Anyone Here Ever Successfully Quit Smoking?

[DV8]

I just started recently smoking this month and Im trying to quit. Two days ago I went a day without smoking and the next day I smoke 3 straight cigars!!!

Seriously, you need to quit NOW. If you seriously just started this month, your body hasn't even gotten used to the nicotine . . . . QUIT NOW!!!!! If you don't, 5+ years from now, you'll be kicking yourself . . . . your health will continue to deteriorate, and if you think it's hard quitting now, you have NO idea . . . .

To say it's too hard to quit now is just an assinine statement . . . just do it; even the occassional cigar isn't bad . . . . but smoking cigs everyday will fuack you up . . . . I said the same thing when I was younger and started, and now that I think about how much healthier I would be, and how much money I've wasted . . . . dam

 

[Riven]

I quit, fairly easily. Never re-lapsed after that. I smoke the occasional cigarette (only like once a month or something), but I don't need to.

 

[LEX]

When I was a kid, one of my older cousins gave me a smoke to try. The smoke got into my throat and it wasn't a nice experience. I don't know how people can keep on smoking forever. Quit now. My mom smokes and I've been trying to get her to quit, but she just won't.

 

[Obi-Ron]

Hello all,
I'm a pack-a-day smoker, and am trying to give up the nasty habit. I've been perscribed some medication, and coupled with the knowledge of how unhealthy this shyt is for you, not to mention the annual expenses of a smoker, I think I can do it.

Just wondering if anyone else out there has been successful in this quest, and if so, I'd like to hear your stories. . . .

I was a 10 year, pack-a-day smoker. Like most smokers, I knew it was a bad idea but hated being told I should quit.

Then I became aware of the fact that TOBACCO COMPANIES USE ADDITIVES TO INCREASE THE ADDICTIVENESS OF NICOTINE, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DENYING THAT NICOTINE IS ADDICTIVE. That made me decide "Those bastards aren't gonna line their pockets by killing me!" So I went out and used the patch, Nicoderm CQ I think was the brand I used. I went at it with the same determination as you, and the realization that using the patch is a form of self-medication. Like all medicine, you should FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS and do the entire program, and not quit after a week because you think you've got it licked. (Everyone I know who quit the patch without doing all the steps has started smoking again. )

I also have a personal boycott against PHILIP MORRIS/ALTRIA'S NON-TOBACCO COMPANIES, including Miller Beer, Kraft Foods, Post Cereals, California Pizza Kitchen, and Starbucks Coffee. They are death merchants and will never see another penny of my money.

I quit at the beginning of Y2K, and I haven't had a cigarette since.
Good luck DV8, you can do it!!!!

 

[Aiden]

I was smoker for a year and a half but it was really bad for me cos I'm only 14.

One day I just decided I was going to stop and I haven't had one since

 

[whitecrawler-->]

i've never picked up a ciggarette but that's because my aunt and uncle both used to smoke an when they got married she had to give up for her children to be ok, one had something wrong with her growth in her foot but shes ok now but they didn't want to risk the second hand smoke effects. She used to be a heavy smoker an now is so good and never smokes and i honestly don't think she craves them-my uncle is another story i think he's smoked since the age of 12 and nearly everytime i see him (they live in Australia) he takes me aside and says "never do it, i've never regretted anything more in my life" never touch one." so my advice is don't get into that position, take all the help you can get NOW or you'll regret forever but it is possible as long as you believe you can do it

 

[jaguarr]

Like I mentioned in the other thread, I've been smoke free for 16 months, now. I quit cold turkey, but I was not a heavy smoker. Maybe 5-10 cigarettes per day off and on over the course of 20 years. I just got fed up with feeling like sh1t from it and all the health problems that were popping up as a result of it. So, I decided to quit following a weekend in Vegas with my wife. I purposefully smoked myself to being completely ill that last weekend I was smoking so that I have negative memories of smoking. And, I got determined to get into great physical shape again as a motivator to not want to start as smoking and sports just don't mesh well together. So, I sort of replaced a bad habit with a healthy one to keep me on the straight and narrow. The bottom line, though, is it really comes down to will power and I was determined to not let my life be ruled by some stinky weed (that's ridiculously expensive to boot) and that's what got me through those days where I was ready to give it up and smoke again. The first couple of months were the roughest and after that it got easier. You're smart to quit now, while you're ahead, and I wish you all the luck in the world with it. It's a horribly difficult habit to break. I'm watching my wife still struggle with trying to quit (that's right, i quit while living with another smoker).

jag

 

[NOFX]

Seriously, you need to quit NOW. If you seriously just started this month, your body hasn't even gotten used to the nicotine . . . . QUIT NOW!!!!! If you don't, 5+ years from now, you'll be kicking yourself . . . . your health will continue to deteriorate, and if you think it's hard quitting now, you have NO idea . . . .

To say it's too hard to quit now is just an assinine statement . . . just do it; even the occassional cigar isn't bad . . . . but smoking cigs everyday will fuack you up . . . . I said the same thing when I was younger and started, and now that I think about how much healthier I would be, and how much money I've wasted . . . . dam

My intention was to smoke only at parties or with my friends when I hang out, not everyday at work, in the car, after eating, etc....

 

[Ongie]

I used to smoke cigarettes quite a bit... but I've weened myself from them over the past 6 months. I haven't smoked a cigarette in well over a month... and I don't feel the need to.

The main thing for me was finding something else to replace the comfort cigarettes gave me... For me... I actually starting chewing Starburst.

Works like a charm.

 

[War Lord]

I used to smoke cigarettes quite a bit... but I've weened myself from them over the past 6 months. I haven't smoked a cigarette in well over a month... and I don't feel the need to.

The main thing for me was finding something else to replace the comfort cigarettes gave me... For me... I actually starting chewing Starburst.

Works like a charm.

SMMMMOOOKKKKEEEEE!

SMMMMOOOOOKKKKKKEEEEE!

 

[Mr. Credible]

quitting smoking is the easiest thing in the world to do... i've done it like, 14 times already.


seriously, i have cut back quite a bit, though. i was up to a pack a day like, 3 years ago, now at the most i have 3 cigs a day.

 

[DV8]

hey . . . it's been a gottam long-@$$ time since I started this thread, and I'm happy to update it with the fact that I've more or less, quit smoking!!!

I say more or less because I relapsed a bit, but by no means terribly. I was a pack-a-day smoker and broke down to 1 cig a day for the first week, roughly. I guess I'm only a few weeks in, but I can't even begin to imagine smoking a pack a day like I used to.

It gets hard when I'm out drinking, but I've made it through the first few outings without a relapse, and overall, I've never felt better about my health, and this decision in my entire life . . .

So I guess my point is . . . it can DEFINITELY be done for all the naysayers, although I got a nice response from a lot of hypesters on this topic. Just takes a shytload of gum, candy, breathmints, tic-tacs, what-have-you and some gold old-fashioned willpower . . .

 

[Obi-Ron]

Try not.

Do, or do not.

There is no try.

 

[cryptic name]

i quit smoking after two years when i was a sophomore in highschool. i did it cold turky because a girl i knew told me it was impossible. it wasn't. but i did get very, very, very sick and lost a s**t load of weight.

 

[DV8]

^are you serious!?!?! That's crazy, and I don't know if I quite buy it, cuz I'd been smoking for like 8 years when I recently quit . . . but then again, nicotine addiction and withdrawal effects everyone differently

 

[DV8]

Like I mentioned in the other thread, I've been smoke free for 16 months, now. I quit cold turkey, but I was not a heavy smoker. Maybe 5-10 cigarettes per day off and on over the course of 20 years. I just got fed up with feeling like sh1t from it and all the health problems that were popping up as a result of it. So, I decided to quit following a weekend in Vegas with my wife. I purposefully smoked myself to being completely ill that last weekend I was smoking so that I have negative memories of smoking. And, I got determined to get into great physical shape again as a motivator to not want to start as smoking and sports just don't mesh well together. So, I sort of replaced a bad habit with a healthy one to keep me on the straight and narrow. The bottom line, though, is it really comes down to will power and I was determined to not let my life be ruled by some stinky weed (that's ridiculously expensive to boot) and that's what got me through those days where I was ready to give it up and smoke again. The first couple of months were the roughest and after that it got easier. You're smart to quit now, while you're ahead, and I wish you all the luck in the world with it. It's a horribly difficult habit to break. I'm watching my wife still struggle with trying to quit (that's right, i quit while living with another smoker).

jag

that's fuackin AWESOME, jag!! I just wanted to say that I really took everyone's comments on this thread to heart, and like I said, I feel absolutely amazing . . . . I have also started getting back in shape; i.e. replacing smoking w/ healthy habits, and my confidence is through the gottam roof!! I also scored a super-hot chick recently because of said confidence boost . . . . moral of the story: start smoking for 8 years then quit . . . you'll feel like a million bucks and get lots of p*ssy

 

[Fledermaus]

I quit smoking. Every time I wanted a cigarette, I lit a doobie. After the first day , I was so baked I didn't even think about cigarettes. That was 10 years ago and I still don't smoke cigarettes.

 

[DV8]

Like I mentioned in the other thread, I've been smoke free for 16 months, now. I quit cold turkey, but I was not a heavy smoker. Maybe 5-10 cigarettes per day off and on over the course of 20 years. I just got fed up with feeling like sh1t from it and all the health problems that were popping up as a result of it. So, I decided to quit following a weekend in Vegas with my wife. I purposefully smoked myself to being completely ill that last weekend I was smoking so that I have negative memories of smoking. And, I got determined to get into great physical shape again as a motivator to not want to start as smoking and sports just don't mesh well together. So, I sort of replaced a bad habit with a healthy one to keep me on the straight and narrow. The bottom line, though, is it really comes down to will power and I was determined to not let my life be ruled by some stinky weed (that's ridiculously expensive to boot) and that's what got me through those days where I was ready to give it up and smoke again. The first couple of months were the roughest and after that it got easier. You're smart to quit now, while you're ahead, and I wish you all the luck in the world with it. It's a horribly difficult habit to break. I'm watching my wife still struggle with trying to quit (that's right, i quit while living with another smoker).

jag

that's fuackin AWESOME, jag!! I just wanted to say that I really took everyone's comments on this thread to heart, and like I said, I feel absolutely amazing . . . . I have also started getting back in shape; i.e. replacing smoking w/ healthy habits, and my confidence is through the gottam roof!! I also scored a super-hot chick recently because of said confidence boost . . . . moral of the story: start smoking for 8 years then quit . . . you'll feel like a million buck and get lots of p*ssy

 

[jaguarr]

that's fuackin AWESOME, jag!! I just wanted to say that I really took everyone's comments on this thread to heart, and like I said, I feel absolutely amazing . . . . I have also started getting back in shape; i.e. replacing smoking w/ healthy habits, and my confidence is through the gottam roof!! I also scored a super-hot chick recently because of said confidence boost . . . . moral of the story: start smoking for 8 years then quit . . . you'll feel like a million buck and get lots of p*ssy

Awesome, man! The first couple of months were sort of tough for me, but as time went on and I detoxed and my lungs really started opening up I craved a cigarette less and less and soon found myself really loathing the smell of it. I also replaced the bad habits with working out, like you did, and am in as good a shape as I was in my early twenties. It's been a year and a half since I quit and I can easily say it was one of the smartest things I ever did (the dumbest was ever starting smoking to begin with). Keep it up, bro!

jag

 

[NOFX]

I havent had a smoke in a month, I think I have beaten it

 

[Hades]

Umm.. that's a no for me. I quit for about a year, then I picked it up again.. No biggie, and if you smoke a pack a day, you'll die around 50. Is that really THAT bad?

I know lots of people who are over fifty and smoke that much, if not more a day.

I smoke and I don't have any plans to quit

 

[Obi-Ron]

Umm.. that's a no for me. I quit for about a year, then I picked it up again.. No biggie, and if you smoke a pack a day, you'll die around 50. Is that really THAT bad?

Ask someone that's 50.

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

i don't smoke.

 

[jaguarr]

I havent had a smoke in a month, I think I have beaten it

There will be tough times where you really want one, believe me. The trick is having stronger will power than the addiction and getting through those cravings without giving in. Figure out how to do that one without fail and you'll be in the clear. Congrats.

jag

 

[jaguarr]

Umm.. that's a no for me. I quit for about a year, then I picked it up again.. No biggie, and if you smoke a pack a day, you'll die around 50. Is that really THAT bad?

Considering that the average life expectancy is supposed to increase from roughly 85 years old to roughly 100+ years old or more, I'd say cutting your life span in half isn't exactly intelligent or GOOD.

jag