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Anonymous Coward User ID: 856928 Netherlands 01/09/2010 01:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Loved smoking and I smoked for years. Quoting: BeingsouthernI wasn't one to smoke constantly or all day long or even out in public, but I smoked one cigarette in the morning with my coffee and newspaper, after a meal, while having a mixed drink, just before and after work and after sex. I quit smoking one week ago today. No patch...no pills. Cold turkey. While the strong urges are getting farther and farther apart, they are still VERY STRONG. How long before these urges ease up in intensity? WHY DOES YOUR AVATARD SHOW YOU SMOKING A CIGAR? |
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(OP) User ID: 749475 United States 01/09/2010 01:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | LOL, a lot of folks have quit recently, maybe because it,s new years.....I,m in the same boat, I got 9 days clean....I agree with Penn on the mind over matter thing. I,m using Tony Robbins work by reinforcing the negatives of smoking into my brain every night. That and a hit of weed once in a while is really working out.. Quoting: MI6 787138I was with ya until the "weed" comment. LOL If I hit the weed (haven't done that in a few years) I'd go back to smoking cigarettes. No weed/pot for me. ;) Hey...congrats on the 9 days...keep it up. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 844241 United States 01/09/2010 01:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Loved smoking and I smoked for years. Quoting: BeingsouthernI wasn't one to smoke constantly or all day long or even out in public, but I smoked one cigarette in the morning with my coffee and newspaper, after a meal, while having a mixed drink, just before and after work and after sex. I quit smoking one week ago today. No patch...no pills. Cold turkey. While the strong urges are getting farther and farther apart, they are still VERY STRONG. How long before these urges ease up in intensity? Doesn't seem like you are or ever were physically or mentally addicted. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 860901 United States 01/09/2010 01:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It is really hard to quit but cold turkey was the only thing that worked for me. I set a date many years ago that the day I left the navy i would quit. Walked off the sub and threw a pack of marlboros in the cooper river. Hang in there. Cravings will last 6 months or so. Dont give in! |
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(OP) User ID: 749475 United States 01/09/2010 02:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It is really hard to quit but cold turkey was the only thing that worked for me. I set a date many years ago that the day I left the navy i would quit. Walked off the sub and threw a pack of marlboros in the cooper river. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 860901Hang in there. Cravings will last 6 months or so. Dont give in! Plan on hanging in there. Thanks. and hey...thank you for your service, sailor! ;) |
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User ID: 860920 Canada 01/09/2010 02:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I was a very heavy smoker for about 14 years, and quit 'cold turkey' just over a year now. My entire body was in shock for weeks, and i became pretty sure i was dying at one point. One or two cigs a day should be easy to quit in comparison. Just make sure that as soon as you feel a craving you occupy your mind as soon as possible. "A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them." -Carl Jung |
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User ID: 805706 United States 01/09/2010 02:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I smoked from 1 to 2 packs a day. For over 30 years,, more like 35 years prolly. Feels good but the nic is calling me,,,bad. Each time a person stands for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he or she sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. And crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. Few are willing to embrace the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change. [Robert F. Kennedy] [link to www.stricklychopped.com] [link to www.ghi-engrs.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 860735 United Kingdom 01/09/2010 03:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well done, Ms. Beings! Don't go back to it. Quoting: BeingsouthernI've been clean for over 13 years, now, but it was a case of third attempt being the charm. Hey honey! ;) I won't...I'm done with em. Glad to hear you quit as well. It shouldn't be much of a problem for you. For me, being a hardcore, two-pack-a-day kinda guy, it was ... shall we say, difficult! |
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(OP) User ID: 749475 United States 01/09/2010 03:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I was a very heavy smoker for about 14 years, and quit 'cold turkey' just over a year now. My entire body was in shock for weeks, and i became pretty sure i was dying at one point. Quoting: RisenOne or two cigs a day should be easy to quit in comparison. Just make sure that as soon as you feel a craving you occupy your mind as soon as possible. wow...I can only imagine what you went through. thanks...I'll do just that. Appreciate the kind words of encouragement. |
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