Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Delray Beach, FL US
Stop Smoking: Statement Posted: 09-21-07 02:54am
I QUIT
That's all, thank you
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Spanky2005
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 76 Location: Philadelphia
Hmm Very Informative Post! :-) Posted: 09-21-07 04:31am
So can you tell us how u did it?
Im trying to quit too but to no avail.
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UCanQuit
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 109 Location: SEATTLE
Posted: 09-21-07 08:33am
Spanky,
If you want to quit smoking. I know of
some resoucres that may help you.
Allen Carr's: The Easy Way to Quit
Smoking.
A free website called WhyQuit.com That
teaches all about nicotine addiction and
the misconceptions that people have that
keep them smoking and feeling that
quitting is too hard to do.
Most people look at why they want to
quit and there's nothing wronf with that,
But ask yourself another question. Why do
you continue to smoke?
What benefit do you think smoking gives
you? What advantage does smoking do for
you that non smokers are being deprived of
experiencing?
It's pretty much the concensus that
quitting smoking is hard. You hear it
everywhere. From other smokers trying to
quit, from the tobacco companies wanting
you to continue to smoke, from the
pharmecutical companies wanting you to buy
there products and most likely from
yourself from your own past failed quits.
Anything is hard when you don't know how
to do it. Anything is scary when you don't
understand it. Including quitting.
Imagine trying to work on a car engine
without any knowledge how to do it. It
would be pretty indimidating right?
Especially if you have tried to work on
this engine before and have failed.
But what if you had a manual to help you
understand how to work on the engine?
Wouldn't it become much easier to do? Of
course you would still have to put in the
work and fix the engine, but the
intimidation factor (THE FEAR) would go
down tremendously.
Quitting smoking is not really that hard.
It is quitting believing that a cigarette
does something for you that can be hard.
If you remove that thinking, quitting
smoking can be much easier than you ever
imagined.
Check out those resouces that I mentioned.
The greatest obstacle for a person trying
to quit smoking is FEAR.
Educating yourself can really help erase
the fear.
Eric 3 years 2 months + Free
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dudovic
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Delray Beach, FL US
10 Days Smoke Free Posted: 10-01-07 15:51pm
It has been very challenging
emotionally.....
Wow its crazy, on day 3 I almost punched
my wife for something that would not move
me that much in my smoking days.
It's stupid, sometimes I'm so angry that I
just would like to hit someone so I can
release all that frustration. Today is day
10 and I feel much better than day 3.
My cousin (he quit smoking 10 years ago)
recommended that I start taking Nicotine
gums to take the edge off, but I just
don't feel comfortable with the idea of
putting nicotine in my body even if it can
help me relax a little. Any suggestions ?
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dudovic
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Delray Beach, FL US
How Did I Do It Posted: 10-01-07 16:06pm
Spanky2005,
I did it cold turkey, someone told me it
was a good challenge and an opportunity to
show some will power. So I QUIT to show
the universe that I can do it If I choose
to. I want to take control of my life and
for me it starts with controlling my
smoking habits by not smoking. That's what
worked for me, I guess its different for
everyone. Good luck to you in finding what
should work for you.
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UCanQuit
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 109 Location: SEATTLE
Posted: 10-03-07 08:22am
Hey Dudovic,
Congrats on quitting. The anger you may
have been experiencing probably came from
what is known as emotional loss. I was
taught that people quitting expereince the
5 stages of emotional loss when quitting
much like someone who loses someone or is
dying.
There is denial, anger, bargaining,
depression and finally acceptance.
Also, you're experiencing anger as a non
smoker and it can be frustrating at first.
I'm by no means condoning your anger, but
it might help explain why.
When you smoked and felt anger or
stress. This caused a physiological
reaction that pulled nicotine out of the
bloodstream. This quickly put you into
withdrawal. So a lot of times something
that was annoying us would be put on hold
while we smoked to replenish our lost
nicotine. Usually what happened is by the
time we were finishedd smoking and
"feeling better". What was making us upset
in the first place doesn't seem so bad. We
kind of forget about it.
You mentioned this anger episode
happened on day 3. You were already going
through withdrawal. As a matter of fact,
day 3 is usually whne withdrawal peaks and
then starts to decline. Then something
annoyed you, probably creating a bit more
anxiety, BUT this time you knew that you
couldn't put a stop to that feeling by the
only way you know how. By smoking a
cigarette. This probably caused you a lot
of frustration and made you very angry
over something that would normally not
seem like a big deal.
Not only was it psychologically
upsetting, but you were also feeling
physical anxiety on top of that due to
withdrawaling off nicotine.
I'm asuming that today, you are on day
11 or 12. You should be feeling much
better than you were on day 3. All
physical withdrawal should cease arounf
this time.
Personally, I am a much much more
calmer person now that I don't smoke.
Smoking does not relieve stress. It
creates it.
I strongly reccomend that you do not
listen to your cousin. Putting nicotine
back into your body will only compound the
issue of quitting and put the physcial
part of quitting back into the scene. This
is going backwards.
The gum only alleviates craves that it
causes. It would only take the edge off,
because it initally created that edginess
feeling. It is a chicken and the egg
scenario.
You are goin to be experiencing a lot of
things now as a non smoker and you'll
experience association triggers. DO NOT
CONFUSE THIS WITH A NEED FOR NICOTINE.
Assocation triggers are merely urges to
smoke, because you're subconscious has
been conditioned to smoke during certain
places events and scenarios.
Example: Hanging out with smoking
friends. Drinking coffee. Break time at
work, etc.
A lot of people confuse association
triggers with needing a cigarette. It is
merely a thought that your subconscious
will disregard within one or two
encounters.
Good luck,
Eric
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Fairy*Godmother
Supporter
Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 1328 Location: , Georgia USA
Thanks: 39
Thanked:41
Been There Done That Posted: 10-03-07 08:36am
I;ve beeen quit 15 years this January.
Hardest thing i've ever done in my life.
Its more of a who has the control issue. I
was tired of allowing ciagrettes to rule
my life. I smoked 2 1/2 packs a day for
almost 20 years...........Tell yourself
this is it, get rid of everything,
cigarettes, lighters, ash trays.....when
oyu feel hte urge go for a walk, a run, do
something with your hands....Put a rubber
band around oyur wrist and pop yourself to
remind yourself YOU are in control.....the
nicotine will be out of your body wihtin
30 days and they cravings should subside
within that time frams....Now, I find it
repulsive and can not stand to be around a
smoker. ALthought many of my friends
smoke, I avoid being around the smoke
itself. Hee in Georgia, we are smoke free
in restaurants and other public places
(THANK YOU LORD)....try to avoid
situations that bring on the urge...stay
away from bars,places where smokers are.
Its hard, but the best thing i could have
ever done and wish i'd never started. My
husband used the patch to quit when he met
me nad he has also been quit 14 years! You
can do it, just you have to be hte one IN
CHARGE!
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dudovic
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Delray Beach, FL US
Posted: 10-04-07 11:46am
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience,
knowledge and hope.
Today is day 13 and YES I do feel better,
I'm not so much on the edge anymore. Right
after my work colleges and I went to a
cafe to enjoyed a soft drink. Most of them
are smokers and Yes I did experience what
Eric described in the post above as
"Association triggers". I took a big
breast of fresh air, look around me and I
let the feeling of craving go away. I
guess it is going to happen many more time
before I can feel 100% comfortable as a
not smoker, but hey as Fairy*Godmother
says I am "the one IN CHARGE".
Thank You again for your support, I really
means a lot to me
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