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| yardie | 30th November 2009 - 10:31 PM Post #1 |
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i recently started smoking again after quiting last december. im planning to quit again,but wonder what would be the best way to do it this time? i have a crap tolerance to dealing with stress. the 1st time i started smoking again, was when i was going through a divorce( bit on the side was threatening all sorts of me) so stressed,i got back on the cigs. then i had that shit with my job and living situation( see getting a job thread) anyway,it seems to me, that my stress dealing threshold is crap. so what,if any,are the best ways to quit smoking for good and to deal better with stress without turning to a crutch such as fags? |
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| wickywoowoo | 30th November 2009 - 11:16 PM Post #2 |
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| yardie | 30th November 2009 - 11:40 PM Post #3 |
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you are probably right.im sure quitting then starting again,the quitting etc is doing me more harm than good,obvious though. |
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| ButchReedMark | 1st December 2009 - 01:34 AM Post #4 |
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There's nothing wrong with smoking. If I didn't have my fags, I'd have gone on a Sutcliffe by now. I'd be reconstructing the film "Man Bites Dog" on Wrexham High Street. Quit something else. |
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| BigBal | 1st December 2009 - 10:06 AM Post #5 |
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I feel your pain Yardie. I've been smoking on and off since the age of about 15. I'm currently in one of my 'off' stages having given them up again in October, having started again in April. My biggest problem is simply that I love smoking, though rather bizarrely, I don't struggle to quit as long as I actually want to quit. When I try to quit simply because I feel like I should, then I ultimately fail after a few days. If I actually want to quit, then I usually manage a few months before I start missing them and end up buying a 10-pack, which leads to a 20-pack and so on. Right now I'm off them, but it'll be a Christmas Miracle if I get through the Christmas break without starting again. |
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| Loki | 1st December 2009 - 11:06 AM Post #6 |
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Yardie, you need to break the dependency of the everyday fag. I suggest taking up smoking spliff in the evenings, but cutting out the normal 20 a day. It's then a lot easier to cut back on your ganja routine and slowly ease out of smoking. |
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| Handsome Dead | 1st December 2009 - 11:15 AM Post #7 |
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It seems that some people can just stop and others can't. Obvious statement but my Grandma just stopped one day and that was it, it didn't bother her again, but both my mum and one of my mates have been off and on for years now. |
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| Mr.Showtime | 1st December 2009 - 04:37 PM Post #8 |
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I have never smoked in my life, although I inhale the rest of my family's smoke so I don't really need to find the money for it. EDIT: Wait, I lie. I smoke a cigar now and then if I've been playing poker round my mates house. I like the smell. Doesn't happen much these days though. Edited by Mr.Showtime, 1st December 2009 - 04:38 PM.
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| Lurk | 1st December 2009 - 05:13 PM Post #9 |
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If I was to give up the fags I'd go the Uncle Buck route and just start on smoking cigars, then eventually a pipe. I do enjoy the odd Cohiba or Romeo y Julieta, but I can't afford 15 quid cigars every day, unfortunately. |
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| gmoney | 1st December 2009 - 05:33 PM Post #10 |
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I gave up in February because I thought I might have pneumonia, turns out I didn't but I hadn't had a fag in three days, so I decided to stick at it. It was pretty difficult for a few weeks, especially when out on the piss. I still go out with the smokers when they head out for a puff. Occasionally I'll dream that I've had fag and wake up annoyed with myself. |
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| yardie | 1st December 2009 - 06:07 PM Post #11 |
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bizzarely,there is a stop smoking add at the bottom of this thread! i cant go on the ganja,my flatmate has distroyed my love for the ganje with his contant bucket hits,its fucking horrible the way he abuses a sacred 'erb. im gunna buy some gum from boots,30 you get,thats how i quit the 2nd time. i just need the edge off the cravings and then im off for,well,good i suppose. will have to manage stress a lot better as well. |
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| Ares | 1st December 2009 - 06:43 PM Post #12 |
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Have you tried chewin gum when you feel the need to smoke? I've heard it works but dont know anyone who has had a go. I've went off them a few times for maybe a week or two, just to see if i can or if i've been short of cash, but i've never fully quit. I'd have fuck all else to do during the day. And, i enjoy smoking so i've really got no reason to quit. I do like the odd cigar aswell but you can only get the cheap ones round my way. |
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| yardie | 1st December 2009 - 07:12 PM Post #13 |
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thats my trouble,i love to smoke but hate the expence and im far too cack handed to make rollies.and i get too bored far too easily. im gunna try the gum again maybe by a rubiks cube,a book, or a ds or ps3 to keep my hand and mind busy. |
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| Lurk | 1st December 2009 - 08:22 PM Post #14 |
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Get on the rollies, if you;re a spacker at rolling get yourself one of these and use filters.
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| yardie | 1st December 2009 - 09:07 PM Post #15 |
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ah,the good old rolling machine. right. the plan is to buy some gum at the end of the week, and start from monday. bit of a daft time to quit,with crimbo parties and stuff,but im sure this time,i can do it. |
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