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I quit in May of 2009, and made it all the way to thanksgiving break. I kind of cheated by dipping when stressed last semester (about a can a week) although I was completely tobacco free all summer. Drinking with friends back home is what did me in I think. I smoked all thanksgiving break, then managed only to have a few for the last 3 weeks of school. I broke down and bought a pack before my finals then said gently caress it and I've been smoking all winter break. I haven't had one today because I've been too hungover and at home with my parents. I might keep it up, or I might smoke for the next week and stop when I get back to school. I already have plans to start working out again and not many of my friends at school smoke. Honestly quitting in May was pretty easy. I used the poverty method. Using dip once I got back to school was my big mistake.
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Insomnia posted:Question. After smoking a little more than a pack a day for 4.5 years is there any chance I did permanent damage to my lungs? You might live another 10 years if you're lucky.
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Like almost every other smoker on the planet, I'm 3 days into my attempt to quit. I guess this is my 3rd serious attempt. Last time I quit was when I moved out of town for a summer internship last year. Moving into a new situation with different people, different surroundings, and different routines made it easier I think. I made it 9 months. This time it was more of a "Well everyone else is quitting for new years, I guess I will too" thing. St Louis also just passed an indoor smoking ban that should make it easier. Saturday I didn't miss it because I was so sick and hungover. Sunday I snapped at a few people at work. Today I also snapped at a few co-workers, but I think about 50% of that was because I work with a bunch of retards who I really do hate regardless of my nicotine situation. I've had a sinus infection/cold/cough since a few days before my last cig, so that has probably masked some of the withdraw. Reasons to quit: -I can't wait to smell springtime. -Tired of smelling like an ashtray. -Tired of pretending I don't smoke when around my parents. They know but have never confronted me and I'm sick of the bullshit and sneaking around. -I am so bad at talking to girls that repulsing a good percentage of them by smoking is the last thing I need. -I have not had more than $500 to my name in over a year so I really do not need to spend $150 a month on cigs. -I hate coughing poo poo up. -I am way too out of shape for a 23yr old with a healthy weight. -For the next few weeks I can justify being a complete rear end in a top hat to everyone I encounter with "Sorry, I just quit smoking." Goddamn that last cigarette was tasty.
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Jan 4, 2011 09:06
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First Time Caller posted:49 days in after a 4 year pack a day habit. I'm 18 days in and I've had a bunch of those dreams. It really sucks. It has gotten easier. I've gone from thinking "I NEED A CIGARETTE" all day to thinking "A smoke would be nice right now" a few times a day. I've been to smoke filled bars a few times without any problems.
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Jan 18, 2011 19:12
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It's been 23 days for me and I'm still being an rear end in a top hat to lots of people. Oh well. Other than that I'm doing fine.
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Jan 23, 2011 22:49
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8ender posted:Last time after about a week of smoking maybe one or two of the fakes a day I completely lost interest. Really I'd still be a non-smoker to this day but I made a really big mistake a few years back and bummed a smoke off a friend. That restarted my addiction so fast that I had bought a pack by the end of the day. Now I know, never a single smoke ever again. This mistake ended one or two of my previous quitting attempts. I've learned that as a (former?) smoker I can't have just one. Most people take several attempts to successfully quit, but each failure teaches you something I think. Are there any cigar smokers here trying to get off the cigs? I enjoy a good cigar every once in a while (few times a month maybe) and would like to continue to do so in the future. I know they're not good for me but they're better than cigs and I'm willing to deal with the health risks. I figure that I should be nicotine free for at least a few months before I ease back into cigars. Has anyone else managed to casually smoke cigars after quitting cigs? The last time I "quit" I made it about a month before I had a cigar, then got into dip for a while, and was back on the butts within a few months. I'd like to avoid the same mistake.
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Feb 3, 2011 09:08
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A friend of mine tried Chantix. He quit for about a year but started back up again. It also made him mental while he was on it. I'm at about 5 months without a cig. I quit cold turkey for new years pretty much spontaneously after all the people I was partying with made it their resolution. So far this is the longest I've gone without a cigarette since I started probably 7 years ago. As far as I can tell the best way to quit is to just man the gently caress up and quit.
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