only 2 more smoking days left!!!!

[arcane1]

:bounce:

:scared:

:smoke:

[johnnie]

1. Smoke em if you got em

Good luck and hang in there. I have never tried to quit, but if I go too long w/out...it sucks.

[arcane1]

2. I did "quit" once...

for 4 years, actually...

this time I mean it :silly:

[Bucknut213]

3. Hang in there...

and be kind to loved ones. Fighting with them will just make you smoke again. Just my two cents. Good luck...

[jus_the_facts]

4. Best o'luck Babe.......

....I'll BURN one for ya!! :smoke:

:hi: :hug:

[arcane1]

8. oh I can still burn one

:evilgrin:

[jus_the_facts]

20. Well I was just about to too......

...wish you were here! :evilgrin: :smoke:

[commander bunnypants]

5. good luck

I am thinki9ng of trying again

CB

[Droopy]

6. You're a better man than me

I was able to give up LSD. I was able to give up marijuana. I was able to give up alcohol. But I can't give up my ciggies. It's my only vice now and it's going to die hard if I don't die first.

[maveric]

7. Me too! Its going to be tough!

I have to do this.

[Placebo]

9. Don't quit!

Where's the fun in that? You can do it for just another year, you don't want to quit, you just want a little bit to drink and a smoke. :smoke:

[arcane1]

10. gods, you sound just like the voices in my head

:smoke:

[Placebo]

12. Voices never lie to you.

:smoke:

[arcane1]

14. yes, and they only want what is best for me, too

where have I heard that before? :P

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. best of luck!!

[arcane1]

15. thanks

:)

[VaYallaDawg]

13. You can do it! Good luck. n/t

[jjmalonejr]

16. I thinking of quitting too.

I've done several times before with various levels of success (1.5 years, 2.5 years, etc.).

What are you doing to help you out? Patch? Gum? Hypnosis? Or cold turkey? Are there resources you're relying on?

Just curious.

[arcane1]

17. right now I'm sick as all hell

and can hardly bear the thought of a cigarette...

Last time I quit cold turkey and it went rather well... up until last year

not sure what I'll do yet

[jjmalonejr]

19. A friend of mine decided to quit once when he was sick

Seemed to be a good jumping off point for him.

Honestly, though, I don't feel like getting sick.

Good luck to you and get well soon.

[Nikia]

39. My husband quit 2 weeks ago

He had been cutting down. Then he got sick and decided that he might as well quit for good.

[arcane1]

41. I know the feeling

I had already planned to quit this week, and getting sick is only going to make it easier :)

[motely36]

18. You can do it!

:hi:

[bigwillq]

21. Best of luck!

Stay strong and take one day at a time! I know you can do it!


I wish I could stop too!
:hi:

[arcane1]

22. just please forgive me if, come Monday...

I'm on DU calling you all bastards :silly:

[bigwillq]

23. I won't take it personal

What is your method of stopping? COld Turkey? Patch? Gum?

[arcane1]

24. not sure yet...

I may go turkey, though

[bigwillq]

25. My co-worker has been doing really well on the patch

I think you should purchase the gum or patch just as a back up in case cravings are really bad.

[arcane1]

27. yeah, I've been hearing a lot about the patch

and all the friends who got me back into smoking have ALL quit in the past month, and all have used the patch :)

[bigwillq]

29. Are those friends succeeding with not smoking?

If so, get even closer with them. If you're all in it together, it may be easier to quit and keep it that way.

[arcane1]

30. indeed

since hanging around w/them is what got me started again, it should be no problem now that I'm the only smoker left :)

[bigwillq]

31. How long have you been smoking for?

If you already answered this question above, I'll go look for it.

I'm at work and sometimes don't have time to read everyone'
s posts.

[arcane1]

33. 13 years, quit for 4, re-started a year ago

*blush*

[bigwillq]

37. When you quit for 4

how did you stop?


When I was 19, I stopped cold turkey, it lasted for almost 2 years

But at that point, I had only been smoking for a year and it was like only 2 packs a week.


I smoke at least 1 pack a day now.

[arcane1]

38. that was cold turkey

though aftter a year of trying to quit

[ronnykmarshall]

26. Same here!

and same with the booze!

Bye-bye beer belly ...... hello SIX PACK! Well maybe a two pack.

[arcane1]

28. sweet!!

:toast:

[Joe Power]

32. You can do it!

I kicked a 3 pack a day Kool habit cold turkey a few years ago, and it was the best thing that I have ever done for myself.

Best of luck! Remember, the cravings eventually pass and then begin to fade. Once you've gone for awhile without, no matter what your cravings tell you, having a cigarette will NOT make you feel better.

The one thought that kept me from ever lighting up again was that the bastard cigarette companies were trying to kill me.

[arcane1]

34. that is actually quite a good motivation

:thumbsup:

[redqueen]

35. Good for you!

Smoke is so steenky!

Good luck, and feel free to insult me all you want if you feel cranky. :)

[arcane1]

36. ok, if you insist...

though I'm hoping to be my usual cheery, non-smart-ass self :)

[B Calm]

40. Have a can of Copenhagen or Skoal nearby to take the urge

to smoke off...

[arcane1]

42. or...

copious amounts of cannabis :smoke:

[B Calm]

43. Cope or Skoal is cheaper than nicotine patches.