How long will I suffer?
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Alex, I did it and you can too. I started at a young age and smoked 2 packs a day. Did it cold turkey. Now am allergic to cigarette smoke. Wait until you smell everything really well. Food tastes better. The breeze outside and the flowers, the neighbor barbecueing, all these things smell great after you don't smoke anymore. On the other hand, I see this and I don't like looking at it. People carrying around oxygen cannisters everywhere they go, friends with lung cancer, emphyzema, coughing. You can do it. I'm rooting for you. I learned this little phrase once. IF IT IS TO BE IT IS UP TO ME. The advice from the lady about what triggers the smoking habit is very important to heed also. Carry a substitute with you. Gum, toothpicks, mints, jawbreakers. I'm rootin for you.
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Get some of that niccorette gum or the patch, going cold turkey off of nicotine isnt the right thing to do after 11 years.
I tried and failed! But I do know that it gets easier after a week. I've never been in that spot but wanted to give you encouragment. You are doing a good thing for your long-term health. You CAN do this. Trust in yourself.
There are a ton of people that have quit smoking. You just have to take it one day at a time. Just be conscious of your decision not to smoke. I applaud you! Smoking is an addiction so expect yourself to have good and bad days. Just stay with it. Your cravings will start to disappear in no time!
Good luck!
helo dere. first of all, it aint easy to throw the smoking habit away. nobody sed it was easy, just worthwhile. my cousin used to smoke alot..n he stopped. nth much as changed, except his skin looked much better. gluck n dont give up! patches sound like a good idea
i support you, good for you.. do this. you'll feel better in a few months.
whatever you do, just stick it out. Show the cigarettes that you control them. 48 hours is pretty good I've tried to quit but always start up again. I've know women to go the whole 9 months of their pregnancy without smoking plus the time of breast feeding, then starting up again. I'm trying again so I know your feeling. Just don't give up. Keep your will power strong and I wish you the best of luck.
My grandfather smoked when cigs were $.05 a pack.when they went up to $.10 he finished the pack he had and never bought another.He said that he would rather have the dime he would save by not smoking.Good luck to you and just remember that you can do it as long as you have the will power.
I've got to give you many kudos!!
I've been trying to quit for about a year now, but so far I've been unsuccessful.
The immediate withdrawal symptom generally last for about 3 days. The desires to smoke don't go away for about 2 weeks. I did quit for about a few months back in 2000, and the results started to show within the first two days for me, as well. Then, of course, I ended up having a stressful week and picked up a cig telling myself "I'll have just one." Yeah, that didn't work.
Keep hanging in there, and I wish you the best of luck!
-Pegasus
ooohhh man !do i know what you are going through!! sad to say i did not quit smokeing till after i had my son,hospital policy was a 3 day stay in the hospital so i was there and could not smoke but i had just had christian so that was the last thing on my mind i had a cool new toy to keep me busy.lol our room was hot the whole time we were there so i sweated alot and i think that had a lot to do with the fact that i did not crave a cigarette.try working out some and help the process along.lots of luck been there, seen it and done it. Everytime the urge struck for the first couple of days I dsitracted myself. The urge only lasts a few seconds if you distract yourself. I just dropped and did 5 pushups, no matter where or who I was with as soon as the urge hit me. I would explain latter. Once I got up the urge was manageable. If it wasn't I did 5 more. Worked for me.
You probably should ignore my answer because I don't smoke but I want to help. Keep going but this method may be too harsh. I can say one thing, as a recovering alcoholic a support group can be more valuable than you can ever imagine. And honest to God the groups are fun. You won't regret it. The net would be a good place to start looking. One may meet at your local hospital, wherever. Other people don't suggest it?, screw them. You want to quit and it's not corny but you can also have fun doing it. good luck
DRINK WATER..Lots of water. You only have one more day before most of the nicotine is gone. Go for a walk, eat something crunchy,(carrots are great for this). The only thing you have to really believe in your mind is that you are not going to smoke for the rest of your life. Far too many people quit but think they can maybe smoke some day in the future, on their birthday or other special event. If you honestly think that you can do this "some day", you will never stay off. IF , however, you decide that no matter what, you will never take one more puff, NOT ONE ,EVER, then your mind will get use to the idea and soon you will find you hardly ever think about it. If you do have a puff , you WILL regret it , and you will beat yourself up over the fact that you went that long without , only to ruin it and have to start over again.
Walk,run,drink water, eat, have sex,read , talk to a friend, watch a movie, go to the museum.anything but smoke.
Best of luck!!
OH! And if that doesn't work, think of how sexy you'd look with one of those cool holes in your neck.
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