Smoking Still?

neosoul · #1 09-04-2007, 11:42 AM

I'm trying to quit... and have gone as far as NOT buying anymore cigarettes and trying not to be around places and people that will induce me to smoke... but whenever I smell a Newport, it's a wrap!

RU OX Alum · #2 09-04-2007, 01:41 PM

i haven't had one since '05 maybe a half one last year that made me puke adn then like a week ago i had one, but that is it

nicotine addiction lasts a long time, it seems

SydneyK · #3 09-04-2007, 02:10 PM

I had smoked for about ten years when, in 2004, I was smoking my usual brand and thought, "Wow, this tastes really bad - WTF?" It wasn't long after that that I discovered I was pregnant. I hadn't planned to quit (I hadn't planned to be pregnant!), but that last smoke I had was just awful. To this day, I'm so thankful that my pregnancy hormones made cigs taste incredibly nasty to me! I haven't smoked since (and quite frankly, I haven't had the desire).

Had I not gone through that experience, however, I'm not sure I ever would've quit (except while pregnant and nursing). Hubby still smokes, but not in the house.

AlethiaSi · #4 09-04-2007, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SydneyK

I had smoked for about ten years when, in 2004, I was smoking my usual brand and thought, "Wow, this tastes really bad - WTF?" It wasn't long after that that I discovered I was pregnant. I hadn't planned to quit (I hadn't planned to be pregnant!), but that last smoke I had was just awful. To this day, I'm so thankful that my pregnancy hormones made cigs taste incredibly nasty to me! I haven't smoked since (and quite frankly, I haven't had the desire).

Had I not gone through that experience, however, I'm not sure I ever would've quit (except while pregnant and nursing). Hubby still smokes, but not in the house.

I was hoping that my body was just rejecting the taste, b/c it does make me nauseaus.... (i'm not pregnant... at least i don't think so!!!) but idk, i had one before that I got from my friend, and I wasn't even paying attention to it, but if it sit, and think about it, i get so sick....

Munchkin03 · #5 09-04-2007, 10:20 PM

Good luck to all you guys. It's hard enough trying to stop without people preaching and being judgemental. I'm asthmatic, and secondhand smoke bothers me, but I am sympathetic.

My ex tried for a long time and he just wasn't able to.

AlethiaSi · #6 02-05-2008, 10:55 AM

So, living in NY I signed up for a smoking (to quit) kit, and my patches arrived yesterday. I had been cutting down the last few days, and they seem to work... though they are itchy, more itchy than my BC patches were (sorry for the TMI lol)

My roommates are quitting with me, so that should be helpful, one of them called me today to check on me, i've been smoking the longest so they know it's going to be even harder for me, I'm just not sure how ready I am for it, I didn't prepare myself or come up with strategies, so I feel guilty...

Honeykiss1974 · #7 02-05-2008, 11:07 AM

Good luck and stay strong guys. You can do it.

I smoked in high school and in college, mostly as stress relievers (my parents smoked so I'm sure that is where I learned that "smoke to destress" behavior from). I stopped smoking soon after college around 2000 and haven't since then. Ironically, even too this day, every now and then I will get the urge to smoke (especially if I smell one that I use to smoke). It is an urge that I easily can control though.

Like AGDee, cinnamon gum (Big Red!) helped me to stop smoking by being a great diversion of the cravings. I wonder if maybe there is something in the spice cinnamon that helps calm or curb cravings.

AGDee · #8 02-05-2008, 02:41 PM

For me, the cinnamon gives the same kind of sensation in the throat that a big long hit of a cigarette would give.

Well, here I am, almost 8 months later, and STILL battling this every single day. It's still the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning, after lunch at work, after work, when I'm done doing the dishes, etc. In fact, there are certain things that I have a really hard time doing.. like the dishes. Used to be, we would finish dinner, I would go outside for my smoke and then come in and do the dishes. Then I'd go smoke again. It was like a reward for getting through the really nasty parts of life (like washing dishes when you're exhausted from a busy day at work, etc). Now, there are no rewards so it all just sucks. Therefore, some days, the dishes don't get done because I can't bring myself to do them. I'm still very very sleepy all the time, which is weird. I miss it when I finish a big project at work or something.. like I said, it was my reward. After doing something I was dreading, I knew that reward was at the end. I haven't found anything that can replace it yet.

I've also gained 35 pounds...

ETA: I am still also very high strung. I sometimes wonder if I'll ever know what it feels like to be calm and relaxed again. I miss being calm, peaceful and content most of the time.