, the smoke annoys me and I don't get the urge to try at all. Lucky me right. And I think I posted here before that I have dreams where I smoke, well at first that used to happen quite often, now once in a blue moon, but the common theme is I'm not a happy smoker in those dreams, in fact I'm really really pissed off at myself for smoking every time, like "how can I be smoking again wtf, how did that happen." Lucky me again right. | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10705 Posts
Still no replacement "drug" like gum. But well, I gained 2-3 Kg's of weight... But that could also come from the tons of Christmas Dinners and other meetings  .Occasionally i wan't to smoke but even when i'm totally drunk while having the "need" I actually can play with a cigarette and a lighter whiteout falling for it... It's like a game for me ^^. But when i dream that i am smoking, i'm a happy smoker.. Because well, i never had an issue with smoking... The poster right before me is right as far as i am concerned. I have a few friends that stopped with the book, they all started again after 3-5 months. | ||
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Weebem-Na
United States221 Posts
Anyways, I really like what this guy is saying and I think a lot of TLers will relate. His strategy/approach might not work for everyone but if y'all are anything like me then it might help you kick the bucket. I mean kick the habit. | ||
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Keyboard Warrior
United States1178 Posts
How did you start in the first place? And is withdrawal more a physical or mental thing? | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10705 Posts
I smoked about 2 or 3 packs a week for about 5 years That does not even sound like "addicted" smoking to me... 2-3 Packs a Week? So 5-8 cigs a day? Thats like nothing... Sometimes i smoked that much on my way to work (traffic jams ) ^^.I think your problem is that these few cigs are just habitual, you are probably not even truely addicted, else you would smoke way more... Or you were fighting with your self to keep your consumption low over all these years which would mean that you basically tried to stop for years and years whiteout ever actually calling it that. | ||
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Rainmaker5
United States1027 Posts
Edit: The smoking dreams are the worst. I wake up thinking that since I smoked I broke my no smoking so I can go buy a pack.... | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10705 Posts
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Weebem-Na
United States221 Posts
Perhaps my lower average consumption made it easier for me. Maybe that is why I never had to admit I was powerless over my addiction in order to be successful. | ||
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