Quit smoking again this year....Need suggs. and encouragement

[wooly_chicken]

Have a big party celebrating your quitting smoking. If you start smoking again after doing this, it will make you look like an idiot.

[Runkmud]

Tenn, good luck! Quitting is extremely tough.

There's something I can definitely recommend though. There is a shot you can get that shuts down the receptors in your brain that crave nicotine.

Before I go into this, I'll say that I still smoke, and have taken the shot twice. I'm a huge smoker, I smoke between 2 and 3 packs a day. The first time I took the shot I quit for 5 days. Unfortunately I'm also a drinker and went out and drank with my friends which put me right back on them. I did the same thing the second time I got the shot, I just wasn't ready to quit.

The shot however does work, it totally takes away any physical craving for nicotine, and you're left with just psychological addictions. The shot cost me $375 IIRC, and you get a free second shot if the first one doesn't work.

It's kind of expensive, but nothing compared to the cost of smoking. If I quit drinking anytime soon, I'm going to immediately do the shot again, and hopefully quit smoking forever.

Here's the link if you're interested.

http://www.smokingshot.com/redirect.aspx

[Big Poppa Smurf]

my mom was a smoker for over 25 years, and she started taking some pill a few months ago and hasn't smoked since. i know that it's covered by some insurance companies, but i can't remember the name. unfortunately my mom's insurance doesn't cover it, but she was spending so much on cigarettes that it balanced out

[Tennenbaum]

Awesome. I just want to thank everyone for the encouragement, the stories of themselves quitting and the suggestions on what I can do to help. I may keep this thread alive to vent throughout my quitting process and let you all know what I've tried and how it worked. Hopefully we can have a 1yr thread reunion next year and I'll still be smoke free.

Here's to hoping! Keep up the suggestions and stories. I think anyone quitting or who has quit but is maybe faltering might get some help from the good words.

[Warder]

Pick up the book by Allen Carr

[hanimal]

I'm quitting for the second time starting this new year.
My roommates are joining me.
Day 1 = success.
We'll see how the rest of the week goes.

[Tennenbaum]

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I'm quitting for the second time starting this new year.
My roommates are joining me.
Day 1 = success.
We'll see how the rest of the week goes.

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GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND. If you want one, dont have one. We'll all stick together. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[hanimal]

Thanks

My roommates are smoking as we speak.
I AM NOT.
I kind of figured this would happen.... I'm drinking a lot of coffee right now.

[octopi]

If this helps, Tennenbaum, finding out you smoke is like finding my favorite teacher from grade five smokes like a steam engine and drinks. Sort of a weird realization.

I'm seriously shocked.

Anyhow, if it's worth anything, my grandma (who smoked for 60+ years) quit when she was 82 and my mom quit after 25 years a few years ago. They both used Zyban, and it was a hefty battle for the both of them, but a seriously good one. Good luck!

[Tennenbaum]

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Thanks

My roommates are smoking as we speak.
I AM NOT.
I kind of figured this would happen.... I'm drinking a lot of coffee right now.

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Stay stong hanimal!!! Coffee might not be a good idea...i know when I have that I want one even more. you can do this. it's gonna suck...but just for a little bit. At least you're not a girl. I just started crying for about 2 and a half minutes for no reason. And then totally stopped. Ha ha ha. so lame.