How do you decide to stop smoking?

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My God I smell minging! And I'm getting wrinkly, and I am going to die a slow horrible death.

Dude, I ended up with my best high school friend's DAD dying of Emphasema on my ward, when I was a kid, he was this huge strong 6ft odd bloke, and near the end I couldn't even go in to him it just felt wrong. It is a nasty way to go.

And you smell fuckin BAD by the way

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When my mother died of Lung Cancer, I started thinking that I should quit and I did for three months. Now I'm back up to a 1/2 pack a day. What a looser I am. Plus I know its gonna kill me.

Will Power. I quit as of January 24, 2006. I used the patches. I have been smoke free ever since. You have to want it. It took my father getting lung cancer for me to decide. Im going through the same dilema. I know I SHOULD stop, and have given up before, but for some reason I cant get my head round it this time. I think you just have to be really really strong, make the desicion and then stick to it, once you say "thats it, I wuit, I will never smoke again", it works, its just getting to that point in the first place,

I recommend Alan Carrs "The Easy Way to stop smoking,"

.. I've never smoked.. but I assume it would go a bit like this "dude.. this is killing.. I'm quiting" deciding to is one thing.easy and anyone can do it. the follow through is another thing all together, lemme know how to do that if you figure it out.

stay away from people that smoke i just quit 5 months ago i have been smoking since i was 17 now im 49 i just layed them down and said i want to see my kids all grow up and see my grandkids too so i stoped COLD TURKEY get gum to chew on and try not to think about cigaretts yes its hard believe me.
good luck hope u make it

I think you realy need to "want" to quit. I tried patches and hypnotherapy over the years but soon started again. Three months ago i gave Zyban tablets a go and have not looked back since. I now hate the smell and when i get the occasional urge ( about once a week ) after 5 seconds its gone again. I stopped instantly after smoking 30 - 40 a day for 25 years!
All for the cost of £16 for perscription.
Early days yet but i feel great!

After been witnesses of how my father-in-law died dramatically victim of lung emphysema. I smoked for 15 years and one day i just decided to not let it be in control,i got mad at the fact i smoked i've not smoked for 9 months,doing great.

just do it, and stick to it, and then forget about it with a smile- 'cos you'll deserve it.

by looking at all the damage it can do to you, also i decided to stop when my grandfather passed away of a cancerous tumour this morning.

I gave up a long time ago. The difficult part was in pubs, so I came up with a neat answer, every time I fancied a smoke I gave myself another drink. Having a treat worked for me and no I'm not a member of AA now. Set your self a date a long way in the future, maybe your next birthday and look forward to stopping then. You've got to want to come off them, I've stopped for 3 months now after smoking for 33years & I don't think a days went past without thinking about having one.
It is hard, but you've just got to take it a day at a time & look back each day and think of it as an achievement.
As time goes on you think I've went through all this time & to crack now would be a waste of everything I've went through till now.
All this talking about it I'm going for a smoke! (Only kidding)
Go for it & good luck

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