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Originally Posted by Brokerbabe
I tried electronic cigarettes, medical stuff, chewing gum... each time i set my mind to quit smoking, there is someone next to me smoking like hell.. so..why bother.. if you quit cigarettes, you will not quit weed  , so.. Congrats to whom actually managed to quit. |
Here's the thing... Those crutches will actually make it WORSE when you try to quit smoking. They keep nicotine in your system! You want to get rid of nicotine, why would you keep it in your system if you want to quit?
I tried electric cigs, gum, patches etc... Nothing worked until I just put the pack down with the lighter, threw out ashtrays and mentally "quit". When you want a cig, don't. Go brush your teeth or do something else. It's hard, but that will pass. Something like the first 8 to 12 days will be the hardest, so mark it on a calendar everyday you get through. If you break down... Don't give up. Just start over, and keep it up. Eventually it will get easier and easier.
I started to quit by limiting myself. I stopped having cigs after the habitual times. One by one I got rid of those. You know... Morning cig w/ coffee, after eating, after sex, before bed, work break, when you first get in the car, in the call all together... if you start to break yourself of those one by one. It's easier to give it up completely. You can't be in the habit of smoking if you intend on quitting.
Just some tips. So far, I haven't slipped this time.
P.S.... You can't be around people that smoke for a while. Just hold up, read some books, work on projects etc... It will help. Cigs STINK now. It's gross. I can smell them from a mile away.