Quilting Smoking
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a lot of people here at work are using those and they work. one of my best friends just started on one as well. went from a pack a day to maybe 5 cigs a day. he's working his way down to 0
Those things are fucking TOXIC. Anyone that uses them is a fucking retard. Waaaay worse than real cigarettes.
You can't think about it, if you think "It's been three days since my last one" and fixate on it then you're perpetuating the psychological addiction. You have to do everything you can to change your routines and distract yourself from the fact that you're an ex smoker and just become a non-smoker
It's more than just not smoking, it's a total lifestyle change.
It's more than just not smoking, it's a total lifestyle change.
I quit a 20 year habit cold turkey, no meds, no substitutes, no eCigs, nothing. You just have to have the right mindset and it can be done. Tapering down does nothing, I spent 5 years "tapering down" but I was still a smoker. To quit smoking you have to become a non-smoker.
zen, you also quit because you had to due to pregnancy. it's not like you had options
Not everyone quits for pregnancy though. I coulda gone the white trash route and kept it up. You just make up your mind about something and you do it, no looking back. The whole pregnancy/parenthood thing puts lots of things into perspective and helps simplify life.
If you can adjust mentally to consider yourself as a non-smoker and feel pleased with yourself rather than as someone trying to give up smoking it makes a massive difference. So you became a non-smoker 3 days ago. Well done.
Ex-smokers start again. Non-smokers don't. It's a state of mind.
A little information.
There are 2 types of cigarette.
Type 1 is the one that maintains the nicotine level in your bloodstream. You need 6 a day as a smoker. After 18-24 hours of not smoking, you have gone past the satge where lack of these cigarettes matters. You are no longer chemically addicted after that.
Type 2 is the hard type to give up. They are the trigger/habit cigarettes you didn't even notice lighting up. The phone rings - miraculously you have a lit cigarette moments later. You sip a coffee and a cigarette appears in your hand. These are the cigarettes you actually have a problem giving up, but they're actually not the ones you thought you were addicted to.
Strategies for type 2 cigarettes.
First avoid as many of these triggers as possible. That means giving up coffee/beer or any other triggers you have for a couple of weeks.
Secondly, every time the phone rings or you get in a car ( or whatever your trigger points are) and you have that momentary thought to get a cigarette, just think 'I don't smoke and I'm glad' then deliberately concentrate on whatever your actually doing. If nothing else, this will improve your driving and your phone conversations.
Thirdly, Just stop thinking about smoking. You aren't a smoker so stop thinking about it. I never, ever think about shooting up. Why? I'm not a heroin addict. If I had a momentary thought about shooting up I'd simply shrug it off. Do the same with smoking.
Fourthly. If you can ally becoming a non-smoker with other positive lifestyle choices so much the better. When I gave up I also dieted and joined a gym. That is to say I went on a health kick which made smoking non-commensurate with my lifestyle. Feling better about yourself and your fitness is a strong motivator.
Fifthly. If you used to smoke at home, dry clean your soft furnishings. Your sub-conscious mind is very aware of trace smells of smoking so you may sometimes feel like a cigarette without knowing why. It will be because there is a faint odour in the room. Avoid other smokers, whether they are smoking or not, for the same reason. The smell on their clothing can make you crave a cigarette without knowing why.
Ex-smokers start again. Non-smokers don't. It's a state of mind.
A little information.
There are 2 types of cigarette.
Type 1 is the one that maintains the nicotine level in your bloodstream. You need 6 a day as a smoker. After 18-24 hours of not smoking, you have gone past the satge where lack of these cigarettes matters. You are no longer chemically addicted after that.
Type 2 is the hard type to give up. They are the trigger/habit cigarettes you didn't even notice lighting up. The phone rings - miraculously you have a lit cigarette moments later. You sip a coffee and a cigarette appears in your hand. These are the cigarettes you actually have a problem giving up, but they're actually not the ones you thought you were addicted to.
Strategies for type 2 cigarettes.
First avoid as many of these triggers as possible. That means giving up coffee/beer or any other triggers you have for a couple of weeks.
Secondly, every time the phone rings or you get in a car ( or whatever your trigger points are) and you have that momentary thought to get a cigarette, just think 'I don't smoke and I'm glad' then deliberately concentrate on whatever your actually doing. If nothing else, this will improve your driving and your phone conversations.
Thirdly, Just stop thinking about smoking. You aren't a smoker so stop thinking about it. I never, ever think about shooting up. Why? I'm not a heroin addict. If I had a momentary thought about shooting up I'd simply shrug it off. Do the same with smoking.
Fourthly. If you can ally becoming a non-smoker with other positive lifestyle choices so much the better. When I gave up I also dieted and joined a gym. That is to say I went on a health kick which made smoking non-commensurate with my lifestyle. Feling better about yourself and your fitness is a strong motivator.
Fifthly. If you used to smoke at home, dry clean your soft furnishings. Your sub-conscious mind is very aware of trace smells of smoking so you may sometimes feel like a cigarette without knowing why. It will be because there is a faint odour in the room. Avoid other smokers, whether they are smoking or not, for the same reason. The smell on their clothing can make you crave a cigarette without knowing why.
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Mean Mr. Mustard
Always shouts out something obscene
I used the patch thing for a few days, that helped a bit.
It made me sore wherever i put it so I quit using it.
After that it was just pure orneryness that got me through
It made me sore wherever i put it so I quit using it.
After that it was just pure orneryness that got me through
Mean Mr. Mustard
Always shouts out something obscene
Help
I need somebody
Help
Not just anybody
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Neato. How pointless
sarc used that same song a few days ago when we were first figuring this out
Syrup Beaver
pants log
Right now, I'm just trying to figure out how to keep from killing everyone around me.
I've never had nicotine withdrawal this bad. I won't use substitutes (they never have worked for me), so patch and gum are out. E-cigs, no thanks. Already have 1 brain tumor. And I think I've already proven I can't just 'slowly ween myself off them'.
but yeah, right now. MAD stressfull and want to commit violence. It's never been like this before.
I've never had nicotine withdrawal this bad. I won't use substitutes (they never have worked for me), so patch and gum are out. E-cigs, no thanks. Already have 1 brain tumor. And I think I've already proven I can't just 'slowly ween myself off them'.
but yeah, right now. MAD stressfull and want to commit violence. It's never been like this before.