Let's quit smoking, GBS!

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Mandals: Aug 31, 2004; Isn't it pretty to think so.

ThreeFish posted:

So! How are we doing, recent quitters? I'm at 6 days, 23 hours, 26 mins smoke-free. I have NOT smoked 139 cigs and I've saved about 25 bucks so far.

I'm still having pretty intense cravings when I just want to chuck it all and go have a smoke. I get through them, but I can be pretty cranky about it still.

I haven't cheated even once. I'm very proud of myself, but I really liked smoking. I miss it. I still want cigarettes badly.

Day 4 for me. (Quit Sunday night). So far, so good. I've been drunk every night though. (I'm substituting, but I'm not smoking, and I can live with that).

By the way, does anyone know if there's ever been an update to this list? http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/afterquitting/a/quitting20minut.htm

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Mandals: Aug 31, 2004; Isn't it pretty to think so.

Long-term quitters, I have a question:

I can usually go a few weeks without smoking, but what always causes me to screw up is the feeling towards the end of the third week where I think "well, that wasn't so bad. But I don't really feel any different. So maybe smoking didn't affect me as badly as I thought it did."

Which then of course leads to me smoking a cigarette. Is this just a temporary phase? Do the benefits of higher energy/healthy feelings just take a while to kick in?

# ¿ Jan 10, 2010 03:15

Mandals: Aug 31, 2004; Isn't it pretty to think so.

war on machines posted:

So I recently got sick, and now despite being recovered every time I try to smoke I feel like throwing up. If I ignore it and keep going, I will throw up. It seems like my body is actually forcing me to quit, because I don't know what the gently caress.

I am like constantly pissed off because I can't smoke and really badly want to, and I'm not sure if it's the nicotine or the smoke or what making me so ill, so I don't really wanna try the patch or whatever. Anyone know anything else that will make me crave less or be less angry?

Drink water. Sleep a lot. Wait about three days and it will begin to recede.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2010 06:02

Mandals: Aug 31, 2004; Isn't it pretty to think so.

croakey posted:

I've been free for 19 days! I really think I've done it!

16 myself and I'm feeling optimistic, too.

# ¿ Jan 20, 2010 03:52

Mandals: Aug 31, 2004; Isn't it pretty to think so.

I haven't had a cigarette in over three months. (I quit on January 4).

To be honest, it's been pretty easy. The first few days were a little weird and tense, but by the 10th day it became second nature to not smoke, and by the end of the first month I hardly thought about it.

These days, I find myself thinking about smoking perhaps once a week for about 20 seconds, but it's always vague. Less of an impulse and more of a sensation. I'm able to drink and get wasted on it without the thought of having a cigarette cross my mind. (And I'm someone who smoked and drank in bars for over 10 years).

For anyone considering quitting: if you're worried that you'll feel empty all the time, or that if you aren't smoking your life events won't be as meaningful, I have good news: the opposite seems to be the case.

# ¿ Apr 11, 2010 20:24

Mandals: Aug 31, 2004; Isn't it pretty to think so.

Mad Monk posted:

Has anyone ever been successful at keeping this limit down without going back to being a full time smoker? or am I just kidding myself?

Anecdotally, there are some people who can maintain an infrequent and low level smoking habit for years, but someone who smoked a pack and a half for 14 years isn't one of them. You may be able to maintain this state for a while, but the nature of addiction means that you'll eventually give in and start smoking full time again.

If it helps, I found it easier to just quit outright. Less to think about, less to manage mentally, etc.

# ¿ Apr 13, 2010 15:51

Mandals: Aug 31, 2004; Isn't it pretty to think so.

Bobx66 posted:

I quit mid pack which is a new one for me. I just broke all the cigarettes and tossed them in the trash. Pretty strong cravings at the moment. Ugh.

Am I the only one who would routinely* buy cigarettes, smoke a handful of them and then pour water in the pack because I was going to quit "the next day."

* I estimate I did this easily over 200 times in 10 years.

EDIT - I just checked, and it has been exactly 4 months to the day since I quit.

# ¿ May 4, 2010 21:33

Mandals: Aug 31, 2004; Isn't it pretty to think so.

Steve Slavery posted:

I'm sure cutting down works for a lot of people but at least for me I had to do it cold turkey. The problem is my addiction, if I have one it's easier for me to have the next. Because I don't "need" cigs I can easily cut them out of my budget and just never buy them, that doesn't mean I haven't taken a few puffs here and there from friends since I quit how ever many months ago. For me just stopping it is easier short term than trying to exercise my self control...

Same. I tried the gradual method several times over the years, but it never stuck. In the end, it was way easier for me to quit cold turkey because I didn't have to spend time each day managing and obsessing over my cigarette intake.

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