Trying to quit smoking...AGAIN

Well here i am, two days of being smoke free. I have smoked off an on since i was 15. I was able to quit for two years about two years ago when i turned twenty. But i started smoking again bout six months ago I find it to be very difficult this time. not sure why. It was fairly easy last time. I guess that saying is true. It gets harder to quit each time you start again. Anyone out there experiencing similar problems? could use the conversation of someone who knows what its like.
i really need to quit for good this time. While playing hockey or working out, it feels as though my lungs are laughing at me while screaming in agony 😕 😉 Need to quit for Americorps and before i devolop some lung cancer. Why did i ever begin smoking in the first place, and why do i enjoy it. Never really enjoyed it before. Dammit... any tips?

Don't be a pussy and take control of your life... are you really going to let a little habit dictate what you do or don't do? What's more powerful, your willpower/mind or nicotine?

Sometimes nicotine.

The best way to quit smoking is to do it in stages. Figure out how much you smoke a day on average. Let's say it's a pack. Drop that by one cig. Next week, one more. Next week, one more. It takes a while, but the relapse time for this method is much lower than others. We also use a specific type of pill here at the clinic that I could suggest to you, but I'd have to check with Pharmacy on monday.

Originally posted by Kinneary
Sometimes nicotine.

The best way to quit smoking is to do it in stages. Figure out how much you smoke a day on average. Let's say it's a pack. Drop that by one cig. Next week, one more. Next week, one more. It takes a while, but the relapse time for this method is much lower than others. We also use a specific type of pill here at the clinic that I could suggest to you, but I'd have to check with Pharmacy on monday.

That's the worst way to do it. I tried that many times and after a few days you find yourself adding that one cigarette back into your habit.

Don't try to go with Light's compared to Full either, you'll just end up smoking more to make up for the lack of nicotine.

Cold turkey may sound like the toughest route but in the end it's also the quickest and healthiest.

I'm 10 months smoke free right now.

How did you all start smoking? I tried it once in high-school while I was drunk. I coughed until my eyes were watering and the next day I woke up with the worst taste in my mouth. How did you all get passed all that until it was enjoyable?

Originally posted by Puzzle
That's the worst way to do it. I tried that many times and after a few days you find yourself adding that one cigarette back into your habit.

Don't try to go with Light's compared to Full either, you'll just end up smoking more to make up for the lack of nicotine.

Cold turkey may sound like the toughest route but in the end it's also the quickest and healthiest.

I'm 10 months smoke free right now.

How did you all start smoking? I tried it once in high-school while I was drunk. I coughed until my eyes were watering and the next day I woke up with the worst taste in my mouth. How did you all get passed all that until it was enjoyable?

God damn no smoking policy.

Originally posted by Badabing
How did you all start smoking? I tried it once in high-school while I was drunk. I coughed until my eyes were watering and the next day I woke up with the worst taste in my mouth. How did you all get passed all that until it was enjoyable?

My dad was a heavy smoker and when I was younger I thought it was cool because he did it. When I was 14 I started up and got hooked. 14-22, so hopefully my lungs are good enough to last me a bit.

Originally posted by Kinneary
Cold turkey ends up with a lot of people relapsing, though.

They didn't try hard enough then. It's all about will power.

I've been smoking since I was 15. I'm now 24. I don't know how many times I've tried to quit and then I'd turn around and something would happen that made me want to smoke. It's easier said than done trying to quit. If you have the strength, will power and determination to quit than it will help you out alot.

you sound like my cousin. he plays Hockey and smokes. he could have gone pro but the smoking ruined his career.

i was gonna suggest taking up martial arts (Judo, Muay Thai etc...)cuz exercise always help, but if Hockey can't keep you off the cigs, then nothing can.

go Kings!

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
Well here i am, two days of being smoke free. I have smoked off an on since i was 15. I was able to quit for two years about two years ago when i turned twenty. But i started smoking again bout six months ago I find it to be very difficult this time. not sure why. It was fairly easy last time. I guess that saying is true. It gets harder to quit each time you start again. Anyone out there experiencing similar problems? could use the conversation of someone who knows what its like.
i really need to quit for good this time. While playing hockey or working out, it feels as though my lungs are laughing at me while screaming in agony 😕 😉 Need to quit for Americorps and before i devolop some lung cancer. Why did i ever begin smoking in the first place, and why do i enjoy it. Never really enjoyed it before. Dammit... any tips?

Quitting smoking is hard. I've been smoking on and off for the better part of 23 or 24 years now. The longest I went without smoking was about a year and a half, and then a certain girlfriend got me back into it.

Quitting cold turkey is the only way to do it.

Originally posted by Robtard
Don't be a pussy and take control of your life... are you really going to let a little habit dictate what you do or don't do? What's more powerful, your willpower/mind or nicotine?

yeah... i dont want to be a pussy, dont want to be nicotines ***** anymore, but in those most stressful of momments nicotine masquerades as a friend instead of my silent killer. Thanks though. Thats the mentality i need to be aware of 24/7. thanks to everyone who has given up some tips

Originally posted by Kinneary
Sometimes nicotine.

The best way to quit smoking is to do it in stages. Figure out how much you smoke a day on average. Let's say it's a pack. Drop that by one cig. Next week, one more. Next week, one more. It takes a while, but the relapse time for this method is much lower than others. We also use a specific type of pill here at the clinic that I could suggest to you, but I'd have to check with Pharmacy on monday.

wow, i appreciate your willingness to help, but id rather do it cold turkey like i did before. I guess it's just finding the strength within. having only smoked for 6 years i dont think i need to endulge in a drug to quit. I want to try to purify my body, not add another foriegn substance. I know those drugs can help though. what do you do at the pharmacy you work at?

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Quitting smoking is hard. I've been smoking on and off for the better part of 23 or 24 years now. The longest I went without smoking was about a year and a half, and then a certain girlfriend got me back into it.

Quitting cold turkey is the only way to do it.

That blows hardcore. Woman are the devil, but unfortunately i too am a slave to the devil 😠 😮‍💨 Do you still smoke?

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
wow, i appreciate your willingness to help, but id rather do it cold turkey like i did before. I guess it's just finding the strength within. having only smoked for 6 years i dont think i need to endulge in a drug to quit. I want to try to purify my body, not add another foriegn substance. I know those drugs can help though. what do you do at the pharmacy you work at?

Like I said, I can check the name for them if you want. Most insurance companies cover the costs of those types of medications I believe (after all, the longer and healthier you live, the longer you can keep paying them).

Originally posted by Kinneary
Nah, I don't work in the pharmacy, I work at the clinic where the pharmacy is. I'm a corpsman, which is a navy medic. I work mostly in the ER and the dental clinic, the pharmacy is just part of it. But our pharmacist and pharmacy techs can definitely recommend the item. And the pills don't get you addicted to another substance, they pretty much just make cigarettes taste disgusting. For the first week they make you nautious, but after that you really won't want any cigs anymore.

Like I said, I can check the name for them if you want. Most insurance companies cover the costs of those types of medications I believe (after all, the longer and healthier you live, the longer you can keep paying them).

Wow, thats quite interesting. I have never heard of a drug like that. that sounds kind of like methadone ( i think thats the drug) where addicts taking this drug get sick if they use while on it. 😮

I was thinking more like zyban. I am curious now to know what this drug is called. I think however, I would be better suited to do it naturally. If i cant do it by mustering willpower i dont think i will quit. I guess im goofey like that. Call it a personal obstacle. I would probaby gain more by quitting on my own, what do you think? i dont like the idea of anything made in a lab being in my body, which is another reason i hate smoking. Your job sounds very interesting though, what exactly does it entail? never heard of a corpsman

A corpsman is the medic that goes out with Navy and Marine combat units. They deal with everything from colds to bullet wounds. Out in the field, there are no doctors, so corpsmen are responsible for caring for the wounded and such. If you've seen Black Hawk Down, the marine who sets up shop in the abandoned building at night and cares for the marine who's been shot is actually a Navy corpsman (the marines don't have medics, so the Navy supplies them). Corpsmen get specialty training in pharmacy, X-Ray, physical therapy, optometry, and pretty much everything you can imagine. I'm a general duty corpsman with a speciality in dental.

And the drug doesn't make you sick if you smoke cigs, just the general affects of it don't make you feel well for a week. After that, the only time you can feel its affects are if you smoke, and that's just because the cigarette tastes like crap. But I can totally understand your not wanting to put any more drugs in your system. If I were you, giving cold turkey a shot is an option that I'd exploit, since it's something that you're apparently motivated to do. But if you do have a relapse, don't hesitate to ask for help. Cigarettes are one of the most addicting substances out there, so sometimes people suffer several relapses. You just have to get back on the horse.

Originally posted by Badabing
How did you all start smoking? I tried it once in high-school while I was drunk. I coughed until my eyes were watering and the next day I woke up with the worst taste in my mouth. How did you all get passed all that until it was enjoyable?

Originally posted by Badabing
How did you all start smoking? I tried it once in high-school while I was drunk. I coughed until my eyes were watering and the next day I woke up with the worst taste in my mouth. How did you all get passed all that until it was enjoyable?

I'm getting something off the doctor next week to help me quit, my friend recommended it, its a plastic gismo that you insert nicotine vials into, kinda looks like nuke out of Robocop 2 and the pipe thing looks a bit like an applicator. It gives you the nicotine hit without all the rest of the lovely ingredients normally associated with cigs. Hopefully combining this with will power will stop me sounding like Lord Vader.

Think its by nicotinelle or something like that, ill know more next week.

I do not smoke but i was told that there is a certain thing doctors can give you apparently it very much helps you to quit. Like those patches but better.