Have you quit smoking??? Give me some HELP! - GoFuckYourself.com

LasseKongos · 03-01-2005, 05:44 PM

Havent smoked for 3 days. 3 days is like nothing but all smokers here knows that 3 days is a long time...

Ok, no cigarettes but I drink more and more PEPSI MAX (the drink of life) and eat more, more candy, I´m restless ....

What did you do and what helped you to STOP?

pimpimp

Praguer · 03-01-2005, 05:56 PM

You need to use something to help you deal with the craves:

Nicocure, Nicoderm. Nicorete, whatever, otherwise it's going to be tough.

LasseKongos · 03-01-2005, 06:07 PM

I have Nicorete gum

Harmon · 03-01-2005, 06:08 PM

Go cold turkey and wait 4 days. By then, all of the nicotine will be out of your blood stream. Stay away from the gum, it is only keeping you addicted

nico-t · 03-01-2005, 06:09 PM

i put my limit to 10 a day, i smoke like 5 to 10 a day. i aint addicted i could easily not smoke, but theres no need to stop cuz the little i smoke aint harmful.... weekends are much more tho but thats when i go out

LasseKongos · 03-01-2005, 06:13 PM

3 days and the time goes sooo slow... I told my friends that they can have my car and drive me, so I cant drive and buy cigg, the pain in my jaws from all gums...

PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNN

Antonio · 03-01-2005, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LasseKongos

I have Nicorete gum

I used the gum too, avoid cofee, cool drinks, alcohol, I remember I didn't go out for a month after I quit.
Good luck ;)

Fake Nick · 03-01-2005, 06:16 PM

work out ;-)

LasseKongos · 03-01-2005, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fake Nick

work out ;-)

Like the girls in your sig

Kevsh · 03-01-2005, 06:19 PM

The best way to break a bad habit is to start a new - but good - one.

So, whatever your smoking routine was you need to replace that with another activity if possible. Smoking, drinking, eating, slapping the chicken are not the most advisable but most anything else will do.

Lastly, if you are on a smoking routine - as in, it starts back up, you need to stop the routine ... always have a smoke with your coffee? Start drinking w/o the smoke - even if a few minutes before or after. You just have to break that routine so that as soon as you smell coffee you're reaching for your lighter!

LasseKongos · 03-01-2005, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevsh

The best way to break a bad habit is to start a new - but good - one.

So, whatever your smoking routine was you need to replace that with another activity if possible. Smoking, drinking, eating, slapping the chicken are not the most advisable but most anything else will do.

Lastly, if you are on a smoking routine - as in, it starts back up, you need to stop the routine ... always have a smoke with your coffee? Start drinking w/o the smoke - even if a few minutes before or after. You just have to break that routine so that as soon as you smell coffee you're reaching for your lighter!

100% TRUE!!!

HitMePlse · 03-01-2005, 07:03 PM

I smoked 1/2 to a full pack a day. I ended up using the patch (step 2) for 4 days and then quit using it all together. For me it wasnt something to chew on or stick in my mouth that bugged me, it was not having something between my fingers that drove me nuts. I carried around a chopped up pencil around for a week or so. This past Feb 7th was my one year.

Spunky · 03-01-2005, 07:04 PM

You'll be back..they always do...cough cough

LasseKongos · 03-01-2005, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spunky

You'll be back..they always do...cough cough

Maybe... Maybe not

I have quit many times before... The bad thing is that I have started one more time then I have quit. This time I have to make it

Icon · 03-01-2005, 07:30 PM

show some discipline man! Strength of character.

toddler · 03-01-2005, 07:32 PM

i went from a pack to half a pack. need to quit, destroying my gums.

Abyss_Vee · 03-01-2005, 07:38 PM

just dont think about it. chew gum

fl_prn_str · 03-01-2005, 07:41 PM

dont do it man....nobody likes quitters.......

dasexi1 · 03-01-2005, 07:43 PM

i'm going on my second month, i quit cold turkey, no gums, no patches i found that drinking a lot of water helped. keep low calorie snacks around too so you won't get fat. unless you just don't have a prob with weight ever, in that case eat like crazy...oh and the first few days I slept as much as I possibly could so i didn't have to deal with the withdrawls... and remember it takes at least 3 weeks to make something a habit, so give yourself at least that amount of time to make new habits. I had a real hard time working those first couple weeks cause I smoked the most sitting here at my desk working, it drove me crazy not having a cig when i got frustrated with something i was working on.
good luck!! hang in there!! don't give up blah blah blah...

Danny Dukes · 03-01-2005, 07:45 PM

Heroin will get your mind off of smoking, thats what I did;) J/K LOL

It's a hard road, try gum, and you will gain weight.

GirlNinja · 03-01-2005, 07:46 PM

dont' replace it with candy and junk, replace it with something productive.. reading ? eating fruit ? walking the dog ?

or just smoke pot instead

RyanL · 03-01-2005, 07:48 PM

Congrats on quiting...

As everyone here has already said, replace your bad habit with something good.
Some sort of exercise or healthy snack is probably your best bet

Good Luck

toddler · 03-01-2005, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GirlNinja

dont' replace it with candy and junk, replace it with something productive.. reading ? eating fruit ? walking the dog ?

or just smoke pot instead

i quit in 2000 for a month, smoke pot instead. didn't work out so well, started smoking again, stuck with the the pot. now i get to quit both.

The Other Sweetie · 03-01-2005, 07:56 PM

I quit Jan 5th. I was too much of a pussy to go cold turkey so I went with Nicoderm CQ patches. Those things worked wonders! The hardest part was the routines (after dinner, first thing in the morning, etc).

To break those routines the first few days, sucking on lollipops helped. When I'd get the urge to have something in my hand, I'd grab a straw and hold it like a cigarette. The first 3 days were the worst. It only gets better from there.

Martin · 03-01-2005, 08:01 PM

smoke weed!

KHO · 03-01-2005, 09:33 PM

Try sunflower seeds... worked for me. Quit cold turkey, ate sunflower seeds for the first couple of weeks when i had a craving. Haven't smoked in 3 years. Good luck.

jonpotz · 03-01-2005, 09:40 PM

quit smoking...start exercising daily...try running everyday or walking everyday. it helped me because I felt I performed better when I could breath easy.

cambaby · 03-01-2005, 09:41 PM

Stop drinking caffeine, caffeine dehydrates you which increase the effects of nicotine withdrawal. Good luck you can do it.

cambaby · 03-01-2005, 09:43 PM

Oh for inspiration I kept track of how much money I saved per day and made a desktop wallpaper of the next days amount of money, was quite inspiring actually.

Spunky · 03-01-2005, 09:50 PM

I also tried and quit twice for about a year each time.I not only gained weight .I couldn't go to clubs cause I always liked smoking when I was drinking

Love Brokers · 03-01-2005, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LasseKongos

Havent smoked for 3 days. 3 days is like nothing but all smokers here knows that 3 days is a long time...

Ok, no cigarettes but I drink more and more PEPSI MAX (the drink of life) and eat more, more candy, I´m restless ....

What did you do and what helped you to STOP?

pimpimp

Gum didn't work for me so I got the "patch". Taped that fucker down on my arm with duct tape! And a lot of will power. I also started eating too. Fuck! Gained about 30 pounds. Hang in there man. DON"T give up on your will power. Just give up them fuckin smokes!

LasseKongos · 03-02-2005, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cambaby

Oh for inspiration I kept track of how much money I saved per day and made a desktop wallpaper of the next days amount of money, was quite inspiring actually.

1 Nicorete gum cost more then 1 cigg

Rex · 03-02-2005, 03:50 AM

I smoked for close to ten years and quit cold turkey one day after I couldn't even walk up 4 flights of stairs. The first two weeks were rough but breaking the habit of "mindlessly grabbing a cigarette" was even harder to break and took about a year.

Just don't give up -- that's the only thing.

LasseKongos · 03-02-2005, 04:03 AM

What do you mean with cold turkey? Just stop?

sonofsam · 03-02-2005, 04:05 AM

quitting cold turkey doesn't usually work....

what i find helps is

carry a smoke with you...... wait till u cant stand it anymore... smoke half of it... put the rest out... after a while... wait till u cant anymore... smoke a drag.. then put it out...and keep bringing down and down till u quit...

WarChild · 03-02-2005, 04:06 AM

Sugar Free (Diabetic) lollipops. They're the round flat ones, and can be found in bulk. The motion of hand to mouth is similar enough to smoking to be effective. They won't turn you in to a candy eating cheeseburger creature either.

zentz · 03-02-2005, 04:08 AM

replace cigarettes with weed

LasseKongos · 03-02-2005, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zentz

replace cigarettes with weed

Translate this: GFY ;)

com · 03-02-2005, 05:50 AM

just smoke a bowl of dank everytime you wanna smoke a cig, or just roll up a quarter pound of mids into j's

Cypherpunk · 03-02-2005, 06:05 AM

There are two things to break, the addiction and the habit.
I used the patch to deal with beating the cravings and gradualy lowering the nicotine in my body. This leaves you free to not stress and work on geting rid of that 'hand to mouth' habbit. Find something to do with your hands.

Avoid the 'triggers' that make you want to smoke.

Take some walks daily and enjoy the feeling of the air in your lungs, you will quickly notice the diference in lung capacity, you can soon walk further & faster without becoming short of breath.

Find a reason to HATE smoking, this isnt hard so just pick one and bring it up everytime you feel like a smoke.

Find yourself a class that does, yoga, chi gung, meditation or whatever takes your fancy. You will learn some valuable relaxation and breathing techniques to deal with any stress.

This all worked for me and its been 18months.
Its worth it - keep it up

BastarD · 03-02-2005, 06:10 AM

Drink lots of soda to prevent eating too much and smoking.. that helps..

spideriux · 03-02-2005, 06:53 AM

No, I'm still smoking everyday :D

03-01-2005, 05:44 PM	#1
LasseKongos Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,668	Have you quit smoking??? Give me some HELP! Havent smoked for 3 days. 3 days is like nothing but all smokers here knows that 3 days is a long time... Ok, no cigarettes but I drink more and more PEPSI MAX (the drink of life) and eat more, more candy, I´m restless .... What did you do and what helped you to STOP? pimpimp

03-01-2005, 05:56 PM	#2
Praguer Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Prague, CZ Posts: 991	You need to use something to help you deal with the craves: Nicocure, Nicoderm. Nicorete, whatever, otherwise it's going to be tough. __________________ High Quality-High Definition Adult Content ICQ: 348740763

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Harmon ( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ) Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 20,010	Go cold turkey and wait 4 days. By then, all of the nicotine will be out of your blood stream. Stay away from the gum, it is only keeping you addicted __________________ [email protected]

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03-01-2005, 06:07 PM	#3
LasseKongos Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,668	I have Nicorete gum

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nico-t emperor of my world Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: nethalands Posts: 29,903	i put my limit to 10 a day, i smoke like 5 to 10 a day. i aint addicted i could easily not smoke, but theres no need to stop cuz the little i smoke aint harmful.... weekends are much more tho but thats when i go out

03-01-2005, 06:13 PM	#6
LasseKongos Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,668	3 days and the time goes sooo slow... I told my friends that they can have my car and drive me, so I cant drive and buy cigg, the pain in my jaws from all gums... PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNN

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Fake Nick So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: go troll goo! Posts: 7,708	work out ;-)

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Kevsh Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: TO Posts: 8,619	The best way to break a bad habit is to start a new - but good - one. So, whatever your smoking routine was you need to replace that with another activity if possible. Smoking, drinking, eating, slapping the chicken are not the most advisable but most anything else will do. Lastly, if you are on a smoking routine - as in, it starts back up, you need to stop the routine ... always have a smoke with your coffee? Start drinking w/o the smoke - even if a few minutes before or after. You just have to break that routine so that as soon as you smell coffee you're reaching for your lighter!

03-01-2005, 07:03 PM	#12
HitMePlse Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 143	I smoked 1/2 to a full pack a day. I ended up using the patch (step 2) for 4 days and then quit using it all together. For me it wasnt something to chew on or stick in my mouth that bugged me, it was not having something between my fingers that drove me nuts. I carried around a chopped up pencil around for a week or so. This past Feb 7th was my one year.

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toddler Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: austin, tx Posts: 1,911	i went from a pack to half a pack. need to quit, destroying my gums. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoddler/

03-01-2005, 07:38 PM	#17
Abyss_Vee Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,208	just dont think about it. chew gum

03-01-2005, 07:41 PM	#18
fl_prn_str Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 5,736	dont do it man....nobody likes quitters.......

03-01-2005, 07:43 PM	#19
dasexi1 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: if i told you, then THEY'D know Posts: 934	i'm going on my second month, i quit cold turkey, no gums, no patches i found that drinking a lot of water helped. keep low calorie snacks around too so you won't get fat. unless you just don't have a prob with weight ever, in that case eat like crazy...oh and the first few days I slept as much as I possibly could so i didn't have to deal with the withdrawls... and remember it takes at least 3 weeks to make something a habit, so give yourself at least that amount of time to make new habits. I had a real hard time working those first couple weeks cause I smoked the most sitting here at my desk working, it drove me crazy not having a cig when i got frustrated with something i was working on. good luck!! hang in there!! don't give up blah blah blah...

03-01-2005, 07:45 PM	#20
Danny Dukes Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,988	Heroin will get your mind off of smoking, thats what I did;) J/K LOL It's a hard road, try gum, and you will gain weight. __________________ ICQ: 218503927 AIM: DannyDks

03-01-2005, 07:46 PM	#21
GirlNinja Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: dirty south Posts: 1,515	dont' replace it with candy and junk, replace it with something productive.. reading ? eating fruit ? walking the dog ? or just smoke pot instead

03-01-2005, 07:48 PM	#22
RyanL Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,145	Congrats on quiting... As everyone here has already said, replace your bad habit with something good. Some sort of exercise or healthy snack is probably your best bet Good Luck __________________ ICQ: #126013016 :: Amateur Index

03-01-2005, 07:56 PM	#24
The Other Sweetie Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: East Coast Posts: 453	I quit Jan 5th. I was too much of a pussy to go cold turkey so I went with Nicoderm CQ patches. Those things worked wonders! The hardest part was the routines (after dinner, first thing in the morning, etc). To break those routines the first few days, sucking on lollipops helped. When I'd get the urge to have something in my hand, I'd grab a straw and hold it like a cigarette. The first 3 days were the worst. It only gets better from there.

03-01-2005, 08:01 PM	#25
Martin "Assassins" Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: At home Posts: 17,277	smoke weed! __________________

03-01-2005, 09:33 PM	#26
KHO Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 53	Try sunflower seeds... worked for me. Quit cold turkey, ate sunflower seeds for the first couple of weeks when i had a craving. Haven't smoked in 3 years. Good luck.

03-01-2005, 09:40 PM	#27
jonpotz Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 960	quit smoking...start exercising daily...try running everyday or walking everyday. it helped me because I felt I performed better when I could breath easy.

03-01-2005, 09:41 PM	#28
cambaby So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CR Posts: 3,141	Stop drinking caffeine, caffeine dehydrates you which increase the effects of nicotine withdrawal. Good luck you can do it.

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cambaby So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CR Posts: 3,141	Oh for inspiration I kept track of how much money I saved per day and made a desktop wallpaper of the next days amount of money, was quite inspiring actually.

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Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,949	I also tried and quit twice for about a year each time.I not only gained weight .I couldn't go to clubs cause I always liked smoking when I was drinking __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

03-02-2005, 03:50 AM	#33
Rex Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: ohio Posts: 2,241	I smoked for close to ten years and quit cold turkey one day after I couldn't even walk up 4 flights of stairs. The first two weeks were rough but breaking the habit of "mindlessly grabbing a cigarette" was even harder to break and took about a year. Just don't give up -- that's the only thing. __________________ I don't own RexMag anymore.

03-02-2005, 04:03 AM	#34
LasseKongos Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,668	What do you mean with cold turkey? Just stop?

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sonofsam Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 18,638	quitting cold turkey doesn't usually work.... what i find helps is carry a smoke with you...... wait till u cant stand it anymore... smoke half of it... put the rest out... after a while... wait till u cant anymore... smoke a drag.. then put it out...and keep bringing down and down till u quit... __________________ I like turtles.

03-02-2005, 04:06 AM	#36
WarChild Let slip the dogs of war. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bermuda Posts: 17,263	Sugar Free (Diabetic) lollipops. They're the round flat ones, and can be found in bulk. The motion of hand to mouth is similar enough to smoking to be effective. They won't turn you in to a candy eating cheeseburger creature either. __________________ .

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Cypherpunk Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 812	There are two things to break, the addiction and the habit. I used the patch to deal with beating the cravings and gradualy lowering the nicotine in my body. This leaves you free to not stress and work on geting rid of that 'hand to mouth' habbit. Find something to do with your hands. Avoid the 'triggers' that make you want to smoke. Take some walks daily and enjoy the feeling of the air in your lungs, you will quickly notice the diference in lung capacity, you can soon walk further & faster without becoming short of breath. Find a reason to HATE smoking, this isnt hard so just pick one and bring it up everytime you feel like a smoke. Find yourself a class that does, yoga, chi gung, meditation or whatever takes your fancy. You will learn some valuable relaxation and breathing techniques to deal with any stress. This all worked for me and its been 18months. Its worth it - keep it up __________________ ICQ 83965113 Skype: devilishproductions

03-02-2005, 06:10 AM	#41
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