Anyone feel like quitting smoking?

[Proletariat]

For years I've felt like having a smoke was a perfect contrast to my first impression. Young gal, runs a mile each morning, watches what she eats, but smokes a pack a day (at work, on partying nights this can easily sky rocket to 2-3 packs a night).

For whatever reason I've decided this could possibly be a bad habit (there's rumors it can be fatal, believe it or not). If there's any other Orgah's who've been smoking for a decade or two, wanna start a thread to see who can go the longest without? I'm sure I'll be the first failure, but what the hey. Could be a fun competition.

Reply here (of course) if there's any interest. Maybe we could start a pool and the first to give in (me, undoubtedly) gives a donation to a charity of the first loser's choice. I say five bucks for everyone who fails, and the first Orgah out, has to fork out the sum to the charity of their choice. Of course, we're following the honor code here.

Anyone game?

[Lemur]

I smoked for ten years. It's a hard habit to give up. Whenever one of my attempts to free myself of the nicotine monkey would fail, I would take comfort in Mark Twain's words: "There is nothing so hard about quitting tobacco; I myself have done it hundreds of times."

I strongly recommend you take yourself off in stages, using some sort of nicotine replacement at first. The cheapest nicotine gum can be bought here. It's much, much cheaper to buy your gum from overseas, so bear that in mind. I've used the linked pharmacy, never had an issue, so you have them as an option.

Glad to offer any encouragement anybody wants. It ain't easy getting the monkey off your back.

[naut]

I think Robert Downey Jr once said "It's easy to stop taking drugs, the hard bit is not taking it up again." The same applies to cigarettes. I got a couple mates all smokers, started with them just doing it at parties. But now its a pack or more a day. It really takes a toll on their fitness, and it shows.

My dad was a heavy smoker and he said the best way is to do it with a couple of people who want to quit as well and will push you through it.

[Bijo]

For about 5 or 4 years have I been a smoker and heavily addicted too. Strangely I ceased it multiple times without noticeable trouble: it was easy and I somehow instantly "switched" my mentality.

Later I made conscious decisions on restarting the habit due to the reason it would relieve boredom if I ever had it and the fact I enjoyed the taste of smoke (of good cigarettes and cigars).

Now I have not smoked in a long time and undergo no difficulties once again. A mental barrier is to control the act and urge to smoking. Even if both the physical and the mental are feeble, one must control the urge mentally and logically. Suppress your need and you are to succeed.

Your need is then to be negated (soon enough).

[Rodion Romanovich]

Only thing I've quit is soft drinks, so I have no experience in quitting smoking. Given the horrible taste of the smoke, the coughing it causes, and the blurry vision, I can't see how it's possible to get addicted to it in the first place?

[Mikeus Caesar]

Only thing I've quit is soft drinks, so I have no experience in quitting smoking. Given the horrible taste of the smoke, the coughing it causes, and the blurry vision, I can't see how it's possible to get addicted to it in the first place?

Because everyone knows it makes you look cool and will get you beautiful girls.



Not that i can talk...i would give up, but i see no reason to, and hey, i enjoy it.

[Ice]

Only thing I've quit is soft drinks, so I have no experience in quitting smoking. Given the horrible taste of the smoke, the coughing it causes, and the blurry vision, I can't see how it's possible to get addicted to it in the first place?

I can agree with cigarettes. A good cigar, on the other hand, is, in my opinion, easier to get addicted too.

Prol, I don't smoke cigarettes, but I wish you the best of luck.

[Pannonian]

I smoked for ten years. It's a hard habit to give up. Whenever one of my attempts to free myself of the nicotine monkey would fail, I would take comfort in Mark Twain's words: "There is nothing so hard about quitting tobacco; I myself have done it hundreds of times."

I strongly recommend you take yourself off in stages, using some sort of nicotine replacement at first. The cheapest nicotine gum can be bought here. It's much, much cheaper to buy your gum from overseas, so bear that in mind. I've used the linked pharmacy, never had an issue, so you have them as an option.

Glad to offer any encouragement anybody wants. It ain't easy getting the monkey off your back.

My dad must be one of those exceptions then. Having smoked for ages and ages (since long before I was born), one day he decided to quit smoking, and has never felt the urge to return.

[Husar]

Wow, a good step into the right direction, Prole.

Personally, the only contact I had with cigarettes was when I held one for a friend, and then I tried to hold it into the wind, hoping it would be burnt on his return...
Anyway, cigarettes are evil, smell very, very bad and make you addicted (yeah, land of the free etc. ).
I don't really get how anyone can say they're fun or tasty, to me that sounds like his/her addiction is speaking.

[AntiochusIII]

Good luck, Prole.

Personally, I hate the smell, so yeah. Never saw the appeal. Then again considering my dislike for alcohol, drugs, (you name it), etc. as well my taste might be slightly skewed.

I'm already unhealthy enough as is.

[Lemur]

My dad must be one of those exceptions then. Having smoked for ages and ages (since long before I was born), one day he decided to quit smoking, and has never felt the urge to return.

It's variable from person to person. Most people who smoke are highly addicted, but ask any neurochemistry major to expound on idiosyncratic reactions to addictive stimulants, and you'll get an earful.

My dad, the Marine, used to tell us that everybody has their drug, and if you're very, very unlucky, someday you'll meet it. Mine was ciggies. Getting off them was pure hell. Many a time I wished fervently that they were illegal, 'cause the sheer availability of them worked against me.

Before I got addicted, I used to suffer from two related fallacies: (1) Addicts lack willpower, and (2) I have a high pain threshold, so I must be very strong-willed. Both of these concepts came crashing down when I finally admitted I was hooked on smokes. High pain tolerance just means you can endure a lot of physical ouches, and has jack-all to do with willpower. And when you're well and truly addicted, it takes rather more than "I will it so!" to get you clean.

But as I said, not everybody reacts to drugs the same way. I've never encountered any other substance that got its claws into me quite as bad as ciggies.

[Caius]

Anyone feel like quiting being 10 hours dayly in a pc?

[naut]

Lmao CF.

[Togakure]

Not at the moment, but it's on the agenda.

[Csargo]

Good luck prole.

[Stig]

Heh, I always like it when people say that smoking may kill you, sex may kill me as well. As does falling from a skyscraper. You'll die anyway, why bother.

[Proletariat]

That's basically how I feel. Cigarettes are damned good fun, fun which is of course inexplicable to non-smokers. Ah well, some charity will go wanting for prize money. My brand has a buy-two-get-one-free deal right now so naturally I bought near a shelf-full.

[Csargo]

[Louis VI the Fat]

I seriously need to quit too. I didn't even make it through to the end of this thread without a puff.

I've promised myself to quit next year, in september. I will be going to America for vacation then with my father. To Disneyworld, for old times sake. I know about their anti-smoking policy, and hope to make good use of it.

The tough part will be not picking smoking up again. I've quit before, it's not that hard actually. But once an addict, always an addict.

It's not the smoking I miss when I've quit. The problem is that I can't stand coffee without a smoke. Every bloody day, with every cup of coffee I drink, I feel miserably sorry for myself. So my days are ruined. Then at night I want a smoke after dinner with that glass of wine. But I can't enjoy that glass of wine without a cigarette. So I skip the wine. Then I notice I can't enjoy dinner without that glass of wine. So I skip dinner too. Which makes me hungry after a couple of weeks, so I long for nicotine to surpress my appetite, lots of it. And inevitably, at this stage I'll get a chain-smoking girlfriend. Or I will spend a few days in a row in bars hanging out with smoking friends. And I simply can't resist the temptation of a cigarette when I'm drunk, no matter how long I've quit.

[CountArach]

Good luck Prol and all other Orgahs who are going to take up the challenge.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

I seriously need to quit too. I didn't even make it through to the end of this thread without a puff.

I've promised myself to quit next year, in september. I will be going to America for vacation then with my father. To Disneyworld, for old times sake. I know about their anti-smoking policy, and hope to make good use of it.

The tough part will be not picking smoking up again. I've quit before, it's not that hard actually. But once an addict, always an addict.

It's not the smoking I miss when I've quit. The problem is that I can't stand coffee without a smoke. Every bloody day, with every cup of coffee I drink, I feel miserably sorry for myself. So my days are ruined. Then at night I want a smoke after dinner with that glass of wine. But I can't enjoy that glass of wine without a cigarette. So I skip the wine. Then I notice I can't enjoy dinner without that glass of wine. So I skip dinner too. Which makes me hungry after a couple of weeks, so I long for nicotine to surpress my appetite, lots of it. And inevitably, at this stage I'll get a chain-smoking girlfriend. Or I will spend a few days in a row in bars hanging out with smoking friends. And I simply can't resist the temptation of a cigarette when I'm drunk, no matter how long I've quit.

Don't the cigarettes negatively effect the taste of the coffee and wine, though?

[Shahed]

For years I've felt like having a smoke was a perfect contrast to my first impression. Young gal, runs a mile each morning, watches what she eats, but smokes a pack a day (at work, on partying nights this can easily sky rocket to 2-3 packs a night).

For whatever reason I've decided this could possibly be a bad habit (there's rumors it can be fatal, believe it or not). If there's any other Orgah's who've been smoking for a decade or two, wanna start a thread to see who can go the longest without? I'm sure I'll be the first failure, but what the hey. Could be a fun competition.

Reply here (of course) if there's any interest. Maybe we could start a pool and the first to give in (me, undoubtedly) gives a donation to a charity of the first loser's choice. I say five bucks for everyone who fails, and the first Orgah out, has to fork out the sum to the charity of their choice. Of course, we're following the honor code here.

Anyone game?

Smoked since 15, now 33. Was always atheletic for the most part, so it was balanced.

I quit today, forever. It's about time too. Wish me luck !

... I won't lose. It's over for me, I don't want to smoke anymore, ever.

I'll post back after 8 weeks (hope I remember to) in this thread for confirmation of my victory over my addiction. I am going to win.

[Martok]

Good luck, man. Remember we're all pulling for you!

And seriously, good luck to *all* of you who are trying to quit. I've had a number of friends stop smoking the last several years, and subsequently I have a fairly good idea of just how difficult it is to do so.

[Shahed]

THANKS Martok. I like your spirit.

More than 24 hours now.

I did compensate by having 3 glasses of white, and 3 of red wine at a wine tasting this evening. Keep in mind I met all my goals for the week so a few glasses of wine were well deserved, PLUS I added quit smoking. Just like that, without much thought.

When I felt the need to smoke, luckily someone started singing the Happy Birthday song ! Perfect excuse for conversation, I just got out that "need for nicotine" right out on the prettiest blond in that group. Letting her enjoy all that extra energy that came from not smoking today. I felt quite relieved afterwards (HAHAAHA! because I managed the approach!), I'm not usually the approach guy, but I think that's a good way. If you feel you need to smoke talk to a pretty and interesting woman instead. It's sure to get you thinking of far better moments in life than a cigarette. For men all you need to think about is what it does to your manhood. That may be enough, but if not; find yourself women who inspire you with their beauty, elegance & eloquence (and ofc inspire yourself with your lust for them), the combination should be enough. (I'm not suggesting a replacement addiction BTW, just for the record).

I want self improvement, I want a high degree of self mastery, smoking has no place in my life. I'm not going back.

[Sigurd]

I want self improvement, I want a high degree of self mastery.

That, right there is the recipe to success.

Man... you are in for some suprises. The pretty ones are goning to hunt you.
Other people will notice too.. people with the power to give you better jobs and better pay.