I hope nobody minds me replying like this. First, I'd like to say thank you everyone! You were all very helpful.
i recommend reading the easy way to stop smoking by allen carr. also, change your diet. healthy diet will reduce cravings and ease withdrawal symptoms.
I'm going to look up that book shortly, thanks! I already have a relatively healthy diet (I'm Vegan [except for smoking]), though there is always room for improvement.
It's best just to tough out the "being bitchy" part. Yes, it's unpleasant, but you'll eventually get through it.
Yes, but I feel bad for those who are around me, especially my mom since she gets the brunt of it.
Quitting smoking has got to be hard if you know your mom smokes. Did you tell her to hide the cigarettes?
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I feel like it is safer to do occasional opiates than to smoke regularly. and everyone thinks I am crazy for saying that.
It is though since my mom smokes. There's no need to hide the cigs anymore--I used up her bumming carton (lol, she bought realllllly shitty smokes to give to people when they bum so they won't again), and the ones she smokes are terrible, though I would NEVER take ANY on her. The bumming carton were hers but they were "free to give away to friends if they want one of yours."
i'm going to move this over the Healthy Living. sorry dudes if it doesn't fit there, maybe BDD.
Thank you for moving it. I wasn't really sure where to put it! I think it fits.
for those using chantix, especially with this crowd, please be really careful since it can lead to depression, thoughts of suicide, etc etc. enablers like this are no bueno for the drug addled BL community.
when i quit smoking last year, i got really lucky. got really sick and was painful just to smoke, so that took care of that first three days of nicotine withdrawal. then after that it was just the pyschological habit. i realized that i was making time to smoke. without smoking, i had all this free time. which during that, all i wanted to do was smoke. just occupy those times with other things. also take yourself away from situations that will tempt you to smoke. bars especially. at least until your will power is a bit stronger.
I don't plan on trying any medications to help with quitting--I took antidepressants to get rid of my depression and tried killing myself three times. Not what antidepressants should do. So, yeah, no medications. I've been tempted to use Lortabs though--I've done them in the past and when I'm on them, I rarely want to smoke, except while I'm at work... I think once I get a better job (should be soon... Waitin' for someone to quit, lol) it'll be a lot easier. Working with the public is hell. You're right, it is mostly a psychological habit. However, for me at least, if I don't have a cig I get intense headaches and body aches and whatnot. Oh well, if I can get through the first week or two (last time it took six weeks to feel physically better) I should be fine. And yes, one a day is a lot better than a half pack or a pack a day!
Once again, thank you everyone! Have yet to set a date for the quit, but I need to be done by the end of August. I was going to plan to be quit by the end of the year... I've upped it to August.