Smokers?

[stuart]

Anyone just wake up and just decide to stop?

I been smoking past 4 years, a good 20 a day easily (I'm 22 in March)

Woke up this morning and just decided to stop, not had a smoke since half 9 last night and still going strong now. Any tips to make it easier? Don't want to buy no patches or anything, just pure willpower.

I heard the first 3/4 days are the worse? But once you're over that should be plain sailing I guess?

 

[CoochiGT]

Well done Stu, keep it up. Can't help with easier ways as i've never started so never had to stop! But good luck!

 

[dave-izzle]

aparantly, giving up smoking is harder to give up than crack cocain.... so if you ever did crack and stoped doing that, you should be fine mate!

 

[Lornce]

if you find things to do when you would be smoking then that will help, i think smoking just boils down to bordom and finding something to do!

i smoked for about 1 year, 10 a day, and then stopped for about 6months and then started again! lol. the worst part imo was 1-2 weeks into it! espically at work when everyone was going down for a cig!!!

 

[Craig_GT]

As above mate i have never smoked

But glad to hear it and all that money ul save u should put in a jar and put towards ur car!
that would stop me!!

Good luck!

 

[munday]

In 1/3 people when they smoke the brain creates more nicotine receptors that want to be satisfied, so if you are in the lucky 2/3 people it wont be as bad

I stopped for about 5 weeks a couple of months ago...then kind of drifted back into it again :homer:

There is meant to be a '3 day hump' thats the hardest bit to get over...but i cant say i really noticed much difference after 3 days...its just breaking old habbits.

Buy lots of chewing gum

 

[EP82]

aparantly, giving up smoking is harder to give up than crack cocain.... so if you ever did crack and stoped doing that, you should be fine mate!

lol Some class advice there!

 

[munday]

aparantly, giving up smoking is harder to give up than crack cocain.... so if you ever did crack and stoped doing that, you should be fine mate!

Maybe you should start small, get on the crack then give it up, get some practice for giving up smoking :homer:

 

[sx_turbo]

i do smoke, but only when socialising, i dont know why but i have an urge to smoke only then.
i have the odd couple at work but never smoke at home.

and i smoke when im out with me mates ut recently they've all tasted of shit.

 

[59bhp]

i do smoke, but only when socialising, i dont know why but i have an urge to smoke only then.
i have the odd couple at work but never smoke at home.

and i smoke when im out with me mates ut recently they've all tasted of shit.

you see thats just lacking commitment, if your gonna do something do it properly lol

ive smoked on and off since i was 16 (bloody hell didnt realise its been so long) ive quit a few time for various lengths and reasons (longest was a about a year)

hardest bit i find is when your drinking or your bored. I dont feel the 3 day thing to be honest.

Plus if your gonna quit make sure YOU want to, ive quit before for women, freinds etc and it never works out. I want to smoke so i do, if i ever find myself in a position to want to stop i will.

 

[sx_turbo]

you see thats just lacking commitment, if your gonna do something do it properly lol

ive smoked on and off since i was 16 (bloody hell didnt realise its been so long) ive quit a few time for various lengths and reasons (longest was a about a year)

hardest bit i find is when your drinking or your bored. I dont feel the 3 day thing to be honest.

Plus if your gonna quit make sure YOU want to, ive quit before for women, freinds etc and it never works out. I want to smoke so i do, if i ever find myself in a position to want to stop i will.

spot on.

 

[59bhp]

plus i only really smoke like 5 a day max, usually about 2 or 3 so if choose for watever reason to stop for a few days then i do. Sometimes i go like 3 or 4 days without a fag just because i dont need one.

If you smoke that many mate then unless your incredably strong willed then the likelyhood of you suceeding are slim. Try patches mate, ive used them before and they do work wonders. Sod the nicotine gum off as it tastes abosolutly awfull.

 

[Beaker]

I smoked 20 a day and 4 or 5 joints a day as well and in January decided enogh was enough. I read this book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0140277633 and havent smoked a thing since. Its really good. It isnt horror stories about cancer or anything like that but since then I havent had any withdrawal pangs or even wanted a fag when pissed.
Oh and by the way weed does fuck you up so for all the weed smokers on here, stop before you do yourself some damage.

 

[Beaker]

And I had been smoking for 15 years.

 

[GTRob]

i smoked for a good 3-4 years and always tried to quit but was to hard specially since alot of my friends did. about 5 years ago i had a bad cold and cough and lite a cig one day at work and the shit that i coughed up after the first few pulls, i said fuck it, i'm done with this shit. dropped it and dump my pack and havn't had one since. i chewed alot of gum and always had mints or something, plus i smoke herb too, so when ever i wanted a smoke i jus light off the joint.
now before u all say i'm jus substituting one with another, i smoked more weed when i smoked cig then i do now. and i don't smoke a whole joint like i did with a cig, 1 joint will last me half a day or so. light it, smoke a bit then put it back down till later

 

[davehart]

I never started so thats my tip, dont smoke in the first place

 

[starbogt]

I quit 4 years ago and going strong I quit because I had a son on the way and I saw pics of what it does to your lungs -

look at this pic when you get a craving or find a worse 1 it'll help lol

 

[sx_turbo]

I never started so thats my tip, dont smoke in the first place

lol theres always one. ok i kinda agree, buttheres loads of different reasons as to why people smoke,

sometimes cos it's cool, sometimes cos of peer pressure, sometimes people find it a stress releif, sometimes it's to help with boredom etc etc

 

[glanzanut]

i was on 30 a day and just stopped cold turkey when i was 21, im now 23! i found i took until 3 months in to really lose the urge then its plain sailing. i can even be around people smoking and it doesnt bother me. only thing was i put on 2 stone so had to run my guts out to lose it again.

 

[97'GlanzaVTurbo]

To be honest I smoke both of them.
No one smokes because they like the taste of them or they liking spending £5 a day on fags and whatever they spend on the herb.
As people have already said they smoke for numerous reason and these same reasons are why people find it hard to stop again.
I find smoking is a stress relief and thats why I started, I have quite a stressful job and I enjoy nothing more than having a smoke and I feel better. I also think it make me think more clearly as it calms me down.
The only way ANYONE can quit is if they want to quit, so if you are really f**ked off with smoking then you should be grand just try and stay away from situation you would normally smoke in.
Also I know that smoking is destroying my body but at the end of the day no one lives forever so we may aswell enjoy the time we have so if you like smoking keep doing it. For all anyone knows they could get killed today in car accident, some nutter kicks you to death etc etc the list goes on. Thats my take on it anyway.
Good luck giving up but you wont be able to do it unless you REALLY want to, so make a decision now about what you really want because if you dont REALLY want to give up whats the point putting yourself through the stress to take them back up again in a few days/weeks/months.
Christy