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the official *i'm quitting!* thread

*edit* merged into the quitters thread.
You can probably find some good support here...I still smoke when I drink so Im of no help (gulp, I know Im sorry) but..if you really want to quit, dont give up!!!
 
Ok, I actually ended up rolling the day after and smoking about half a pack of cigs, on the come down I quit smoking.
It's been about a day and a half and I havent touched a cig.
Lets see if I can keep it going.
 
day 4 of no smoking after atleast a pack a day for 1.5 years with a three month increase to 2-2.5 packs/day.

man this sucks big time, i have been bi-polar like no other. I was cussing at the tv because I lost at a video game, then started crying because my ex and I would always play that game.

anyways i feel so much better, my breathing is easier and even though I still have cravings like all the time its nothing food, gum and toothpicks can't handle.
 
it's been exactly 4 weeks without a cig today... and i cheated.. man was it gross. i don't know how i have enjoyed that poison for over 6 yrs. i feel dirty
 
i started smoking cigarettes alot over the past week because I've been rolling a bunch. But then I got to the point where I didnt feel like smoking while rolling.
Time to quit for final now.

Its not even about money for me since I usually get free packs or friends share them.
I just want to be healthy.
I'm NOT dieing because of cigarettes.
 
StagnantReaction said:
I heard the oldest man in Vietnam/Cambodia attributed his long life to happiness and tobacco.
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I don't think I'd be so inclined to trust the medical advice of the oldest man in a third-world shit-hole.
 
I am making my second attempt to quit smoking in 16 years. The last half-hearted attempt lasted 13 days in the Spring 2005. I want to stop this time...for good.

It has been about 48 hours. The evenings are the roughest. I think this time I need to try the patch rather than cold turkey. I am not that strong. I don't feel I am.
 
I haven't had a cig in 6 days.

I slapped on my first patch 2 days ago. It gives me a constant dull ache headache which I can handle. It warns of the possibility of vivid dreams. Last night, I felt like I was awake while sleeping. Lucid dreams, yeah. I guess that is what the warning meant. I am taking it off to sleep.

I felt like shit (tired but not irritable :)) this morning but I *really* do feel that this is the end of my affair with smoking. If I keep saying it, I will keep believing it.
 
I thought "cool" as well so I slept with it on the first night. I am willing to see what the warning was referring to. I felt awake while sleeping if that makes any sense. Lucid. I had a nap after work, same thing. I don't smoke while I sleep so I won't be wearing the patch while sleeping either.
 
I've been off ALL mind altering substances for 7 weeks now!

Not even a touch of booze, have I drunk :).

I've joined the gym and am due to start funk dancing classes in 2 days... booked in n' all.

Still puffing away on the fags though.
 
Doppelganger said:
I've been off ALL mind altering substances for 7 weeks now!

Not even a touch of booze, have I drunk :).

I've joined the gym and am due to start funk dancing classes in 2 days... booked in n' all.

Still puffing away on the fags though.
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top stuff darlin! I havent touched pills since Kel's party (6 weeks ago?).. had a little bit of speed this weekend just gone but that's it, and I plan to now keep the substance indulgences to once every couple of months (as compared to every week ;) ). So good for the finances and for the brain ;)

Can't fathom how you can give up alcohol though =D
 
I stopped smoking cigarettes Nov 6th. I have 3 more days of the nicotine patch to go. I feel confident my smoking cig days are OVER! I feel good about what I am doing. I am proud that I am doing it.

Yeah, I still think about having a cig frequently but I don't. I don't think that thought of having a cigarette will vanish completely. My bf smokes around me (but less I have noticed...thank you sweetie) and I can handle it. Besides, I do think that I can rip on a bong more effectively. Bonus.
 
Lately Ive been stopping doing much of anything...not really a concious decision I just havent felt like drinking...I drank four beers the other night and got as much of a buzz as I used to get off 6+..(I hadnt drank in about a month or so). Had a cigg and kinda wished I hadnt had one..Im never buying cigs again after this pack is gone (Ive had this pack about 2 months hehe). I dunno it just feels a lot better to have a clean toxin free body than one you are always filling with poison. I cant even believe what I used to do to my body.
 
The first time I've quit was about a year ago. I was clean for 6 months and then fell back into my old ways. I've been smoke-free since monday and looks good. Some mild cravings but nothing like the first time. I'm taking gotu kola as well which should be good for the brain and body.
 
I am STILL not smoking. **toots my own horn**

I can easily be around smokers even while drinking. I want one. I think about smoking. I just don't have one. I am shocked that I have this much power.

*toot toot*=D
 
i have only smoked a few cigarettes in the past few weeks. i have to get my wisdom teeth taken out at the end of the month, so i just decided to quit the day i went to my consultation. i went for 6 days, then had one. and ive had a few since then. it sucks having midterms. so i broke down and smoked some. oh well though, i know i can quit when i put my mind to it.
 
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