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Post by gbfan on Oct 7, 2015 16:48:26 GMT -7
Any quit? Or in the process of quitting? It was always a nasty habit for me that escalated pretty quickly, like within a year it was a pack a day.. It has been a month with no cigs (except one hit when I was at THAT level).. I know the exception is kind of bullshit, but still, if I can live the rest of my life with taking one hit a month (not that I intend to at all), I would be perfectly excuberant about that. Honestly, the way I quit.. I was hungover as shit one day, and didn't smoke at all, then I said, "fuck it." No real cravings except for that 1 hit last week (it was a WTFOW) and I barely remember it.
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Post by treetophigh on Oct 7, 2015 16:56:58 GMT -7
i quit since like last fall until recently, I only did and only do smoke when drinking, but i was smoking a lot when drinking and then went to ecigs and dug it for a while, even kind of stopped using it cause in the end it just doesnt have any umph (still helpful for not smoking cigs).
I realized how much cheaper my cigs are down here in GA and have gotten a couple packs over the summer.
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Post by gbfan on Oct 7, 2015 17:01:25 GMT -7
i quit since like last fall until recently, I only did and only do smoke when drinking, but i was smoking a lot when drinking and then went to ecigs and dug it for a while, even kind of stopped using it cause in the end it just doesnt have any umph (still helpful for not smoking cigs). I realized how much cheaper my cigs are down here in GA and have gotten a couple packs over the summer. Damn, I struggled with trying to "quit" for some 2 years where I had it in my mind a couple times.. got like one week max, everyone was saying go the e-cig route, not trying to replace one with the other.. Use to think they were vap rigs for THC, haahah |
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Post by wildflowerchild on Oct 7, 2015 17:07:17 GMT -7
I smoked a pack a day for like 8 years...and I quit cold turkey almost 11 years ago. Haven't smoked since! They totally disgust me now.
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Post by deadphishbiscuits on Oct 7, 2015 17:10:33 GMT -7
7 years ago in novrmber cold turkey
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Post by bear on Oct 7, 2015 17:11:47 GMT -7
i quit several years ago and never looked back. i feel better, im not wasting money, hurting my body, etc. i read Alan Carr's Stop smoking book and it really tipped the scales for me. i quit several times before, and getting through the first day was always the hardest part, but came back several times before ditching them for good. ive had a few since then, but still don't like the way they make me feel overall perhaps because now my mind is made up about it and my body agrees.
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Post by gbfan on Oct 7, 2015 17:16:13 GMT -7
All real cool guys, I smoked a pack or more for 5 years +, I'm only 24, so pretty much, 'now or never,' how old were y'all when you quit?
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Post by gbfan on Oct 7, 2015 17:16:41 GMT -7
If I may ask..
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Post by wildflowerchild on Oct 7, 2015 17:17:54 GMT -7
24
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Post by chronicircle on Oct 7, 2015 17:21:37 GMT -7
haven't ever picked it up as a regular habit thankfully.
maybe once or twice a year i'll have one when i'm drunk, but that's the only time.
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Post by deadphishbiscuits on Oct 7, 2015 17:22:32 GMT -7
25
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Post by senatooorofspace on Oct 7, 2015 17:59:00 GMT -7
I was a pack and a half/two packs of marlboro reds a day on normal days, and much more when I was partying.
I also didn't have this big cathartic 'THIS IS MY LAST CIGARETTE' moment when I quit.
One day just turned to two, then three, and then four was difficult and I xanax'd myself into day 5, and it was all down hill from there.
The only thing I miss about me quitting cigarettes (along with alcohol and choosing to be a vegan) is the socialized aspect of having cigarette breaks, and going out drinking with your friends, etc.
I've definitely had a stronger social life before than I do now.
But the problem with that was, those people I frequented with were perfectly fine with the way I was, while I was not.
So that came to a head. And, now my life is what it is.
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Post by wildflowerchild on Oct 7, 2015 18:02:13 GMT -7
I forgot about how much I smoked while partying. Bleh. So gross  While I do miss the social aspect as well, I'm so happy that I quit and was able to keep with it. |
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Post by treetophigh on Oct 7, 2015 18:07:37 GMT -7
its funny, they are definitely a self destructive thing for me. I will smoke like half a cig and get all fucked u and lethargic, sometimes even sort of panicky like im too high. It doesnt last log but the fatigue sometimes does, im not sure why i do it, lol, just another head change I can rationalize, hahaha, geez, thats bad
I remember how great a cigarette was, and sometimes, I smell it in the right environment and get chills of nostalgia, just itching for that "ahhhhh" that I remember.
anyway, good luck
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Post by Lakai on Oct 7, 2015 18:12:21 GMT -7
I smoke now and again, probably around like 2 or 3 pouches and a couple packs a year, give or take. I've quit for extended periods many times before but I don't think i'll ever truly "quit" i've never really had a problem of not being able to stop when I've wanted to though, the addiction factor that a lot of people experience just isn't there for me.
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Post by treetophigh on Oct 7, 2015 18:14:52 GMT -7
I will smoke a pfunk or 2 in all yalls honor tonight
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Post by PooDolla on Oct 7, 2015 18:17:08 GMT -7
i typically smoke Parliament Lights.
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Post by Don Swifty on Oct 7, 2015 18:30:35 GMT -7
Quit cold turkey 7 years ago when I was 42 after having quit about 6 or 7 times before but always going back. Haven't had even a puff since then and can't see myself going back. When I see that I'm going to pass someone on the sidewalk who's smoking I take a deep breath and hold it till I pass them. Can't stand the smell anymore.
Chewing on licorice root was a big help for me.
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Post by saulgoodman on Oct 7, 2015 19:32:45 GMT -7
i quit when i was 24--except i really didn't because i smoked as long as 2 weeks ata time for the next 15 years. and most likely, I have not had my very last cigarette. But, i have probably had about a carton in the last 20 years, and if that kills me, these things are as bad as those tv ad actually say.
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Post by lovejahlive on Oct 7, 2015 20:14:57 GMT -7
I smoke like a fish.
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