viatroy Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 turning 48 and having my doc tell me I'm a heart attack waiting to happen is one of those things that make you go thanks for all the inspiration folks. I may allow myself one more night of debauchery (well, can you debauch without drinking?) before I put my fresh WV cartons up on ebay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I smoked from age 12 to 26 with increasing frequency until I was up to near 3 packs a day some days (granted often they got left in the ashtray while waiting tables, but still). Then at the end of 1985 I got the bug that I would quit New Years Day. All my friends told me that I couldn't do it, but I'd never really even tried before. I woke up that morning hungover as all get out and never smoked again. I found that a Zen approach worked for me -- it was a matter of getting through each situation that I had enjoyed smoking just one time to prove that I could do it. So while on the phone, at work, after movies, after sex, what have you, the first time I didn't smoke, it became much simpler. Oh, and I chewed on toothpicks for about a week. Ugly but effective for me. You go girl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
c53x12 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Sorry if I shocked anyone -- I probably shouldn't have just tossed that out there like that. I'm still a little shocked myself. Viatroy, good luck with the quitting. I wish I could offer some better advice but I never got on the cigs myself (probably because of my Mom). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I've completely quit cold turkey twice now. It's easily accomplished. You just have to set your mind to it. These days, outside of the occasional bumming of a cigarette I've totally sworn off the things altogether. Stay strong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 chew on a licorice root, and cinnamon tea tree toothpicks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fickerson Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 So, I quit in early June - I was driving home to see my parents (nurse mother, oncologist father) and I decided I just didn't want to be a smoker anymore, plus I wanted to see if I could do it. A week later my grandma got diagnosed with lung cancer, so it seemed like an even more timely decision. When my grandma got really sick about a month ago, I had some time off of work and was driving back and forth to Kansas City to see her. Everything got really stressful all of a sudden, and I started breaking down - having a few while drinking wine, buying the occasional pack. It's kind of a control thing for me - if everything else is going wrong at least I can make myself happy by smoking. I'm quitting again starting last week, and I think this time it will stick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 my sincere sympathy, redshift. my grandma died horribly of emphysema and that convinced me to cut down/quit. when her husband died of heart failure (related to smoking and diet), i chucked my smokes. i smoked pack and a half a day for about 5 years and quit cold turkey. nothing else worked for me. when you set your mind to something, you can really do amazing things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 sorry about your loss, redshift. me and the wife keep "talking" about quitting, and we absolutely should, but fuck me if it aint hard. i can go for about 10 hours, the ones when i am sleeping, but after that all bets are off. we may try to get hypnotized, i know 2 people that swear by it, but you really have to want to quit and i dont know if i/we are prepared to do so just yet. best of luck to everyone who tries Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I had some time off of work and was driving back and forth to Kansas City to see her.It would have been a totally out of context experience to have seen you around town... Hope your grandma is doing better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fickerson Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 It would have been a totally out of context experience to have seen you around town... Hope your grandma is doing better. i actually thought about trying to get together with you and liz, but it just wasn't possible considering the circumstances. thanks, she actually passed on about a month ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 i actually thought about trying to get together with you and liz, but it just wasn't possible considering the circumstances. thanks, she actually passed on about a month ago.You would be welcome anytime. Sorry about your grandma. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plasticeyeball Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I have to re-quit. When we starting. (don't say tonight..... ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 tomorrow dude. Im smoking em up tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plasticeyeball Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 just cigarettes for me for now though, ..k Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 just cigarettes for me for now though, ..kTry the heroin. It's to die for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plasticeyeball Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 it's all the rage from what i hear. i'm off to check the train schedule Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I have tried to take up smoking tobacco in the past, but my lungs are always like, "It's one or the other, dude." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 I am only giving up tomacco. And this morning I am wearing the patch like this >> .My eye hurts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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M. (hristine Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 YOU CAN DO IT!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 the doing it! Now if I can just eliminate the smoking cues from my life -- like when I drive, read, talk, drink coffee all day, surf, blow glass, breathe, move, I'll be fine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 that was the hardest part fot me.....the cues. Though I smoked a lot I was more of a habit smoker than an addicted smoker. So, I didn't do patches, etc etc. I just had to make a really conscious effort to quit. Those first few weeks in the car, at my desk, after dinner, at a party, going out, studying, etc were really difficult......but, you can do it! you can do it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WildMercurySound Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I haven't had a smoke since last Tuesday. Don't know if it'll last, but I've been in bars and stuff and managed to not freak out and run screaming to the machine. I'm a habit smoker too- I don't smoke a lot, but i smoke at certain times. Walking to work etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plasticeyeball Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I am only giving up tomacco. And this morning I am wearing the patch like this >> .My eye hurts. mine too!!!!! even with no patch, ......must have an eyelash in it Hope your still holding up well cause it's important!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 sorry to hear that redshift... i'm trying to quit after 8 years.. the thing that makes it hard here is that there are 3 pubs within 3 minutes walking distance from our department, which we frequent pretty often!. its easy to go a few hours without a smoke, but the pub visit in the afternoon throws it out the window Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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