Oh yeah, I quit smoking about a week ago. Here's what worked for me.
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First of all, I quit because I got really pissed off.
1. The state upped cig taxes .25$ a pack.
$2.50 a carton. They wanted me to pay over $70 for my 'enjoyment'. It still pisses me off that politicians take advantage of us addicts to raise revenue.
2. So I started cutting back from a pack a day.
I discovered that I didn't need the full dosage of nicotine that an entire cigarette gave me. Why should the manufacturer dictate my dosage? First, I quit smoking an entire cig at once. I found a half would satisfy. Then a bit less. Eventually two or three puffs was enough. Understand that I didn't throw these half smoked cigs away. I relit them three or four times.
In other words, I was TAPERING OFF.
I was slowly decreasing my dependence.
On the last morning, I had a couple of puffs off the last butt with my first cup of coffee. Morning coffee and evening Scotches are still the hardest times.
3. THEN I learned that smoking 'MIGHT' have contributed to my macular degeneration. I'm smoking myself blind. That was the clincher.
And why didn't my ophthalmologist mention that? I'm gonna ask him at my next appointment.
3. I did NOT declare that I would/had quit smoking. I just said I'd never BUY another pack. And that's it.
I won't.
Oh yeah, there was that bout of bronchitis three weeks ago that made it VERY hard to smoke.
You might say that it was a confluence of several things that got me to where I am now.
Anyway...I'm OK with it.
Good luck to you if you smoke.
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I hit two years tomorrow. What has really amazed over that time is calculating how much money I didn't spend on such things.
I can't say I saved the money, but it was still a good way to quantify my progress.
I don't count the cost of lighters, however, since I still use those
First, with smoking halfsies, then moving on to the gum.
I know you're not looking for praise and here it is anyway. (For me it was Red Hots candy that I swore by, for what it's worth.)
For the same reason as yours....I got pissed off.
Really pissed off, at the news that tobacco companies were deliberately increasing the amount of nicotine in cigs to keep us addicted
( which they are still doing)
Anger is a great motivator.
first 4 days was tough, then I had mild cravings off and on for a few months, which I just observed and they always passed within a minute or 2.
I DID stop drinking coffee, which is a common trigger, I switched to tea because I never liked the combo of tea and cigs.
Because I was deadly serious about quitting, it was not that bad of a problem, i found.
Wishing you luck and abstinence, one day at a time.
I hope to get there myself soon. I feel the time is coming soon. Kind of over it but need to come up with a plan that will work for me. I've quit in the past--went a year once. It will happen again.
