One to six a day? You've got no reason to quit Raid. But if you want to all you have to do is keep yourself busy. I found it easy to quit just by keeping active. Smoking is one of those things you do when you are bored. So don't get bored.
Change the routines you associate with cigarettes...if you drive to work and usually light one up, listen to a different radio station. Clean your teeth after each meal, you'll feel less like smoking after that. If you have a walk on your lunch hour, change your route.
I've gone for 6 weeks so far, sometimes it's easy, sometimes it isn't. I didn't bother with patches or gum though, that would just feel like I'm changing the way I'm taking the drug rather than giving it up.
Originally posted by SeaFireLIV: When you really want to stop. you will. No need for silly gimmicks.
Iused the patch for @ 2 weeks... just to wean myself from the nicotine/cig connection.. afterthatist was just a matter of wanting to quit and stay a non smoker.
just get one of your friends to secretly put a little bit of gunpowder in one or two of your cigarettes, so that the saying "once bitten, twice shy" holds value
"If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of global war include almost a sentence for suicide, you would think that man's intelligence and his comprehension... would include also his ability to find a peaceful solution." - General Dwight D. Eisenhower
I tried to quit many times. The longest I went was almost 2 years. Then I would pick back up and be back to my pack a day.
Just over 6 months ago I suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 42. I was very lucky to have survived. I now have a couple of stents in my arteries to keep things flowing.
After I was released from the hospital I entered into a cardiac rehab program. The things I learned about smoking and how it affects your heart and viens was surprising to say the least. I always figured lung cancer was the big danger. Although it is a big risk, the damage done to your cardiovascular system is much more likley to cause you problems.
I was prescribed Chantix and would recomend it to anyone that is seriously considering quiting. I had done the patch and lozenges with no results. The Chantix worked very well for me as far as curving the cravings. Of course I also have the experience of having a near fatal heart attack to keep me motivated to not smoke.
I know how very hard it can be to quit. I can only encourage you to do it with hopes you will before you have some very real health problems.
Originally posted by gurypuddle: I tried to quit many times. The longest I went was almost 2 years. Then I would pick back up and be back to my pack a day.
Just over 6 months ago I suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 42. I was very lucky to have survived. I now have a couple of stents in my arteries to keep things flowing.
That`s early to have a heart attack. I`m sorry to hear that. just about a month ago one of my best friends had a mild heart attack and he`s just 41 as well. He gave up smoking about 5 years ago - he just gave up. All the tablets and stuff did nothing until he just decided to stop. he was also a bit of a drinker too - he stopped that as well, all the aids were useless until he stopped himself.
His mild heart attack would surely have been worse had he not stopped earlier.
I found the gum to be very helpfu1, 13 years of smoking like it was going out of fashion and now I don't even think about it, down the pub, with other smokers, no worries. I spent about 6 weeks on the gum, made me fart like a herd of cattle though.
My wife and sons want me to quit, cigars mind you. I have a pipe as well. The pipe tobaccos are really aromatic. I just enjoy it too much to quit and I figure I should be dead already anyhow. I know I should quit though...for them.
Of course that would work too.
