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Who will join me in quitting smoking -- (hopefully) -- once and for all?!

post #1 of 15
5/7/10 at 6:15pm
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Lately I've been sick with a serious cough and pain in my lungs that's been really irritating and quite frankly, I'm scared of what it could be. I just threw out my last pack of cigarettes, and while I know I'll be in serious denial tomorrow, I know it's for the best. The last time I quit smoking was around two years ago, and I did for about 8 months before returning to the cancer stick I tried to quit about five months ago, and I lasted two days. I was craving it badly and I shamelessly got up in the middle of night and bought a pack. I was disgusted with myself. The only time I actually enjoy a cigarette is after a meal, usually twice a day, but continue to smoke just to satisfy God knows what, at least ten cigarettes a day.

I think this thread will be a good outlet for me, or anyone willing to join me, if I ever get an intense craving. So expect me to rant on and on, in this thread, from now on!
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post #2 of 15
5/7/10 at 6:56pm
I gave up smoking November 11, 1996 for good. If I can do it, anybody can. The first couple of weeks are the toughest - and they are difficult, but there are ways to cope and get through it. After that, it's all downhill but you just have to keep an eye on yourself for a while. We are here for moral support for you, and if you ever feel anxious you're very welcome to PM me for support. I will answer as soon as I can.
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post #3 of 15
5/7/10 at 7:17pm
I gave up smoking some 50 days ago ... hallelujah!
I smoked 30 Lucky Strikes a day, and quit cold turkey.
You can do it too, just imagine all the perfume you can
buy instead of those disgusting frags!
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post #4 of 15
5/9/10 at 12:52pm
Last week, at this time, I was on my third day without cigarettes.
I felt very good about it.
Then tuesday I went away to a sort of conferance with my work, and already the first day I was very sure my head was going to explode or I would seriously and publicly attack a my boss if I didnt get a cigarette. So I been smoking again.
Now Im sitting on the train back home, feeling bad. And sad.
I dont like smoking. I gave up smoking years ago - but only in my head.
I got the suggestion to quit when Im on holliday, but I dont want to wait till the summer. I just dont want to smoke anymore. Guess I have to quit and deal with the fits. I had a smokefree year some yers ago - and that was just wonderful.

scent - I wish you all the best with Your resolution!!
Its horrible first, but soo rewarding after that.
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post #5 of 15
5/9/10 at 1:01pm
Good for you scent! I am a "recovering smoker" and I both know how hard it is to really understand the addiction and how hard it is (but possible) to quit.

So rant on, anything we can do to help (mostly in the form of encouragement) ... don't be too hard on yourself for the falls, it happens. I hear Cold Turkey is the way to quit (least painful, as if we taper off we still have the period post quit to get rid of the nic) Being a quitter is in this context a very very good thing.

And think of how much more room there will be in your clear head/lungs for the lovely scent out there... without the smoke molecules clinging.
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post #6 of 15
5/10/10 at 4:37pm
MimiLou, don't beat up on yourself. Just get back on the wagon. When I was first quitting and got nicotine fits, I would force myself to stop...breathe deeply and evenly...and starting counting. By the time I reached 10 I could usually get control of myself because the fit would subside. I also had to divert my attention so I started exercising a lot - to work off the nervous energy. Even just going for a walk is helpful. Stay with it! You're doing so well just be trying. You WILL get there.

I hope you're ok, Scent!
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post #7 of 15
5/10/10 at 10:42pm
I escaped from smoking about 2 years ago , i used to be a 2-3 packs aday smoker for more than 15 years .....
here is my advice my friend , read a book by Allen Carr named "easy way to stop smoking" and see the results .... it worked like magic for me ....
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post #8 of 15
5/11/10 at 6:34am
I just had my last appointment with the stop smoking clinic , I quit 3 months ago and have found it one of the most difficult things ever , I hope that I wont ever start smoking again
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post #9 of 15
5/11/10 at 7:51am
Well here's a sobering thought. Yesterday I went to deliver dinner to a church member who is undergoing chemo/radiation treatments for cancer. It's an elderly lady and her husband. She had just been through a radiation treatment that day. I was chatting with her in her front room (she's a sweetheart, I love her)...and what do you think I smell coming from the rear...cigarette smoke so dense it feels as if I'm in a bar (or the way bars used to smell before they banned smoking). I don't know whether it was the lady battling cancer or her husband who had been smoking, but you'd think they'd give it a rest at this point. I didn't say anything, but I really wanted to scold them. I'm sure they've already been told.
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post #10 of 15
5/11/10 at 9:11am
Well, I'm midway through my cessation of smoking. Over the last 6 months I've gone from two packs/day to 7 cigarettes/day. I've been on a kind of plateau for the last several months. For a while I was making good progress, but for the last several months I've been stuck at this 7/day amount. Have 2 first thing in the morning, 1 immediately after work, 2 before bed, and 2 about 3 in the morning. Guess I just have to start chipping away at those few remaining cigs. Hopefully I'll be completely rid of this disgusting habit by the end of the summer. So gross. And such a shame when you're wearing an amazing frag and it gets tainted by the smell of Marlboro. Best of luck Scent. I feel your pain. I have every confidence, though, that you can prevail!
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post #11 of 15
5/11/10 at 9:20am
YOU CAN DO IT , honestly , you really can
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post #12 of 15
5/11/10 at 7:14pm
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Wow! Thank you you guys! Sorry I haven't been around lately to reply back. I just came back from Dubai a couple hours ago. Well here's what happened. I survived the first full day with unbelievable denial. I mean it was torture! The next day I went to Dubai with a couple of friends -- ummm -- who are smokers... I didn't know how I was going to cope. I usually have a cigarette about half an hour after a meal, and during my first day in Dubai I survived six hours before I succumbed to one ity bity tiny cigarette I know I know!!! There was something different this time -- I knew how to control myself. By the end of the first day, I only had 2 cigarettes -- instead of the usual half a pack or so!!! Well it's a start. So I just came back from Dubai only had six cigarettes in three days. My urge for smoking is slowly decreasing and I can truly feel it. I'm probably not the guy who goes cold turkey. Well so far, I haven't bought a pack!

@lilybelle -- thank you dear. It means a lot to have someone there by your side. And congrats on quitting smoking! I'm recently took up jogging and hopefully by next month I'll get up to an hour and a half! I'm gonna try your breathing exercises when the urge hits me. I can relate to your story regarding the elderly woman. My cousin's grandfather who was terminally ill with cancer and numerous heart attacks, smoked until his last day on earth. Sad really.

@Le Grand Duc -- wow! 50 days! I remember reading that you smoked -- in the "who are you" thread!

@ausamamira -- congrats on qutting smoking, although it must have been torture for you because EVERYONE smokes in Amman! I'll check out the book thnx

@Pour_Monsieur -- congrats on qutting smoking! Seriously 3 months is such an accomplishment! Thanks again for your kind wishes

@MimiLou -- i know EXACTLY how you feel It's truly a hard, hard thing to do. I too once a smoke-free year years ago and it was great. I guess you should take my approach if cold turkey isn't working out for you. If you smoke a pack, get down to half a pack and so on... Thank you for your wishes and I wish you all the best!!!

@actiasluna -- thanks for your kind words and congrats on quitting! You know what's the weird thing? Since cutting from a half a pack to about 2 cigs a days, I've found that I now kinda enjoy...ummm...cough...cough...Secretions Magnifique!!! I knoooooooow! Whaaaaaat! I used to loathe it and get repulsed by it. But I just put it on my skin (for the second time) and I actually liked it! What the hell?! I doubt that it's related to the cigs though! Lool! Seriously what is up with that?!

@sirsmellzalot -- i'm kinda following your approach. I don't think I can go cold turkey; it's too stressful, especially me being in university and working. But I have seriously cut down and I hope both of us can eventually get down the 0!!!
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post #13 of 15
5/11/10 at 10:37pm
Believe me scent, i was enjoying quitting smoking, you have to read the book my friend, trust me ....
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post #14 of 15
5/12/10 at 7:18am
When I was quitting, I found it impossible not to smoke when I was around other smokers. I tried to avoid places and events where there was smoking, but I did backslide and smoke a cigarette a time or two. The funny thing is that, after a week or so of not smoking, I really hated the cigarette and it made me dizzy. It was a difficult time - one foot as a non-smoker, and one foot as an addict. It does get easier, though, with time. If you fall off the program, just get right back on. Eventually you will stay on it. So glad to hear from you, Scent! You're doing well!
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post #15 of 15
5/12/10 at 5:20pm
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I was a two-pack-a-day unfiltered Camel smoker. I smoked for 12 years from 16 to 28. Quitting was the best thing I ever did for myself and for my family. Scent and all others who did/are quitting, you will bless the day you quit for good. Way to go!
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