Quiting smoking - Any tips

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So have gone 48 hrs without a fag!!

1st day was easier, today finding it much more difficult.

Cant say i'm physically craving nictotine as you would imagine withrawel from hard drugs. No shaking etc, if that is suppose to happens I'm not sure :)

Today just when I think about it I get the urge, a sensation of missing something. If I keep my mind occupied I'm ok, but small things trigger the urge. Having a coffee, after eating etc get strong urges.

Anyhow any tips, suggestion to make it easier? Perhaps things to fiddle with? Thinking of doing a collection jar for added motivation.

I'm going cold turkey pretty much with the odd nicotine gum here and there and mostly regular gum, no patches.

The darkside keeps trying to convince me, ok you've done a couple of days so you know you can do it. How about you smoke today and then start a fresh tomorrow or start on Monday, why start midweek aah wtf

or ok you have this to do today and could do with a fag, how about finish what you need to do and then start clean again when you have noting to do.
 
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use each day as motivation.

after 4 days, say i have done 4 days now i cant ruin it by smoking,

say that after each day

set rewards for reaching targets of amount of days

remember, you were paying to kill yourself slowly

love your body, dont put poison in it

good luck...
 
I have quit for a year now,woke up one day and said "i don't need this **** anymore".

Cant really give any advice as everyone is different,i never thought in a million years i would give up but i did.

Don't miss the smell,taste bad breath ect.

I was a 20+ smoker a day for 25 years.
 
1. don't buy any, I know its sounds stupid but its the first step.
2. buy a book and read when you normally have coffee break or lunch break at work or whatever
3. change your routine.
 
I gave up 20+ yrs ago.

It's actually easy, a walk in the park...

Keep telling yourself this.. and whenever you have an urge, drink a cup of tea instead.
 
Gave up 10 years ago I think the trick is to say I am now a nonsmoker that way if you err you are like anyone else stupidly having a cigarette not a smoker who has failed and may aswell now go buy a pack of 20. That and the patches helped me loads. I am a stubborn **** too and my wife said not to bother giving up as I wouldn't be able to and she didn't expect me to. I guess she was playing me.
 
Xordium said:
Gave up 10 years ago I think the trick is to say I am now a nonsmoker that way if you err you are like anyone else stupidly having a cigarette not a smoker who has failed and may aswell now go buy a pack of 20. That and the patches helped me loads. I am a stubborn **** too and my wife said not to bother giving up as I wouldn't be able to and she didn't expect me to. I guess she was playing me.
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Reverse psychology from the wife always works. They know you're immediately thinking "I'll show YOU what you know, ya bitch."
 
Good luck with, I keep thinking of quitting myself, but just haven't got to that point of "right that's it, lets do it".

I think it's just a case of breaking the routine/habit and fighting the craving.

Your idea of a collection jar is something I'll do, each day put a tenner in, then at the end of the week or month treat yourself to something, or put it back in the bank. The reason for the £10 is because that's not too far off a packet these days, if I did that I'd be at least £200 a month better off.

That alone should be a big enough incentive for anyone.

Once again, good luck with.
 
I would also say you don't get a medal for going coldturkey. Get the patches take the physiological edge of the experience and then sort out the change in the routine - then once the routine has changed than reduce the patches. No awards for bravery just the reward of a healthier life and wallet if you do actually do it - so give yourself every chance to do it.
 
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