Another Reason For Me To Quit..

grease-man said:
The gum is about worthless IMHO.
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Efficacy of any of the methods varies markedly depending on the person. What may be worthless for one is highly effective for others, so it's impossible to make a global assessment.

I finally quit nearly three years ago using the gum after smoking for 40 years; 35years of that was 2-3 packs a day. I stopped cold and haven't smoked a puff since. I had used the patch, been hypnotized, accupuncture, blahblah over the years, all to no avail. What had been missing all that time were the two ingredients none of the methods can provide: a sincere desire to quit and the discipline to see it through this time.

Without those, nothing will make one quit and one tends to return after awhile for the slightest excuses. With those in place, using anything from gum to lollipops may be that one little kick one needs to make it a success.

Good luck. I am very, very happy I don't smoke anymore.
 
fitzo said:
Efficacy of any of the methods varies markedly depending on the person. What may be worthless for one is highly effective for others, so it's impossible to make a global assessment.

I finally quit nearly three years ago using the gum after smoking for 40 years; 35years of that was 2-3 packs a day. I stopped cold and haven't smoked a puff since. I had used the patch, been hypnotized, accupuncture, blahblah over the years, all to no avail. What had been missing all that time were the two ingredients none of the methods can provide: a sincere desire to quit and the discipline to see it through this time.

Without those, nothing will make one quit and one tends to return after awhile for the slightest excuses. With those in place, using anything from gum to lollipops may be that one little kick one needs to make it a success.

Good luck. I am very, very happy I don't smoke anymore.
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All good points Mike. I shouldn't have made the blanket statement about the gum being worthless. It never worked for me or anyone else I ever knew that had tried it, so I guess I formed my opinon based upon my limited exposure to it. I try not to do that if I can help it. I appreciate your input as always. -Matt-
 
I quit at the start of 2000. Keep up the good work. It is amazing how much better you will feel and how much fuller your wallet will stay. Don't think about that first smoke, think about that one you fire up that taste like crap and you are just smoking to smoke, the coughing and crap. Semper Fi
 
morrowj_98 said:
I quit three years ago. I did a few things to help.

1. I used the gum to help with the hard cravings the first couple of weeks.
2. I quit drinking beer and coffee as well because I associated smoking with both of them.
3. I didn't go near a bar for a couple of months.
4. I researched why people fail in their attempts to quit. A lot of people quit for a year and figure they are strong enough to smoke only when they drink etc...most end up smoking full time again.
5. I told EVERYONE I knew that I was quiting. I didn't want to look a candy@$$ to all these people so I used that as motivation.

After a few months I started drinking beer and coffee again and could go into a bar without feeling tempted too much.

Good luck!
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I'll be two years quit in December.

+1 on all the above. The gum thing really worked. But I still won't go near a bar.
 
Well. I hate to revive an old thread but , what the heck.

Deb and I smoked our last cigarette last night.

We are on the patch right now , but we both came to the conclusion that we can get by without them tomorrow. I hate to think how much $ I've spent killing myself over the last 30 years. We are very commited to quitting.

Wish us luck :)

Mark
 
when i quit i went to the patch and instead of the time they said to use the patches , i went 4 weeks on each and when it was time to put them aside i took the last patches and cut it in half for another two weeks.
brought me down slow slow. been off 5 years
vern
if you get wire-ie get some mother of wart at the drug stoe and take 1 every 4 hours
it works.
 
I'm glad to hear that Mike! I wish you and Deb the best of luck! I know if it weren't for the help from the patch and the support of my wife (the poor woman was ready to kill me a few times) and friends, I'd have never made it this far...not a cigarette since I started this thread! Again, best of luck! -Matt-
 
good luck Mark
I've been free for something like 27 years now
just don't look back..
 
Matt, quiting smoking is the smartest thing you could ever do.

I quit on Dec. 13th 2003, after hearing about a book here, and then reading it.
I read it in one day, and quit the next day. I haven't touched a cigarette since.
It was the easy, because I was ready to quit. It was faster and cheaper than gum or patches or just about anything else you can name.

Here is the book.
http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Smoking-Nonsmokers/dp/1402718616

If you're still smoking, and I mean even one a day, find a way to stop.
You're not giving up anything.
 
Good luck, Mark. Stick with it.

I'll give you some good incentive: 40 years of cigarets left me on oxygen 24/7 for a year. 6 months after we quit I was down to only intermittent use. Nowadays, I haven't so much as touched the oxy in well over a year. I've not had (knock wood) any of the yearly bouts with the flu, bronchitis, or pneumonia.

Here is what a friend told me: "After I was stopped one day, I told myself that the difficulties I overcame that day would be a waste if I smoked now. The next day I asked myself if I wanted to waste two days of my life. And so on... Soon, I was quit for good."

I thought about that every day, and basically said, "If he could, then I can."

So, if I could, you can.

Hang in there and you'll soon have gifted yourself a great happiness.:thumbup:
 
Mark and Debb,
I am very glad for your decision to quit.
It has been 33 years since I smoked cigarettes. Don't miss it at all.
Keep at it and ,like the others advised, find a method to keep your will power high. Once over the hump it is fairly easy. Best of wishes to you two.
Stacy
 
Thanks Guys,

I hate to seem so ballsy, but so far it's really been fairly easy. I guess it helped that We were really mentally prepared to quit. We had the patch on yesterday morning and
decided that we were comitted enough to take them off and just get over the nicotine addiction and the habit all at once.

I think it really helped to look at what we have; and what we want to do, and realize that we wont have anything if one or both of us gets sick from smoking.

Thanks again for the well wishes.



36 hours :D
 
Mark Williams said:
Thanks Guys,

I hate to seem so ballsy, but so far it's really been fairly easy. I guess it helped that We were really mentally prepared to quit. We had the patch on yesterday morning and
decided that we were comitted enough to take them off and just get over the nicotine addiction and the habit all at once.

I think it really helped to look at what we have; and what we want to do, and realize that we wont have anything if one or both of us gets sick from smoking.

Thanks again for the well wishes.




36 hours :D
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It might seem ballsy...but maybe you and your wife are truly ready to quit this time! :thumbup: Fitzo's experience is enough to make anyone think twice about going back! -Matt-
 
That, plus the fact that they are 50 minutes drive from nowhere.Getting a fresh pack will be a bit harder than for the city folks.Most folk out thier way just grow thier own.
Stacy
 
I been working on it. It was 3 packs a day. Now I am down to 13 - 15 cigarettes a day. Its just a matter of time til I go cold turkey. :thumbup:
 
A pregnant coworker couldn't be around me 'cause the smell made her very nauseated. I decided to quit then and there. It still was very hard but I did it. I made a list of the pros and cons to smoking and I would read the list all the time.
 
I somehow managed to quit 33 years ago so I guess it took. During the successful attempt to quit I wrapped my head around things a little different. I stopped telling myself I wasn't going to ever smoke cigarettes again and concentrated on just not giving in to that next urge. Turn the big war into little battles that you can win. You can do it!
 
I used to smoke 2 packs a day, 3 if i was performing, I tried to quit cold a couple times that usually ended when i though I was able to have "just one cigarette" then I figured out how much I was spending on smokes (at the convenience store price) put a clear mason jar in the bedroom, and fo every pack i didn't smoke in a day I put that amount in the jar. Money in the jar could not be used for anything practical (bills etc) it was my reward money that would have been burned. I got the nicotine patches. In the morning I would put one on and see how long I could go without a smoke, when i absolutely couldn't stand it anymore I would rip the patch off, wait a half hour for the patch to wear off and light up. Every day I would try to go a little longer before I had to have that smoke. One day I got to bedtime still wearing the patch, and decided to see if I could make it till morning. The previous day's cigarette was the last one I ever smoked, that was 14 years ago. I don't have the jar anymore (DARN!) but the first month I got a gun that I had wanted for years with the cigarette money, 2 months cigarette money got me my Plymouth Duster body (still have it) 3 months got me my 69 Dodge Monaco (still have it) 1 month got me my Fender Strat American Classic (still have it) 2 monthe got me my Hammond D6

I'm too greedy to ever start smoking again!
(and my wife would be upset)
For a year it was hard to drive a car without a smoke, stop at a convenience store, play music, etc. on the other hand once I was done caughing up all of the brown goo out of my lungs I felt a whole lot healthier, and most of my vocal range came back.

-Page
 
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