Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 1043 Location: Ohio, USA
I Could Use Some Encouragement Posted: 10-18-05 04:34am
I am 27 ive smoked since I was 14 I
love and hate cigaerettes at the same
time
cancer runs in my family
so does emphasima (i know I spelled that
wrong)
i am addicted
i quit when I was pregnant- out of guilt
but cheated a few times
i lost the baby 3 months ago
since then my smoker friend quit due to
being hospitalized for a collapsed lung at
age 25
i cant seem to find the will power yet
even though I work in health care and I
saw someone coughing up blood the other
nite who has lung cancer
i could use some encouragement too!
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Makoto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 263 Location: Japan
Posted: 02-23-07 07:33am
Go spam some where else you quack.
All I can say is that you do not like
smoking you seem to hate it. You think you
like it, but that is only the addiction
talking.
I was able to quit by reading a book about
quitting smoking. It was not just any
book. I am not trying to spam you, or make
a buck off of you. I get no money at all.
All I get is the enjoyment knowing I was
able to help some one else get off of
cigarettes.
Check out Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit
Smoking. It works. Also it is much cheaper
than the patches or gums out there. By the
book second hand off of amazon.com if you
have to. Just get the book and read it.
You will be happy you did so.
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amanduhhbbyx3
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 33 Location: miami,
Posted: 10-02-07 17:33pm
The main reason people smoke is due to
emotions mostly depretion. You lost your
baby that seems like punishment enough,
you have to tell yourself every day I'm
quiting today. Another thing you can try
is cut down every day from the number you
smoke then before you know it you will be
down to none & continue like that.
Best of luck.
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MBarry
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 10-03-07 01:11am
The best advice I can give to you is the
only thing I did to quite over two years
ago. I asked myself, I have been alive for
22 years, do I really want all of the time
from my first memory to now to be skimmed
off my life? That is a lot of years and it
hardly seems worth it. I threw out my
pack. Everytime I got a craving I just
thought of something else or kept myself
busy. This is the best advice I can give
anyone. Once you busy yourself with
something else you'll notice a number of
hours have gone by. Once the next craving
comes, just do it again. Fixating yourself
on the cravings only make it worse,
sidetrack your mind, and eventually the
cravings get fewer and fewer until they
are almost complelty disipated.
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dudovic
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Delray Beach, FL US
Posted: 10-03-07 03:38am
the truth is if you want to stop you will,
but only when you'll be ready. Stop
smoking requires a lot of will power, if
Health is not a good reason for you to
stop it's ok just find yourself another
good reason. For me it's the challenge
that made me quit, I just love proving
myself that I can accomplish whatever I
put my heart into, that's what works for
me. Also don't beat yourself up over
smoking, guilt never help anyone.
Good Luck in that venture
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melemel
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Gloucestershire, UK
Posted: 11-07-07 04:07am
Don't worry, one day you'll just do it!
What i did was set myself a date quite far
off (3 or 4 months ahead) so i had a while
to bring myself round to the idea slowly.
Also my ex-husband helped without
realising by saying to my son "huh. she'll
NEVER be able to give up". That really
helped me think "Right! I'll show YOU!"
I felt just the same you did, i was 34 and
had smoked since 18, and i loved my
people! But its true what they say. Thats
just the addiction talking ( inever
believed that, it just sounded like some
smug thing annoying people said who found
it easy to stop).
When youre ready to give it a shot, these
kinds of forums really help. In fact i
developed an internet addiction for a
while - i went on it every time i wanted
to smoke whilst i was at home!
I used Alan Carrs book by the way - it
helped loads. In the meantime, dont beat
yourself up over this - at some point
you'll come up with the willpower to just
do it.
I never ever thought i could stop, now its
been a year and i am so past wanting a
cigarette - its amazed me.
Good luck to you
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