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38. After a 2-pack/day, 40-year habit...

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 10:01 AM

Nov 2013

I quit cold turkey 2.25 years ago. I used cigarette-length straws, toothpicks, cinnamon sticks, deep breaths to quell the cravings. For me, getting over the nicotine is not the hard part. It's getting over the psychological/habitual/emotional addiction. But remember this... every time you encounter a trigger (waking up, finishing a meal, being nervous, etc) and don't have a cigarette, you are establishing a new habit. Pretty soon you'll have gotten up so many mornings without a cigarette that it will no longer trigger a craving AT ALL.

It does get easier. Hang in there!

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No cigarettes for 16 hours now. 5th attempt in as many months. [View all] sibelian Nov 2013 OP

TRY THE e CIGARRATES Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #1

I'm sucking the life out of one right now. Why is it so UNSATISFYING? sibelian Nov 2013 #9

I am too, but it is quite pleasant RosettaStoned77 Nov 2013 #25

It LACKS the heaven05 Nov 2013 #36

I have a horrible feeling it also lacks being TRANSGRESSIVE. sibelian Nov 2013 #101

Oh don't worry. As a teenager, you will be seen as transgressive tavalon Nov 2013 #110

Ah, I'm not ACTUALLY a teenager. I'm 42. I just feel like one... sibelian Nov 2013 #122

Ha! tavalon Nov 2013 #130

It's not as satisfying in the beginning Revanchist Nov 2013 #43

Is it a Blu? aroach Nov 2013 #74

eGos and similar kits.... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #100

V2 cig tavalon Nov 2013 #111

Clean Cigarette is a good alternative also heaven05 Nov 2013 #129

It's unsatisfying right now because it's not chemical-laden smoke LadyHawkAZ Nov 2013 #87

Yep. You even get the sorethroat-y thing when you switch to elehhhhna Nov 2013 #95

most convenience store bought e-cigs are krawhitham Nov 2013 #94

One more thing krawhitham Nov 2013 #96

hold some ice in your hands Skittles Nov 2013 #113

You are receiving less nicotine. There is less of a head rush as well. Gravitycollapse Nov 2013 #114

If you are wanting to quit cold turkey, I would suggest .... cold water. MADem Nov 2013 #2

Try orange juice, too. randome Nov 2013 #4

OJ cuts through EVERYTHING! Good idea... nt MADem Nov 2013 #119

Of course e-cigs are available with zero nicotine so if that's your huge concern it is better than Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #29

It's been my experience... Oilwellian Nov 2013 #64

Oh, please. MADem Nov 2013 #121

Why not just kick the habit, though? MADem Nov 2013 #120

That's just not true Oilwellian Nov 2013 #62

What's just not true? That they don't cost money? That they MADem Nov 2013 #118

It is obvious by the numbers, you need to quit smoking..5 tries in 5 months... Tikki Nov 2013 #78

I don't smoke! MADem Nov 2013 #117

You ROCK. woo me with science Nov 2013 #3

Waaah! sibelian Nov 2013 #20

You are doing a good thing for everyone around you. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #5

Every time you want a cigarette eat nuts malaise Nov 2013 #6

I threw away at least a dozen half-opened packages before I finally quit. randome Nov 2013 #7

U can do it.. Heather MC Nov 2013 #8

You're good - keep going intaglio Nov 2013 #10

Good Luck! B Calm Nov 2013 #11

The very best thing I have ever done for myself... 99Forever Nov 2013 #12

You can do this... but check with.... Mustellus Nov 2013 #13

Good for YOU! MarianJack Nov 2013 #14

When I quit (about a two years ago) fasttense Nov 2013 #15

Good for you!!! n/t jtuck004 Nov 2013 #16

Kudos to you! you can do it. If I can, anyone can. nt raccoon Nov 2013 #17

Caffeine got me through the first few days. riqster Nov 2013 #18

I tried to quit easily 20 times, probably more, Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #19

My BIL & wife both quit recently Freddie Nov 2013 #21

I had attempted to quit several times over a twenty year period - but all it did was make me Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 #22

Wow. That's inspiring and WEIRD. sibelian Nov 2013 #123

Final Smoke Worked For Me cyberspirit Nov 2013 #23

I wish.. sendero Nov 2013 #24

1 year, 2months cig free after 44 years heaven05 Nov 2013 #26

You are too wonderful! peace13 Nov 2013 #27

You are a virtuous person! Yo_Mama Nov 2013 #28

6 months off them for me. It can be done. Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #30

About 9 months for me. Kaleva Nov 2013 #57

This is a good thing you are doing... ljm2002 Nov 2013 #31

YOU ARE AWESOME! vt_native Nov 2013 #32

It's worth it. Try the gum. You are a paragon of virtue and discipline. nt bemildred Nov 2013 #33

It can be done and you can do it! Anytime you feel a need: message me and we can talk! marble falls Nov 2013 #34

Hang in there, both my parents stopped and started until they got rid of them! Dustlawyer Nov 2013 #35

Don't know you but proud of you all the same. Laffy Kat Nov 2013 #37

After a 2-pack/day, 40-year habit... Ino Nov 2013 #38

I used a strategy Turbineguy Nov 2013 #39

That's what I did Android3.14 Nov 2013 #44

Get and stay real angry at the tobacco industry ... Auggie Nov 2013 #40

Second that one! Fuckers!!! tavalon Nov 2013 #112

Didn't think about it that way... sibelian Nov 2013 #134

I got over my strongest cravings that way Auggie Nov 2013 #135

Of course you can TNNurse Nov 2013 #41

Two things - TheCowsCameHome Nov 2013 #42

Allen Carr's "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" Babel_17 Nov 2013 #45

Congratulations to you!! terip64 Nov 2013 #47

Thank you. Yeah, it seems people do share the success stories Babel_17 Nov 2013 #51

You are an inspiration. Have you heard of this book... terip64 Nov 2013 #46

Huh, I just read that it worked for Pink Babel_17 Nov 2013 #67

I quit smoking and if I can do it anyone can INdemo Nov 2013 #48

I quit about 20 times Pharaoh Nov 2013 #49

Good for you. You smell so roody Nov 2013 #50

You are doing really well, and are a virtuous person. Mira Nov 2013 #52

YOU'RE A VIRTUOUS PERSON OR YOU'LL EAT YOUR OWN FACE Ms. Toad Nov 2013 #53

For the safety of others, I lived alone for the first 2 weeks after I stopped smoking. Kaleva Nov 2013 #54

it gets better dembotoz Nov 2013 #55

You are virtuous, trust me Glorfindel Nov 2013 #56

Just remember, YOU ARE GOING TO QUIT. So smoking again means you have to relive the pain next time Taitertots Nov 2013 #58

just think of how many hours of life each cigarette costs you. madrchsod Nov 2013 #59

Virtue, thy name art sibelian Cirque du So-What Nov 2013 #60

Wellbutrin PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #61

Good job!! Keep it up...it is soooooo worth it... truebrit71 Nov 2013 #63

Keep it up. Think of how people won't think you stink anymore. And remember, valerief Nov 2013 #65

HANG IN THERE gopiscrap Nov 2013 #66

Rooting for you! MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #68

You are virtuous and STRONG!!!!!! etherealtruth Nov 2013 #69

Hang in there! I'm so proud of you! I'm nearly 4 years smoke free and I remember the agony of myrna minx Nov 2013 #70

good luck...tough legal drug to escape.... spanone Nov 2013 #71

Dear Virtuous Arkansaw Nov 2013 #72

Good for you...keep going....n/t prairierose Nov 2013 #73

You're doing good. justgamma Nov 2013 #75

Sibelian, I wanted to revisit and ask... Oilwellian Nov 2013 #76

E-lites... sibelian Nov 2013 #131

If you make it to Tuesday evening, you will have beat it... WCGreen Nov 2013 #77

I quit 30 years ago & never looked back. Here's what helped for me-- Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #79

Keep going. Keefer Nov 2013 #80

Be gentle with yourself BlueToTheBone Nov 2013 #81

You can kick nicotene's ASS, Sibelian...... TheDebbieDee Nov 2013 #82

Made it 24 hrs. the other day. louis-t Nov 2013 #83

Way to go! Babel_17 Nov 2013 #84

Show big tobacco who's boss! Major Nikon Nov 2013 #85

You can do it. Seriously, about 5 months in you'll be quit and applegrove Nov 2013 #86

you can do it arely staircase Nov 2013 #88

SCHEDULING SIBELIAN'S TOBACCO HABIT FOR AN ASSKICKING NuclearDem Nov 2013 #89

They taught us this in a smoking cessation session we had at work & it helped me. WillowTree Nov 2013 #90

It gets better. aikoaiko Nov 2013 #91

It took several tries for me to quit. I stopped for good in 1981. CTyankee Nov 2013 #92

You are indeed virtuous, Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #93

I can't imagine how difficult that is. Hang in there. liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #97

It will get better in a couple days. Honest, it will. LadyHawkAZ Nov 2013 #98

May you succeed. William769 Nov 2013 #99

good luck. stopping smoking DesertFlower Nov 2013 #102

I've joined you. Th1onein Nov 2013 #103

I quit for 2 months in July giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #104

15 years after he quit smoking, my beloved father died of lung cancer at the ripe old age of 47. kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #105

You CAN do it sibelian KauaiK Nov 2013 #106

YOU CAN DO IT KauaiK Nov 2013 #107

I smoked for 18 years. I finally quit 3 years ago (in July 2010) with the help of the gum (eom) StevieM Nov 2013 #108

You are a virtuous person tavalon Nov 2013 #109

I feel you, man! Coming up on 7 years clean now, after smoking for 9! eqfan592 Nov 2013 #115

Take tyrosine, it will fill your empty dopamine receptors and provide some relief grahamhgreen Nov 2013 #116

Hang in there, the first few days are the toughest badtoworse Nov 2013 #124

Nicotine Gum worked for me, been cigarette free for 15yrs KinMd Nov 2013 #125

I went cold turkey on July 16 and was fairly amazed how DonViejo Nov 2013 #126

Just start smoking again already. tjwash Nov 2013 #127

One good thing about losing weight vs. quitting smoking... Silent3 Nov 2013 #128

But you have to love me more than the cigarettes do or.... or..... or.... sibelian Nov 2013 #133

its not hard. I quit and re-started several times. just keep trying okieinpain Nov 2013 #132