Time to rethink this whole cigarette thing...

j_chicago

j_chicago

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Jason
Out of 30 years on this world, I've been smoking for 15. And about 14 years as a pack or more a day. They way I figure it, I've enjoyed over $20,000 in cigarettes over the years. Note, I didn't say throw away $20,000, because I did enjoy it, and still do on most days. But now, with cigarette prices over $7 and gas at 4.50 per gallon in the city, I'm thinking something needs to go. My problem is that I always find an excuse to smoke and it usually work, job is too stressful, work in a bar, work close to Dupage where cigs. are less then $40 a carton, etc...

But I woke up this morning, my wife still in bed, and after an hour I had to dump my son back into his crib, so I could go out and smoke, came back inside and decided I really need to quit smoking. Then watching Today, they had a article about money, made me think about spending that $3000+ a year on being a slave to a habit.

Think I'll pick up nicoderm patches today, quit with them before for about 4 months, but last couple times I found out I can smoke on the patch and gives me a nice buzz.

Looking for advise, encouragement, and stories.

Thanks,
Jason
 
this may sound kind of dumb, but my uncle quit by living on a boat with no cigarettes for three weeks. granted he was a fisherman and had somthing to do.
 
Good luck J.....hope it works for you!!!! We got your back, just come here and rant and rave and yell and whatever else you need to do to get through it:grinyes:
 
Go for it Jason!!! I wish I could quit... same excuses, etc. I'll quit when I really decide to completely WANT to. I'll send good vibes your way.
 
I stopped smoking after 20 years when I was 7 months pregnant. That was 8 years ago and since the day I stopped I haven't had any urges or anything that nicotine replacement companies want you to think you need.

Someone recommended Alan Carr's "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" book back then, and I'm not kidding you, I've never touched a cigarette since. Once you get past the tacky title of the book You don't need patches, I swear! I was absolutely no different then you are now.

I stopped in 2000, I had to have the book imported from England back then, I think the book was written in 1991. I gave it to my fater in law, who didn't read it or stop smoking, and last month had a quad bypass, and they had trouble getting him to breath on his own because his lungs are so bad.

anyway, you can get it from amazon now days.

/ends my infomercial
 
Good luck, maybe chew gum, that should help you cut back, maybe to half a pack, its a little less aggressive than cold turkey for now, it worked for me...........:)
 
there is mnt to be a book u read to make u quit my dad n brother both used it to quit n the didnt use patches look for it as it has worked on every one i know the book says if u cant quit using it then ull never quit
 
Oh, and btw, my dad smoked for many years until I was supposed to be born. He quit once, started again, then put the pack down and just never picked it back up. People, like you, are stronger than companies want them to think!
 
I've never smoked, but know a lot of people having a rough time quitting and not going back.

About the only thing I heard that worked was accupuncture.
 
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