Stop smoking advice needed

Gunner Asch wrote on 5/20/2018 10:55 AM:

Try shock therapy.

Every time before you light up a cigarette, hold a metal nail in each hand and stick them into the electrical socket.

Your urge to light up a cigarette will quickly diminish over time.

I am sure it will work.

Its a good theory but Ive tried it accidentally.....DAMHIKT..... and it didnt work.

Thats not exactly how I did it but close enough. Got my EE (equivelent sort of) the hard way....

So you dont have any opinion on the laser or hypnotherapi methods? Means your probably another stupid leftist for whom it will be a long hot and deadly summer.....

What's with all the ellipsis? Is it some sort of typing stutter?

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My wife and I both stopped smoking the simple cheap way. We did not quit a t the same time, but we just stopped buying cigarettes and just stopped smo king. For years after I stopped, I would have the urge to smoke when I was outside in cool to cold weather and was taking a break from what ever I wa s working on.

I have not kept up with the cost of cigarettes , but must be about $1 per c igarette. How about figuring out the cost of each cigarette and put in the cost of a cigarette into a jar each time you find yourself wanting a smoke .

If you can quit for two days you will have passed the hard time.

Dan

My experience was (1) finally making up my mind that I WAS GOING TO QUIT! (2) a nicotine patch, with some nicotine gum as a fall back and finally, the mind set that if I ever put another cigarette in my mouth I had failed.

The real pressure to smoke last for about a week or 10 days and after that it gets easier.

I am very ignorant about quitting smoking because I am not a smoker, but supposedly e-cigarettes keep giving you nicotine without some bad side effects of smoking like tar and such.

Ive already tried the jar idea but it doesnt work for me because I use the jar money for buying Monster....shrug. I quit again this morning..... until about an hour later. I plan on working for another

I dont see taking a break from quitting as failure. Its only temporary until I quit again.

Ive gone that long many times when cash was tight...shrug. The problem is then I come into some dough and feel entitled to some pleasure. Now I have to decide if Id rather keep renting and enjoy myself or save some money and buy a house but be miserable. Its a shitty choice but Im sure that eventually Ill find a solution.

Thanks. I may try those in combination with some patches. If the two together dont stop the craving I can always supplement with an occasional smoke. Im getting more motivated just talking about it!

I dont drink. Never have. Couldnt afford it if I wanted to. Liquid budget is all used up Monster and septic cures.....shrug.

The only real solution is to make up your mind "THAT YOU ARE GOING TO STOP", and then doing it. This "well, I'll quit for a little while", does exactly that. You quit for a little while.

Wnong. You can not supplement with an occosional smoke. You have to convince yourself that you are quiting and get rid of cigarettes. If you have cigarettes available , you will not quit.

Dan

I would say, ask around and then stop by a vape shop and ask if there is something you can use.

This is what second son claims. In my personal case, the price went sky high in early 1993 and I had lost a couple friends to lung cancer so I got a prescription, put the last half pack in the freezer and the patch on my arm. Strong determination (Bullheadedness according to SWMBO) and a whole lot of luck and I haven't had a cigarette in over

My neighbor said hypnosis helped him. Cost him $50 with a professional. The BIGGEST FACTOR is the DECISION to to it. Just don't smoke. Quit. Stop. If it's hard, TOUGH! You can quit if you WANT to. If you're weak, and you don't really WANT TO, no amount of magic will help you.

I am incredibly strong but smokes are stronger. Except when I spill Monster on them. Id give my saggy left nut for waterproof smokes.

Goodonya, Ig. BTW, e-cigs have been proven to be just as bad as tobacco, so that's no better.

You were replying to a bogus Gunner, Ig.

I was a 2+ pack a day smoker, wanted to quit, tapered down to half a pack a day, then got the flu. After 2 days, I was feeling better and was going to go outside and have a cig when the thought came to quit. I was already beyond most of the cravings, so the rest was mental. I crushed the tobacco into the toilet, flushed it, and threw away the filters and pack. That was it for me, and it has been 30 years since I smelled like a dirty ashtray. (my favorite TRUE motivator theme) Yes, I had a few cravings to smoke once in awhile, but the thought of the dirty ashtray smell stayed with me and killed the craving easily.

My suggestion to anyone who truly wishes to quit is to do the same. Taper down, then quit cold turkey. Quitting is a decision, nothing more. You either wish to quit or you don't. Make the decision.