v33 Posted May 26, 2008 Posted May 26, 2008 Well smoking is a love/hate thing for me. I made a good attempt to quit recently and had a few days under my belt before I broke down. I went to a level of consumption that I had not previously known. It's totally insane. Absolute chain smoking for a day or two. More than a pack a day. I went on a date, chewed one piece of nicotine gum over 6 hours, but when I got home I got into the wine and destroyed a pack in a couple of hours. It's nuts! And I run AND go to the gym. You can go cold turkey, in which case I recommend Alan Carr's "Easy Way to Stop Smoking" or go with nicotine replacement. They say stopping entirely is the only way to go, but during I crisis I just don't think it's realistic for most of us. Avoid booze when you can, get a pack of the gum, it's cheap for 30 pieces, and just be mindful of what you are doing. It sucks in a way that in spite of my bad habit that I appear to be quite healthy, thin and strong. Hell, my non-smoking friends can't believe that I can run with them or help move a house without losing my breath but the bottom line is.... that **** is going to catch up to you someday. In my 30's now and I know I can't get away with it for long. Make a plan, cut down, but set a date and get ready. You MUST stop sometime. This won't go away on it's own. You don't wake up and not feel like smoking. They say to not deprive yourself, keep going out, don't be afraid of that beer. But nicotine is addictive and you have to do it at the right time. And remember these two things... 1. You will have AMAZING respect for yourself and confidence if you quit. This will translate into other great things happening in you life. 2. Unless they smoke themselves (and they are a dying breed, literally) WOMEN DO NOT LIKE SMOKERS!
borelandkaren Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Look, I didn't find it easy to quit smoking. I just knew I had to as it was now or never. I gave up, put nicotene patches on, they made me as crook as a dog and I had no choice but to go cold turkey because the chewing gum tastes like an ash tray! Yuck!!! I gave up early in the new year and yes, of course I still feel like smoking (my 2 housemates do and inside the house) but I feel like if I do take it up again, it will affirm everything that I've always done and that I haven't been able to commit myself to another thing in my life. I still feel like smoking pot too ( I gave that up early in March) but I'll be ****ed if I'm doing that either. My head's in a completely different place, now that I don't have the XN in my life and I want to have all of the health I need to take on any opportunity that may come my way. I'm tryin' to get happy and for me, smoking is not the way.
tealeafbud Posted June 3, 2008 Posted June 3, 2008 I need all the support I can get. Although I posted in the Health section, I could use it any way I can get it. It's been two weeks of not smoking for me, and although I did get a bit stressed speaking to my ex today, I've made a conscious effort not to buy a pack of smokes. I know that I can control my own emotions and once I give in to smoke, I know I've lost a little bit of control. I'd like to think of not smoking as a symbol I do have control, as weird as that sounds.
borelandkaren Posted June 4, 2008 Posted June 4, 2008 I need all the support I can get. Although I posted in the Health section, I could use it any way I can get it. It's been two weeks of not smoking for me, and although I did get a bit stressed speaking to my ex today, I've made a conscious effort not to buy a pack of smokes. I know that I can control my own emotions and once I give in to smoke, I know I've lost a little bit of control. I'd like to think of not smoking as a symbol I do have control, as weird as that sounds. It doesn't sound weird at all. Whatever the motivation is, it doesn't matter. As long as it works. Good for you!!! Keep it up.
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