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[sublime085]

You'll be smoking again inside a week.

 

[okno]

I have great respect for anyone who can quit an addictive substance. Only slightly less than the respect I have for people who have the foresight to avoid crap like that in the first place. Stick with it.

Then you shall have much respect for me, mon frere. It's nice to meet you!

Cigarettes are a piece of cake, really. It's rough, yeah, you'll be stressed out, of course, but the actual cravings come in spurts and only last a handful of minutes. Simple breathing exercises can ease the cravings greatly, but won't stop them completely. Replacing the act of smoking with something like smoking gum won't do jack, unless you replace it with exercise. In fact, exercise is your best friend right now. It gets your mind off smoking, and also floods your brain with endorphins so you'll feel happy and content afterwards. Do some cardio, go for a run or ride a bike (I found bike riding helped the most).

Avoid sweets. You're going to have a MASSIVE increase in your cravings for sweet things. Don't buy any sort of candy or ice cream or anything of the sort.

 

[m3k]

after 2 weeks it gets easier... avoid drinking with smoker friends

if youre doing that, you are strong

 

[ChackanKun]

In fact, exercise is your best friend right now. It gets your mind off smoking, and also floods your brain with endorphins so you'll feel happy and content afterwards. Do some cardio, go for a run or ride a bike (I found bike riding helped the most).

Do what this man says! I run every week day, and after a session of running i'm feeling like the happiest man alive! It's great and a really good stress reliever, better than smoking

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

Avoid sweets. You're going to have a MASSIVE increase in your cravings for sweet things. Don't buy any sort of candy or ice cream or anything of the sort.

Fuck that. buy 3 chocolate chip cookie cakes.

 

[Shin Kojima]

I quit smoking for two years.
Then I started again when I met with some adversity.

 

[Numpt3]

quitting cigarettes cold turkey is easy. just stick with it.

This.

Nicotine addiction is a load of rubbish, it's all in your head. I quit almost 4 years ago and never had a problem, never craved them since.

 

[funkmastergeneral]

This.

Nicotine addiction is a load of rubbish, it's all in your head. I quit almost 4 years ago and never had a problem, never craved them since.

Umm, it may have been easy for you, but for the vast majority it's actually quite difficult.

 

[Numpt3]

Umm, it may have been easy for you, but for the vast majority it's actually quite difficult.

Same for a few people i know aswell. Including my grandad (before he died). He smoked for nearly 70 years, doctor told him to pack it in and he did without any problems. It's all in the mind.

 

[industrian]

Prepare for weight gain.

 

[brianjones]

Same for a few people i know aswell. Including my grandad (before he died). He smoked for nearly 70 years, doctor told him to pack it in and he did without any problems. It's all in the mind.

people are making it sound like they're coming off heroin in this thread :lol

 

[Numpt3]

people are making it sound like they're coming off heroin in this thread :lol

 

[dazed808]

Prepare for weight gain.

For sure. I quit 18 months ago and put about a stone on in 6 weeks. Then I had a bad football injury and over the next 14 months put another stone on. Back to my normal weight now but have had to double the amount of exercise I'm doing to keep it that way. At least now I don't smoke I can do so much more exercise without hacking up half my lungs and feeling like my head's gonna explode.

 

[Aad]

You can do it. I'm on day 67 without cigarettes.

Yes, the intense cravings are normal, they will lessen over time. Try some fruit juice, sip on some cold water or go for a light jog when you crave.

 

[suoodS]

I remember that movie..

Spoiler

It sucked when the baby died

 

[Crazylegs]

You can do this, OP! The cravings WILL subside after a few days. The key for the long-haul is to avoid situations where you might normally smoke - e.g. avoid bars for awhile, don't linger after a big meal, etc. Just give yourself a few months of 'sobriety'. I know about this stuff - I was a pack-a-day guy for years before I finally quit.

 

[Sanskrit]

Go for it. You're better of without it!

 

[elwes]

I'm attempting to quit smoking right now. I hadn't bought a pack for over a week...only bumming here and there, but never giving in to cravings when I wasn't at work. Then my g/f and I got into a bad argument and I bought a pack. I smoked two but then got angry with myself and threw them away. They're sitting in a trash bag in my room right now. I'm fighting the urge to get them out once I get home. @_@

I quit three years ago for a total of two years. Then I started working IT and it was all down hill from there.

 

[Jakeh111]

quitting cigarettes cold turkey is easy. just stick with it.

Thats how I did it, was very easy for me.

 

[Snuggles]

Good job.

I consider it somedays, but really, I know that I can't do it until I really want to. That day may never come, but it's so intertwined with my daily life that it will be impossible to force myself to do it when deep down, I don't want to stop. Plus, I enjoy it. Especially the first one of the day as I'm drinking my morning coffee.

oh well, I gotta die of something

 

[Jakeh111]

Good job.

I consider it somedays, but really, I know that I can't do it until I really want to. That day may never come, but it's so intertwined with my daily life that it will be impossible to force myself to do it when deep down, I don't want to stop. Plus, I enjoy it. Especially the first one of the day as I'm drinking my morning coffee.

oh well, I gotta die of something

... really? You gotta die of something? Why not die of old age.

 

[besada]

i suppose that's true.

i haven't been able to give up alcohol.

And giving up booze is much easier.

 

[whitehawk]

Good job.

I consider it somedays, but really, I know that I can't do it until I really want to. That day may never come, but it's so intertwined with my daily life that it will be impossible to force myself to do it when deep down, I don't want to stop. Plus, I enjoy it. Especially the first one of the day as I'm drinking my morning coffee.

oh well, I gotta die of something

Ugh, I'm actually upset with you right now. You have to at least try to quit.

 

[ACE 1991]

I've started smoking over the past couple of months and I've yet to get addicted. From time to time I get a craving but it's nothing I can't ignore. Granted, I'm not smoking very often (a couple packs a week or so) but from what the health nazis always said when I was growing up, even a small amount of smoking is addictive.

I started smoking socially this year (freshmen in college) and I ended up going through two packs in maybe a month, which of course isn't a lot. However towards the end of my second pack I found myself awake one night with an uncontrollable urge to go have a smoke. That's when I decided "fuck this" and threw the rest away... After having that one last smoke :lol

 

[Magni]

Same for a few people i know aswell. Including my grandad (before he died). He smoked for nearly 70 years, doctor told him to pack it in and he did without any problems. It's all in the mind.

Same, the grandfather smoked I don't know how many cigs a day for 50 years at least. My brother bet him he couldn't stop, so he did. He stills has tons of packs in his office from when he used to smoke, and he'll sometimes look at them, but he won't smoke 'em. Been over five years now.

I've never smoked, never will.

 

[Demon_Knight]

Once you realize that the addiction is 100% psychological, you'll get over it faster.

I know there's all this shit about how nicotine is an addictive substance and so on, but it's one of those things that only applies to you if you actually believe it.

So the "cravings" you're feeling are basically your mind just making a big deal out of it.

 

[Snuggles]

I started smoking socially this year (freshmen in college) and I ended up going through two packs in maybe a month, which of course isn't a lot. However towards the end of my second pack I found myself awake one night with an uncontrollable urge to go have a smoke. That's when I decided "fuck this" and threw the rest away... After having that one last smoke :lol

For the first several months or so that I smoked, I would just have a few a day. I'd usually smoke shit like cloves and bidis. I laughed at all my addict friends as I went entire evenings without even having one, but eventually it got to me. It's only a matter of time.

oh well

 

[water_wendi]

Once you realize that the addiction is 100% psychological, you'll get over it faster.

I know there's all this shit about how nicotine is an addictive substance and so on, but it's one of those things that only applies to you if you actually believe it.

So the "cravings" you're feeling are basically your mind just making a big deal out of it.

i agree with this. ive had to stop smoking many times and each time its been simple. Of course i get a frowny face when i reach for a cigarette without thinking those first few days but im just bummed i cant have something i love.

 

[TL4E]

If I had to quit cigarettes, I'd take something to lessen cravings (bupropion) and xanax to sleep for days on end.

Once you realize that the addiction is 100% psychological, you'll get over it faster.

I know there's all this shit about how nicotine is an addictive substance and so on, but it's one of those things that only applies to you if you actually believe it.

So the "cravings" you're feeling are basically your mind just making a big deal out of it.

But nicotine is physically addictive as well.

 

[Man]

Sleep! Sleeep..

 

[Helmholtz]

Good luck to you, OP. You as well Acid. I have no idea what it's like to quit, as I'm never going to touch the things, but I wish you the best.

 

[Kaako]

Good job OP, stick with it and do other things to try to keep your mind off of it. You can do it.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Should have gone to your doctor and got the tablets. I quit easily with them.

Those made me feel like shit. Chantix, right? After taking them and stepping down the amount I smoked I felt paranoid and sad all the time.

IMO, the best way is replacement. It's pretty difficult your first few days but it gets better. I remember feeling groggy. (I battled this by drinking coffee/energy drinks.)

Now I'm just your regular caffine addict. :lol

 

[Prez]

I'm smoking right now. Feels good, man.

Spoiler

Pretty sure I'll never quit smoking.

 

[Revolutionary]

No it fucking doesn't.

Does for me (not joking either).

 

[Complex Shadow]

quit.
smell better.

 

[keeblerdrow]

A man needs motivation to quit cigarettes. Something external. Go get 3 women pregnant, then quit for your kids.

 

[ACE 1991]

For the first several months or so that I smoked, I would just have a few a day. I'd usually smoke shit like cloves and bidis. I laughed at all my addict friends as I went entire evenings without even having one, but eventually it got to me. It's only a matter of time.

oh well

Exactly why I stopped before it progressed.

 

[speculawyer]

Dude, keep it going. Get a few more days under your belt and you make break free.

 

[speculawyer]

people are making it sound like they're coming off heroin in this thread :lol

It is often said that cigarettes are more addictive than heroin.

 

[suplex]

:lol :lol :lol

Really?

I quit cold turkey 5 months ago and it was the worst week of my life, easily. Physical pain, mentally drained all the time and incredible mood swings.

Easy? Fuck no. Don't lie to anyone like this.

I quit cold turkey after about 10 years of smoking and it really wasn't bad at all. Sure the first few days were a little rough, but after that no problem. Haven't touched a cigarette for nearly three years now.

Then again, I can't quit drinking soda :lol , so things like this differ from person to person.

 

[zoukka]

Congratulations for not stinking anymore.

 

[water_wendi]

It is often said that cigarettes are more addictive than heroin.

i dont know who said that but they are wrong.

 

[Godslay]

I quit cold turkey after about 10 years of smoking and it really wasn't bad at all. Sure the first few days were a little rough, but after that no problem. Haven't touched a cigarette for nearly three years now.

Then again, I can't quit drinking soda :lol , so things like this differ from person to person.

I quit both, but not at the same time. I smoked for about 12 years, and had used all the crutches to attempt to quit smoking. The thing is if your mind isn't in the right space then you will not be able to quit no matter what method you use. When you realize that 99% of the habit is in your head it is particularly easy to put them down and refocus that energy on something else. When I finally quit for good, I didn't use any aids, just tried to control my thoughts.

As far a soda, I just had to eliminate a little at a time because I felt like shit without it. It was a gradual step down to nothing. For awhile I substituted a cup of coffee in the morning to replace the caffeine, I gradually replaced that with a cup of water when I wake up. Getting away from soda was much more difficult because you can drink it just about anywhere, it's cheap, and readily available where ever you go. I haven't had a soda since July of this year. It's amazing how something as simply as soda can become habit forming.

 

[spindashing]

I quit cold turkey after about 10 years of smoking and it really wasn't bad at all. Sure the first few days were a little rough, but after that no problem. Haven't touched a cigarette for nearly three years now.

Then again, I can't quit drinking soda :lol , so things like this differ from person to person.

Cold turkey is all about will power. I can't compare SODA to cigarettes, but I was a big soda drinker. Like really big. I stopped drinking a year ago cold turkey and now the sight of soda repulses me. (But, I do get nostalgic seeing one of my favorite sodas, Welches' Grape Soda :lol) 50+ lbs lost later and I don't crave soda at all. I'm a big water drinker now, though. :lol I wish you guys luck -- the ones that are trying to stop smoking, and I commend you. Smoking does look cool, but it's a bad habit that could lead to a lot of health problems in the futures. Don't be that statistic...