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Quitting Smoking
Im 23 and have been smoking since I was 20. Im sick of it and Im looking for some clever ways to quit. I said I wasnt going to smoke anymore and even told my two roommates that if they caught me smoking I would give them $75 each time. Ive already snuck outside for one and its 10am. I am weak! Help me OOT please...
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Re: Quitting Smoking
Nicotine patches + read Allen Carr. I'm 46 hours without a cigarette right now. Usually smoke 15+ a day, been smoking four years. Kind of managing.
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Keep it up man. Sounds like we've got pretty similar cig stories.
Allen Car? Im on it. |
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I have one of his books called "The little book of Quitting"
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Quitti...7577&sr=8-2 Basically it unpicks all the lies you tell yourself to keep on smoking. As a smoker, you'll hate it; as someone genuinely wanting to give up, it's the best thing you'll ever read. I have it in my pocket, and hope I'll reach for it next time I'm tempted to buy a pack. I haven't been to a bar/club or been drunk yet, though, and it's those social situations which will be harder. I also think starting to exercise a lot more should really help. If you spend all day in front of a computer and don't exercise - like me at the moment - it'll be harder. |
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PATCH!! Its so worth every penny you pay for it. Dont torture yourself with cold turkey.
I smoked 10 years, and was up to just about 2 packs. 13 months 24 days without a ciggarette |
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There are *some* social advantages to smoking, at least here in the UK where in bars and clubs a lot of young people still smoke (though even that's soon to be banned).
Smoking gives you an instant way to start a conversation with any other smoker. Such an easy way to start talking to a girl. It's so much harder as a non-smoker. However, have I ever got laid just because I smoked? No. |
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I'd say the gum, but then again I didn't really quit so...
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Re: Quitting Smoking
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There are *some* social advantages to smoking, at least here in the UK where in bars and clubs a lot of young people still smoke (though even that's soon to be banned). Smoking gives you an instant way to start a conversation with any other smoker. Such an easy way to start talking to a girl. It's so much harder as a non-smoker. However, have I ever got laid just because I smoked? No. [/ QUOTE ] I have. I have had a girl approach me for a light, and the next night we had sex. I think a lot of girls will tell you that guys smoking looks cool (though some find it a turn off of course). 90% of smokers probably started for the image. |
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Smoking gives you an instant way to start a conversation with any other smoker. Such an easy way to start talking to a girl. It's so much harder as a non-smoker. [/ QUOTE ] It's not harder as a non-smoker. It just requires a bit of effort. What are you going to talk about? How you are both giving yourself cancer? Wow that is uber cool. |
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Nicotine patches + read Allen Carr. I'm 46 hours without a cigarette right now. Usually smoke 15+ a day, been smoking four years. Kind of managing. [/ QUOTE ] I don't think you read Carr quite close enough. He advocates zero nicotine replacement because, as he says, using nicotine to get over nicotine doesn't make a lot of sense (there are other reasons not to use nicotine replacement, but that one is the easy soundbite). But I definitely reccomend his book. It'll help change your mindset on smoking. Quitting doesn't seem so hard afterward. I smoked for over 10 years and am now a nonsmoker. |
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