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Bless me father for I have sinned. Its been 2 weeks since my last confession.
Those 2 days with 1 cig a day seem to have been a 1-off type of thing. I had a steady week of 3 cigs a day.
Except yesterday, I did 1 again because I wanted something good to report at my smoking class this mourning. I almost did 0 for a 24 hr cycle, but truth be told I had 1. My triggers are changing. It use to be boardom or frustration. The week of 3 always lined up with a meal. Just keep trying I guess.
Oh Ron ! This thread is almost 4 years old now . Just think how much money saved and healthier you would be if you had stopped then .
Got to be hard here ...............just stop! Many here like myself have been there and done it, and we are not supermen!
If you want it just do it.
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u try since four years, I needed ...15 !!! don't be discouraged !!!
never stop to ...try, etc ... allen carr to be red again and again, imvvvho, just saying.
Relapse in the first year is at a hight rate, don't worry.
for your information : three weeks with a steady rythm of ..x cigs mean exactly nothing except if x= ....? zero, just saying.
why? because it looks like you control a case, and in fact it is the cig which controls u, nothing more. The moment a problem comes, you will automatically increase the number of cigs, all people falled into that trap. Next time ??? try zero/day, for instance, z-e-r-o!
"the best cig is the one i don't lite." "don't stop one day, stop every day".
Well I was taken back by some of the responces......having to be reminded just how old this thread is. However, I can honestly say now a week later that it has been a day and a half with 0 cigs. A few small urges but no desire since Thurs night.
A month ago my aunt went to the doctor complaining of chest pains and irregular heartbeat. The doctor asked her whether she smoked, and she told him that she has smoked for the better part of 60 years. He told her to immediately quit, lest she wants to die young, so she followed his advice. A week later she dropped dead. The coroner said it was due to nicotine withdrawal. Ain't that ironic?
#407:
Amazing man 👍, keep at it, go to bed earlier, stuff like that, you know. Keep busy. Maybe spend an hour or so just rapid-posting on “A thread for RJC and the others” and “pet friends of Chess.com”.
Also, I don’t know if this will work, but try to get yourself into video games and movies, since a digital addiction is a million times better than a smoking one.
Also incredible job on your 1.5 day streak! 👍
RonaldJosephCote wrote:
Quitting is not that hard. Day 3 through 5 will be your toughest challenge. Your body and mind gets weak and worn down from the incessant withdrawal. After the fifth day, things will get exponentially better. You will never fully have quit - once a smoker, always a smoker - and the withdrawal symptoms and cravings will continue for years to come (albeit less and less intense). Just hang in there. Find a substitute. Exercise. You can do it!
Well I was taken back by some of the responces......having to be reminded just how old this thread is. However, I can honestly say now a week later that it has been a day and a half with 0 cigs. A few small urges but no desire since Thurs night.
woollensock wrote:
All I meant by that is that smoking impresses a certain persona upon you - "The Smoker" - and if you've smoked for a number of years it changes you. You can quit, and you can stay clean for decades, but that persona stays with you. That's part of the challenge, to never regress into that persona again. You have to reinvent or redefine yourself. You have to embrace and appreciate your good health, but that smoker's persona will be with you forever. At any time, picking up the habit again, would be as easy as making a cup of tea. It's tough!
I’m sorry , but saying “ once a smoker, always a smoker “ is not true. I gave it up , cold turkey, it wasn’t easy, but if your serious about giving up, that’s the only way too do it .post # 404 was correct in what he said.
woollensock wrote:
That's really awesome, Woollensock! Smoking is a truly disgusting and devastatingly destructive habit. To be free from it is really amazing! I applaud your discipline. Besides, the RSPCA certainly would not condone it. Good on you, pal! ;)
.... from the day I stopped, I never touched another fag . I knew that just cutting down on the cigarettes, wasn’t going to work, it was all or nothing...... best thing I’ve ever done, in my whole life.
Apr 20, 2019
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It's been more than a year since I had a cigarette. First I tried to use those anti-smoking pills, but they made me drool constantly, like Pavlov's dog. So I just quit cold turkey... or cold Emu or whatever.
blueemu wrote:
It's been more than a year since I had a cigarette. First I tried to use those anti-smoking pills, but they made me drool constantly, like Pavlov's dog. So I just quit cold turkey... or cold Emu or whatever.
nice goin', bird.
reading some of the other comments here, i don't agree with "once a smoker, always a smoker". i quit about four years ago. i only remember the day because i had an operation and figured that was the perfect time to quit. i remember the day more for the operation than quitting cigs. and there have been very few occasions where i thought to myself, "man, i could go for a smoke". they pass like a fart in the wind.
i did, though, wean myself by using a vape tool. that became more of a hassle than just buying and lighting up. get the juice, get the correct battery. i broke a few and was done out of frustration and wanting to not be addicted. the irony is that if the vape tools worked correctly, i might have been a customer (and an addict) longer.
ron, obviously your goal is to quit. but, part of me can't help but think that if you have two or three a day it may not be the addiction you think it is. it might just be habit.
Dear smokers, please take note of the following: We usually associate smoking with heart and lung disease, but make no mistake, smoking damages pretty much everything in your body. It damages your guts, your stomach, your veins and arteries. It damages your nerves and tendons, your joints and the marrow in your bones. It destroys your eyesight, your sense of smell, your mouth, sense of taste and your throat. It destroys your teeth. It destroys your brain. There pretty much isn't a single part of your body that isn't adversely affected by this terrible habit, and if you put off quitting for too long, you will suffer terribly when everything starts caving in later on in your life. Smoking is a truly disgusting and destructive habit. There isn't anything redeeming about it at all. I wish you well in your efforts to free yourself from the clutches of this awful drug. And the best part of it is that it isn't that difficult to quit at all. In under a week you can break the back of your addiction. Five days, tops. That's virtually no time at all in the greater scheme of things! Good luck! You can do it!
Apr 21, 2019
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#394
Oh I hate the smell of cigarettes, I’d always tell my grandad to stop smoking when he was nearby cause I’d lose concentration while playing blitz.
For Mother's Day weekend, I went 3 days on 1 cig.
For the entire month of May I have.....15 days of 2 or less......16 days of 3 or more--not much more..sometimes 4.
good just never stop to try to stop
Well its been awhile since I updated this....... For May, I had 15 days of 2 cigs a day, and about 15 days of 3 or more. Jun seems to be on the same track except the're's no MORE. Its either 2 or 3. I know, I gotta get it down to 1. I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy in Oct......I hope to be at 0 for then.
Ron , its been 4 years now.........you have to get it to none , one is too many and you will never stop.
Just select a day , say June 30th and thats the final fag day.
If you dont......... we will still be here in another 4 years.
FOUR YEARS ZERO CIG ! after 40+ years of severe addiction ! HAPPY BIRTHDYA TO ME !!
I say TY :
* ROJOKO THREAD, FORUM "OFF TOPICS", CC,
and ...CHESS GAME, and ...ALLEN CARR !
in addition : 3000 x 4 = 12 000 bucks in my account, lungs better, all cells renewed (job still during 10 years! ).
The way RoJoKo chooses is the best to never to stop to try to stop, a side market for the industry.
petitbonom a écrit :
Ron , its been 4 years now.........you have to get it to none , one is too many and you will never stop.
Just select a day , say June 30th and thats the final fag day.
If you dont......... we will still be here in another 4 years.
petitb is right, except the last sentence.
When the trouble starts, it can be quicker, awful pains and suffering, then the death or a severe trouble making anyone unable to post ! Begin of one end which can be in ...years of misery!
the non smokers probably will be here in four years, the smokers ? not all i guess.