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Hope no-one minds a thread about a non swinging related topic, but i've decided the time is right to TRY and give up smoking. Any advice forum-ers can give who have succeeded in giving up would be greatly appreciated. Thanks .
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Giving up? Any advice appreciated.
Quote by Bazza64
Hope no-one minds a thread about a non swinging related topic, but i've decided the time is right to TRY and give up smoking. Any advice forum-ers can give who have succeeded in giving up would be greatly appreciated. Thanks .
Don't buy any fags
(and don't try and ponce any off me either!!
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Razor23 wrote:
Make sure you chew gum or just something to take your mind off a fag
i found chewing gum was best for me mate
Tried that and now I'm on 20 cigs and 2 packets of chewing gum a day!!
Guess it dont work for everyone but defo worth a try!!
as silly as it sounds, Most of my friends gave up by reading a book.......
Everyone I know who read it, carried on smoking throughout reading it and then when they turned the final page, just stopped.
I was told that when ever you get a craving, just pick up the book and read a couple of pages.
never seen it not work!.......................and don't know whether it gives you tricks to avoid picking them back up or something else, the problem is no one will tell me, as they say I have to read it myself when i want to give up :P
But obviously can't name it here, but I'll pm it to you
Have it on order, so if it does work, I'll let you know :shock:
Everyone I know who read it, carried on smoking throughout reading it and then when they turned the final page, just stopped.
I was told that when ever you get a craving, just pick up the book and read a couple of pages.
never seen it not work!.......................and don't know whether it gives you tricks to avoid picking them back up or something else, the problem is no one will tell me, as they say I have to read it myself when i want to give up :P
But obviously can't name it here, but I'll pm it to you
Have it on order, so if it does work, I'll let you know :shock:
My last cigarette was 21st November 1980. There are some things too awful to contemplate and a life-time without cigarettes is one of them if you're a smoker. I couldn't tell you the date I lost my virginity but I can tell you exactly when I last had a cigarette.
I hope you can give it up. This is how I did it. I never gave up. Without planning to give it up I got up one morning and decided to wait until lunch time before having a smoke. At lunch time I decided to wait until tea time. At tea time I decided to wait until bed time. At bed time I decided to wait until the morning.
And so it went on. I didn't confront the horror of giving up - I just kept putting off having the next smoke.
The benefits of giving up are immense. I hope you manage it.
Mollie
I hope you can give it up. This is how I did it. I never gave up. Without planning to give it up I got up one morning and decided to wait until lunch time before having a smoke. At lunch time I decided to wait until tea time. At tea time I decided to wait until bed time. At bed time I decided to wait until the morning.
And so it went on. I didn't confront the horror of giving up - I just kept putting off having the next smoke.
The benefits of giving up are immense. I hope you manage it.
Mollie
Sexlightened
I used the patches and they worked for me(over 6 months now) - however this was the second time I had tried them. The first time I was doing really well and then an OFSTED inspection happened and I started again. 
My advice is:
i) To try and start giving up when you are not too stressed (however I have heard that people do prefer to give up when other things are going wrong as it is the one thing they can control.
ii) Think about what alternatives you can use when things do go wrong- chew gum, go for a walk etc
Good luck on the giving up. You will only succeed if you do truly want to give up. Hope this helps.
My advice is:i) To try and start giving up when you are not too stressed (however I have heard that people do prefer to give up when other things are going wrong as it is the one thing they can control.
ii) Think about what alternatives you can use when things do go wrong- chew gum, go for a walk etc
Good luck on the giving up. You will only succeed if you do truly want to give up. Hope this helps.
Quote by Velvet Lips
Allen Carr's book is brilliant, my mum had smoked for 43 years up to 60 a day and with the help of this book and nicotine patches she gave up 18 months ago and hasn't had one since.
Good luck, its worth all the effort in the end.
xxx
Yep - I know of about a dozen people who've read the book and STOPPED smoking.
Note STOPPED, not given up! Giving up implies you are depriving yourself of something, stopping implies you are in control.
They didn't need patches or gum.
If you use those all you are doing it getting your nicotine via a different route.
I would try the book first.
Follow the advice to the letter, don't be tempted to stop smoking until the book tells you.
If you manage to stop - then it won't be long until the nicotine is gone from your body altogether. And the cravings will go. You'll also notice things like an improvement in your skin (this doesn't happen if you replace one dependancy (cigs) with another (patches/gum)).
If you don't succeed, then maybe try the conventional but more costly methods of nicotine replacements.
Good luck however you decide to do it!
Alex
I started smoking when I was 8. Not all that much mind you. Luckily I decided it was a silly thing to do and stopped when I was 12.
I might get this book for my dad though, his health isn't good at all and I'm sure stopping smoking would help him no end.
If you know anyone else who is trying to stop, make a pact with them.
I've told my kids that if they get to the age of 21 without starting they get £1000 each.
I might get this book for my dad though, his health isn't good at all and I'm sure stopping smoking would help him no end.
If you know anyone else who is trying to stop, make a pact with them.
I've told my kids that if they get to the age of 21 without starting they get £1000 each.
Casanova
With work I went to a giving up seminar, didnt work for me but I thought the idea behind it was good.
Your not giving up ciggys your gaining other things.
Example: your in a resturant and your freinds dont smoke so you have to wait until everyone is finished before you can have your fag. You therefore without thinking about it rush your meal to try to get them to hurry up, rather than taking your time and enjoying your meal. So you have a positive net gain.
The course was all about positive gains so make a list in your head of what positive items you will have in the future.
Good look how you succeed!
Your not giving up ciggys your gaining other things.
Example: your in a resturant and your freinds dont smoke so you have to wait until everyone is finished before you can have your fag. You therefore without thinking about it rush your meal to try to get them to hurry up, rather than taking your time and enjoying your meal. So you have a positive net gain.
The course was all about positive gains so make a list in your head of what positive items you will have in the future.
Good look how you succeed!
Quote by Dune
With work I went to a giving up seminar, didnt work for me but I thought the idea behind it was good.
Your not giving up ciggys your gaining other things.
Example: your in a resturant and your freinds dont smoke so you have to wait until everyone is finished before you can have your fag. You therefore without thinking about it rush your meal to try to get them to hurry up, rather than taking your time and enjoying your meal. So you have a positive net gain.
The course was all about positive gains so make a list in your head of what positive items you will have in the future.
Good look how you succeed!
Sounds like this seminar was along the lines of the same philosphy as Allan Carr's book.
Casanova
It was a couple of years ago. But the name Allan Carr does ring a bell...
Sex God
Quote by Colts23
as silly as it sounds, Most of my friends gave up by reading a book.......
Everyone I know who read it, carried on smoking throughout reading it and then when they turned the final page, just stopped.
I was told that when ever you get a craving, just pick up the book and read a couple of pages.
never seen it not work!.......................and don't know whether it gives you tricks to avoid picking them back up or something else, the problem is no one will tell me, as they say I have to read it myself when i want to give up :P
But obviously can't name it here, but I'll pm it to you
Have it on order, so if it does work, I'll let you know :shock:
Reading a book is ok, but very difficult to do when your driving :shock: .
I gave up 25 years ago but then restarted after a couple of years.
............... I am going to stop again, but at the moment I am regulating my smoking, like going outside to smoke when I'm at home... hopefully I will get down from my current 25 a day to about 10 then quit completely............. It worked last timeOh and you must really want to stop smoking, that helps as well.
Warming the Bed
Quote by triptix
The first time I was doing really well and then an OFSTED inspection happened and I started again....
See, that's where you went wrong. You should have taken the anti-stress methods my teachers tried (My high school was so posh it was almost private, thus also fairly eccentric).
There was my englsh teacher, a raging hippie who used to smoke weed whenever she got worried. Thankfully the head OFSTED guy also smoked (tobacco) and didn't notice when he joined her for a roll-up round the back of the gym that her one smelt funny.
Then there was the head of science, who if he was feeling somewhat stressed he'd have a nip of his 'medicinal formula' which he'd brewed up in the lab. Since him and I were good friends outside school (he was an officer in my cadet sqn) I can tell you that is was at least 100% proof. He kept a hip-flask on him in OFSTED week, in case they looked through his drawer!
Failure to follow one of the above examples could turn you into my old RS (Religious Studies) teacher, who was a gibbering nut-job, with a totally irrational fear of mechanical pencils. One of my class brought one in once to show her, and she had to be excused for the day! She'd also start talking to the class and just randomly walk out the room, continuing to talk, without even breaking stride as she wandered off to the staff loos! Batty as a fruit-cake.
With regards stopping smoking, find a good friend who'll watch you as you try to give up. If he/she catches you smoking, they can hit you with the taser you'll give them. Then you'll not only have the motivation of good health, and not spending all you cash on fags, you'll also be fearing getting 10,000 volts through yer jacksy if you do smoke. Worked for two personal friends of mine (I got to wield the taser!!!
) Havent realy got any tips on giving up/stopping, I used to smoke up to 60 rollies per day into my early 20's, wlaking to work one day I was really struggling to get up a hill due to poor /reduced lung capacity. threw my 'baccy' away and havent smoked since, stupid thing is I was never ever addicted to the bloody things so I had no excuse.
To stop or give up, it is useless merely to educate you to the risks of smoking (Im sure you are well aware of them) what you need to find is the motivation and also the desire to cease or at least cut down. Addiction to smoking is not really much different to any other addiction and the real answer lies within yourself.
Motivation for me was to clear my lungs and be fit, reduce the risk of heart disease and also to stop smelling like a tramp (smoking does make you stink), these factors may not be enough for you btu whatever you try, try and get some kind of support network, family/friends, let them know what you are trying to do and ask them to support you through it. good luck with it
To stop or give up, it is useless merely to educate you to the risks of smoking (Im sure you are well aware of them) what you need to find is the motivation and also the desire to cease or at least cut down. Addiction to smoking is not really much different to any other addiction and the real answer lies within yourself.
Motivation for me was to clear my lungs and be fit, reduce the risk of heart disease and also to stop smelling like a tramp (smoking does make you stink), these factors may not be enough for you btu whatever you try, try and get some kind of support network, family/friends, let them know what you are trying to do and ask them to support you through it. good luck with it
Sexlightened
Quote by scotsbicouple
The first time I was doing really well and then an OFSTED inspection happened and I started again....
See, that's where you went wrong. You should have taken the anti-stress methods my teachers tried (My high school was so posh it was almost private, thus also fairly eccentric).
There was my englsh teacher, a raging hippie who used to smoke weed whenever she got worried. Thankfully the head OFSTED guy also smoked (tobacco) and didn't notice when he joined her for a roll-up round the back of the gym that her one smelt funny.
Then there was the head of science, who if he was feeling somewhat stressed he'd have a nip of his 'medicinal formula' which he'd brewed up in the lab. Since him and I were good friends outside school (he was an officer in my cadet sqn) I can tell you that is was at least 100% proof. He kept a hip-flask on him in OFSTED week, in case they looked through his drawer!
I'll remember the one about the hip flask- we're due one at any time although at least it will only last a day.
I gave up smoking March 4th 2004.
I substiuted cigerattes for sucking lollipops!!!!!
As daft as it sounds it worked for me.
I also had the support of the stop smoing nurse at the local surgery.
I will also add my other half was still smoking as were all his friends in the house but I managed it through sheer will power lol
Good luck hun and if you do need support there are lots of us on the site who have done it.
I substiuted cigerattes for sucking lollipops!!!!!
As daft as it sounds it worked for me.
I also had the support of the stop smoing nurse at the local surgery.
I will also add my other half was still smoking as were all his friends in the house but I managed it through sheer will power lol
Good luck hun and if you do need support there are lots of us on the site who have done it.
