Tips For Quiting Smoking?

[jaguarr]

. . but mostly I've failed myself, and I'm serious about that . . .

You got that bold part right. Get your sh1t straight, junior.

One year 3 months here jag!

High Five

HELL yes! ^5!!!

jag

 

[JStorm]

Cold turkey.

D-TOX!!

 

[PhotoJones]

how long does it take the nicotine to leave your system?

 

[jaguarr]

Cold turkey.

D-TOX!!

That's how I quit. If you're going to quit, be a MAN about it...even if you're a woman.

how long does it take the nicotine to leave your system?

http://www.lifenatural.com/quit-smoking-help-benefits.htm

jag

 

[Fanticon]

get on a buddy system with someone else (a friend or coworker) who is also considering quitting.

 

[StorminNorman]

go see your doctor dude

DV8? Thats you? I thought you were dead!

 

[JStorm]

My father dropped and hell of a lot more than cigs when he quit, and he quit cold-****ing-turkey.

Atleast, that's how he put it.

 

[jaguarr]

Maybe you should try Nicotrel.

jag

 

[DV8]

DV8? Thats you? I thought you were dead!

NORM!! I fell off for a while . . . I guess Ronny Shade did too? The corporate world took over my posting abilities for a while, and though I shouldn't be here now, I AM!

 

[JStorm]

Maybe you should try Nicotrel.

jag

Has any went through the replace a habit with a habit theory for this guy?

 

[jaguarr]

Has any went through the replace a habit with a habit theory for this guy?

I think it's been mentioned offhand but no one has covered it in depth.

jag

 

[JStorm]

I think it's been mentioned offhand but no one has covered it in depth.

jag

This is a great method. I encourege anyone to investigate the theory.

It is no secret, and is explanatory within it's title: Replace a bad habit with a good habit.

It takes three, or less, weeks to form a habit. It takes six to nine weeks to break the psychological break from nicotine.

Replace a bad habit with a good habit will help one learn a trade, or hobby, possibly even a work-out method while helping said person to take his or her mind of of nicotine and focus on quiting.

I'm not up to snuff on the familiars; but I encourage you quitters to check it out.



And don't whine about links; go do it yourself.

 

[WTFimVENOM]

 

[Won '08]

i think i'm quitting smoking. i decided on my break at work today that i was done with it. mostly, i'm tired of going outside in the cold to have a smoke. it's been about 6 hours since my last one, and already i'd kill for one.

anybody quit before and wanna share some helpful tips?

Easy. Just stop. =/

 

[OverMyHead]

There are no tips.

You will smoke until you are diagnosed with lung cancer and die.

 

[Won '08]

There are no tips.

You will smoke until you are diagnosed with lung cancer and die.

You seem to have experience with such.

On your last lung are you?

 

[DeFett]

i think i'm quitting smoking. i decided on my break at work today that i was done with it. mostly, i'm tired of going outside in the cold to have a smoke. it's been about 6 hours since my last one, and already i'd kill for one.

anybody quit before and wanna share some helpful tips?

I went cold turkey ...first 3 weeks is the hardest but now I don't even think about it.

Heaps of info online.

http://www.quitsa.org.au/aspx/index.sf.aspx

Ways to quit

However you decide to quit, your chances of success improve if you plan ahead. When choosing your quit date, make it a time when you are least likely to 'need' cigarettes.

Some people find it easiest to quit

when they're busy
when they are not in an abnormally stressful time
when they're away from some social situations
when they're on holidays
when they're not pre-menstrual

Everyone is different. Choose a quit date that suits you.


How will I quit?

How you quit is also up to you. Some people do it without help, others feel they need some sort of medication to help them through. It might depend on whether you've tried to quit before and what worked for you.


Cold turkey

When you're smoking one day, and stopped completely the next, you've gone 'cold turkey'. For most people this is the most successful.


Cutting down

Sometimes people think that stopping suddenly will be too hard - especially if they are really heavy smokers. There are a number of ways to gradually reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke, including

smoking five cigarettes less every day until you aren't smoking at all (count out how many you are allowed that day, and don't smoke any more)
smoking half your usual number for a week, and going cold turkey the next
delaying your first cigarette by a hour each day

The hardest thing about this method is sticking to it. There's always the temptation to cheat a bit. If you're going to cut down, make sure that you have committed to a quit date no more than 2 weeks after you start.


A word of warning: Cutting down by itself will not reduce the risk to your health.

The only way to do that is by stopping completely - and staying stopped. If you are concerned about reducing your risk of getting any of the huge number of well documented diseases and conditions associated with continued smoking, you must stop completely.

 

[Addendum]

I couldnt stand the smokers at my old work and how they would be able to get 15 minute smoke break.

As long as smokers are able to get their work done, I don't care how many smokes they have.

 

[PhotoJones]

Easy. Just stop. =/

yes, because it's that easy.

i wonder how nicotine gum stays in business...

 

[X-Chick]

lemme know when you figure out an easy way

 

[PhotoJones]

lemme know when you figure out an easy way

i don't think there is an easy way. i'm going to try, though...

 

[X-Chick]

the gum, patches, cold turkey, none of that crap is easy

 

[PhotoJones]

one of the reasons i want to quit is because of the money.

there's no ****ing way i'm shelling out just as much if not more for some patch.

 

[WTFimVENOM]

: tobacco
weed
make the switch

 

[Won '08]

Psh it was easy for me. I made a decision to quit new years eve.

Only thing I've been inhaling is THC vapor and O2