I went 23 hours without a cigarette once. I only beat to death half that many people with my lighter. Restraint is a good thing. I am proud of myself.
I went 23 hours without a cigarette once. I only beat to death half that many people with my lighter. Restraint is a good thing. I am proud of myself.
Was it a decent death-by-metal-zippo, or a lingering death-of-a-thousand-light-blows-from-a-cheap-plastic-piece-of-s**t?Originally Posted by Brice
I'd done the "...stopped for 12 hours..", or "... for 21 hours.." type of thing before, but that ain't quitting, it's just self abuse!
The only time I ever tried for real before was with a hypnotherapist. i walked out of that €250 session convinced I'd never smoke again - lasted all of 5 hours I think!
Then, when I successfully did it, I just convinced myself (maybe for the first time ever) that I WANTED to, picked a day, got some nicotine replacement (microtabs), and quit!
It was the latter, Brian!
I was sincere that one time in trying to quit I just realized my level of dedication to smoking was higher than any desire to quit.
That's right...what some folks call addiction I call commitment.
am i the only one that read microtabs automatically as LSD? that's a hell of a nicotine replacement!
You are definitely not the only one. I don't even want to quit and I'd sign up for that.
i had a feeling you'd've read it the same way.
yes, i just used a double contraction. somebody please shoot me now.
Not surprisingly, I thought the same thing. It'd be hard to quit that way. Tripping always makes me want to smoke more.
i went through three packs of cigarettes at a show one time. not including those i bummed. of course...i'm not sure how many people were bumming off of me.
i ate a lot of pixie sticks that night, too.
I wish I had a carton right about now.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
am i the only one that read microtabs automatically as LSD? that's a hell of a nicotine replacement!
Nope - they're just nicotine tablets, mini-sized, which you pop under the tongue. Give you a very discernible hit of nicotine which is very controlled and time-specific. I found them very damn good.
I used to smoke about 20-25 a day.
I started on about 15 microtabs daily, quickly cut them down, was off them in < 3 weeks.
are those available in the US?
I wouldn't know, but you'd think so.
Try Googling "Nicorette Micro Tabs"? (Nicorette is the brand I had)
ah, no. in the US, nicorette sells gum. i see the microtabs for sale in the UK, NZ and australia.
Hmmmm
Dunno why - the microtabs are a FAR better product than the gum (seriously). Lobby your representatives!!
Or we can just have Brian smuggle them to us....not that I plan on quitting, but I might need more nicotine....patches, gum, smokes, and now microtabs.
My boyfriend quit smoking 3 months ago after 10 years of cigarette smoking. One day he just came home and said he smoked his last cigarette and was never going to buy another pack again. He hasn't. I'm amazed at how little it's affected him, especially going cold turkey like that. No cravings, moodiness, ect... He just said he decided it was time to quit and has had no trouble.
I am Daenerys Stormborn and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood.
Yes, they are. So are those big tablets, Niquitine. Neither kind is available here, only gum which is no use to bears because of the dentures. Alexander brings me some when he comes here, but it's not enough.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should only need enough to do a few weeks though - otherwise you're just going to replace a cigarette addiction with a different nicotine addiction (gum or tabs or whatever).
OK it's a good deal in so far as it's JUST nicotine, and not all the chemicals & poisons added to cigarettes as well - but better to just use the replacement therapy to get off cigarettes and then wean yourself off the replacement within a few weeks as well.
I know that may look/sound harsh. But having done it I KNOW the key is honestly wanting to do it for real. I'd told people (myself included) many times over the years that I wanted to quit. The honest truth (in hindsight) is that I never WANTED to quit until I actually did.
Electronic cigarettes.
I'm not a smoker myself but has anyone tried these?
The first two times I quit (1.5 years each time), it was that easy. This last time it has been hard as hell. Mostly psychological.My boyfriend quit smoking 3 months ago after 10 years of cigarette smoking. One day he just came home and said he smoked his last cigarette and was never going to buy another pack again. He hasn't. I'm amazed at how little it's affected him, especially going cold turkey like that. No cravings, moodiness, ect... He just said he decided it was time to quit and has had no trouble.
Mr. Woofer gave up cold turkey and did all right after he got sane again.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
the last time i tried to quit smoking it wasn't difficult to go on three or four cigarettes a day instead of my usual 30 or 40. i had money for them but i wasn't tempted, except a few times a day, and i only gave in because the total lack of smoking made it harder to quit smoking pot at the same time.
now i can't afford cigarettes at all and i'm trying to quit again but it's next to impossible. i constantly want one, can't put one out without reaching for another. i keep bumming them from my father right after deciding i won't do it. i plan to make what i get last all week like i could before but they don't last half the day. i go out to bum them off of friends, i ask people in parking lots if they can spare one. i don't know why it's so much harder this time but it's really pissing me off. i know i can do this, i remember how easy it was to only smoke a few each day, but this time i am picking scraps out of ash trays and checking the ground outside for a cigarette that still has one hit left on it. i feel like a fucking junkie.
To me it's every man's choice. If you wish to smoke, fine, I don't care, but I don't smoke and I would never do it. Simply because it's a habit, and a habit destroys a man.
That said, I don't like people smoking inside when I'm around, or blowing it in my face. It's common sense. I don't mind the smell in minor doses. Maybe it's because several of my friends as well as my parents smoke, but still.
I was always courteous, even asking people in my car if my smoking would annoy them. I quit when I had to be off cigs for a week. I figured that since I'd be past the physical addiction portion, I should go on and quit. So far it's been 675 days.
I still love cigarettes and would love to have one, but I choose not to partake. Every day is a struggle, some more than others, and heavy stress makes it quadruply difficult. Last night I started smoking again in my dreams. That gets worked into a lot of my dreams.
Ahhh, better.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
"The Great Smoking Debate"
My friend Cameron had one, it looked a bit weird and he said if you puffed on it too much it made you nauseous. He's back to real cigarettes again now though, so I guess the answer is no
I always think I'll quit on Saturday mornings when I have a hangover, but I only smoke Friday nights when I'm at the pub - and if I don't go to the pub, I don't smoke. I enjoy the cigarette as much as the beer so I have no real incentive to give up my social smokes.
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