fameONE
Nov 12 2008, 08:40 AM
I stay in shape by going to the gym religiously, running in this arid weather, and playing basketball, but I smoke a pack and a half a day. A couple weeks ago, I decided to cut back on smoking to just under a pack a day. I didn't feel any better. In fact, I felt worse. For the first time, I started developing a smoker's cough. It freaked me out so I tried to quit cold turkey. Shortly after, I caught the flu and I was miserable.
Now I'm back to smoking a pack a day and I feel great. What the hell is going on?
datass
Nov 12 2008, 09:27 AM
try to smoke one less cigarette a day. research about quitting smoking. i forgot, its the nicotine that makes you want more right? maybe those stickers will help.
batman
Nov 12 2008, 09:32 AM
Well, quitting an addiction isn't supposed to be easy. You're probably going through nicotine withdrawal which includes symptoms similar to a cold (bc your lungs are starting to clear out). Read this:
http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/withdrawal1.htm
AyeVickaye
Nov 12 2008, 09:12 PM
Uggghs cancer sticks? I bet you'd hella quit if they raised to prices for $50 a pack. Try them pills tv always be advertsing...maybe they'll work
fameONE
Nov 12 2008, 11:27 PM
After I posted this, I got my hands on the patch.
Fck the patch. I started having some wild dreams that were reminiscent of an acid trip. No fun.
If I quit completely, then so be it. I actually like smoking but I don't want to smoke as much as I do because I
know it's bad for me.
applejaxkz
Nov 12 2008, 11:43 PM
Every time my girlfriend says she's going to quit, she really just cuts down. And then picks back up a few weeks to a month later. She did quit for a month and a half though. One strategy she used was to change cigarettes to a brand that she absolutely hated. So she wouldn't totally enjoy it.
To me, a cigarette is a cigarette. Good luck though.
batman
Nov 13 2008, 12:02 AM
QUOTE(fameONE @ Nov 12 2008, 11:27 PM)
I actually like smoking but I don't want to smoke as much as I do because I know it's bad for me.
I actually quite like smoking, too. It's relaxing and it gives you a light buzz.
I only smoke once every 2-3 weeks or so, though, so I don't consider myself a smoker. It
is bad for you, so I do think you should cut down. Smoking is such an expensive way to destroy your body.
applejaxkz
Nov 13 2008, 12:09 AM
QUOTE(heartquasm @ Nov 13 2008, 12:02 AM)
Smoking is such an expensive way to destroy your body.
Oh so true. It's disgusting how much my girlfriend spends on cigarettes, even when she buys cheap ones.
paperplane
Nov 13 2008, 12:10 AM
I'm so glad that I don't particularly like smoking.
fameONE
Nov 13 2008, 01:10 AM
I bought a pack of gum and I don't have an extra pack of smokes on me today. It's a step in the right direction.
batman
Nov 13 2008, 10:51 PM
QUOTE(applejaxkz @ Nov 13 2008, 12:09 AM)
Oh so true. It's disgusting how much my girlfriend spends on cigarettes, even when she buys cheap ones.
yeah.
it's $8-10/pack in NYC
Tomates
Nov 14 2008, 01:54 PM
everytime you get a craving chew a piece of gum or eat a mint.
Or try patches.
fameONE
Nov 15 2008, 06:26 PM
QUOTE(Tomates @ Nov 14 2008, 12:54 PM)
everytime you get a craving chew a piece of gum or eat a mint.
Or try patches.
I won't do the patch ever again. If you only knew the kind of dreams I had.
manic
Nov 15 2008, 06:31 PM
I would get out of any mindset you have that the cigarettes keep you from feeling sick. For smokers, and especially those with acute bronchitis, the winter is prone to bring about sicknesses that we are more susceptible to.
karmakiller
Nov 15 2008, 07:12 PM
^ I don't he'll have a problem with the winter.
My brothers have this crazy talent of quitting cold turkey and not having any problems besides sounding like they're coughing up a lung for a few days. It goes away and they handle the cravings pretty easily. It's good thing that you don't love smoking, otherwise it'd be a lot harder to fight cravings.
cakedout
Nov 15 2008, 07:19 PM
only real way to quit, is to go cold turkey, first few weeks may seem like hell though
fire
Nov 15 2008, 07:33 PM
Mmmmmmm lung cancer.
Joss-eh-lime
Nov 15 2008, 09:40 PM
i know someone that quit, but while quitting they gained so much weight and stupid stuff like that.
gawsh smoking is disgust.
fameONE
Nov 16 2008, 05:47 AM
QUOTE(manic @ Nov 15 2008, 05:31 PM)
I would get out of any mindset you have that the cigarettes keep you from feeling sick. For smokers, and especially those with acute bronchitis, the winter is prone to bring about sicknesses that we are more susceptible to.
I'm pretty dependent on smoking to get me through my day.
QUOTE
^ I don't he'll have a problem with the winter.
My brothers have this crazy talent of quitting cold turkey and not having any problems besides sounding like they're coughing up a lung for a few days. It goes away and they handle the cravings pretty easily. It's good thing that you don't love smoking, otherwise it'd be a lot harder to fight cravings.
I don't have a problem with the winter, either. I'd rather smoke when it's cold out, though. I can't explain it, but it just feels better. My problem is, and I've stated this before, is that I
enjoy it.
QUOTE
only real way to quit, is to go cold turkey, first few weeks may seem like hell though
I'm working on it.
QUOTE
Mmmmmmm lung cancer.
Mmmmmm, addiction.
QUOTE
i know someone that quit, but while quitting they gained so much weight and stupid stuff like that.
gawsh smoking is disgust.
Your responses suck.
Joss-eh-lime
Nov 30 2008, 01:50 AM
^i just dont have enough life experience to give valubale responses... eh. i'll get there.
fameONE
Nov 30 2008, 04:08 AM
QUOTE(Joss-eh-lime @ Nov 30 2008, 12:50 AM)
^i just dont have enough life experience to give valubale responses... eh. i'll get there.
ChaoticHeartCrash
Nov 30 2008, 07:41 PM
I have smoked a crap load in my life and I have yet to be addicted. I haven't touched one in 2 years and don't plan on it.
Think of the pregnant woman who have to inhale inconsiderate people's smoke.
brooklyneast05
Nov 30 2008, 07:46 PM
QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Nov 28 2008, 05:51 PM)
melissa and da cb
's
me and my santa hat, javonn and his alcohol bottle, kc and his soulja boy fitted hat, brandon smokin his newports and jairus and his fancy jeans.
let's draw more, i did mine here
^i see you smokin up there my
, you better stop that
Simba
Nov 30 2008, 07:51 PM
QUOTE(fameONE @ Nov 12 2008, 11:27 PM)
Fck the patch. I started having some wild dreams that were reminiscent of an acid trip. No fun.
lmao why does that sound good to me?
*buys some patches*
carolannexbh
Nov 30 2008, 07:55 PM
Well my parents both tried to quit. My dad was successful and my mom was for a while but went back to it. My dad would eat a handful of sunflower seeds anytime he had an urge to have a cigarette. My mom used Chantix, and it did work, but I'm pretty sure she stopped using it. You could always pinch yourself really hard anytime you have an urge
Thats what my friend did. Really wierd, but it worked along with the sunflower seeds.
Comptine
Dec 7 2008, 03:05 AM
Nicotine withdrawal symptoms, like others said, can make you feel sick.
Find something else to occupy your mouth with when you get the urge. Like chewing gum or sucking on candy.
I'm part of an organization that teaches health workshops and I sat in on the Tobacco one. I'm not trying to lecture you but maybe these will give you extra incentive to stick to quitting since you already plan to:
-You feel the health benefits of quitting smoking within 20 minutes of your last cigarette. Within a few months, you lungs become healthier and breathing becomes easier. Within a few years, your risk of stroke, cancer, and heart disease decreases.
-Each cigarette a person smokes shortens their life by 11 minutes.
imperfectionistx
Dec 8 2008, 01:02 AM
My mom told my dad she wouldn't marry him if he didn't quit smoking. He quit.
I'd go with what other people are saying and try occupying yourself with other things when you get the urge.
Or just picture a healthy lung, then picture a dark black, full-of-holes-and-cancer, slathered in tar, decaying, and disgusting thing
shaped like a lung and tell yourself that is what your insides will end up looking like unless you stop smoking.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&...=1&ct=title
cakedout
Dec 8 2008, 01:35 AM
QUOTE(Comptine @ Dec 7 2008, 12:05 AM)
-Each cigarette a person smokes shortens their life by 11 minutes.
f*ck, i just lost 11 minutes
batman
Dec 8 2008, 01:43 AM
yeah and you're the reasons why my kittens keep dying.
Kay-
Dec 25 2008, 01:37 PM
I quit smoking over the summer and it gets pretty hard. Try doing something that makes you focuse on something else =]
gojira
Dec 26 2008, 05:06 AM
dawg aren't you like 14. damn
KINGdinguhling
Jan 8 2009, 05:30 PM
lmao
fameONE
Jan 26 2009, 07:48 AM
So, I'm back to quitting again. I'm doing well. I haven't smoked more than five cigarettes in a given day, in over two weeks.
Rachel
Jan 28 2009, 10:38 PM
In that case, NO newports in your care package!
superstitious
Jan 28 2009, 10:59 PM
QUOTE(AyeVickaye @ Nov 12 2008, 08:12 PM)
Uggghs cancer sticks?
UGH, I hate that name. It's so damn overused. (No offense, I swear)
Brandon, I've tried everything from patches, acupuncture, nic gum, injections, hypnosis... Nothing has totally worked. Thing is, I know I
can quit, because I didn't smoke at all when I was pregnant. It's very odd.
It doesn't surprise me that you had some bronchial issues when weening. Your lungs are trying to heal. Ok, it's not exactly that, but something pretty familiar to it.
Give it a couple of weeks. Chew regular gum when you feel like you have to physically do something with your mouth. (Ok, even I can't keep a straight face reading that sentence)
batman
Jan 28 2009, 11:49 PM
^ well, i don't really think not smoking for pregnancy counts as quitting. because you know that at some point, you'll be able to smoke again.
for me, "quitting" something for lent (no, i'm not religious) was always easy, but i'm starting to realize that the reason it's so easy is because you know the period of abstinence will come to an end.
i was able to give up meat for lent and i actually became a vegetarian for a year, thinking it was pretty easy.
the thing is, actually quitting something means that you'll never be able to do it again. ever.
idk, i think that's a little different.
fameONE
Jan 29 2009, 01:49 AM
QUOTE(Rachel @ Jan 29 2009, 06:38 AM)
In that case, NO newports in your care package!
QUOTE
Give it a couple of weeks. Chew regular gum when you feel like you have to physically do something with your mouth. (Ok, even I can't keep a straight face reading that sentence)
Dirty, dirty girl.
saintsaens
Jan 29 2009, 01:53 AM
Try smoking weed as an alternative. I heard it's worked for a few of my friends.
But hey, that might not be an option for some people.
fameONE
Jan 29 2009, 02:26 AM
QUOTE(AntiAnodyne @ Jan 29 2009, 09:53 AM)
Try smoking weed as an alternative. I heard it's worked for a few of my friends.
But hey, that might not be an option for some people.
Military + Controlled Substances = Jail time and a bad conduct discharge
Negative, Korea. Negative.
saintsaens
Jan 29 2009, 02:35 AM
I JUST WANTED TO HELP!
-edit
But in all honesty, though, I picked up smoking again. Marlboro Lights, bro.
fameONE
Jan 29 2009, 03:14 AM
QUOTE(AntiAnodyne @ Jan 29 2009, 10:35 AM)
I JUST WANTED TO HELP!
-edit
But in all honesty, though, I picked up smoking again. Marlboro Lights, bro.
There, there.
Comptine
Jan 30 2009, 02:09 AM
QUOTE(AntiAnodyne @ Jan 29 2009, 01:53 AM)
Try smoking weed as an alternative. I heard it's worked for a few of my friends.
But hey, that might not be an option for some people.
Studies have shown that weed might be a worse (better?) carcinogen than cigarettes. Meaning, you're more likely to get cancer from smoking weed.
How's the not smoking going?
KINGdinguhling
Jan 30 2009, 04:13 AM
hope you got a strong will there
fameONE
Jan 30 2009, 09:30 AM
QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 30 2009, 12:13 PM)
you're a bastard, lol
KINGdinguhling
Feb 3 2009, 06:21 AM
haha i know i know, but you gotta admit, its hard
gojira
Feb 3 2009, 08:04 AM
in with the cuteness
my friend told me how his uncle did it. he collected all his cigarette butts in a jar for purpose of downing it. if he could swallow one whole sip, he would continue smoking but he couldn't.
brooklyneast05
Feb 3 2009, 08:05 AM
damn that's intense
gojira
Feb 5 2009, 05:28 PM
illriginal
Feb 11 2009, 12:23 PM
Do NOT buy patches or anything that HAS nicotine just to stop smoking cigarettes. Honestly, that's pointless. You need to go cold turkey, if you drive I can guarantee before you even hit the main road, you light up a cigarette. So if you want start with cutting down... do NOT smoke in your car.
Your brain is literally programmed into believing that a cigarette or nicotine for that matter is part of your everyday life.. as if it's like eating a meal for nutrients. The only way to quit successfully and fast is by cold turkey. Otherwise the action of reaching in to your pocket for your pack, the action of reaching for your lighter, the action of moving your hands together to light up a cigarette, the action of puttin your hand up to your face, the action of putting the cigarette up to your lips, the action of taking a drag will inevitably be a physical addiction or in other words, programmed into your mind.
I used to smoke cigarettes, for 6 months actually... then decided to quit them. I realized that I was literally paying $20-$25 a week to only harm my body which will later cause me to have a degrading death.
BOSS
Feb 11 2009, 04:45 PM
QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 11 2009, 09:23 AM)
You need to go cold turkey
I realized that I was literally paying $20-$25 a week to only harm my body which will later cause me to have a degrading death.
Agree and wtf 25 a week? Thats basically a pack a day.
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