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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
 Posted - 09/27/2004 : 16:36:03
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 This thread is for all the smokers who need help quitting and all the kind members who wanna help us smokers. I decided that I'm gonna finally seriously quit if I can do it but I would like to hear some advice from everybody how they quit!
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apl4eris
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Posted - 09/27/2004 : 16:47:52
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I would quit smoking if I wanted to, but I don't so I'm going to go smoke!
I look like the kind of guy who pimps his sister not just for the money, but because he hates her
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 09/27/2004 : 16:49:09
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| Well-- I guess if you want to start a support group-- if that is what you want, that would make this an unique topic :) |
Edited by - Daisy Girl on 09/27/2004 16:49:49 |
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harringk
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USA
202 Posts |
Posted - 09/27/2004 : 18:00:58
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Cold Turkey.
You have to seriously want to quit, then just quit. Everybody says it is soooo hard to quit, but if your mindset is correct it will be easy. At first you should limit your time with friends who smoke, or social situations where smoking is common. After a couple of weeks without a smoke these situations shouldn't bother you anymore. |
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dogjones
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USA
142 Posts |
Posted - 09/27/2004 : 18:14:42
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addition is a funny thing...tobacco addicts and crackheads are more similar in their addictions than people think. you can lock a crackhead up for monthsin jail, get it outta their system, but until they change habbits, including saying "no" and never cheating, it's probally keep kicking.
you gotta really want it to keep it up. g'luck. |
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 09/27/2004 : 21:20:00
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You all convinced me to stop i havent had a cig in almost a week and I think I'm gonna keep it up :)
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 07:00:11
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Well, my previous attempt to quit went down the shitter....
I guess I just don't have that right mindset yet. I'm not willing to let go. Especially when drinking and socializing in a bar.
I give myself till 30. at 30, I will quit cold turkey.
Yeah right....WHY AM I SO WEAK?????? |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 09/28/2004 : 09:38:56
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quote:
Originally posted by Skatealex1
You all convinced me to stop i havent had a cig in almost a week and I think I'm gonna keep it up :)
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Hey, Alex. That is good news.  Good luck and come back here if you need any advise. It's not always easy. But I know, eventually you will do it.  |
Edited by - Daisy Girl on 09/28/2004 09:40:57 |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 09/28/2004 : 09:43:45
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quote:
Originally posted by dogjones
addition is a funny thing...
It really is, but subtraction just cracks me up.
"You ever seen a man say goodbye to a shoe?"
"Yes, once..." |
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/28/2004 : 10:36:03
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I'd quit but I enjoy it too much
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 10:39:26
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| Cheers to that. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 11:02:25
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Fuck you smokers, can someone help me get off this smack please?
EDIT: OK I am now addicted to nicotine after I took CHOS's advice. What should I do to get me off that AND smack?
Help me! He keeps making me post!
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 11:07:33
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| Oh there is no hope with that...why don't you take up smoking to cope? Feed addiction with addiction I always say. |
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KimStanleyRobinson
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 09/28/2004 : 15:27:43
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You have to be capable of some serious denial in order to drop cold turkey.
If you can say to yourself in your mind: "I am not a smoker." or "I am a non smoker." and ram this all the way down into your psyche, you can quit.
Someone offers you a smoke, you say "I don't smoke." .
You don't say "I'm trying to quit." .
If you say that, you're actually saying "I really want a cigarette and I want you to pressure me into smoking one."
You live in absolute denial of the fact that you are an addict for about 3 months. It gets a bit easier after that. After six months, you should be home free if you remember "I am a non smoker."
If you manage to quit, don't ever EVER start again.
If you do, I'll find you and make you eat an entire carton.
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glacial906
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1738 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 15:33:02
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I haven't had a cigarette for a week and a day. I WILL make it work this time. It's just time for me to quit.
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 18:57:19
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yay glacial at least someones quitting other than me ;)
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greg
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Canada
159 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 19:38:51
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| Well, I have suffered a relapse and begun smoking after two months of non smoking. I think Kimstanleyrobinsons' advice to deny the smoker mind set is what will work. This thread has me convinced to choose a quit date and stick to it. Never quit quitting. Smoking sucks. |
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 20:20:46
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the one thing ive always hated bout smoking is that it kills your stomach.
I want a cigarette so fucking badly arggggg
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glacial906
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1738 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 21:38:56
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So have ya given in yet, skatealex?
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 22:52:05
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not yet :)
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glacial906
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1738 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 23:24:23
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Good! Me neither, and I am not going to.
Supposedly I have more of a psychological addiction to cigarettes, which basically means that I like to smoke because of what is, embarassingly enough, an oral fixation, rather than a physical addiction. I don't "nic out" or start getting shakes or a headache from not smoking at certain times during the day. Rather, I tend to get really nervous and fidgety in certain social situations, where once smoking a cigarette would've provided a good outlet for this phenomenon. It would've provided me basically with something to do.
At work I have been chewing on toothpicks and have had the tendency to bite my nails more than I did before.
In some ways I would rather have the physical addiction, because at least when you're over the withdrawal symptoms for that you are in the clear. (Ideally, anyway.) Being psychologically addicted forces you to take a long hard look at your psyche and figure out why you're so nervous about nothing in particular.
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 23:43:25
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I've had a habit to bite my nails like crazy before smoking cause it keeps me busy and I agree alot with what you said bout smoking for social reasons.Glad to see you're not giving in to death/smoking. :)
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
4209 Posts |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 05:45:26
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| Read Alan Carr's Easy Way to Give up Smoking. It's super cheesy, very repetitive but costs about the same as a packet of cigarettes and WORKS! (as long as you finish the book that is) |
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ivandivel
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 09/29/2004 : 05:55:53
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I've quit a couple of times (not successfull in the long rund obviously... but i've lasted a year both times) - but - i found it very helpfull to expose myself to places and situations i usually smoked as soon as possible. For instance, when drinking alchol i always smoked alot. So - i drunk alot. He he. The strange thing is - one gets so much more drunk after quitting because one replaces smoking behavior with drinking behavior. Anyway - it worked. The feeling of tackling situations I knew it would be difficult to handle was pretty good and gave me confidence that i could do it.
First time I quit was, by the way, a result of massive propaganda on TV - the world's smoke-free day or something. Infomercial after informercial on black lungs - i hate such propaganda - but it worked. |
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Domestiques
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
503 Posts |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 08:39:23
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me and sweet sweet zyban did it 2 years ago. kicking ASS!
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“I want to be a star!” I cried
They said, “You’re overqualified.
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Posted - 09/29/2004 : 16:17:50
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Originally posted by Skatealex1
Glad to see you're not giving in to death/smoking. :)
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Oh please
Yay you for quitting and everything but PLEASE don't do that.
If it helps you already sound like a non smoker
I look like the kind of guy who pimps his sister not just for the money, but because he hates her
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
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Posted - 09/29/2004 : 16:32:33
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i could sure go for a smoke right now
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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Posted - 09/29/2004 : 16:49:28
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I'm not giving you one, I've only got two left
I look like the kind of guy who pimps his sister not just for the money, but because he hates her
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 09/29/2004 : 17:07:57
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Congrats to Alex and Glacial.... that is so cool! It's hardest it seems when you first quit...so it is still going to be hard but it will gradually get easier.. You guys are awesome!
I guess kinda to echo some of what some have you have been saying... that oral fixaton is huge having gum or mints or even a pen or pencil to gnaw on helped me.
Way to go! |
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2004 : 01:00:26
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Thanks Daisy Chick ;)
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1058 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2004 : 05:49:03
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www.smokingcures.com for loadsa reasons not to quit smoking
Shemales have rights too... |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
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Posted - 10/10/2004 : 11:24:02
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I quit for three years and then took it up again when I moved to Spain (think peer pressure but you have 35 million peers). I may lose the desire to have a cigarette at some stage but I also happen to feel we´re eternal so it matters not a jot. (Surgeon General´s Warning: Fortunecookie philosophising may be harmful to your health)
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Jódete, tío,
Que se joda tu hermana,
Que se joda tu hermano,
Que se joda tu madre,
Que se joda tu tía,
¡Porque soy policia!
Que se jodas, currante,
Que se joda tu perro,
Que se joda tu hijo,
Que se joda tu amante,
No me pidas razónes,
Soy el Hombre ¡cojones! |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 10/10/2004 : 13:25:07
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i would buy into your eternal theory if it weren't for the whole death thing
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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Posted - 10/10/2004 : 14:14:23
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non smokers die every day
I look like the kind of guy who pimps his sister not just for the money, but because he hates her
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/10/2004 : 15:06:39
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Thats right,100% of all non smokers die.I think that's quite enough evidence to close this case.
Shemales have rights too... |
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The Official Quit Smoking Thread!!!
