oceanman Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Im still going nuts.... Smoked for over 20 years and today is week 2 of cig freedom,but im going fn insane still......... When does this stop people? And Hello..Im here to stay! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Im still going nuts.... Smoked for over 20 years and today is week 2 of cig freedom,but im going fn insane still......... When does this stop people? And Hello..Im here to stay! I have no idea, Oceanman, since I've never picked up the cigarette habit...but I know that quitting smoking takes tremendous fortitude & resolve, and I wish you the best! Bravo to you for surviving the first stretch, which I'm told is the toughest part. And welcome home to VC! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Thanks Sista! Just a bit more info on topic at hand then off to bed...Those of ya who know me also know Ive kicked quite a few things in my day,but this seems to be the hardest for sure... Every other habit I kicked just whooped my arse so hard the first few days that the week after felt some what normal.... This does not apply to smoking the old cigs. And the past two months have been up to or over two packs a day. Thanks Guys,and I know alot of ya will have some good advice for me and it will really help me if ya stop by and share a story! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I quit smoking 5 times. I hadn't smoked for a couple of years, and it took a highschool reunion, a bottle of wine, 20 cigarettes and 8 hours of poisonous puking to put me off the nicotine for good. That was 7 years ago. Everyone is different, but it can be done. If you fall off, keep getting back on that wagon. The monkey gets bigger and more vicious every time. You owe it to yourself and to your babies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 That monkey gets bigger and more vicious every time. Ain't that the truth. I've quit many times as well... I think the longest I quit was when my wife was pregnant with our first child but started back up again after he was born... My wife and I used to always say that we would quit when we turned 30... Well here I am almost 31 and still smokin... I'll go days without smoking and when I do smoke it's only 1 or 2 a day.... But where it's bad is at gigs with my band(s) when I become a chain smoker... What gets me is being around other smokers.. Co-workers, band-mates, they've all kicked me off the wagon many times... So any advice I could offer is to avoid other smokers that you see regularly, if possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I quit cold turkey in 2004. it was really tough, but not feeling guilty every time I lit up felt great. once I stopped, I craved them once in a while, but eventually I was repulsed when I'd have to walk behind someone smoking, etc. good luck - you can do it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 last cigarette was December 19, 2008. I was laid up in bed with messed up ribs for about a week or 2, and didn't smoke, and the craving never came back. so maybe if you're still craving cigarettes, just fall really hard into the side of a bathtub and spend a night in the ER with a .38 BAL. That worked for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Get diagnosed with COPD -- worked like a charm for my Dad, who smoked 2-3 packs a day for 40+ yrs and refused to even ever consider quitting all that time. Yet, when faced with his own mortality and the prospect of never knowing his grandkids, he was able to quit. Imagine that. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he did it... but it just pisses me off. Instead of trying to quit all those years when my sisters and I begged him to do -- when he was younger and before the medical problems set in -- he waited until he had the choice of life or death. I'm happy he chose life, but that life is now tied to an oxygen tank, steroid inhalers 3x/day, and a slew of other medications for various other smoking-related ailments (including 1 stroke and 2 heart attacks). Anyway... bravo to you for doing it now, before serious medical problems set in. I'm sure it's a tough thing to get through, but try to remind yourself of the alternative if you don't quit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Anti-smoking advocates are in an uproar after Philip Morris International Inc. CEO Louis C. Camilleri claimed that cigarettes, though harmful and addictive, are "not that hard" to quit. ABC link My dad smoked heavily for 60 years and quit about 4 years ago. He doesn't talk about it and I don't ask. All the nagging my mom gave him over the years, it amazed me that he kept smoking for so long (or continued to stick around - she was as relentless as the smoke wafting throughout our house.) It is great going over to my parents house and not having to smell like smoke when I leave. Good luck, Oceanman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Im still going nuts.... Smoked for over 20 years and today is week 2 of cig freedom,but im going fn insane still......... When does this stop people? And Hello..Im here to stay! Good luck with that. I've heard (not saying it's true, just saying I've heard) that nicotine addiction is harder to kick than heroin. I got really lucky when I quit. I was stranded at my brother's house with no cash, plus I was bedridden with the flu. So I felt crappy alread; didn't have anybody that would go out and buy me smokes; and I didn't have any money to get them myself even if I felt like getting out of bed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I was lucky. I quit only one time. My last cigarette (Kool Mild) was somewhere around 4 am January 1, 1986 at what is now the abandoned Purple Hotel on Touhy. No one believed I could do it; I was 26. I chewed/played with a toothpick for the first couple weeks when I was working (at a bar). I found that if I could get through the situation just once, when/where I normally smoked, I craved it less the next time I encountered that situation. Things like driving, talking on the phone, working, after class or a movie, after sex. Eventually I stopped thinking about it -- took maybe 6 months. I am now almost at my 25 year anniversary -- imagine that. And I hate when people smoke around me. Best thing to ever happen is smoke free bars/restaurants/buildings. You CAN do it, Oman. One situation at a time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 I quit cold turkey in 2004. it was really tough, but not feeling guilty every time I lit up felt great. once I stopped, I craved them once in a while, but eventually I was repulsed when I'd have to walk behind someone smoking, etc. good luck - you can do it!This is exactly how I feel. I made a plan to quit before i turned 35...just turned 33 so I said f it..lets do it. I can smell cars driving down the highway smoking and its so gross..I hate the look,I hate the smell,I hate the taste and it does repulse me..even when i did it. Thank you so much....Ive pretty much cold turkied all my bad habits,so things like wanting a cig when I have a drink just wont happen. I made rules... 1...dont smoke 2...dont smoke in car 3...never ever smoke inside 4...stop hanging out in my garage,but i love my garage with all my tools..ahhh. I never smoke in my studio when playing music,all smoke free and also my band just broke up so thats good I guess. At times it does smell some what good,or kinda comfortable..ya know. And thanks Chris... thats about the worst good advice you have ever given me. Maybe ya can just blow some smoke up my you know what! I do get ya girl...i get it,its cool,well kinda cool. xoxo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 Good luck with that. I've heard (not saying it's true, just saying I've heard) that nicotine addiction is harder to kick than heroin. I got really lucky when I quit. I was stranded at my brother's house with no cash, plus I was bedridden with the flu. So I felt crappy alread; didn't have anybody that would go out and buy me smokes; and I didn't have any money to get them myself even if I felt like getting out of bed.Wow.... thats just mean,So yeah,Kicking a 2 year Oxycontin Addiction was easier. Also a 7 year Booze Bindge was easier also,and so was a 5 year Benzo Phase which I did do cold turkey on all of them...omg,that was stupid,but smoking is not looking like a lesser of an evil either... I think its the hardest drug ive ever faced. That doesnt mean if you have quit smoking than you should go out and get a fix kiddos... Cigs are a gateway drug,or atleast for me. Im that dude who leaves a full pack with lighter in my old smoking chair just to punish me. It has worked for 2 weeks...and thaks to you all,really guys,I miss ya guys and have weeded out alot of friends the past few years to get my life straight and this is my last hoop to jump through! So checking the POLL, the only person who said im fd for life is still a smoker...good news,kinda.. LAMROD....JOIN MY TEAM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 And thanks Chris... thats about the worst good advice you have ever given me. Maybe ya can just blow some smoke up my you know what! I do get ya girl...i get it,its cool,well kinda cool. xoxoBackatcha. I am always happy for the stories of quitting 'cold turkey'. That was not my experience. I have a genetic predisposition to knotheadedness. My point is as long as it takes, one MUST keep trying. Giving in to it is death. Growing up, both of my parents smoked, in the house, all the time. The bottom drawer in the kitchen was filled with packs of Kents and Virginia Slims. Four years ago my dad had a lobe of his lung lopped off because there was cancer growing in it. His surgeon told him that if my dad continued to smoke, he would not treat him. Six months after his surgery my dad was (and still is) smoking 2 - 3 packs a day. Claims he "never had cancer". In addiction, denial makes one delusional. Nicotine is insidious because it doesn't create behavior change like other substances do. Just because one can't see the damage done to the inside of the body doesn't mean it's not happening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 qutting's easy - i've done it dozens of times. but to stay off them is the hard part. i wish i can find a miracle cure. having to go outside in the winter (i dont smoke indoors), is a help though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sonicshoulder Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I quit years ago and still have times where I'm almost drooling thinking of a smoke. Other times I'll see someone smoking and find it utterly disgusting. Nicotine is a bitch. I still smoke(inhale) an occasional cigar so I guess I'm a cheater but it beats 2 packs of reds a day. I quit gradually by cutting my intake in half over long periods of time and never surpassing that amount from that point on. It took me months but eventually I was reduced to carrying one cigarette around all day waiting for the peak moment and I started to feel like a crack head. Nothing says you have to stop something you've been doing everyday for years in one day. I still occsionally dream that I smoke and I'll wake up feeling all guilty,that is some powerful shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Congrats on the quitting smoking. I have no idea how to do it, but I know it is hard and brutal. Good luck! You're a tough guy. I think you can do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Oman! so happy to see you here! renic and i were wondering where you might be. sounds like you've undertaken some serious personal business in the last couple years. fucking a. well done. i've never smoked: everyone in my family, everyone, smoked. most of them still do. BUT! several years ago one of my sisters quit and has been singing a song of what life is like after cigarettes ever since. any time you spend off cigarettes has to be good. YOU CAN DO EET! ps. i hope to see your face materialize in a random crowd again somewhere this summer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 My little brother is dealing with this. So is my mom as a co-dependant interms of the $1,000s he stole from her, and the fact that she's paying the debt to save his ass from going to jail over the theft and the all out damage he did. I guess he's clean. My mom won't be (or ever has been) honest about this. I'm glad to hear you say you kicked this.Yeah,I getcha for sure....Ive been aiding my help to an old buddy of mine for the past month. Its only going to happen if he or she really wants it! I was prescribed it and still could be if I wanted to but the cons of that drug are so nasty that id rather just feel my pain 24/7. One thing you can never do is aid your help with money...once ya do it its a free flying sign saying..hey take my money and steal from your family. Luckily Ive got an honest heart and Id rather tell the truth than fool myself. It is that whole denial deal and waking up from it one day and admiting your faults and then finding the ability to look back on it and be able to speak up and out about it. If you cant make that step than relapse will always happen for sure. I can say that the suboxon has worked for alot of people and he should try it! It comes down to him and his choices and his friends...I dont have many friends these days but thats a good thing! So this Saturday will be 30 days with not one single slip up or anything! I can say it has gotten easier but there are times that I wouldnt mind murdering a small village or town..ahhh I made a deal with myself and I made it a month and now Im gonna go for a year! Thanks guys for all your support and kind words...and to those of you who know me,know that if I can do it than anyone can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 So this Saturday will be 30 days with not one single slip up or anything!That. Is. Awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 Oman! so happy to see you here! renic and i were wondering where you might be. sounds like you've undertaken some serious personal business in the last couple years. fucking a. well done. i've never smoked: everyone in my family, everyone, smoked. most of them still do. BUT! several years ago one of my sisters quit and has been singing a song of what life is like after cigarettes ever since. any time you spend off cigarettes has to be good. YOU CAN DO EET! ps. i hope to see your face materialize in a random crowd again somewhere this summer Wont be doing alot of these actions but I now feel ok in my skin...thats when life starts to just happen,and I still beat myself up at times but hey...maybe thats just putting it in check. It took years to even go out in public without some vise...and a concert,no fn way before I dont think id choose to do it but I know I could stand nude infront of 20,000 people at a public event and not give a shit..Id be sorry for all your guys sake,but life is good when you want to love and let love in. So ill def try to get out soon but please let me keep my clothes on! love ya Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 That. Is. Awesome. Thank You! I would love to celebrate but not quite sure how to? My new GF lives in Wyoming and I cant celebrate in that manner Oh yeah,I have a whole new life....Ill fill in the the details latter...turns out that old girl was kinda a big B and I needed to be loved for once in my life! she is so amazing with support and she happens to like good music also! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 You are THE MAN, Oceanman! 30 days and counting!!! You should be mega-proud of your fine self for shaking the smoking demon off your back. I'm so very happy for you and proud of your resolve! Keep it up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 OMAN! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Oh yeah,I have a whole new life....Ill fill in the the details latter...I needed to be loved for once in my life! well, alright! dude, your big heart has always been in evidence 'round here. happy to hear you've got some good love going on. congratulations on your 30 days! stay strong, señor! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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