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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Ok so earlier today I made a very irrational spur of the moment decision to give up smoking. I have been smoking for nearly 40 years!

So far yes I want a cigarette but no proper cravings.... Yet.

I'm guessing I'm in for a bit of a tough time so any hints would be very welcome.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

It tales 3 days for the cold turkey, stick with it.

Drink loads of orange juice.

Find something else to put in your mouth, ideally a water bottle. Not sweets.

You will feel shit before you feel better but it will be soooo worth it.

This is how I did it nearly 20 years ago

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

It's Stoptober so there's lots of help and information out there at the moment.

Good luck with it and take one day at a time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I smoked 15 a day for 10 years then one day randomly quit for good without any e-cigs and patches etc. If you really want to quit then you'll do it. I found myself eating more and started to work out.

You feel a lot better for it, I ain't just saying that. It's well worth it. Good luck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They say it takes 3 days but mentally I think it takes a lot longer. How many people quit for weeks, months or even years then start smoking again when d*unk one time hanging around smokers? It happens a lot from my experience.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

Get rid of any cigarettes you have in the house.

Give them away and feel pity for the poor smoker who accepted them gratefully

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vaping helped me. Went right down to zero nicotine. Then stopped.

XX

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"They say it takes 3 days but mentally I think it takes a lot longer. How many people quit for weeks, months or even years then start smoking again when d*unk one time hanging around smokers? It happens a lot from my experience. "

You're right, the habit itself is much harder to quit.

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By *idsBiGuyMan
over a year ago

Tamworth

I rarely, rarely smoke these days, as I've moved to that vapenation thing everyone's been going on about. My difficulty though was never so much the nicotine, it was the psychological addiction of the action of smoking. In essence, blowing the smoke out.

I feel a great deal healthier for my change though. My only issue I've found with it though is that none of the flavours that I tend to go for are available in zero nicotine, so I jump between the very low levels of it dependant upon what my flavour of the month is, so to speak.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

So far the 2 biggest moments were when I got in the car to go and pick up my son from his work and again now waiting for him which might be 5 minutes or could be an hour!

Most people I know who have given up are now using vapours but I'd rather not do that if I can help it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Joe hasn't posted "nobody likes a quitter" has he left?

Good luck OP. Day at a time stuff

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

I forgot to say use the water bottles you have to suck on rather than sip out of.

I still have a water bottle habit

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"So far the 2 biggest moments were when I got in the car to go and pick up my son from his work and again now waiting for him which might be 5 minutes or could be an hour!

Most people I know who have given up are now using vapours but I'd rather not do that if I can help it. "

Water, the water is the key

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By *idsBiGuyMan
over a year ago

Tamworth

I'm somewhat disappointed that the bar hasn't been lowered with all this talk of things to suck on.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Same boat as u both alcohol and fags however with the fags we're taking tge sliw route i.e. Go no fags all throughout the day till first the afternoon then evening and so on. Weve dwindled from 10 to 3 a day in 3 days. With the help of ecigs ofcourse come on no fags and alcohol something needs to keep us sane lol. Godlike to u op. X

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By *idsBiGuyMan
over a year ago

Tamworth


"So far the 2 biggest moments were when I got in the car to go and pick up my son from his work and again now waiting for him which might be 5 minutes or could be an hour!

Most people I know who have given up are now using vapours but I'd rather not do that if I can help it.

Water, the water is the key "

Or sugar free mints. They keep the mouth busy and I find it keeps my vape out of my mouth if I've been particularly heavy on it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"So far the 2 biggest moments were when I got in the car to go and pick up my son from his work and again now waiting for him which might be 5 minutes or could be an hour!

Most people I know who have given up are now using vapours but I'd rather not do that if I can help it.

Water, the water is the key "

I like the idea of a water bottle. Will get one first thing in the morning.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"So far the 2 biggest moments were when I got in the car to go and pick up my son from his work and again now waiting for him which might be 5 minutes or could be an hour!

Most people I know who have given up are now using vapours but I'd rather not do that if I can help it.

Water, the water is the key

I like the idea of a water bottle. Will get one first thing in the morning. "

With the sucky style lid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They say it takes 3 days but mentally I think it takes a lot longer. How many people quit for weeks, months or even years then start smoking again when d*unk one time hanging around smokers? It happens a lot from my experience. "

i was still craving them 18 months after i gave up. no idea why because when i started them again they tasted like shit.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I've given up giving up!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm always giving up! It's just so nice when you light up again!

Disclaimer:

This never happens.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I smoked for 27 years and given up nearly 10 years.

I went cold turkey, its easier to change all your habits of when you'd smoke. I used to light up in the car so i changed this to chewing gum, washed out the ashtray and filled it with potpourri

Good luck and keep going

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

Quit 4 months ago by switching to vaping, which I know still has nicotine levels so is not quite the same as giving up completely BUT I can honestly say in that time I've not once had any cravings for the real thing, and I'd usually have been climbing the walls with them after a couple of days cold turkey.

Down to 0.6 or 1.2 level nicotine now - need to work on dropping it down further next!!

Mr G

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"So far the 2 biggest moments were when I got in the car to go and pick up my son from his work and again now waiting for him which might be 5 minutes or could be an hour!

Most people I know who have given up are now using vapours but I'd rather not do that if I can help it.

Water, the water is the key

I like the idea of a water bottle. Will get one first thing in the morning.

With the sucky style lid "

You mean a sports cap. I can buy one where I work tomorrow morning.

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