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Quitting Smoking?

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ScarletInMyVeins said:
FKA are you doing anything special to help fight off the cravings? chewing gum, dipping, pencil in the mouth, etc?
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Well, while I tend to avoid anything Tiborish, I will say that I'm both chewing gum and eating suckers. Starburst suckers, to be exact. Kind of gives me that "oral fixation" crave a fix (and let the jokes begin). Mostly though, I just try not to think about it. This may sound gay (but probably not gayer than the oral fixation of one sentence ago) but I'm wearing an elastic band around my left wrist (similiar to the Lance Armstrong yellow cancer bracelets). Everytime I feel the "urge" to smoke, I snap my wrist. It doesn't hurt all that bad, but doesn't feel really good either. Hopefully my mind will soon associate wanting to smoke with pain, and I won't want to smoke anymore. More likely, I'll die of lung cancer with welts on my wrist.
 
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Scarlet and FKA... I'm cheering for ya bros... BP family can be your support group...

A key to kicking anything is motivation... you need to find out what that is for you... once that seeds itself... then you can cement the deal...

This is pretty drastic... but it'd get the job done... Bet each other $1000... and be serious... if you both stick with kicking the habit... no money ever changes hands...

It's very common for parents to be able to kick habits because they want to be around to watch their kids grow up... and their kids kids... it can be an extremely strong incentive...

Also promising a loved one... spouse.. mother... father... someone who will be there forever... that you'll quit can be pretty compelling...

Best of luck bros...
 
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NJ-Buckeye said:
This is pretty drastic... but it'd get the job done... Bet each other $1000... and be serious... if you both stick with kicking the habit... no money ever changes hands...

Also promising a loved one... spouse.. mother... father... someone who will be there forever... that you'll quit can be pretty compelling...

Best of luck bros...
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Appreciate the thoughts. I don't know about the whole "loved one" argument. I've promised my wife I would quit about 4 times...once we got engaged, then when we were married, then when we built a house, and finally when my son was born. None of them worked. However, I do not want my son to know me as a smoker, so hopefully that will help.

As for the $1000 bet, I'm down if Scarlet is. I don't really see how it would work, as he would probably lie even if he caved and started smoking again :biggrin:

Haven't smoked now since Saturday.
 
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Haven't smoked now since Saturday.
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I don't know how you do it... After this weekend I figured I'd try to quit again yesterday. I had three yesterday, I wanted to go all day but at times I would get a real bad headache, get dizzy, and start sweating really bad so I would have to go smoke. If I can get over that stuff I'd be alright :lol:

haven't had one since 7:30 last night though. we'll see how today goes
 
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ScarletInMyVeins said:
This coming from someone who has never smoked in his life... you have no idea Thump
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I wasn't mentally weak b/c I didn't give in to peer pressure or stresses in my life to start smoking in the first place.

BTW, I'm being mean like this b/c you guys said you needed to some motivation.
 
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Thump said:
I wasn't mentally weak b/c I didn't give in to peer pressure or stresses in my life to start smoking in the first place.

BTW, I'm being mean like this b/c you guys said you needed to some motivation.
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My dumbass roommate is like that. He would do anything to fit in with his friends. He dips right now, but that usually switches into smoking by the time college is over. All my buddies dipped back in college and tried to get me to join them, but I knew it was bad news and never did. I'd guess at least half of them are smokers now. Noted these were all college football players and should know better than to smoke.
I don't pretend to know what the addiction is like, but I have heard stories about people with enough will power being able to quit cold turkey and stick with it. It would be a bitch, but after a week or 2 you would probably get over most of it.

 
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exhawg said:
My dumbass roommate is like that. He would do anything to fit in with his friends. He dips right now, but that usually switches into smoking by the time college is over. All my buddies dipped back in college and tried to get me to join them, but I knew it was bad news and never did. I'd guess at least half of them are smokers now. Noted these were all college football players and should know better than to smoke.
I don't pretend to know what the addiction is like, but I have heard stories about people with enough will power being able to quit cold turkey and stick with it. It would be a bitch, but after a week or 2 you would probably get over most of it.
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A guy I worked with quits whenever he wants.

Last year on March 26th he and his wife decided to quit, their anniversary and neither have smoked since. I've been to bars with him when he was hammered and didn't even mention smoking then.

So it can be done.
 
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I don't pretend to know what the addiction is like, but I have heard stories about people with enough will power being able to quit cold turkey and stick with it. It would be a bitch, but after a week or 2 you would probably get over most of it.
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Well...see.. there's the thing... I've quit for 4 months and six months before... most people I know still have cravings for at least a couple years.

ANyway... good luck guys... the main thing is (or one of them) is that you're probably going to slip... don't beat yourself up over it if/when you do.... just move on and keep going.
 
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