Stop Smoking Idea ( Archived) (111)

good post jen

They work well for me

My mind didn't get any stronger.

I got new information which helped me make a new decision
and take a different action.

My first problem with quitting...I thought it was harder than it had to be.

Solution: I tried a bunch of different ways, by the last time when I quit, I had accepted quitting is miserable and that there's no not miserable way for me to quit smoking.

Second problem....I was worried I'd be so irritable and hard to be around that I would ruin all my relationships with people.

Solution: It became aparent that I was destroying my health and would die early if I continued to smoke. Nothing ends relationship as abruptedly and permanently as dying. Problem 2 solved.

Bonus solution: I was scared witless of them cutting a whole between my ribs(in my armpit...*shudder*) to stick a tube in my chest to suck the air out next time, and I believed(and still do) that if I smoke I'll break my lung again.

I quit in Novemer 4 years ago I think it was. I never had another cigarette. It's not really a struggle me not to restart because to me it's just not worth the misery of having to quit again.

Quitting was miserable, but I wasn't miserable forever.

I maybe 2-3 months. I didn't lose a single relationship over it.

My coping skills that had atrophied from using nicotine to calm my nerves did redevelope. That process was a little slower than I would have liked, but I no longer have any stress response cigarette craving, I haven't for a couple years now.

The only thing that triggers any sort of nicotine craving is if I breathe ALOT of second hand smoke I might have a very extremely weak craving or two as the trace amount of nicotine in my system drops back off over the next couple days.


If anyone reading this thinks I have more willpower than you I assure you most likely I do not. Smoking ran my life...I didn't engage in any activities that interfered with my smoking(movie thatres and such...) and when I was poor I bought cigarettes instead of food.

I quit smoking because I was afraid to smoke, and I could.

If you want to say to yourself then he's lucky to be a bigger wuss than I am,
I walked around with that popped lung for a week.


Everyone has a way to quit.

I don't share my story to brag or act like like I'm better than anyone,
my hope is to maybe help someone else find their way to quit.

Continued success,and thanks for sharing.

Well done and congrats Thank you for your honest and frank story.
This is kinda of what i was thinking of when i put up my original post if more sucessfull people like yourself share your experience it gives great solice to people like me planning to quit.
I wish you good luck and good health.

Oh Conrad you are so right there is a thing called Nicotine Anonymous.
Unlucky for me none in my area

It seem to me that u went in a battle against yourself.You can win that battle,but can NOT win the war ! I presume that in now days,societies,there's a big propaganda in the world,to eliminate SMOKING,under any cost.The ruling elite's backed -up by so called "medical-world" or "scientific-world",want bring us under control.They using manipulation,protected by the arm of the LAW !! "Please,do NOT smoke,it kill U n all n of other passive smokers too"!
Assertion;
I'm now, over 74 years of age,smoke for the last 68 years of my life,yet don't feel any detrimental effect,to my physical nor mental well-being.
(am NOT associated with any tobacco-company )
Therefore,have to believe n rely on my own life's experiences.What they say n what they try to impose,upon us hasn't any influence on me.Sorry,but they do not help me n I do not believe in above mentioned propaganda at all.
Now,there's a 3 alternative.
U can follow up any one of those ;
a) Stick whit the propaganda.
b) Listen n accept my statements,as they r facts.
c) Do fallows u'r intuition !
Hi,mate,wishing u my very best in u'r future !
Cheers,

glad i did/cold turkey n prayer/thank god,nasty worst habit i ever had,next to booze i quit.