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re: Quitting Smoking Sucks!
Posted on 2/18/18 at 4:46 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Posted on 2/18/18 at 4:46 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Save the lungs, kill the gums
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Posted on 2/18/18 at 4:47 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
It’s baffling that anyone under the age of 45 or so could be addicted to smoking cigarettes.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 6:14 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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Quitting drinking was much easier
I wish.
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Quitting Smoking Sucks
6/12/78
Good luck.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 6:25 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
I chewed the hell out of sunflower seeds. Two weeks and it’s out of your system, training yourself not to care about having a cig for all the times you used to takes longer but it’s worth it a million times over.
It’s amazing what smoke will smell like after you’re free of the addiction. I always thought “Damn, I couldn’t tell that I smelled like this?!?”.
Thankfully I can still enjoy a good cigar anytime and have no desire to pick up a carton on the way home.
It’s amazing what smoke will smell like after you’re free of the addiction. I always thought “Damn, I couldn’t tell that I smelled like this?!?”.
Thankfully I can still enjoy a good cigar anytime and have no desire to pick up a carton on the way home.
This post was edited on 2/18/18 at 6:27 pm
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:36 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
I smoked about a pack and a half a day for 24 years. Quit cold turkey 3 years ago. First 2 to 3 weeks were tough. I drank water every time I had a craving.
I still get a craving every once in a while even now. I can just ignore it, though.
I still get a craving every once in a while even now. I can just ignore it, though.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:42 pm to onelochevy
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Come take a ride to the hospital with me this afternoon to visit my dad. He's 59 and is in ICU with congestive heart failure after more than 30 years of smoking.
My dad is 68 with all of that shite, multiple heart attacks, etc.... But smokes more than ever now. Only reason I think he isn't dead yet is because he drinks a little every day and still works like a mule.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:44 pm to redstick13
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Nurse you are the last poster on here I would have expected to be a former smoker.
Started when I turned 18. Guy I was dating smoked, that is what got me started. I quit a few months after I left him and Louisiana in 2005(I was 27).
And when I worked as a nurse in BR...many of my coworkers smoked as well. Lots of respiratory therapists smoke as well.
I'm very glad I quit. It was tough, but well worth it. Bought several bags of lollipops and baby carrots. When at home I would hold and then chomp on baby carrots when I craved a cigarette. When I was away from home I carried lollipops with me everywhere. They especially helped me when I was driving. Could hold the lollipop like a cigarette and have it in my mouth while driving. Also brought them out with me to bars..same thing. Gave me something to do with my hands and mouth.
This post was edited on 2/18/18 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:50 pm to redstick13
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Nurse you are the last poster on here I would have expected to be a former smoker.
Nurses smoke at a ridiculously high rate, based on my anecdotal observations when visiting hospitals.
The main cardiac ICU nurse when my relative had bypass surgery was neighbors with a friend. Friend said, yeah, that dude sits outside on his patio and smokes and drinks all night long.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:59 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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Quitting drinking was much easier than this shite.
Any tips?
don't give up if it doesn't hold/take the first time you try ... you can taper off as hemp said, or quit cold turkey for a bit, then succumb to the urge, then quit again and make it last longer ... friend of mine from houston tried to quit ... he also had to quit drinking ... was a real alcoholic ... thin, gray skin ... drank a budweiser first thing in the morning ... infrantryman from vietnam ... wounded twice, had to quit painkillers the second time ... said quitting smoking was harder than all of it ...
good luck ...
Posted on 2/18/18 at 8:00 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Try the patch. I used the 2nd step of the 3 or 4 step system. 1st step patch was too much for me. Dont wear it at bedtime. Bar straws to hold, chew, or put in the corner of your mouth. Since you quit drinking it will be easier. Drinking and stressful stuff is what causes failure. You have to want to quit. If you are quitting for other reasons it won't work. Good luck.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 8:02 pm to lsunurse
I only smoked for a few years just after college. My reason was because smokers got more work breaks than non smokers. Thankfully I gave it up pretty quick. I found the most difficult part of quitting was finding something to do with my hands or during the times I would normally be smoking.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 8:02 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Quit drinking.
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Any tips?
Posted on 2/18/18 at 8:33 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Patches
Posted on 2/18/18 at 9:00 pm to sta4ever
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Save the lungs, kill the gums
I don't know which is worse, but the addiction is the same--nicotine.
I dipped for quite a while and tried to "cut back" but no dice. A little over 3 years ago I quit cold turkey. I felt like I had the flu for a day, and then the jonesing was pretty bad for a few days, but they had this "fake" dip that was passable--but I don't think I used more than a can of it, and instead just switched to sunflower seeds.
I think "nicotine reduction" by using gum or whatever just prolongs your withdrawals.
The thing that hit me on day 2 was that I was now free--as bad as it sucked, I'd no longer schedule my life around nicotine. And that helped me power through.
I'm over a thousand days quit now, and rarely think about it these days.
This post was edited on 2/18/18 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 2/18/18 at 9:45 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Why are you quitting?
Posted on 2/18/18 at 9:47 pm to Walt OReilly
Agree. What's your why? The most important thing
Posted on 2/18/18 at 9:56 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Quit 6 years ago after 2000 failed attempts. My sister had twins and they were fighting for their life in NICU. I decided if they could fight for their lives, I could quit smoking. Having a why definitely helped me.
Another thing that helped with the cravings was this..every time you crave a cigarette, tell yourself to wait three minutes. The craving will subside or more time will pass than three minutes. Repeat that cycle. Getting past the few three weeks is key. If you can do that, you’re golden.
Good luck! It’s a disgusting habit. I’ve smoked a few here and there drunk since, and they tasted terrible. Had one hammered about 2 years ago. Took one drag and it tasted so bad I threw it out immediately. Never picked one up since.
Another thing that helped with the cravings was this..every time you crave a cigarette, tell yourself to wait three minutes. The craving will subside or more time will pass than three minutes. Repeat that cycle. Getting past the few three weeks is key. If you can do that, you’re golden.
Good luck! It’s a disgusting habit. I’ve smoked a few here and there drunk since, and they tasted terrible. Had one hammered about 2 years ago. Took one drag and it tasted so bad I threw it out immediately. Never picked one up since.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 10:01 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
I aint gonna lie to you its going to get harder before it gets easier but at least you quit drinking which is a strong trigger to regress. Its been over 2 years for me and i still crave one occasionally. Hang it there .
Posted on 2/18/18 at 10:03 pm to toosleaux
Vaping is awful
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:51 am to PurpleandGold Motown
Chantix. Stuff works. If you're really ready to quit, take as directed. You will not be smoking in two weeks.
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