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rusty1983 · Joined: 30 Jan 2007

Im about a week in my latest attempt to quit smoking. Got a rush of enthusiasm and energy over last weekend about it, I was gushing with positivity and even got drunk without smoking.

The week has taken its toll now and it got pretty intense yesterday. Ive now got flu symptoms and an empty, lonely feeling of despair. I feel like a child again!!!

Remind me again why Im doing this, or share your experiences!!

richardlang · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Location: Gangnam

I stopped (not quit) smoking for a week. I didn't want to break the news to my folks when I was visiting back in the U.S. I got back to Korea, smoked a few, and wondered I had ever started smoking in the first place, but then it started to get better after the third one. Now I'm back to my sweet spot again.

seonsengnimble · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:55 pm Post subject:

I'm about half way there. Instead of going cold turkey, I've gone halfway and will hopefully go all the way soon. I stopped smoking inside. I stopped smoking at work and on the way to work. I now smoke less than half as much as I used to. Now to cut it out completely. I plan to quit all together this weekend.

lizlemon · Joined: 05 Jan 2010

i went cold turkey but i was a pretty light smoker as it was. gained a ton of weight though!

Perceptioncheck · Joined: 13 Oct 2008

I quit cold turkey about seven or eight months ago. The first few weeks were a nightmare and I came close to lighting up again so so so many times. But I'm so so so glad I didn't because after those first few nightmare weeks the whole process was gravy.

Just wait those craves out. If I had a particularly bad crave, I would to go to http://www.whyquit.com and read stories about people who had died young from smoking related diseases and testamonials from people who've lost family members. Yes, I know it's maudlin and more than a little creepy, but it really helped me through those rough patches.

Quitting has honestly made me feel amazing and not only because of the health aspect. I know it sounds corny, but it's more the sense of achievement. . .I always thought I would live and die a smoker but quitting has made me feel way more in control of my own life.

Didn't gain any weight either.

*Preach over*

Anyway, good luck mate. PM me if you want to hear more preaching!

djsmnc · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Dave's ESL Cafe

conrad2 · Joined: 05 Nov 2009

Quitting smoking is so easy to do. I have quit ten times.

mattwhy · Joined: 02 Jan 2010

seonsengnimble · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:35 pm Post subject:

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

I quit in April last year after 25 years of regular smoking.

What worked for me was to set a day in the near future......a special day works best, like a birthday or something......then slowly condition your brain that this will be the day you'll definitely stop. When the day comes then start telling yourself over and over that you're a non-smoker. Brainwash yourself. It's hard, but if you can consciously forget that you smoked once and see yourself as a total non-smoker.....it can work.....I don't even miss smoking.

What does happen though is that you might get an underlying stress and find yourself being snappy and impatient.

The key to it all, IMO, is to re-train your mind and not spend every day wishing you could have a smoke. That's bound to end in failure.

mattwhy · Joined: 02 Jan 2010