Members exilea Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 I've made good on my Christmas present to my family so far. Haven't smoked since last thursday night, cold turkey. It's day 6 now and I'm getting terrible cravings today. Has anybody here done this or attempted and made it this far? How often do these cravings come around? {censored}....i'm dying......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Code-001 Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Chew some gum! Play guitar! Do something to keep your mind off of it. It'll get worse but then as you go on, it'll get easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Knut E Evenmo Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Buy a sack of carrots, and have one very time you could kill for a cigarette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kenny Powers Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 day 9001 here! good job mang, keep on it, eat some low cal/fat food. anything to keep your mouth busy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MitchSchaft Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Also keep in mind that you'll have those cravings for the rest of your life. Just be prepared for that and don't think they'll disappear and you'll never have a problem again. The cravings you're having now will subside, but will pop up once in a blue moon forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exilea Posted December 28, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 I'm about sick of gum now, lol. And i'm at work, and work is where i used to smoke the most. Its' really screwed up my routine here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diocide Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Chop all your fingers off..... JK.... I quit a couple years ago, and I cant' really ever see myself smoking again.... I'll have a cigar on rare occasions, but cold turkey is the way to go. All those gums and patches and {censored} are crutches that lead to failure. You have to want to stop, that's all there is to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Disturbed Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Just go buy a pack ! Tell yourself it's your last pack and limit yourself to a couple per day. Or, start chewing... {censored}! Quitting is for losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exilea Posted December 28, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 My problem is I like smoking. Nothing better than a nice menthol first thing in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diocide Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by exilea My problem is I like smoking. Nothing better than a nice menthol first thing in the morning. If you like it, then go right ahead. Nothing like enjoying something that absolutly horrible for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exilea Posted December 28, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by Disturbed Just go buy a pack ! Tell yourself it's your last pack and limit yourself to a couple per day. Or, start chewing... {censored}! Quitting is for losers. To each his own. Personally, since I've recently become a father, I would like to prolong my life as long as possible to be here with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members STEEL KAGE Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by exilea To each his own. Personally, since I've recently become a father, I would like to prolong my life as long as possible to be here with him. Thats the same reason For me Bro, Stick to the plan, your Boy deserves a father for as long as possible..., Kage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bostekrisco Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by exilea I'm about sick of gum now, lol. And i'm at work, and work is where i used to smoke the most. Its' really screwed up my routine here. Rank your co-workers in order of who you hate the most and kill one each day until the cravings subside. Seriously though as a frequent ex smoker (currently not smoking), I don't think the cravings ever go away completely. In my experience you're about at the end of where they are unbearable tho. You should be over the worst of it in the next day or so. Just do whatever you have to do to make it a couple more days to the weekend. Also, recognize you're dealing with an addiction and a habit. The addiction usually subsides in three or four days. The habit lasts a LOT longer. Good luck, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackElk Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 When I quit, it was a constant craving for the entire first month, brutal. I had smoked for about 15 years, a pack a day or so, it got to the point where I could seriously feel the bad stuff building up from it, everything starting to get clogged and congested, yuck. The major cravings went away after about three months. Weird kinda spaced out feelings in the head went away after about a year, and I finally felt like I did before I started smoking. The people that tell you to ignore the cravings when they come, and they just go away in 15 seconds are full of {censored}, have never smoked, or some people just have a different level of addiction or cravings or something, it was VERY HARD, and the cravings were non stop for the first month. Hot tomales helped me out, the little red candies. I ate alot of those {censored}ing things. ALOT! Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kesa Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 I Like smoking with my coffee in the mornin, But man at night I feel like {censored}. my right lung hurts man. ive somked for 15 yrs now I have to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilThatMenDo Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by Knut E Evenmo Buy a sack of carrots, and have one very time you could kill for a cigarette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members argonaut4 Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by exilea I've made good on my Christmas present to my family so far. Haven't smoked since last thursday night, cold turkey. It's day 6 now and I'm getting terrible cravings today. Has anybody here done this or attempted and made it this far? How often do these cravings come around? {censored}....i'm dying......? Hang in there, bro! I quit over 6 months ago cold turkey. It does get easier. I'm like you, I love smoking but quit for the good of my family (capitulated to my wife's wishes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exilea Posted December 28, 2005 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by argonaut4 Hang in there, bro! I quit over 6 months ago cold turkey. It does get easier. I'm like you, I love smoking but quit for the good of my family (capitulated to my wife's wishes). Thanks man, nice avatar BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mightyjoeyoungxnj Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 I smoke usually when I'm around my friends. I don't buy cigarettes too much, once in a while. But when we hang out I'll smoke as much as them usually. Thinking of stopping that all together. I'm even contemplating not smoking pot anymore...But good for you, keep at it...Cold turkey is the best way. -Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outtahear Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 4 years non smoking,and i was the {censored}in' worst. I was an asshole if I had to smoke a different brand, didn't think I could ever quit. Got Nicoderm patches for Christmas. My first day I wore the patch, my cravings (physical) were gone. Everyone's different, but the patch (shockingly)flat out worked for me. And that extra $160 a month buys NOS tubes, speakers, ect.,..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ray18 Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by exilea To each his own. Personally, since I've recently become a father, I would like to prolong my life as long as possible to be here with him. that and if you smoke around you kids, even on a different floor you'll still put them at risk for cancer see cigs cause lung cancer cause' the fertilizer they use is ground from a rock which contains uranium and polonium 201 Haven't you wondered why you don't see potheads dying left and right? its not the smoke that kills, its the radioactivity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outtahear Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 You're like, REAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL {censored}in' A high, right now, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wizard7 Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by exilea I've made good on my Christmas present to my family so far. Haven't smoked since last thursday night, cold turkey. It's day 6 now and I'm getting terrible cravings today. Has anybody here done this or attempted and made it this far? How often do these cravings come around? {censored}....i'm dying......? dude just quit, it does nothing for you...my teacher was telling a story that he still gets cravings 20 years after stopping, and he might have a smoke but his 4 friends who he used to smoke with have all died due to health problems caused by smoking. hes about 55.also, chicks have a harder time quitting than men, its a fact...so tough it out and quit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AmpliFIRE Posted December 28, 2005 Members Share Posted December 28, 2005 Congrats man!!! I quit 3 years ago and couldn't be happier. It's THE BEST thing you could do for yourself and your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kyle DiSanto Posted December 29, 2005 Members Share Posted December 29, 2005 Cold Turkey is def the best way. Thats how my rents quit when they were in their 20's...and thats how I quit smoking pot. I always would stop for a month, then start again...anyway. I have finally said to myself that I need to stop and I havent blazed in about 1.5 months. It was easier in the beginning cause I always would take breaks for a month. The last 1/2month...I have had some boring nights and I drink a little more now but overall it is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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