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JD · 10-07-2009, 05:08 PM

Gunna try to get my dad to kick the habit any tips I can give him?

MaDalton · 10-07-2009, 05:11 PM

it's easy if you want it. the first 2-3 days are hard because of physical withdrawal, after that it's only in your head. i've been a heavy smoker, decided one day to stop and didn't touch a cigarette since then. i think it's like 8 years now.

food tastes better, stairs don't bother you that much anymore and girls smell better too ;)

JD · 10-07-2009, 09:57 PM

dayum 5 hours 1 reply and still on the 1st page lol

Sebastian Sands · 10-07-2009, 10:11 PM

I am on my 10th day and to be honest with you it is hard as hell. however I have not smoked for 10 days and i can already feel it, it feels much better when i inhale deep, feels much better.

I cough more now then i did when i smoked though, but people tell me it will be like that for like 2 weeks.

As far as tips, I am using the patch and it seems to work well, when I have a craving I suck on a lolipop which helps as well.

Wishing your dad good luck with it, he will feel much better.

Sebastian

mmcfadden · 10-07-2009, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JD

dayum 5 hours 1 reply and still on the 1st page lol

yes... fix tube! Tell dad to stop smoking

NetHorse · 10-07-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

it's easy if you want it. the first 2-3 days are hard because of physical withdrawal, after that it's only in your head. i've been a heavy smoker, decided one day to stop and didn't touch a cigarette since then. i think it's like 8 years now.

food tastes better, stairs don't bother you that much anymore and girls smell better too ;)

I won't say it's easy, but totally possible. I smoked for 7 years, been smoke free for 3.

The first YEAR is the hardest, especially if you like to drink and go out to bars. I quit before and relapsed a couple times within 5-6 months.

The only tip I can offer is tell him to start exercising. I don't believe in patches, nicotine gums, lasers, etc..Those might help with the physical part of the addiction, but as stated above, the hardest part is the actual habit itself.

pamon · 10-08-2009, 12:08 AM

show him some pictures of lung cancer and that'll stop him from smoking. good luck

FrozenJag · 10-08-2009, 05:09 AM

Make him eat his pack of cigarettes and maybe he'll be disgusted enough afterward not to want to smoke. :D

pinkbits · 10-08-2009, 05:25 AM

I smoked 25 -35 cigs a day before i used the patches, they totally work! Get the lowest Mg patch though, I used the patch for 7 days and i was sorted out. Its the best thing i ever did and leaving my girlfriend was as well.

Good luck to you and your dad

MaDalton · 10-08-2009, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by NetHorse

I won't say it's easy, but totally possible. I smoked for 7 years, been smoke free for 3.

The first YEAR is the hardest, especially if you like to drink and go out to bars. I quit before and relapsed a couple times within 5-6 months.

The only tip I can offer is tell him to start exercising. I don't believe in patches, nicotine gums, lasers, etc..Those might help with the physical part of the addiction, but as stated above, the hardest part is the actual habit itself.

you're right about that: there is a very dangerous point after a couple of months (it was seven for me in my first attempt) when you think that you stayed smoke free for so long that one cigarette can't harm, especially when drunk. big mistake, i bought a pack 20 minutes later.

CaptainHowdy · 10-08-2009, 05:59 AM

Cold turkey and a lot of "will to health"...

ajrocks · 10-08-2009, 06:38 AM

I'm 10 months clean now. The first 2 weeks are real bad, that it gets to a point where you only suffer a few times a day. Around 8 months in I started to really miss smoking again though. Its a life long commitment to stop.

Try the patch, it worked for me, just enough help to make it past the bad times.

Scott McD · 10-08-2009, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JD

Gunna try to get my dad to kick the habit any tips I can give him?

Just hide his cigarettes...

RenegadeCash Mark · 10-08-2009, 06:54 AM

Best of luck to your old man, it isnt easy!

DamianJ · 10-08-2009, 06:59 AM

6 months to the day since I quit.

I used patches for first 3 months. Helped me.

I also had a new gf who doesn't smoke and she was AMAZINGLY supportive and patient. That helped a lot.

Good luck to your old man though.

Ramp · 10-08-2009, 07:02 AM

I was a heavy smoker for like ~5 years.

But no I haven't smoked since the end of January

Soon it will be 1 year

It's hard, but you have to keep in mind, that, not to smoke is much better than smoke

Roald · 10-08-2009, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sebastian Sands

I am on my 10th day and to be honest with you it is hard as hell. however I have not smoked for 10 days and i can already feel it, it feels much better when i inhale deep, feels much better.

I cough more now then i did when i smoked though, but people tell me it will be like that for like 2 weeks.

As far as tips, I am using the patch and it seems to work well, when I have a craving I suck on a lolipop which helps as well.

Wishing your dad good luck with it, he will feel much better.

Sebastian

12 days here, cold turkey.......again lol

Agent 488 · 10-08-2009, 07:39 AM

my dad took a week off work. never smoked again.

Agent 488 · 10-08-2009, 07:41 AM

all about rituals and triggers.

p.q. · 10-08-2009, 07:43 AM

no luck here. working from home doesn't help at all.

tranza · 10-08-2009, 07:44 AM

My dad quit! Hope you can help yours...good luck!

michael.kickass · 10-08-2009, 08:18 AM

I always suggest wannabe quitters to substitute the habit with something else, it can be gum, food, candy, whatever helps release the stress.

Raven · 10-08-2009, 08:25 AM

wow. that's going to be hard unless he wants to quit. that's the key.

when our doc asked us why we wanted to stop, i think he expected me to say for health reasons, blah blah blah...instead i said i was offended at the price of cigarettes and supplying them for me, my honey, and my mother in law was costing almost 400. a month. it had nothing to do with being able to afford or not afford...its was offensive. and that was my reason. i love to smoke.

doc gave us chantix. we did NOT follow the instructions. i don't get the stop date routine. the drug is designed to decrease desire, which it does..and if you do desire a cig, it passes quickly....the dreams are wild, like being on acid while asleep...but we were on it a month, i was down to 2 cigs and then stopped.

we are all smoke free now for 2 and a half years. i can be around it; but, the same rules that apply to alcoholics apply to smokers like me.

can't ever have another one.

still, can't stress enough....dad has to want to stop. otherwise, it's an exercise in futility.

WebairMetz · 10-08-2009, 08:29 AM

smoke free for 10 years. Best thing I ever did. Cold Turkey...you need to want to quit and I am a firm believer of that. nothing a doc can say that a pack doesnt say...smoking causes cancer. if you want to quit....just do it.

Tom_PM · 10-08-2009, 08:36 AM

All you can do is get him to want to quit, once he wants to quit then there's probably lots more advice.

IPSKeith · 10-08-2009, 08:38 AM

What everyone said is true....he needs to want to quit. It is best if he finds a healthy substitute for the habit. If he is running or working out he realizes how much better he feels. He also realizes the "lifestyle" of being healthy really is. It is not easy but it is rewarding when you feel good and look good. Get him a membership to a gym and ask him to promise to give it two months. Once he sees a 67 year old lady spending hours on a machine that he can't spend three minutes on he will get the point. It worked for a close friend of mine when I did it. Good luck

Tom_PM · 10-08-2009, 08:48 AM

How old is your dad? Tell him you know someone who's dad died at 46, mother died at 67 and himself had a heart attack at 42.

cosis · 10-08-2009, 09:00 AM

you need to want to quit and then take chantix

i am 1 1/2 years smoke free

Loch · 10-08-2009, 09:01 AM

October 15th will be my 4th attempt

Hardest thing i have ever done was trying to quit

10-07-2009, 05:08 PM	#1
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MaDalton I am Amazing Content! Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 39,829	it's easy if you want it. the first 2-3 days are hard because of physical withdrawal, after that it's only in your head. i've been a heavy smoker, decided one day to stop and didn't touch a cigarette since then. i think it's like 8 years now. food tastes better, stairs don't bother you that much anymore and girls smell better too ;) __________________ AmazingContent.com - providing only the best content and service since 2003 Monetize your content on Veegaz.com - one of Germanies largest VOD sites Got German traffic? We convert it into money for you! Skype: madalton02826 - Email: oltecconsult [at] gmail [dot] com

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ajrocks Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: On Uranus Posts: 4,526	I'm 10 months clean now. The first 2 weeks are real bad, that it gets to a point where you only suffer a few times a day. Around 8 months in I started to really miss smoking again though. Its a life long commitment to stop. Try the patch, it worked for me, just enough help to make it past the bad times. __________________ SEO Strategy - Digital Strategy - Cannabis Lead Generation Skype aj.durden1

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10-07-2009, 09:57 PM	#3
JD Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 22,651	dayum 5 hours 1 reply and still on the 1st page lol

10-07-2009, 10:11 PM	#4
Sebastian Sands Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ICQ: 211-417-740 Posts: 5,223	I am on my 10th day and to be honest with you it is hard as hell. however I have not smoked for 10 days and i can already feel it, it feels much better when i inhale deep, feels much better. I cough more now then i did when i smoked though, but people tell me it will be like that for like 2 weeks. As far as tips, I am using the patch and it seems to work well, when I have a craving I suck on a lolipop which helps as well. Wishing your dad good luck with it, he will feel much better. Sebastian

10-08-2009, 05:09 AM	#8
FrozenJag Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,763	Make him eat his pack of cigarettes and maybe he'll be disgusted enough afterward not to want to smoke. :D

10-08-2009, 05:25 AM	#9
pinkbits Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Every where at the moment. Posts: 367	I smoked 25 -35 cigs a day before i used the patches, they totally work! Get the lowest Mg patch though, I used the patch for 7 days and i was sorted out. Its the best thing i ever did and leaving my girlfriend was as well. Good luck to you and your dad

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CaptainHowdy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Happy in the dark. Posts: 93,575	Cold turkey and a lot of "will to health"...

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DamianJ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A magical land Posts: 15,808	6 months to the day since I quit. I used patches for first 3 months. Helped me. I also had a new gf who doesn't smoke and she was AMAZINGLY supportive and patient. That helped a lot. Good luck to your old man though.

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Ramp Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,464	I was a heavy smoker for like ~5 years. But no I haven't smoked since the end of January Soon it will be 1 year It's hard, but you have to keep in mind, that, not to smoke is much better than smoke

10-08-2009, 07:39 AM	#18
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	my dad took a week off work. never smoked again.

10-08-2009, 07:41 AM	#19
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	all about rituals and triggers.

10-08-2009, 07:43 AM	#20
p.q. Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 107	no luck here. working from home doesn't help at all.

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tranza ICQ: 197-556-237 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BRASIL !!! Posts: 57,559	My dad quit! Hope you can help yours...good luck! __________________ I'm just a newbie.

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Raven Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,874	wow. that's going to be hard unless he wants to quit. that's the key. when our doc asked us why we wanted to stop, i think he expected me to say for health reasons, blah blah blah...instead i said i was offended at the price of cigarettes and supplying them for me, my honey, and my mother in law was costing almost 400. a month. it had nothing to do with being able to afford or not afford...its was offensive. and that was my reason. i love to smoke. doc gave us chantix. we did NOT follow the instructions. i don't get the stop date routine. the drug is designed to decrease desire, which it does..and if you do desire a cig, it passes quickly....the dreams are wild, like being on acid while asleep...but we were on it a month, i was down to 2 cigs and then stopped. we are all smoke free now for 2 and a half years. i can be around it; but, the same rules that apply to alcoholics apply to smokers like me. can't ever have another one. still, can't stress enough....dad has to want to stop. otherwise, it's an exercise in futility. __________________ Raven ~RETIRED~

10-08-2009, 08:29 AM	#24
WebairMetz Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 920	smoke free for 10 years. Best thing I ever did. Cold Turkey...you need to want to quit and I am a firm believer of that. nothing a doc can say that a pack doesnt say...smoking causes cancer. if you want to quit....just do it. __________________ Webair Internet Development, Inc. Phone: 1 866 WEBAIR 1 Fax: 516.938.5100 x-152 [email protected] aim: WebairMetzger ICQ: 489798823

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Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	All you can do is get him to want to quit, once he wants to quit then there's probably lots more advice. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

10-08-2009, 08:38 AM	#26
IPSKeith Confirmed User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 212	What everyone said is true....he needs to want to quit. It is best if he finds a healthy substitute for the habit. If he is running or working out he realizes how much better he feels. He also realizes the "lifestyle" of being healthy really is. It is not easy but it is rewarding when you feel good and look good. Get him a membership to a gym and ask him to promise to give it two months. Once he sees a 67 year old lady spending hours on a machine that he can't spend three minutes on he will get the point. It worked for a close friend of mine when I did it. Good luck

10-08-2009, 08:48 AM	#27
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	How old is your dad? Tell him you know someone who's dad died at 46, mother died at 67 and himself had a heart attack at 42. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

10-08-2009, 09:00 AM	#28
cosis Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Beach Posts: 5,281	you need to want to quit and then take chantix i am 1 1/2 years smoke free

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Loch Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,674	October 15th will be my 4th attempt Hardest thing i have ever done was trying to quit __________________ Contact us for Beta store access (4000 HD/SD productions) - Editing - Encoding/Post production ICQ - 277 862 930 E-mail casper /@/ cool-content.com