Hitesh Posted 18 July 2005 Posted 18 July 2005 Might seem a bit strange but my mate had them candy sticks that look like Cigs whenever he wanted a fag. it didnt help the craving but instead of smoking he just pulled out a candy stick! Worth a try! 140088[/snapback] i suppose the only draw back, is he now has no teeth?! 140090[/snapback] True...but you have to make sacrifices in life!
Nationwider Posted 18 July 2005 Posted 18 July 2005 1- go cold turkey 2 - Put a fiver in a jar every other day 3 - After a month, marvel at the wealth you have accumulated. 4 - Everyone else is an expert.
Tomassi Posted 18 July 2005 Posted 18 July 2005 i say u buy 1....u get 1 free......this guy is a legend 140094[/snapback] i repeat after bob... U BUUUUUUUUY ONE, U GET ONE FREEEEEEEEEEEEEE I SAY U BUUUUUUUUUY ONE, U GET ONE FREEEEEEEEEEEEE WHATS THAT NUMBER AGAIN U BUUUUUUUUUUUY ONE.. U GET ONE FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
stez Posted 18 July 2005 Posted 18 July 2005 Might seem a bit strange but my mate had them candy sticks that look like Cigs whenever he wanted a fag. it didnt help the craving but instead of smoking he just pulled out a candy stick! Worth a try! 140088[/snapback] i suppose the only draw back, is he now has no teeth?! 140090[/snapback] True...but you have to make sacrifices in life! 140095[/snapback] he could of just sacrificed lung health
stez Posted 18 July 2005 Posted 18 July 2005 i say u buy 1....u get 1 free......this guy is a legend 140094[/snapback] i love his gormlessness
Guest Posted 19 July 2005 Posted 19 July 2005 The way I see it, if you really, really want to stop, you will find a way.I've had friends try to give up smoking and fail miserably, only to find out they didn't really want to stop in the first place! If you see what I mean! 139952[/snapback] yer ive seen people like that too. I want to stop smoking because i am getting chest pains, getting a cough and always stinking of smoke....also had an aunt who died of lung cancer last year. More than enough reasons i think so lets see how i go Thanks for that Kat searched on google and reading some stuff now 139955[/snapback] Bloody hell! If that isn't enough, I don't know what is! Good luck!
computingelite Posted 19 July 2005 Posted 19 July 2005 I'm reading Allen Carr's Easy way to stop smoking book - it's amazing, I hate the thought of smoking now and I used to be on 20 a day right up until Sunday afternoon when I decided I was gonna quit - been smoking for 6 years THis book is tremendous though - he almost brainwashes you into becoming a non smoker again and makes you feel great about it
Frenzied Posted 20 July 2005 Posted 20 July 2005 You should go back to your surgery and ask to see another dr; I'm doing the whole patch/gum thing at the moment and I only really smoke when I go out (which is often). Had no problems getting the prescriptions.
computingelite Posted 20 July 2005 Posted 20 July 2005 You should go back to your surgery and ask to see another dr; I'm doing the whole patch/gum thing at the moment and I only really smoke when I go out (which is often). Had no problems getting the prescriptions. 140984[/snapback] Absolute waste of time ... that's just an excuse for those companies to make money out of you while your impressionable mind thinks it's going to help you, the truth is if you want to quit the best thing you can do is forget these pathetic gums and patches and stop smoking and using any gimmicks that they say are there to help... but only remind you of smoking 24/7. I've been smoking since I was 13 - 20 a day, I'm now 21... quit on Sunday afternoon and read Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking book. Haven't had a cigarette since Sunday afternoon and feel great. No Cravings, smoking is disgusting and I'm certainly not going to get suckered into some fat greedy man's plans for buying his gimmick guns and patches. It's all in the mind. Nicotine withdrawal isn't physically hard at all, and you've got to be really weak to draw up your own conclusion that it is. Quitting - it's 95 percent psychological.
Leicester_Mad Posted 20 July 2005 Author Posted 20 July 2005 You should go back to your surgery and ask to see another dr; I'm doing the whole patch/gum thing at the moment and I only really smoke when I go out (which is often). Had no problems getting the prescriptions. 140984[/snapback] Absolute waste of time ... that's just an excuse for those companies to make money out of you while your impressionable mind thinks it's going to help you, the truth is if you want to quit the best thing you can do is forget these pathetic gums and patches and stop smoking and using any gimmicks that they say are there to help... but only remind you of smoking 24/7. I've been smoking since I was 13 - 20 a day, I'm now 21... quit on Sunday afternoon and read Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking book. Haven't had a cigarette since Sunday afternoon and feel great. No Cravings, smoking is disgusting and I'm certainly not going to get suckered into some fat greedy man's plans for buying his gimmick guns and patches. It's all in the mind. Nicotine withdrawal isn't physically hard at all, and you've got to be really weak to draw up your own conclusion that it is. Quitting - it's 95 percent psychological. 141256[/snapback] the reason i went to the doctors is because i'd get them prescribed on the NHS B)
Shum Posted 20 July 2005 Posted 20 July 2005 If you want to stop you can! My dad smoked 20 a day for 20 years and just stopped one day, no patches, no gum - he just stopped. He has put ona bit of weight, but nothing major. All his little coughs have stopped as well. It takes dedication and guts... can you do it???? I hope so mate.
Leicester_Mad Posted 20 July 2005 Author Posted 20 July 2005 If you want to stop you can!My dad smoked 20 a day for 20 years and just stopped one day, no patches, no gum - he just stopped. He has put ona bit of weight, but nothing major. All his little coughs have stopped as well. It takes dedication and guts... can you do it???? I hope so mate. 141434[/snapback] cheers for support mate...can i do it....only time will tell Time Since Last Cigarette....25hours B)
Cobbo Posted 20 July 2005 Posted 20 July 2005 My dad smoked for many years, not an overly huge amount but he smoked... 3 and a half years ago he was diagnosed with cancer of the mouth (tumor on his tongue) and had to have an emergency op. So now my dad has no tongue so unable to speak very well and lives on a diet of milkshakes. He is also very weak nowadays after having to have Chemo and Radio therapy as well as getting MRSA while in hospital. Stop smoking Craig, all the best.
Leicester_Mad Posted 20 July 2005 Author Posted 20 July 2005 My dad smoked for many years, not an overly huge amount but he smoked...3 and a half years ago he was diagnosed with cancer of the mouth (tumor on his tongue) and had to have an emergency op. So now my dad has no tongue so unable to speak very well and lives on a diet of milkshakes. He is also very weak nowadays after having to have Chemo and Radio therapy as well as getting MRSA while in hospital. Stop smoking Craig, all the best. 141438[/snapback] that has made me feel ill and for the sake of my tongue (i mean who would be telling all the jokes in the pub if i wasnt B)) i am definately going to stop. I ask any of you that i am out with, if you smoke not to offer me one and if you see me with a cigarette (lit) in my mouth i owe you all a drink
Tomassi Posted 21 July 2005 Posted 21 July 2005 My dad smoked for many years, not an overly huge amount but he smoked...3 and a half years ago he was diagnosed with cancer of the mouth (tumor on his tongue) and had to have an emergency op. So now my dad has no tongue so unable to speak very well and lives on a diet of milkshakes. He is also very weak nowadays after having to have Chemo and Radio therapy as well as getting MRSA while in hospital. Stop smoking Craig, all the best. 141438[/snapback] that has made me feel ill and for the sake of my tongue (i mean who would be telling all the jokes in the pub if i wasnt B)) i am definately going to stop. I ask any of you that i am out with, if you smoke not to offer me one and if you see me with a cigarette (lit) in my mouth i owe you all a drink 141443[/snapback] You are going to be one poor child but seriously looks like you are going the right way about it
Katy Posted 21 July 2005 Posted 21 July 2005 My dad smoked for many years, not an overly huge amount but he smoked...3 and a half years ago he was diagnosed with cancer of the mouth (tumor on his tongue) and had to have an emergency op. So now my dad has no tongue so unable to speak very well and lives on a diet of milkshakes. He is also very weak nowadays after having to have Chemo and Radio therapy as well as getting MRSA while in hospital. Stop smoking Craig, all the best. 141438[/snapback] that has made me feel ill and for the sake of my tongue (i mean who would be telling all the jokes in the pub if i wasnt B)) i am definately going to stop. I ask any of you that i am out with, if you smoke not to offer me one and if you see me with a cigarette (lit) in my mouth i owe you all a drink 141443[/snapback] Good luck Craig, I think Mr Cobleys plight is a deterent for everyone and an incentive not to start in the first place!
Leicester_Mad Posted 21 July 2005 Author Posted 21 July 2005 My dad smoked for many years, not an overly huge amount but he smoked...3 and a half years ago he was diagnosed with cancer of the mouth (tumor on his tongue) and had to have an emergency op. So now my dad has no tongue so unable to speak very well and lives on a diet of milkshakes. He is also very weak nowadays after having to have Chemo and Radio therapy as well as getting MRSA while in hospital. Stop smoking Craig, all the best. 141438[/snapback] that has made me feel ill and for the sake of my tongue (i mean who would be telling all the jokes in the pub if i wasnt B)) i am definately going to stop. I ask any of you that i am out with, if you smoke not to offer me one and if you see me with a cigarette (lit) in my mouth i owe you all a drink 141443[/snapback] Good luck Craig, I think Mr Cobleys plight is a deterent for everyone and an incentive not to start in the first place! 141598[/snapback] Definately . Time Without a Cigarette: 38hours
Katy Posted 21 July 2005 Posted 21 July 2005 My dad smoked for many years, not an overly huge amount but he smoked...3 and a half years ago he was diagnosed with cancer of the mouth (tumor on his tongue) and had to have an emergency op. So now my dad has no tongue so unable to speak very well and lives on a diet of milkshakes. He is also very weak nowadays after having to have Chemo and Radio therapy as well as getting MRSA while in hospital. Stop smoking Craig, all the best. 141438[/snapback] that has made me feel ill and for the sake of my tongue (i mean who would be telling all the jokes in the pub if i wasnt B)) i am definately going to stop. I ask any of you that i am out with, if you smoke not to offer me one and if you see me with a cigarette (lit) in my mouth i owe you all a drink 141443[/snapback] Good luck Craig, I think Mr Cobleys plight is a deterent for everyone and an incentive not to start in the first place! 141598[/snapback] Definately . Time Without a Cigarette: 38hours 141617[/snapback] Keep it going sunshine, you are doing great. If you are feel you are flagging at anytime come and chat to us and we will help you through it.
Leicester_Mad Posted 21 July 2005 Author Posted 21 July 2005 My dad smoked for many years, not an overly huge amount but he smoked...3 and a half years ago he was diagnosed with cancer of the mouth (tumor on his tongue) and had to have an emergency op. So now my dad has no tongue so unable to speak very well and lives on a diet of milkshakes. He is also very weak nowadays after having to have Chemo and Radio therapy as well as getting MRSA while in hospital. Stop smoking Craig, all the best. 141438[/snapback] that has made me feel ill and for the sake of my tongue (i mean who would be telling all the jokes in the pub if i wasnt B)) i am definately going to stop. I ask any of you that i am out with, if you smoke not to offer me one and if you see me with a cigarette (lit) in my mouth i owe you all a drink 141443[/snapback] Good luck Craig, I think Mr Cobleys plight is a deterent for everyone and an incentive not to start in the first place! 141598[/snapback] Definately . Time Without a Cigarette: 38hours 141617[/snapback] Keep it going sunshine, you are doing great. If you are feel you are flagging at anytime come and chat to us and we will help you through it. 141693[/snapback] Thanks
Frenzied Posted 21 July 2005 Posted 21 July 2005 You should go back to your surgery and ask to see another dr; I'm doing the whole patch/gum thing at the moment and I only really smoke when I go out (which is often). Had no problems getting the prescriptions. 140984[/snapback] Absolute waste of time ... that's just an excuse for those companies to make money out of you while your impressionable mind thinks it's going to help you, the truth is if you want to quit the best thing you can do is forget these pathetic gums and patches and stop smoking and using any gimmicks that they say are there to help... but only remind you of smoking 24/7. I've been smoking since I was 13 - 20 a day, I'm now 21... quit on Sunday afternoon and read Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking book. Haven't had a cigarette since Sunday afternoon and feel great. No Cravings, smoking is disgusting and I'm certainly not going to get suckered into some fat greedy man's plans for buying his gimmick guns and patches. It's all in the mind. Nicotine withdrawal isn't physically hard at all, and you've got to be really weak to draw up your own conclusion that it is. Quitting - it's 95 percent psychological. 141256[/snapback] Read the book again (the Easy Way) - at the end it says "if you still smoke after reading this book then get Allan Carrs 'Only Way To Stop Smoking'". I think you'll find that is a bit of a gimmick to say the least. Also, everyone I know (myself included) that have read that book still smokes. It's interesting that his books appear nowhere in NHS guidelines on giving up. Seriously Leicester_Mad, try and use the patches and gum and ask to see another dr if they refuse to prescibe. Nicotine replacement isn't full-proof but it's much better than going cold turkey.
Leicester_Mad Posted 11 August 2005 Author Posted 11 August 2005 Well i have now gone 2 weeks without a cigarette. Feel much fitter thanks everyone for your support
pink_flamingo Posted 11 August 2005 Posted 11 August 2005 just imagine a bucket of shit, its full to teh brim, that is your lungs, each week you dont smoke, the bucket will go down slightly, then theirs not much shit left in your lungs
Thracian Posted 11 August 2005 Posted 11 August 2005 For my sister (a heavy smoker) having cigarette in her hand makes her feel socially comfortable, at home with the crowd around her. But it's all in the mind that. Any friends worth having won't give a toss whether you smoke or not nor whether you drink alcohol or not. I love a drink but I often confirm my ability to dictate my own decisions by having a soft drink session (whatever my mates are drinking). You can do that with smoking or drinking. Just imagine someone insists you put your head in the oven when its flaming hot. Would you be strong enough mentally to resist? Of course. Well imagine you're doing that every time you light up a fag. Cos I've seen first hand what it does and I've seen the photos of peoples lungs and that's exactly what you're doing in effect, putting your head in an oven. Imagine the cigarette is an oven and use the same decisive strength that allows you to resist the oven. It's the same if drinking takes a hold. I had that once when I lived in Quorn and got the manager of the Hurst to stock ice cold milk in the fridges for me on disco nights. Took a bit of banter but it was all good hearted and no-one paid any attention after the first one or two (except that two or three pals started supping milk too, believe it or not). To this day because of that I've been able to drink or stop as I feel. It's all in the head cos if you've got good mates, they'll support you whatever you do in my experience. Another aid is to plan a day. Make decisions for that day and follow them through but make decisions which are at odds with your normal routine. It gets you into the habit of decision making and of dictating your life rather than having it dictated too you by outside influences. Hope something there helps.
Leicester_Mad Posted 11 August 2005 Author Posted 11 August 2005 For my sister (a heavy smoker) having cigarette in her hand makes her feel socially comfortable, at home with the crowd around her.But it's all in the mind that. Any friends worth having won't give a toss whether you smoke or not nor whether you drink alcohol or not. I love a drink but I often confirm my ability to dictate my own decisions by having a soft drink session (whatever my mates are drinking). You can do that with smoking or drinking. Just imagine someone insists you put your head in the oven when its flaming hot. Would you be strong enough mentally to resist? Of course. Well imagine you're doing that every time you light up a fag. Cos I've seen first hand what it does and I've seen the photos of peoples lungs and that's exactly what you're doing in effect, putting your head in an oven. Imagine the cigarette is an oven and use the same decisive strength that allows you to resist the oven. It's the same if drinking takes a hold. I had that once when I lived in Quorn and got the manager of the Hurst to stock ice cold milk in the fridges for me on disco nights. Took a bit of banter but it was all good hearted and no-one paid any attention after the first one or two (except that two or three pals started supping milk too, believe it or not). To this day because of that I've been able to drink or stop as I feel. It's all in the head cos if you've got good mates, they'll support you whatever you do in my experience. Another aid is to plan a day. Make decisions for that day and follow them through but make decisions which are at odds with your normal routine. It gets you into the habit of decision making and of dictating your life rather than having it dictated too you by outside influences. Hope something there helps. 154916[/snapback] some good words of advice there mate thanks
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