smoking and your hair?

[Jaydigs1122]

Thank you and I appreciate the support.

 

[recognition2]

What really sucks about smoking is that you are always in the process of wanting to stop smoking.
And because you fail everytime, you always feel like you can't achieve it. Which is a very bad feeling if you have other projects you want to achieve, your brain gets tricked into thinking you can't achieve them because you can't achieve this "simple" goal of stopping smoking.


So Let's all stop this sh*t!

 

[Maxpwr]

I went to the doctor and I have a prescription for Chantex. It has been 4 days and I haven't thought about a ciggerett. I really believe this is finally it, I will never smoke again.

Keep it up mate! I have now been 2 weeks without a smoke and am feeling great... I know this time it's going to be for good. My girlfriend is doing it as well. She got violently ill a few weeks ago, and couldn't bring herself to have a ciggie... which kinda brought this on.

We started using those nicotine replacement lozenges, which were excellent for the first week. They taste nasty and stave off the cravings. You are supposed to spend a fair few weeks on them before tapering down, but I decided to just use them to get over the initial cravings and then do it on my own from there. I still keep a few with me at all times.

My girlfriend came up with a good idea - instead of carrying a pack of smokes around with you, carry a snaplock bag filled with boiled lollies, chewing gum, mints and lollypops... and any other titbits you like. I keep a lot of extra-strong peppermints and menthol lozenges in mine, as I find if you are "burning" your way through one of those, the last thing you are gonna want is a ciggie! I have found it to be a great idea - we have done all the things we usually do on a typical week and haven't felt like one.

We also made a bet between each other - more of an insurance thing. First one to crack and have a ciggie has to pay the other $200. No excuses. I had wanted to make it a grand, but we decided that was too much.

Recently I have also been carrying poker chips around with me as well, practising tricks with them when I need to do something (normally I'd go for a smoke). I find it's a great way to not think about smoking, as you do not feel the need to light up, since you are already occupying your hands and are focusing on what you're doing.

I find a lot of my addiction was psychological... in fact most of it, since I never smoked at work or before work, only after I'd gotten home and was in a good relaxing mood. I found my subconscious picked up on this, as every time I started enjoying myself doing something or relaxing, I would get an overpowering craving for a ciggie (even if I'd just come back from having one). So obviously my weekends would be a 3-or-4-pack effort! To combat this over the past two weeks I've been thinking to myself "I don't want a smoke" every time I'm in that situation. Don't refer to your actions as "quitting smoking", but rather "I am a non-smoker". When you refuse the offer of a cancer stick, tell them "No thanks, I don't smoke". It may sound a bit silly, but it's the little things you have to change. If you stop doing the bigger things that you like in order to give up smoking, you'll never be able to do them without lighting up.

Also for those who are considering quitting, if you do not know the dangers or risks involved, now is the time to become educated on the matter. Browse websites, look at nasty pictures and read some of the incredibly sad stories of people losing loved ones to the habit. It can open your eyes a lot, and give you more fuel for the fire.

So yeah, that's my story... I'd like to hear of more poeople making the move towards being smoke free. It would also be nice to hear of other tips and techniques to help combat the habit.

 

[Jaydigs1122]

I went to the doctor and I have a prescription for Chantex. It has been 4 days and I haven't thought about a ciggerett. I really believe this is finally it, I will never smoke again.

Keep it up mate! I have now been 2 weeks without a smoke and am feeling great... I know this time it's going to be for good. My girlfriend is doing it as well. She got violently ill a few weeks ago, and couldn't bring herself to have a ciggie... which kinda brought this on.

We started using those nicotine replacement lozenges, which were excellent for the first week. They taste nasty and stave off the cravings. You are supposed to spend a fair few weeks on them before tapering down, but I decided to just use them to get over the initial cravings and then do it on my own from there. I still keep a few with me at all times.

My girlfriend came up with a good idea - instead of carrying a pack of smokes around with you, carry a snaplock bag filled with boiled lollies, chewing gum, mints and lollypops... and any other titbits you like. I keep a lot of extra-strong peppermints and menthol lozenges in mine, as I find if you are "burning" your way through one of those, the last thing you are gonna want is a ciggie! I have found it to be a great idea - we have done all the things we usually do on a typical week and haven't felt like one.

We also made a bet between each other - more of an insurance thing. First one to crack and have a ciggie has to pay the other $200. No excuses. I had wanted to make it a grand, but we decided that was too much.

Recently I have also been carrying poker chips around with me as well, practising tricks with them when I need to do something (normally I'd go for a smoke). I find it's a great way to not think about smoking, as you do not feel the need to light up, since you are already occupying your hands and are focusing on what you're doing.

I find a lot of my addiction was psychological... in fact most of it, since I never smoked at work or before work, only after I'd gotten home and was in a good relaxing mood. I found my subconscious picked up on this, as every time I started enjoying myself doing something or relaxing, I would get an overpowering craving for a ciggie (even if I'd just come back from having one). So obviously my weekends would be a 3-or-4-pack effort! To combat this over the past two weeks I've been thinking to myself "I don't want a smoke" every time I'm in that situation. Don't refer to your actions as "quitting smoking", but rather "I am a non-smoker". When you refuse the offer of a cancer stick, tell them "No thanks, I don't smoke". It may sound a bit silly, but it's the little things you have to change. If you stop doing the bigger things that you like in order to give up smoking, you'll never be able to do them without lighting up.

Also for those who are considering quitting, if you do not know the dangers or risks involved, now is the time to become educated on the matter. Browse websites, look at nasty pictures and read some of the incredibly sad stories of people losing loved ones to the habit. It can open your eyes a lot, and give you more fuel for the fire.

So yeah, that's my story... I'd like to hear of more poeople making the move towards being smoke free. It would also be nice to hear of other tips and techniques to help combat the habit.

Great to hear. It sounds as if you are doing very well with the addiction part of smoking. I do not want to sound rude or come across in a way that I would be telling you are going to fail. It's just that I have been were you are now so many times, I hope this is your last time. The medication I have been taking is making this time so much different than any other time I have attempted to quit. Its called Chantex. I have only thought about a ciggerett a couple of times and when I did I almost got sick to my stomach. The medication helps block the receptors in the brain that deals with cravings.

My insurance covered the medication and I have found out that 90% of insurance companies do not cover it. If your insurance does not cover it it comes out to be 230.00. So I hope your insurance cover's it. You get a 2 month supply. You take a pill in the AM and then another one in the PM. So far it has been a week and I know that you are farther than me at this point, but all of the other times I have attempted to quit I would be going nuts at this point.

So far, I feel great. When I see someone smoking I get sick to my stomach. Even if my insurance did not cover I was still trying it and I am glad I did.

I hope this is the last time I " attempt " to quit.

Good luck bro and I hope the same for you.

 

[Maxpwr]

Don't worry - I'm an experienced "quitter" too. This would be probably around number 12 or 13 I should think. I have quit for 6 months before but for some reason went back again.

I know I'm going to be a non-smoker forever now. I am tackling it with the right mindset this time. I'll be 26 in under 2 months as well, so that's also a big kick in the arse. It's time to stop talking about it and start doing it! I've always been healthy and reasonably fit, but for some reason have never kicked the habit for good. Now it's just gotten ridiculous.

I've regularly been browsing internet sites such as this one: http://whyquit.com/whyquit/ ...which can open one's eyes to how ridiculous smoking actually is. I wish I'd done this sooner - I just have to think about all the permanent damage I've already done... I'm sure as hell never going to have another puff...

But good luck with your method - any way is good as long as it yields the same result - becoming a non-smoker... For those people who are thinking about quitting, now is the time! Make a conscious effort and throw the habit away!!! :firing:

 

[ADL]

I've used the book: Allen Carr's Easy Way To Stop Smoking

Very helpful book. Never touched a cigarette again since I've read that book 4.5 years ago. unk:

 

[Maxpwr]

I've used the book: Allen Carr's Easy Way To Stop Smoking

Very helpful book. Never touched a cigarette again since I've read that book 4.5 years ago. unk:

I had forgotten about that book - I have a copy at home which my sister gave me. Although I haven't read it, it's supposed to be an excellent tool for giving up the ciggies. Highly recommended by the people who have used it.

In fact the general idea is that with this book one can quit successfully without the use of nicotine replacement, medication or hypnosis.

I don't know why I haven't done it yet - But yeah, I'm gonna give it a read over the next few days.