i have not smoked a cigarette for 5 hours and?
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congratulations chelsea b
I have a serious heart condition from smoking cigarettes.
I am so addicted to nicotine that I can't seem to stop, no matter what I try.
I hope that you think about this, and realise that you could be where I am , if you don,t stop now.
Ps. I also have serious lung disease, also caused by smoking.
I don't know how long I have left to live, and there is nothing I can do about it.
Please perservere, and quit now, no matter how hard it is.
Remember Me every time you go to light up.
Best of luck to you.
Regards Pa69oldfart. (Bill)
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just quit!!
Congratulations, you are half way thru your 1st day as a non-smoker. Yipppeeeeee. What's so bad about patches? It's just like wearing a big band-aid right? Whats the problem if I may ask?
one minute at at time,,,its a hard one,,,you CAN do it!
Light one up you know you want to
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I always had to think..I'm a non smoker, if I smoke even one that makes me a smoker, non-smokers don't smoke at all. That really helped me. Best wishes Its definately not easy to kick the habit, I know you dont like the patches but I would look into it. I smoked for 15 years and was able to kick the habit using the patch. If it isnt working try taking the nicorette gum and if its still not working there is a medicine you can get from your doctor called zyban.
Hope it helps
You need to find something else to do with your hands.
Try: knitting, crocheting, crossword puzzles, cross stitch, video game, pottery.. anything that will keep you busy!
Congrats on making the decision to quit!
yeah its fuken hard.
but it is just in the mind.
dont drink alcohol for a few weeks too coz i gave up smoking because i wasnt drinking as much. each time u wanna cig just drink juice or have some fruit. it worked for me. good luck
Try to take your mind off of it. The fact that you know it's been 5 hours means you're kind of dwelling on it. Do something that makes you concentrate, this will help for a little while. As long as you're busy and distracted from the thought of cigs., you won't be smoking and the hours will fly by. Technically, if you're craving nicotine, the actual craving only lasts for about 3-5 minutes, after that, it's all in your head. Good luck! Take it day by day, anything more is too much pressure. Decide you won't smoke today, be proud when you don't, and then decide tomorrow what you want to do. Dont think about it. I've been chillin in the past 10 hours and I only went for a cig once.
To tell you the truth, I'm seriously cutting down without realising it.
And thats a good thing. Dont ask me how though.
My Wife is on her 20th day being smoke free after 15 years of smoking. She used a program called SmokeAway. It is an all natural supplement that you take when you are ready to stop. the program also comes with some sort of quick release mints for those hard times and has a motivational CD that my wife just loves. Believe me when I say my wife and my self are much happier now that she is smoke free. If is worth it and it does get easier. Just don't quit quiting. 1yr smoke free *go me!* it suxs.but cold turkey worked for me. they patches just keep giving you what your body is addicted to.
you wouldn't wean an alcoholic by reducing the amount of liquor he gets over a period of time. you go to de-tox.
after about 36 hours.things will calm down, then its just a matter of will power.a TON of gum, and anything at all that will keep your hands busy. ie. answering questions on here!
patches aren't really all that bad from what i've heard.if you're really wanting to quit thenut down the # of cigarettes you smoke little by little.so there's something for you to try. Boy, it must be nice to be so wealthy that you can actually yearn to spend a quarter apiece for cigarettes! If you're fool enough to part with your money for something as stupid as cigarettes, who am I to argue?
(I smoked for 40 years. When I started, butts cost about 20 cents a pack (only 11 cents a pack at the PX in Japan!). When the clerk didn't offer me any change from a $5 bill, I smoked my last pack of cigarettes and quit. Think of all the money you'll have when you make up your mind to REALLY quit!)
I quit smoking a year ago, 15th June 2005, cold turkey after smoking a pack a day for 21 years. I didn't use patches because I felt that just pro-longed the pain. I went for the suffer the worst but over with sooner rather than the longer wean off method. What ever method you use is fine if it gets you to quit.
Just keep going - once you get through the first day that is a major goal.
I know what it feels like and what you are going through right now, I had to go through the hell of my first day and it was hard. The truth is if you can get through just 4 weeks you will have conquered the worst you will ever experience in quitting smoking after that the nicotine craving eases off to a low level and you begin to learn to live every day a new clean and healthy better life and you feel a great peace of mind that you are no longer hurting yourself.
Once I got through the first month getting through another day was not so bad - but you will stil occasionally have to battle some moments but nothing like the first early stages.
After 3 months I knew I had it made completely, smoking - even seeing other people smoke really didn't bother me and I felt a new life of non smoking taking real; benefits on my health - and another thing you will notice is that smokers breaths after a cigarette smells so stale it is like real bad halitosis and puts you off wanting a cigarette.
Now I have clock up the milage of one year and one week of quitting smoking, I don't even think about it anymore from the time I wake up it is like I never smoked, so much time has passed that smoking nevers enters my mind. That was a far cry during my first days of quitting last year.
Just keep going and you be delighted even though now you can't realise it too well but this first day will be one of your biggest challenges you will conquor. Don't listen to yourself when you are trying to justify a sneaky cigarette - To sucessfully quit you have to remain off smoking especially now, but the rewards after beat any cigarette you every had because you will have won, you will no longer be a slave to nicotine.
Trust me, had the withdrawal pain had been like when I first quit after a few weeks I would of surrendered and not made it - so the worst is not as long as you think.
You are going through the worst these next few days but once you get through them you really get motivated of wanting to succeed. JUST DO IT! - Think of the great feeling and what you will will accomplish, it is a real self confidence booster for other tough things in your life. way to go! it is very hard to quit smoking! i tried about 50 times before i actually did it. i did do the patch once and i have to say that i did really like it, but i understand if you do not like the idea of it.it is personal preference. i found (and i hate to be a pessimist) that you have to TRULY want to quit to do it for good. i have been a non-smoker since november. i found that i can now walk up stairs and not get winded, and i jog and bike with ease. that is the best payoff.to be able to do things with my kids and not feel tired and sick. you breathe better and feel better when the cravings are gone. that is what i always remember.how damn good i feel now. anyhow. have you tried hypnosis or acupuncture? i know it is unconvential but i have several (about 7 or 8) friends that have done either or and all of them are non-smokers now. my friend "greg" who did the hypnosis did it 20 years ago and hasn't smoked since. and his wife is a chain smoker still! my other friend "marcia" did acupunture and has been quit 4 years in august. i also have friends that did it with zyban but i found that when they quit taking the zyban. they started again. i did it cold turkey and it was what worked for me finally. going to group cessasion is a good idea too if you need the accountability. just take it one day at a time. and if you fall off the wagon.just get right back on and start over no biggie!
good luck!
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