Stopping smoking

[PersonaNonGrata]

and hey i left the smoking today...

oh please.. dont wanna start again, any more smokers here?

[I, Brian]

I quit last April - I see would like to restart, though.

PS - I split your post from the "Do Hindus eat meat thread" as I thought this better suited its own topic.

[juantoo3]

Kindest Regards, PNG!

Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

and hey i left the smoking today...

oh please.. dont wanna start again, any more smokers here?

Congratulations, and best of wishes. That is a habit I struggle with. I have managed to keep my smoking to a minimum by smoking "jailhouse" roll your owns (tobacco, I promise). I can get by on a couple a day, but it is a rare day I get by with none.

I wish you well.

[I, Brian]

Oh yes - well done!! Sorry for not saying earlier - it's darn tough to quit.

[PersonaNonGrata]

its been nearly one and half month, i used the aid-bands and everything, went well but today i started it.

Guilty but will never try to quit it again.

[ISFP]

i've actually just started smoking...cloves mostly. and i'm trying to stop before it gets too serious, but it's not easy. Persona- i'm sorry your efforts to quit aren't going well. but don't give up- i encourage you to try again. from one new smoker to a veteran.

[Ratatosk]

Whoa, 30 minutes ago I snuffed my (hopefully) last cigarette, and then I noticed this thread!! Coincidence? Probably, yeah. I've "quit" many times before, stayed off for a couple of years, but always decided to start again. Weirdly, it's always been a conscious decision on my behalf, it's never been a accidental relapse. All in all, actively I've smoked for some 20 years, so I'm getting pretty much fed up with it. Additionally, my lungs hurt. Not in a morning cough sense, but really *hurt*. I guess that's reason enough. Good luck to all quitters, though.

[I, Brian]

Originally Posted by Ratatosk

it's always been a conscious decision on my behalf, it's never been a accidental relapse.

I can really appreciate that.

I feel so drawn to restarting again - but that's probably because I have many inlets for stress, but not many outlets at the moment.

The way to quit, I found, was to break that psychological association that cigarettes are enjoyable - I made sure I regarded my last cig as not tasting very nice (it's not hard to do) and even now, if I think of having a cig, I remember that taste.

Took a nasty cold that closed my throad up to create the oppotunity for quitting - I could barely breath at the time, let alone hold the nicotone in.

Very difficult. More difficult than giving up sex, drugs, and booze.

[Ratatosk]

I feel so drawn to restarting again

Uh-uh, don't I know it! I kinda compare it to being a straight alcoholic when you're 'off cigarettes'. When I wasn't smoking (the longest period was some 2 1/2 years), I always thought of myself as a smoker, anyway. I just wasn't smoking at that time.

More difficult than giving up sex, drugs, and booze

Why would anyone want to give up sex? I wasn't really into the drugs scene that much, and booze... well... it's kinda like cigs for me, I admit I had sort of a drinking problem, not severe, but I agree; it's easier to quit drinking than smoking. I guess it's because the effects are immediate with booze. That said, even if I can keep my impulses at bay when it comes to substances, when it comes to sudden spurs of jabbering and finger-pointing, it's a different story altogether.. I'm getting better, though.