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re: The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr
Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:16 pm to Arthur Bach
Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:16 pm to Arthur Bach
Quit dipping after 40 years.
Started with lossenges for a week to fight the urge. They were nasty.
Supplemented with Peppermint, Sunflower seeds and Beef Jerky dip (expensive).
I still use about a case of sunflower seeds a month...They cost about $13 per case on Amazon for the plain ones.
I've gained about 30 pounds.
I finally realized I was spending 3k a year on the habit and while I could afford that, it really wasn't worth it.
Started with lossenges for a week to fight the urge. They were nasty.
Supplemented with Peppermint, Sunflower seeds and Beef Jerky dip (expensive).
I still use about a case of sunflower seeds a month...They cost about $13 per case on Amazon for the plain ones.
I've gained about 30 pounds.
I finally realized I was spending 3k a year on the habit and while I could afford that, it really wasn't worth it.
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Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:19 pm to _Hurricane_
quote:. I had the same exact experience. Like being hypnotized.
Used to fricking chain vape like a fiend. It truly is a 3 day “death” for the little monster. I can say I’ve never craved another hit of nicotine after that 3 day window after reading Carr. It’s the best way to frame your mind because it really is EASY.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:22 pm to Arthur Bach
quote:
The Easy Way to Stop Smoking
That's how Mel Gibson stopped (said so in JRE this week)
Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:36 pm to Arthur Bach
quote:
Has anyone else used this method?
Mel Gibson has apparently
Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:37 pm to Arthur Bach
pack a day smoker for 25 years turned Juul cartridge addict here for the last five or so. The vape got me off the lung darts at least but consuming way more nicotine and money on the juul.
we spent the last five days in Cancun on a resort. I lost the juul pen within hours of arrival. No chance of replacement that was doable. So I toughed it out and still am…on day six cold turkey
I obviously think about it pretty much all day but there’s weirdly no physical symptoms…I’m not and haven’t been twitching or flipping out at all. I do not have an overwhelming urge to go get a fix.
absolutely not what I expected and I’ve tried to quit many times. So my advice to anyone is…quit in a way that it is impossible for you to cheat, especially for the first few days
we spent the last five days in Cancun on a resort. I lost the juul pen within hours of arrival. No chance of replacement that was doable. So I toughed it out and still am…on day six cold turkey
I obviously think about it pretty much all day but there’s weirdly no physical symptoms…I’m not and haven’t been twitching or flipping out at all. I do not have an overwhelming urge to go get a fix.
absolutely not what I expected and I’ve tried to quit many times. So my advice to anyone is…quit in a way that it is impossible for you to cheat, especially for the first few days
Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:40 pm to Arthur Bach
I was able to quit after getting the worst case of (not Covid) flu. Promised my girlfriend (now wife) that my New Year's resolution was to stop smoking. I smoked up until midnight. Woke up the next morning with a respiratory infection and cough and feeling hungover and just, well, terrible! It took me nearly three weeks to get over it. I could barely breathe, so no way I could smoke.
Finally got well enough to leave my home. Put on a jacket,vand there was an open pack of cigs. No idea how old. A month or more, most likely. I thought, "Hmm? One can't hurt."
It tasted like licking an astray! It was awful. Haven't smoked since, so, that's 26 years, 11-1/2 months.
Finally got well enough to leave my home. Put on a jacket,vand there was an open pack of cigs. No idea how old. A month or more, most likely. I thought, "Hmm? One can't hurt."
It tasted like licking an astray! It was awful. Haven't smoked since, so, that's 26 years, 11-1/2 months.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:51 pm to Arthur Bach
quote:
Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Stop Vaping and Easy Way to Stop Smoking
The only thing that helped me quit was this book. Every cigarette or dip makes you want more. In three days you will be a free man.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:52 pm to Arthur Bach
The audiobook was a bit easier to digest. It helped me get my mind in the right place to quit. I had tried Chantix unsuccessfully a couple times and still had the pills. Refocused my mind, did chantix for one week and then stopped everything and without much problem, but it wasn’t necessarily “easy”.
Quitting still required plenty of self-talk and frequent reinforcement for about 3 weeks, and then randomly thereafter until all thoughts of use ended at around 6 months. Never had another serious thought or craving since, going on about 6 years.
Quitting still required plenty of self-talk and frequent reinforcement for about 3 weeks, and then randomly thereafter until all thoughts of use ended at around 6 months. Never had another serious thought or craving since, going on about 6 years.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 11:51 pm to SW2SCLA
Day 13 is where you start craving it less
Posted on 1/16/25 at 12:22 am to Arthur Bach
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This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 11:24 am
Posted on 1/16/25 at 3:38 am to Arthur Bach
Nikki Glaser swears by this book and says it will work
Posted on 1/16/25 at 6:13 am to Arthur Bach
Gum lots of
Gum and sun flower seeds when u run out
Gum and sun flower seeds when u run out
Posted on 1/16/25 at 8:47 am to RichJ
quote:
cause I didn’t want to die
Ummm, hate to tell you this, but eventually something will kill you.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 8:53 am to Arthur Bach
quote:
I put my last cigarette/vape out an hour ago.
c'mon mayne.
protip: don't tell anyone you have quit a vice until at least 6 months have passed.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 9:04 am to Arthur Bach
Not being trashy works well
Posted on 1/16/25 at 9:09 am to Arthur Bach
What is this method that keeps you from smoking/vaping? Is it like a motivational thing you read? Kinda interested. Never heard of this before.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 9:31 am to Arthur Bach
When the heart doctor said we need to put two stents in the widowmaker 9 1/2 years ago I stopped putting smoke of any kind in my lungs. Now I have great heart and lung health.
This post was edited on 1/16/25 at 9:42 am
Posted on 1/16/25 at 12:23 pm to Tider13
quote:
Ummm, hate to tell you this, but eventually something will kill you.
I realize that none of us are getting out of here alive, but I chose to reduce my risk factors and possibly prolong my expectancy…
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:16 pm to hassan whiteside
quote:
need a 3:00pm update tomorrow.
It’s 4:15pm. The withdrawal pangs have been in me all day. My mouth feels dry, but isn’t. It’s like I need to be drinking water all day and I already stay hydrated. Maybe not enough. Still going strong…the book/audiobook have helped A LOT.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:03 pm to Arthur Bach
I read that book then stopped smoking 15 yrs ago. I now smoke a cigar
once in a while. Great book!
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