Well here we are, 2nd attempt....

[Penelope_Grey]

At stopping smoking. Yep, about half an hour ago, I smoked what I hope to be the last cigar I ever smoke. I already stopped with my occasional cigarette on Friday's so now its the cigars.

To that end, I have threw away my cigar box, my lighter, ashtrays, the whole lot! Chucked out. Gone. Bye bye. C ya!

Yes this time I'm really going to give it a fighting chance, my mental focus is strong, and my will to do well is there. It will be hard because of my father still smoking, but, well... I gave up nagging him to stop when I was 10, because I knew it was a waste of breath.

So wish me luck. And if I can get through the weekend, and the following weekend, as that is when I light up. I think I will be sorted. I am lucky in as much as I only smoked on the weekend, it was not a daily thing, but I want to seriously sort myself out before my 20th birthday.

This is step 1.

Good luck Penny. I think if you do something different than what you usually do when you smoke you have a chance. Breaking the habit/addiction will mean breaking many other habits/addictions. Once again good luck!!

[Tchocky]

Good luck, Penelope.


(I'll not smoke for another half hour, in your honour )

[Dowly]

Good luck Penelope! Hope you make it this time!

One good advice to follow: DO NOT WATCH TELLY!!! Everytime I've tried to quit, there's always been some movie or TV show with somebody smoking all the time. I think the last it was the movie "Boondock Saints". DAMN YOU TELLY!!!

[Lagger123987]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Good luck Penelope! Hope you make it this time!

One good advice to follow: DO NOT WATCH TELLY!!! Everytime I've tried to quit, there's always been some movie or TV show with somebody smoking all the time. I think the last it was the movie "Boondock Saints". DAMN YOU TELLY!!!

Then play on the computer or play on your PS3 or Xbox360 or Wii or PS2 or play with your army's guns when you go bak to service or somthing you like to do.

Heres the greatest tip to quit smoking...


Have surgury, you can't smoke in the hospital so your drugged up during all the cravings... my dad quit cold turkey that way and he smoked ALOT.

[The Munster]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Good luck Penelope! Hope you make it this time!

One good advice to follow: DO NOT WATCH TELLY!!! Everytime I've tried to quit, there's always been some movie or TV show with somebody smoking all the time. I think the last it was the movie "Boondock Saints". DAMN YOU TELLY!!!

And don't watch Columbo ! I liked a good cigar long before starting on the fags so here is my tip for what it's worth .. try to go from week to week i.e. Tuesday to Tuesday then see how you feel; when you get the notion for a smoke, either take a long, deep breath [and I mean deep, in thru the nostrils and out the thru the mouth] .. or drink a glass of water .. well for me, it was screw the water and went for the deep breath stuff and it worked.
Don't worry if you 'fall down', just try again and aim for a smoke-free week and if you manage a week then ask yerself, 'how do I feel ?.. can I go another week ?' if the answer is yes then you're on your way.

[Penelope_Grey]

Something seriously cool happened today, I was in a meeting and it involved me and another woman going to this mans house. While we were there, I took the notes but afterward we were having a quick break. The man, and my partner both had a cigarette, they offered me, and I said to them "I don't smoke!"

I was like, OMG, I said that! Even though its not weekend or Friday, on a special occasion, I would indulge this time it just happened automatic. was cool.

Im really grateful I started this thread because now I feel like I can't fail or I will look ridiculous, I hope others here are inspired by my effort, I'm probably one of the most pro-smoking people around, lol so if I can change.... the rest got no excusse!

[moose1am]

It took me a few times before I eventually stopped my three pack a day habit.

Two things:

Keep your hands busy
Try the nicotine patch for the first week. It really does help take the edge off.

I quit smoking in 1993. 14 years ago. I am 55 now and have high blood pressure due to all that smoking over the years. I started when I was 18 and a Senior in High School. I barely smoked at all back then but by the time I was working full time and out of college I was smoking 2 packs a day of the light cigarettes.

If I can stop anyone can do it.

Hang in there as it's MIND OVER THE POISON.

Hope this post helps.

Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

At stopping smoking. Yep, about half an hour ago, I smoked what I hope to be the last cigar I ever smoke. I already stopped with my occasional cigarette on Friday's so now its the cigars.

To that end, I have threw away my cigar box, my lighter, ashtrays, the whole lot! Chucked out. Gone. Bye bye. C ya!

Yes this time I'm really going to give it a fighting chance, my mental focus is strong, and my will to do well is there. It will be hard because of my father still smoking, but, well... I gave up nagging him to stop when I was 10, because I knew it was a waste of breath.

So wish me luck. And if I can get through the weekend, and the following weekend, as that is when I light up. I think I will be sorted. I am lucky in as much as I only smoked on the weekend, it was not a daily thing, but I want to seriously sort myself out before my 20th birthday.

This is step 1.

[Penelope_Grey]

I am genuinely touched and overwhelmed by the support. Subsim is a top community, well its weekend time again, and I cna say today I am feeling it, that anticipation of smoking tonight is creeping onto me and by tonight I am going to be extremely edgey and probably foul tempered.

I made it through yesterday ok, but tonight will be the test. I know I can crack it, I have to crack it. I refuse to fail.

I have a plan for tonight, it involves Silent Hunter 3, I am going to sit and play that for the evening so that I am busy and that I don't have time to think about smoking and I am hoping for results. I may even give the very buggy SH4 a try.

I'll do anything except smoke.

[Skybird]

If you really have smoked on Fridays to Sunday only, like you described, you probably are not physically depending on smoking, and it is close to impossible that you feel a chemical addiction every sxeven days, and four days inbetween you don't. So, it may help you to remember that you are just challenged by a bad habit - nothing more.