MyBB guide to quitting smoking

Agreed. When the wife and I start at each others throats, first thing I want is a a cig.
 
DigitalSoldier said:
Exactly!!

I can do fine at home or when around friends, but when dealing with some of the idiots at work... it is not good for my health without smoking :p
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you mean their health :D Some of these idiots are liable to get hurt
 
So today I really feel like having a smoke... how are the rest of you getting on?
 
we have to ask ourselves:
How does smoking help us deal with situations.Does it not make it worse by raising our blood pressure,create a stink on our breath and clothing,smoke up the room and make us feel helpless.
 
DrYes said:
we have to ask ourselves:
How does smoking help us deal with situations.Does it not make it worse by raising our blood pressure,create a stink on our breath and clothing,smoke up the room and make us feel helpless.
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It does cause raised blood pressure create stink etc but I don't think it makes us feel helpless. I think it gives us the opportunity to step away from stressful situations and look at it objectively.
 
warchylde said:
I think it gives us the opportunity to step away from stressful situations and look at it objectively.
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Exactly.Why must a tobacco filled stick give us opportunities?
Can't we choose for ourselves more constructive ways to deal with stressful situations?

Helplessness comes from the addiction that can't be controlled willingly.
 
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DrYes said:
we have to ask ourselves:
How does smoking help us deal with situations.Does it not make it worse by raising our blood pressure,create a stink on our breath and clothing,smoke up the room and make us feel helpless.
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It gives you your fix, many smokers don't think they are addicted after a couple weeks but they are. Quitting only makes that worse. For me the anger is amplified 10x for like 6 months until my family beg me to smoke again. The sad thing is they reckon it can take up to 3-5 years to come right and some don't come right.

It is soul destroying after 6 months of no smoking that you want to kill every driver on the road :(. Eventually i always give in because i just cannot take it anymore.
 
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I better unsub from this thread, because one night I am going to come on here drunk and tune all of you :o
 
killadoob said:
It gives you your fix, many smokers don't think they are addicted after a couple weeks but they are. Quitting only makes that worse. For me the anger is amplified 10x for like 6 months until my family beg me to smoke again. The sad thing is they reckon it can take up to 3-5 years to come right and some don't come right.

It is soul destroying after 6 months of no smoking that you want to kill every driver on the road :(. Eventually i always give in because i just cannot take it anymore.
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This is exactly it....my previous attempts at quitting was undone by family begging me to start again


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killadoob said:
It gives you your fix, many smokers don't think they are addicted after a couple weeks but they are. Quitting only makes that worse. For me the anger is amplified 10x for like 6 months until my family beg me to smoke again. The sad thing is they reckon it can take up to 3-5 years to come right and some don't come right.

It is soul destroying after 6 months of no smoking that you want to kill every driver on the road :(. Eventually i always give in because i just cannot take it anymore.
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Anger is the classic alibi.Your family nags you to stop out of concern for you health,smell etc.You quit but then somehow conveniantly become irratable,angry and diffficult to live with.They beg you to start again to 'rid yourself of the demons'.
You are now free to smoke without any interference.anger has won your case for you but ultimately, just like OJ, you are guilty.
 
DrYes said:
Anger is the classic alibi.Your family nags you to stop out of concern for you health,smell etc.You quit but then somehow conveniantly become irratable,angry and diffficult to live with.They beg you to start again to 'rid yourself of the demons'.
You are now free to smoke without any interference.anger has won your case for you but ultimately, just like OJ, you are guilty.
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Dude believe me after 6 months i don't even think about smoking, i can actually get drunk and not smoke. My issue with smoking has nothing to be do with being able to quit, it is purely because for the months that i am off cigi's my whole personality becomes dark and angry. I become a bloody monster.

This is not me subconsciously making myself angry, the stupid things set me off. Someone cuts in front of me i wanna get out of my car and F the person up. When i am smoking i just hoot and cruise on. I wish i was making myself angry because i could get it to come right but no ways china my whole anger management is out the window. Happy days are gone. One bad thing in my day ruins me for like a week.

I know i am guilty but there comes a tipping point where you think i just cannot live like this anymore i would rather smoke. It is proven though that smoking changes your brain and when people quit some can kick the habit in 2 weeks and for other people they will never kick the habit and will have to fight daily to keep it at bay for the rest of their lives. My problem is that my mood is so bad i eventually just give in, it is my fault but i wonder to myself could this go on for another 3 years? I have not been able to do it in my 8 attempts and every time it is the anger that gets me. My mood is so bad i actually lose control, if something really gets me angry like work or people in my life i can literally lose it. There is nothing that can calm me down. I think my body is so dependent on nicotine when i don't have it my mood just goes black and angry. The last time i quit for 7 months and work was hectic and i lost control in front of a client because my printer had messed their print job up. The client looked shocked, she must have thought i just had a nervous breakdown :eek:. I explained to her over the phone the following day and she said perhaps if that is what quitting has done to me perhaps it's best to smoke haha.
 
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I see quitting two ways, its a new exciting challenge and its the worst thing to go through and that is all at the same time.
I have tried a good bunch of times and battled through the first few weeks and months and then failed at various stages.
I dont think its because im weak minded because I consider myself to be really strong willed but smoking is a sneaky thing and your brain will play all kinds of tricks on you.

Anyway the point of this is that yesterday I decided to quit again. Been using one of those electronic cigs since yesterday and it is helping. Its more for the habit than the actual nicotene.
I find its quite handy to go outside with the thing like I used to and spend about the same time out there. Im hoping this will help the mental bit which is far harder for me than the actual cravings. Luckily it sorts out the cravings too, its not as good as a ciggie but it sure does help.
 
Day 5. Going OK.
I am a champion quitter, I've done it many times. I didn't smoke for about 2/3 years then started fooling around with smokes. Off and on for about a year. Surprised myself at how hard it was to quit again. Would stop for 3-7 days then start again. Now I have decided that this is it. I was smoking about 5 a day.

Yes, I used to tell people that you can quit if you decide you WANT to quit. You have to want to do it. I suppose all the times over the last year when I stopped, I have not had the real desire to quit. Because each time the issue I was struggling with would come up again, I would reach for a smoke. Now the issue is sorted, well sort of, I need to do it for myself. Smoking made me feel negative and not in control of my life.

If it wasn't so bad for you and didn't make your clothes smell, your mouth taste like sh*t, your throat burn and your lungs feel k*k and block your nose, I would be a smoker. That rush it gives, I like!
 
Londo said:
If it wasn't so bad for you and didn't make your clothes smell, your mouth taste like sh*t, your throat burn and your lungs feel k*k and block your nose, I would be a smoker. That rush it gives, I like!
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I think you forgot to add the part about it killing you.
Im on day 3 and not feeling too bad. The electronic ciggie is helping alot.
 
Rocket-Boy said:
I think you forgot to add the part about it killing you.
Im on day 3 and not feeling too bad. The electronic ciggie is helping alot.
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I always find the first couple weeks the easiest because your will and desire is stronger than 5 months down the line :D.

I have no issues quitting, it is staying quit that gets me hehe.
 
Rocket-Boy said:
I think you forgot to add the part about it killing you.
Im on day 3 and not feeling too bad. The electronic ciggie is helping alot.
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When I am struggling, I remind myself that I don't want to go back to Day 1 again. Hang in there. From Mr Day 5!
 
killadoob said:
I always find the first couple weeks the easiest because your will and desire is stronger than 5 months down the line :D.

I have no issues quitting, it is staying quit that gets me hehe.
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dude I know exactly what you mean. Normally 2 weeks is simple, then your brain starts to trick you.
I honestly think it will always be a problem for me but I have to do something about it this time.
For some reason though im really battling with being massively grumpy on this one, hopefully that will end soon though.
 
Rocket-Boy said:
dude I know exactly what you mean. Normally 2 weeks is simple, then your brain starts to trick you.
I honestly think it will always be a problem for me but I have to do something about it this time.
For some reason though im really battling with being massively grumpy on this one, hopefully that will end soon though.
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Ya sadly for me that grumpy stage never goes away, not even 14 months later :(. What you must do rocket is ensure your tummy is never empty.
 
Fell off the wagon on Monday night.. smoked about 6 cigarettes (was out for supper and drinks with some freinds).. was clean for 3 weeks before that :/

I haven't started up again though... and quite frankly I'm not really feeling much better health-wise since I stopped smoking.
 
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