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- hamburgers, on 05/16/2008, -0/+8010 weeks with no cigarettes after 15 years of smoking almost every day. Cold Turkey!
- inactive, on 05/16/2008, -0/+29Why'd you skip b?
- xKorrix, on 05/16/2008, -7/+34I know it's bad but..
I love my smokey treats. - zardoz73, on 05/16/2008, -2/+26Ten years of smoking, and last June I quit for 6 months. Unfortunately, around New Years' I started again and I'm almost to my old daily rate. I suck.
Going to read Allen Carr's book again, it's the best way to quit. Wish me luck! - thrallie, on 05/16/2008, -5/+25D is false. Everyone I know that smokes tobacco quits by going cold turkey.
I used to smoke and I quit cold turkey. But I replaced it with the occasional joint / bong rip. - Lunarbunny, on 05/16/2008, -0/+20Is it just me or is that a fake cigarette in the picture at the top of the article?
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -0/+20If you've never smoked -- Don't start.
- relikborg, on 05/16/2008, -0/+18Two years and three months after cold turkey as well. I actually tried the patch previously and it didn't work for me. All I needed was a good reason, and that turned out to be that I was tired of being sick all the time.
- chaos7, on 05/16/2008, -8/+25smoking sucks. everyone should quit.
- Tweekster, on 05/16/2008, -1/+15I found the easiest thing was to simply not smoke anymore (it sounds wierd but it works when you decide you are not going to)
And when you get a craving just detach yourself from those thoughts. Takes some practice but has worked quite well.
One decade of smoking, 6 months of not now, no cravings anymore and i can sit right next to someone and not even care.
Although I do still enjoy a nice cigar now and again. - duhduhduh, on 05/16/2008, -0/+13Been without the butts for six days, Still ready to kill everyone.
- louiemantia, on 05/16/2008, -0/+10⌘Q smoking.
- abhpro, on 05/16/2008, -0/+10***** b.
- inactive, on 05/16/2008, -5/+14New comment system? FIVE MINUTES?!
- nan0bug00, on 05/16/2008, -8/+17I JUST HAD A CIGARETTE AND I ENJOYED IT. SWEET SWEET CANCER.
The hole in my throat will be the ultimate fashion accessory. - digdugdog, on 05/16/2008, -1/+10I got my (now) wife to quit by creating a calendar which started with her regular amount of smokes per day for an entire week and then reduced that total by one each week. By the time she got to the last month she didn't even want the ones that were allotted to her. Before I came up with the system it was a huge sore point in our relationship and threatened to put an end to everything. The thing was she wanted to quit but just wasn't able to manage going cold turkey. You have to WANT to do it!
- sodade, on 05/16/2008, -0/+9Smoked a pack a day from 12(!) to 22. Quitting was the hardest thing I have ever done. For two years I woke up thinking I was a smoker again because I dreamed that I smoked literally every ***** night.
- dvsbastard, on 05/16/2008, -3/+11Congratulations... You have discovered "willpower"!
- wushu18t, on 05/16/2008, -0/+8i tried smoking for about 3 months. i got myself off of it as i could see how i started to crave it. even a few months later i would look at one and be tempted. of the drugs i've taken nicotine scared me the most.
- wefandango, on 05/16/2008, -0/+8i'd like to see a study that correlates smoking with stimulant meds i.e. ritalin and adderall. i've taken adderall for a few years now and have been trying to quit smoking for a while and i notice that when i don't take adderall, i have little to no urge to smoke, but when i take it the urges are overwhelming.
as stimulant meds increase the heart rate and metabolism, it follows that people with higher blood pressure and faster metabolisms would naturally be predisposed to smoke more, it seems. but what do i know, i'm just one of the pill-taking sheep... - arnmsctt, on 05/16/2008, -1/+9Cold turkey for seven months after five years of a pack a day.
Now I smoke turkeys after sex - senselessending, on 05/16/2008, -0/+8i read this book because a fellow digger posted it in a comment about a smoking story a LONG time ago. And, I'm really glad i did. "The easy way to stop smoking" by Allen Carr changed my life. it doesn't use ***** scare tactics, it just logically dismantles any arguement or reason why one would smoke and i've been cold turkey for ::counts:: 31 weeks now. And, I'm happier and healthier than ever. I know this ***** sounds like an infomercial, but it worked for me so yeah... get off the sinking ship, its not too late. =/
- dopplerdog, on 05/16/2008, -1/+9Sorry to hear that noone you know gives a ***** about you. Must be tough.
In any case, why are you getting so worked up about this article? This article is aimed at people who want to quit but can't. It's not for those that are happy making billionaires even richer, at the expense of their own health. Feel free to skip the article and read something else.
Unless, of course, it hit a soft spot you're desperately trying to hide.... - inactive, on 05/16/2008, -2/+9These posts just piss people off and turn into "RAAHH LET US SMOKE AND LEAVE US ALONE" vs. "RAHHH NO ITS BAD FOR YOU AND ANNOYING." So, why don't we just stop?
- Matri, on 05/16/2008, -1/+8If you had discipline you wouldn't have started on it again.
- specialK16, on 05/16/2008, -0/+6Nice. I am 18, and began smoking some months ago. I don't smoke a lot (usually 3 or 4 cigs per day for the last 2 months) but I really want to quit :(.
- Tyr7BE, on 05/16/2008, -0/+625 years without starting to begin with. Whenever I smoke I feel really nauseous. I suppose that's a blessing.
- ileftfark, on 05/16/2008, -0/+6So simple, but so spot-on. I'm one of the ones that tried it and found I liked it. Now, I wish I could just drop it and not think about it ever again. If only I had listened... but then again, I'd have learned nothing on my own. Just a tough price to pay.
- jjef, on 05/16/2008, -0/+6i'm about to hit 1.5 years after quitting cold turkey. hell yes.
- OKeric, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5What do you all think of smoking only when you're drinking? I smoke all the time when I'm drinking beers, it's like I'm only addicted to them when drunk.
- deff, on 05/16/2008, -2/+7Teenagers all smoke and they seem pretty on-the-ball...
- geegel, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5Contrary to popular belief, non-smokers die too.
- artfiend77, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5Been smoke free for 7 months now after 13 years of smoking myself, tried many times to quit, in the end all it took was one bad flu to jump start the quitting process. Haven't looked back since.
- cman12, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5Interesting Information. I started quitting a week ago and it's been tough but i feel good about it. Using the patch and it's a lifesaver.
- dopplerdog, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4The most vulnerable time is when you're in your teens. And advertisers knew this: here in Oz, it was legal to advertise cigarettes until the 70s, and they always showed happy successful young people having fun smoking. And most significantly, in _groups_. When you are in your teens you are most vulnerable to peer group pressure - and you're willing to risk the most to "fit in" with the group. When I was a teen there was tremendous pressure for guys to smoke just because almost all the girls we knew did.
Once you're older, you recoginise this for the crock it is, and you no longer willingly take risks for mere social acceptance. And you know that girls who smoke stink and aren't such good kissers - you're better off with the ones that don't smoke. - dopplerdog, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4"Will power" is overrated to achieve goals. Put "will power" against planning, habit-forming activities and a support network, and will power will lose almost every time. This applies to everything from losing weight to stopping smoking.
- psykik, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4Thanks for the medical advice, Dr. Tweekster!
- Tweekster, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4I hope a smoker blows smoke in your face just for complaining on the internet like a bitch.
And no you wont hit him, you will slump down like a pussy. - dvsbastard, on 05/16/2008, -1/+5"d) Most smokers try to quit unaided, resulting in a high failure rate."
That might be true, but I have always believed that this is because those who actually seek ways to help themselves quit (such as nicotine replacement therapy) are more likely to be dedicated to quitting than those who make a snap decision to give up the habit cold turkey... - xDreaminGx, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4just under 1 year cold turkey, I smoked for 2 years previously and ended up quitting so I could play sports again.
I feel I have less lung capacity after smoking for just 2 years, I regret nothing. - ileftfark, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4I smoke, but am smart enough to know how bad my nasty little habit is. I've made some half-hearted attempts at quitting, but it's ***** hard. To my friends who don't smoke, it's tough to explain the attraction. Honestly, as a pack-a-day smoker, quitting smoking is tantamount to quitting eating. That's what it feels like. Yeah, you can go hours or even a day without it, but after a while, your brain turns on you and tells you its necessary to GET SOME ***** NICOTINE NOW! Articles like this help to explain what many of us smokers are going through. I don't want sympathy- my decisions are exactly that. I just want people to understand that many times, people that smoke aren't necessarily selfish bastards intent on polluting your airspace (although some of them may be), but people that have developed a habit that is tough to break. Props to some of you diggers who have dropped it. I'll meet up with you when I catch my breath.
- Stavrosian, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Much truth is being spoken here. Your desire to quit is the only thing that really matters.
- ZombieSociety, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Yes, you can; stop whining and walk away.
- sp1r1t, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Yeah, that's the first thing I saw.
Amazing how the human brain works. - ileftfark, on 05/16/2008, -1/+4Yeah, superrad had a "tone" to his comment, but he has a point- many non-smokers talk to smokers as if they want them to quit for their own good, when it really boils down to "I don't want to sit in a smoky bar" or "I don't want to pay higher health insurance because of your habit", etc. Just be honesty, and you'll get honesty in return. An open discourse is always the best way to approach a topic.
- mrdorian, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3do it now, or u will find it hard
- YoctoYotta, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3“It’s more difficult to get off nicotine than heroin or cocaine.”
Dang, I was able to quite smoking after a pack a day for 5 years, maybe I should reconsider those speedballs I've always heard so much about. No harm right? - julianrod, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3I read the book and quit the moment I finished it, 3 years ago.
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