Smoking Cigarettes...

[Ritch]

I'm a horrific chain smoking rolling tobacco chap. I dont enjoy the taste. But I love the act of rolling and the constant supply of nicotine helps in the stressful job.

But I must stop.

Are there any others? Would our glorious leader like the opportunity of a uniquely ironic quitting smoking competition?

God knows how it could be verified or enforced though...

[99call]

13 minutes ago, Ritch said:

I'm a horrific chain smoking rolling tobacco chap. I dont enjoy the taste. But I love the act of rolling and the constant supply of nicotine helps in the stressful job.

But I must stop.

Are there any others? Would our glorious leader like the opportunity of a uniquely ironic quitting smoking competition?

God knows how it could be verified or enforced though...

To me the only times I ever successfully gave up cigarettes (which has been many years now) was days after big boozy nights with mates (with lots of chain smoking).   In the morning you feel like a husk, the thought of smoking is vile, and you find yourself without thinking about it, having not smoked all day long.

It would be these very seldom days I would be like, "right early night, off to bed, thats a one day not smoking in the bag"  in the morning,  just do one more day.   You'll be surprised how quickly you'll break the back of the addiction.   Smoke as many cigars as you like,  but DO NOT! smoke any rollies. 

To me these were the only successful times,  when you simply (without cognisently thinking about it rack up a day without smoking, and then try and make it two days)  get yourself some Trini Shorts in preparation. 

Any time I conciously said to myself, "right thats it, Im giving up" within a couple of hours I was smoking again.  It's super tough, but you can do it, you'll feel so much better

[Wookie]

I quit smoking cigarettes 23 years ago. I started smoking cigars 23 years ago. On my birthday. You can break the physical addiction in a matter of weeks. The psychological addiction, paired stimuli, takes 6 months. You need to be strong through this and try to appreciate the flavors of a great cigar without the need to inhale or feel a nicotine need. Takes a bit of time. As for quitting cigars....I think that ship has sailed. Ref quotes from Twain and Churchill. 

[BrightonCorgi]

My dad is 82 and smokes cigarettes all day long.  He has a rolling machine as cigarettes are too expensive and are on a pension.

[kalibratecuba]

The method that finally got me to quit was a book by Allen Carr, Easy Way to Quit Smoking.

I had tried all the traditional methods up to then.



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[Ritch]

I think a lot of it is the enjoyment from rolling. I really enjoy rolling... think I shall have to try a purely cigar day. But a cigar is a bit too much at 6am...

[Diabolicalpherpher]

Quit awhile ago, don't really remember the exact date but at least 10years+.  My quitting strategy was if I got sick and I couldn't smoke, I just went ahead and quit, cold turkey.  For me, I could go a day or two without but the third day of not having a smoke was the worst in terms cravings.  After the the third day, it got easier and easier. I still enjoy the smell of it but I know I will never smoke another one because if I do, I will be back smoking again and that is not an option.

One time I had such a vivid dream of smoking a cigarette that when I woke up, I got mad at myself for relapsing.  Then I remembered that it was only a dream.  The grip that cigarettes have on people's subconscious is no joke.

[cigcars]

           *I've heard that it's easier for a person addicted to cocaine to give that up than it is for cigarette smokers to quit that habit 

[kalibratecuba]

           *I've heard that it's easier for a person addicted to cocaine to give that up than it is for cigarette smokers to quit that habit 

Agreed! I've walked by numerous recovery meetings and I often see large groups out front smoking cigs AND drinking coffee.

 

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[MountainMilG]

4 hours ago, kalibratecuba said:

The method that finally got me to quit was a book by Allen Carr, Easy Way to Quit Smoking.

I had tried all the traditional methods up to then.



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That’s what worked for me too, almost 20 years of smoking before that

[Edward7]

2 hours ago, cigcars said:

           *I've heard that it's easier for a person addicted to cocaine to give that up than it is for cigarette smokers to quit that habit 

Cocaine is not a physiological addiction. It’s only your brain that wants it. But the want is strong in those who abuse it. 

[Sir Sooty]

8 hours ago, Ritch said:

I'm a horrific chain smoking rolling tobacco chap. I dont enjoy the taste. But I love the act of rolling and the constant supply of nicotine helps in the stressful job.

But I must stop.

Are there any others? Would our glorious leader like the opportunity of a uniquely ironic quitting smoking competition?

God knows how it could be verified or enforced though...

Why don’t you try pipe smoking? Particularly since you enjoy the ritualistic aspects. Packing, tamping, lighting all require concentration and the ritual is satisfying. Grab a cheap Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe, a cheap tamper or flat head nail, a BIC lighter and some Quiet Nights by Greg Pease and away you go...

[MigsG]

9 hours ago, 99call said:

To me the only times I ever successfully gave up cigarettes (which has been many years now) was days after big boozy nights with mates (with lots of chain smoking).   In the morning you feel like a husk, the thought of smoking is vile, and you find yourself without thinking about it, having not smoked all day long.

It would be these very seldom days I would be like, "right early night, off to bed, thats a one day not smoking in the bag"  in the morning,  just do one more day.   You'll be surprised how quickly you'll break the back of the addiction.   Smoke as many cigars as you like,  but DO NOT! smoke any rollies. 

To me these were the only successful times,  when you simply (without cognisently thinking about it rack up a day without smoking, and then try and make it two days)  get yourself some Trini Shorts in preparation. 

Any time I conciously said to myself, "right thats it, Im giving up" within a couple of hours I was smoking again.  It's super tough, but you can do it, you'll feel so much better

I second this - after a couple days of not smoking cigs, and just cigars - it will be that much easier.  Continue smoking cigars - but not cigs.  You will feel better every day after.  

[cmbarton]

Go to a bar, dump a bunch of ashtrays into a bag, take the bag home and empty the contents into a large, airtight container.  Fill the container with water.  Every time you get the urge to smoke, open that container and take a big whiff.  You’ll never touch another cigarette again.

[Fuzz]

I'm guessing electrodes attached to tender parts of your body is out of the question?

[99call]

3 minutes ago, Fuzz said:

I'm guessing electrodes attached to tender parts of your body is out of the question?

But what if he gets addicted to that instead?  so many vices......so little time

[Fuzz]

20 minutes ago, 99call said:

But what if he gets addicted to that instead?  so many vices......so little time

Just keep increasing the voltage.

[kalibratecuba]

Are we delusional thinking we have given up smoking?

My friends and family say yes!

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[thirty1z]

18 hours ago, kalibratecuba said:

The method that finally got me to quit was a book by Allen Carr, Easy Way to Quit Smoking.

I had tried all the traditional methods up to then.



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This worked for me as well. I can't recommend it enough. I'm a contrarian by nature, so I never bought into self-help books and thought that most self-improvement theories were a bunch of bullshit and wouldn't work for me. But this one did. I didn't buy all of it and found myself arguing, sometimes strongly, with some of the author's premises. However, those arguments and skepticism really allowed me to think more dispassionately about addiction and ultimately helped me to quit. In the end, a handful of observations by the author really stuck with me and I haven't smoked cigs in 2 years after being a fiend for more than 15. 

It's a month to 6 weeks of misery, no way around it, but then it becomes increasingly easier. That initial period is the make or break, but just remember that it's your addiction trying to flex on you and control you. 

My advice is to not vape or do gum or patches. You're just delaying the inevitable. 

One other thing that helped was to calculate how much money you spend on cigarettes and how much the total will be over your life. My number was $189,000 over the remainder of my life. I put that number on my computer at work as a reminder of how much money I was pissing away. It was good motivation. Now, I have an extra $189,000 to spend on CCs! (Kidding...kind of).

I wish you all the luck and strength. You really can do it. 

[Ritch]

I have had four roll ups today.

And a RJ Churchill, Party Short, San Juan and a Juan Lopez 2. 

San Juan. Oh what a cigar. Why can my roll ups not taste like that? Why oh why.

[Hammer Smokin']

whoa.

that's a lot of tobacco!

[Fuzz]

11 hours ago, Ritch said:

I have had four roll ups today.

And a RJ Churchill, Party Short, San Juan and a Juan Lopez 2. 

San Juan. Oh what a cigar. Why can my roll ups not taste like that? Why oh why.

Try these roll ups.

[Ritch]

I'm fat enough already without encouragement...

[Brian24]

Avoid alcohol for 6 months. Some people will say you aren’t trying to quit drinking, you’re trying to quit smoking. This is true, but after a drink or two your brain will do everything in its power to convince you one or two smokes is not big deal.

Also, for me my alcohol tolerance plummeted when not smoking. Like the stimulant kept me awake and not wanting to turn in. Congrats, you’ll be a cheaper date.

Others have said only go cold turkey. I disagree. As between gum, patches, and lozenges I’d recommend the lozenges. Gum loses it after just a minute or two and the lozenges tend to taste better.

Also, get some laxatives. Black coffee and cigs will move the bowels like clockwork. Takes a while for the coffee alone to do the trick.

Good luck. Not very fun.

[Webbo]

I hate to be harsh about it but I think the best way is to pick a date (tell no one) and just simply stop. yes its hard, yes its unpleasant but after a week you have broken the back. It then gets easier week by week and very soon you realise you have not thought about a ciggie for a whole day, then its done. I was a packet a day for 20 years smoker so I really understand how daunting it is but all this stuff with patches, sprays, vaping etc are just ways to substitute cigarettes, but the reality is not to substitute its to stop.

PS when you stop you will also realise how terrible you smell, not just your clothes but your breath, erghhhhhh!!