Quitting smoking
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As you can tell from my posts lately ("take a baseball bat to their face", "F*ck this bullshit", etc.) my mood is less than "groovy" dood. I quit cold turkey 3 days ago and I'm trying to keep a positive attitude, but straight up, this shit SUCKS[/b]. I know a few of you out there have quit so any advice would be good. Exercise, drink water...maybe lock myself in a cage?Anything else I should be doing? I searched for that old thread but no luck. 
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Either way, if you WANT to quit you can. Best of luck...
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Working out is a really good rec. I am no gym rat, and I've since fallen off in that respect, but back when I was quitting that schitt held me down. Eating helps too. Get some snack food and just go in on it every time you crave. And, actually, I found that drinking HELPED. Every time I wanted a cig, I took a drink... it worked out... but now I'm a lush... so maybe don't do that.
But by all means, HANG IN THERE and like Saba said, don't kill yourself if you break. Just don't go back to the same old ways. You are human, and cigs are as addictive as anything, so chances are you will fall every now and again. Just get back up and keep trying.
It's been almost two years for me, I've had the occasional square but I no longer crave at all.
Here's what I learned...
- stay the phuck away from ANYWHERE where people smoke.
- stay strong particularly when you're making coffee, first thing in the morning, after a good meal, when you're pouring a drank, after sex, etc.
- step up your oral hygiene game--floss in the morning and at night, brush minimum twice daily, and chew gum in between--why? because you may not be so apt to ruin the "minty freshness" with a disgusting smoke.
- work out. Nothing big, just start doing push ups, crunches, get a chin-up bar and some dumb-bells. Take brisk walks. Use this when you're getting a crazy nic fit and need to work off the 'rage'.
- get rid of all ashtrays, lighters, etc.
- develop a "phuck you" attitude toward your smoking addiction. "These little cancer-causing pieces of shit controlling MY life?!? Phuck that!"
- Celebrate every week that goes by without smoking. That money you saved? Go buy some vinyl/gear. You earned it.
- Good luck. It will be one of the hardest things you'll ever do, but I have no doubt that you can do it.
- Oh, and cosine on what Saba said about not beating yourself up if you cave in. Just remember why you did and use it.
Sorry if I come across strong on this shit. Smoking is the biggest regret I have in life and I wish to see all smokers who want to quit make it.
I quit when I had the flu. I didn't intend to quit, I had a really sore throat making smoking unenjoyable and just exacerbating the illness, so I hadn't been smoking for a couple of days. WHen the flu kicked it proper, I didn't know what was the withdrawal or what was the flu, apart from the crazy dreams. But I was going to feel shitty whatever, so I just decided keep going and quit. By the time the flu had cleared, I think I was passed the worst of it.
I've have smoked since, (especially when drunk) to the point where I've nearly started up again but I've realized it was getting to the point and stopped in time.
One more thing, smoking heavily is a lot like being an alcoholic. I used to wake up in the morning and my days would be measured by when I could have a smoke. And now that I don't smoke, I find it easy some days to just say, hey, let me have a cig. And then it's fine, I don't crave, I go for months without smoking again.
you can do it!!
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PS HI, DAMIEN! Hang in there, my duder. You've overcome rougher shit than this, and I know you can do it.
Hmm....if you mean the night I had to crash at Kingmost's house and he tried to re-enact The Crying Game, I don't wanna talk about it
Is this the book?
good luck and god speed!!
My pops died of lung cancer. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy or Saba. You are doing a great thing for your kids. Keep it up. Bring home that Axelrod.
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I need friends like Dr. Wu!
This actually worked for me. I've quit cigarettes, but I still smoke cigars. Quitting cigarettes has helped me in the wallet and in my attitude.
Keep on it, brother. Trust me, it's SO worth it.
and also, the small heart attack I had was a pretty good sign to quit too.
Best things that helped me were
Keep yourself occupied. Instead of going outside and smoking, Read. If that does not help, work out or run!
The last thing you want to do is suppliment food for it and if you smoke herb, don't smoke more.(I don't smoke weed, but in the past when I did, I smoked way more than I should have). and it became another oral fixation to deal with.
Keep something like toothpicks handy.(I smoked Menthols, so minted toothpicks were my saver). and I also kept a pen on me all the time, just to have something to have in my hand.
But honestly, the best I can say out of all of this,it's just willpower. If you have kids or a loved one(s) in your life, it's should be more than enough to make you say "F*ck it". Also, what I did was just chill out with folks that smoke(and I know it's hard to deal with sometimes) but man, what you are smelling is you.
Plus..extra incentive, food taste better, your breath don't stank and so on..
Hope this was helpful.
peace, stein. . .
what ultimately made the difference is that I finally felt that I really wanted and needed to quit. Seems really obvious and simple, but all the other times I tried to quit because I thought I should, not because I really wanted to. Once I got to that point, it actually wasn't that difficult for me.
Good luck, bro! it's tough, but completely worth it.
Once I seriously put my mind to it, I made a point of leaving my cigarettes at home instead of bringing them to work--work-related stress was my worst trigger. At the same time, I started chewing nicotine gum on and off to get used to the taste (Nicorette comes in more "real gum" flavors/textures now, so it's a lot more palatable). After a few weeks, I started chewing the gum at home and only taking the cigarettes with me when I went out drinking (which is, incidentally, the way I started smoking in the first place). Eventually, I ran out of my "going out" cigarettes, and never replaced them. The cool thing is that by the day the federal tax brought up the price of cigarettes to $9-$10 a pack in NYC, I was smoke-free. I have some sort of psychological block that would make me feel like a bit of an asshole to pay that much for cigarettes.
So hang in there, and I encourage you to tell as many people as possible that you're trying to quit. Nothing like a little shame/embarrassment for being perceived as undisciplined to keep you on track.
i know there is a new nicorette product that is like a plastic cigarette that releases the same stuff as nicotin gum and occupies your mouth and fingers
best thing you could do for your family
hang inthere