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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: 1K0N on April 01, 2004, 03:04:46 PM
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Me and the wife are kicking the habit this weekend, we have decided to try the patch, any of you ex smokers recommend
a better option than the patch?
IKON
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sure.... whenever you want to smoke... eat instead!! :D
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Zyban
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Why wait until this weekend?
Also, don't talk about how you're quitting smoking to all of your associates. The more you talk about it, the more you'll think about it, and the more you think about it the more you'll want it.
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Actually I haven't told anyone at work, hadn't thought about it, was just looking for options to help me I hadn't heard about...
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none of the 'gimick's or tools' worked for me.
I had to get to the point where I hated smoking more than I craved it.
before you go saying you're 'there'. .. I'm talking about at the moment of 'truth'.. when you want to light up.. with that drink, while on the phone, after dinnner and/or sex.. etc
So many smokers want to quit but that isn't enough IMO.
with all the associations smokers have,
what needs to happen is that at that moment when you go to light up you have to hate it more than crave it.
it helps to 'get busy' with work, exercise, hobbies... whatever it takes to get your mind off cigs.
and like Gofaster mentioned.. don't obsess over it.. get it off your mind
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When I quit smoking(the first time), it was for about 2 months. I lit up a cigarette and got sicker than a dog. I haven't smoked since(29 years ago). By the way, it was cold turkey. Also, anything other vices I've had I quit via cold turkey. I haven't indulged in any illegal drugs in 23 years and it will be 20 years this summer since I've drank alchohol. I haven't drank caffiene in almost 20 either. You say, "what are your vices now"?, rootbeer, oreo blizzards and collecting flight jackets.
:)
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yeah.. like RootBeer and Oreo's aren't drugs....:p
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1K0N
First of all congrats on your choise. I quit a 13 year old habbit on feb 1. and have stayed "clean" (a couple of weeks ago i was seen drunk as a mofo with a sig in my hand but i can't remember so it does not count imo).
Anyway... the health benefits comes very rapidly, and you are gonna notice it within the first week!. I thought i was in fairly good shape before i quit, but now i realise i wasnt. Its great and now i don't regret it al... its like a brand new lifel :)
I didn't use any aids to quit and i decided on a sunday that i would not buy another pack on monday so it was in impulse..not planned. I had a bad couple of weeks before the worst of the nicotine craving went away and it was not fun so prepare yourself for it (no pain, no gain) Belive it or not...the craving is all gone now, but i do miss them once in a while but not as much as i feared.
Good luck to you, it is worth it so don't give up if you decide to try!
Keep us posted and ill back you up anytime you need it :aok
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I highly recommend the patch. though I never tried Zyban, the patch was the only way I could quit.
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exercise
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Originally posted by Wlfgng
yeah.. like RootBeer and Oreo's aren't drugs....:p
:rofl :rofl :rofl
Good on ya, Stoney!
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I used the gum, it was easier and actually cheaper than cigarettes. Just don't get the original flavor, the orange is alot better.
The gum seemed to allow me to chew which is alot more reactive than a patch could ever be.
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wow, i actually agree on everything Eagler said in a post :D
exercise!
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I tried recently but failed badly... i was back smoking within 36 hours...
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try again.. your life will change
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I will try again... not right now tough...
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right now is never a good time :)
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hehe! ;)
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There is supposed to be some sort of mouthwash that makes ciggies taste vile.
I gave up for 9 months by using aversion therapy. It was fantastic. I didn't really want to give up, but went through the 5 day course and after 3 days, didn't touch another cigarette again for 9 months (very little will power required, which was the best part).
I'm ready to stop again and in fact am going to a hypnotherapist tonight. I'm also trying to get hold of the mouthwash.
Can't do the aversion therapy course again, because it was so foul I've er.. developed an aversion to it.
Ravs
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AVERSION TECHNIQUES
Aversion simply means ways of putting you off - making smoking seem unpleasant. Most people instinctively use some form of aversion therapy when they quit smoking, when they remind themselves of all the things they hate about smoking - the smell, dirty ashtrays, coughing, etc etc.
There are various techniques that take this idea a step further by linking the idea of smoking with strong unpleasant sensations so that you become conditioned to dislike smoking, in much the same way as you became highly conditioned to enjoying it. There is a sound basis to this theory, with roots in the famous 'Behaviourists' school of Psychology. Some techniques that can be used for smoking are as follows:
Rubber Band Technique - This slightly masochistic method is the most common technique prescribed by Psychologists for 'thought stopping' - stopping unwanted thoughts dead in their tracks. Wear a rubber band round your wrist and every time you get the unwanted thought (ie a desire to smoke) 'ping' it so that it hurts. The thought soon becomes associated pain and gradually neutralised.
'Rapid Smoking' - A technique in which you set aside special smoking times once a day for the first 3 days after quitting. At these strictly scheduled times you effectively over-smoke in a way that makes it taste and feel very unpleasant, while repeating phrases such as 'smoking irritates my throat', 'smoking burns my lips and tongue', and so on. You need to buy a new packet of cigarettes each time, as you smoke three (putting the butts in a jar of water, which you keep) and tear up the rest! This method was made famous by Judy Perlmutter in her now out of print book, 'Stop Smoking in Five Days'. It should be attempted with caution - particularly if you are less than 100% fit, or if you are pregnant.
Hypnosis - Most Hypnosis for smoking includes some form of aversion therapy. Often it is in a fairly gentle form in which it is suggested that smoking will be utterly repulsive from now on. However, some Hypnotherapists take a more brutal approach where the subject imagines he is actually experiencing some of the worst possible consequences of smoking, such as dying of lung cancer! (See Hypnosis).
Mouthwash - Special mouthwashes are available which, when used before smoking, alter the taste making cigarettes taste awful (but without affecting the tase of food and drink). The aim is for smoking to eventually become associated with with this very unpleasant taste. (See Mouthwash).
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Thanks all for the responses...
I think in introspect the thought of living is enough motivation for me... Or the thought of my beauitful wife having to put up with my incapacitation in several years when my body starts failing from the smoking...
Being a burden is not something I want to happen..
IKON
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I smoked for over 20 years, had quit a couple times, once for a 18 months, but always seemed to get started again. I quit 6 years ago, used Zyban, worked great and have not smoked since. Don't even want to...don't want to have to quit again. Some people have had some side effects when on Zyban, I had a bit of insomnia but it was not a big deal. One thing I did learn is that Zyban and alcohol are not a good combination...mind you it was a cheap drunk…but the hangover. However you do it I wish you all the best and good luck in quitting.:D
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Drink alot of water to flush the system.