Smoking Cessation

[Karda]

Thinking of you Karda
Hoping that you are well.
We fall down. We stand again.
You are loved.

Mark

Thanks Mark!
We are all getting thru it.
Still having a smoke when things get really bad, to ease the crankiness.
Hopefully i'll be able to wean that down to nothing. On the positive side, i'm getting lots of things done to keep mind and hands busy.

 

[tyr_shadowblade]

Still having a smoke when things get really bad, to ease the crankiness.
Hopefully i'll be able to wean that down to nothing.

What a friend of mine did when he was weaning himself off cigarettes was to buy "his last pack" . . . then he snipped about an inch off the end of all 20 to make them "light" . . . then he put half in the safe in his basement and half in a box in the trunk of his car. He never carried one with him and limited himself to only one partial cigarette per day, as needed. Of course he was doing the patch thing as well. It eventually worked (I think he ended up buying a couple more "last packs", but during that time he stopped using the patch and in a few months he was finally able to quit altogether).

You can do this. :thumbup:

 

[Yvsa]

Uwinv Karda I'm so sorry you're having such a time putting down this nastiest of all habits/addictions but you can do it!!!!:thumbup: There isn't one of us who wishes to see you fail at this extremely difficult task as we all want you to succeed no matter how long it takes!!!!:thumbup:

One thing I recall from all the times I quit before I actually got tired of smoking and stopped for good was a bit of information about nicotine that I picked up from somewhere that you may or may not find useful..... "Three days after your last nicotine fix, if you don't partake of anymore tobacco, all the nicotine in your system is completely gone." That always bothered me because many were the times I had gone without a nicotine fix for longer than three days and yet I could'a still done almost anything for a nicotine fix. I finally woke up and realized that it wasn't the nicotine that was wanting me to smoke but it was my own body wanting that, "feel good" feeling and yet when I would succumb to that and fall off the wagon I'd be so damned angry with myself.

I don't know if it'll help you or not or you may have already been there but the American Cancer Society is a most excellent place for finding out most everything about smoking cessation.... http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp#How_to_quit

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[Karda]

Thank you, Edutsi !
I have already read much of that and know it is my own weakness that is the problem. I guess that is the part that i'm having the most trouble with.

I was hoping to just quit cold turkey, but with all of us quitting it has been hard because we all get a little snippy. I'm giving it a little more time and trying to space things out a little so we arent all getting on each others' nerves. Hopefully this will allow me to strengthen my reserve and walk away.
I have learned not to push too hard, as it can cause failure just as easy as my weakness can. I console myself with the fact that i'm down from a pack/ pack and a half to 3-5 cigs a day. the wife is down to 0/day and my son has 1 or 2 a day.

It may not be going exactly as i planned, but i'm sure i'll/we all will get there.
I appreciate everyones understanding, advice and support ! :thumbup:

 

[sonoran]

Keep the faith! Think positive! Your'e doing a truely great thing. You can do it. Do it for yourself and your family. You love them. Implement a set of coping skills. Don't give up. Four days and the withdrawls will subside. The cravings won't. Go for a brisk walk twice a day, ride your bike to the store. Take a Yoga class with your wife and son. This is a battle for your life and your family's life. Your self esteem will sore. Remain postive. You can do it! God bless your whole family. I will pray for you. If I can be of any assistence please PM me, Stephen

 

[greenwoods]

YOU ARE Doing AOK Brother.

Every day offers something new. You have taken the reins of a wild horse and you may ride hard, get bucked, thrown into rocks, and yet some days will be a fair ride in sunshine, among whispering Pines, with the smiling faces of those around you

We are here.
Mark

 

[Mark J]

Good on ya for trying to quit. For me, I smoked for 15 years before finally kicking it (23 years ago). I actually "migrated" to chew and got Copenhagen which I found disgusting, so I REALLY had to need a fix before I'd use it and almost retch. Ultimately, I quit for my wife and kids. It was one thing if I planned to kill myself, but I sure wasn't going to kill them in the process. Hang in there - you'll make it. I had at least 5 times "falling off the wagon" before it finally stuck, so don't give up!

- Mark