Quitting the cigs

sinkoman said:
So, I declared a couple of days ago that this next pack of cigarettes i'm about to open tomorrow, is going to be my last one.

...BUT, I just realized that I highly doubt that'll work out. But I declared it, and the rules of manhood state that once you've called it out, you gotta do it.

Oh well, wish me luck.
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Just take away the amount of DUs you smoke a week, so if you do, like, a pack a week, aim for three quarters of a pack, and gradually go down.

Insane difficulty, bro.
 
Don't listen to Danimal. He is trying to trick you. Cold turkey is the only option.

BTW, props to anyone who can explain to me what the hell that even means.
 
Cold turkey is worse than warm, delicious turkey.

Speaking of which, I'm getting some food.
 
I was on 20-40 a day for over 10 years and had a very hard time giving up. In the end the only solution that worked was to tell myself I could have a cigarette at any point I wanted, I just choose not to. For the first few weeks I was walking about with a pack of cigarettes in my pocket and for probably the next 6 months I still had some in my room. Everytime a craving came I chose not to smoke as telling myself I wasn't allowed to made the urge so much stronger. That was over 5 years ago and, while the cravings are still there on occasion, they're easily shrugged off. Once the addiction is gone you mainly remember the dirty smelly side of smoking and the thought of going back isn't pleasant.
 
VirusType2 said:
Don't listen to Danimal. He is trying to trick you. Cold turkey is the only option.

BTW, props to anyone who can explain to me what the hell that even means.
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Wikipedia said:
The etymology derives from the phrase talk turkey, in which someone deals matter-of-factly with a subject[1]. Some, however, believe the derivation is from the comparison of a cold turkey carcass and the state of a withdrawing addict — most notably, the cold sweats and goose bumps.[citation needed] It is often preceded by the verb "to go," as in "going cold turkey." Yet another suggestion of origin is that cold turkey is a dish that needs little or no preparation. "To quit like cold turkey" would be to quit in the same way a cold turkey is served, instantly just as you are without preparation.
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Bottom line, nobody knows.
 
My grandpa forced himself to quit in an interesting way. He used a leftover pickle jar (still with the vinegar but without the pickles), and every cig he smoked he put it in the jar. And everytime he smoked my grandma forced him to take a whiff of that jar. I am guessing old smoked cigarettes that have been marinating in warm pickle juice for weeks doesn't exactly smell like roses.
 
...wait, getting severe deja vu. Did you tell us that before, Escape?
 
Jintor said:
...wait, getting severe deja vu. Did you tell us that before, Escape?
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Yes. But I never got the feeling anyone read it.

Twice actually:

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2914627&postcount=148

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2911205&postcount=14

Escape said:
My grandma forced my grandpa to quit. She filled a jar with pickle juice then put used cigarettes in it and made my grandpa smell it everytime he smoked.


Worked like a charm.
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Escape said:
My grandma did a similar thing:
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I remember it clearly from that thread :arms:
 
sinkoman said:
If you were a smoker, you'd realize that nobody really just "starts". Shit snowballs.

Nobody just sits there at the convenience store and decides "oh, I think i'm going to ****ing start smoking, GIMME A PACK".
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That's actually exactly what I did. I mean except for all the times before where I had shared cigs and joints. But other than that, yeah.
 
When I was like 13, we'd buy them from a Cigarette vending machine at the grocery store.

That's why we can't have nice things. When they got rid of all the vending machines, then we would steal them from the Aisles.

So. Now they keep them in cases, and behind the counter.
 
You stole cigarettes? That's hardcore man.

I shoplifted expensive as shit modeling clay! To make these round little cool ball things. You know, twisting and roping them together and shit... cutting them into chunks and rolling them into balls before baking them.

Not sure what it's called.
 
I've only ever stole crayons from pre-school, my brother said he'd beat me if I didn't. :(
 
When my dad was trying to quit cutting down the amount, the gum, and the patch didn't work.

He just had to stop cold turkey.
 
Last night I put out a cigarette on my hand. I now have a little red mark on my hand.

The only reason I don't have a big pus-filled blister like my mate is because I have asbestos hands.
 
I accidentally jammed the end of my cigarette into the inside of my forearm once while drunk (I was distracted by the epic thumb war I was fighting). I had a red mark for weeks.
 
I love how we have threads about quitting smoking at the same time we have ones to teach us how to smoke.
 
Well you can't quit if you never start, stupid.
 
Yeah man. Gotta get the full experience.
 
I put a cig out on my hip, and I have a red hole there.
 
Never started. I tried it though. I liked this girl back in high school who I found out smoked and I thought I could impress her if I asked her for a cigarette and she would be all like "oh my! I didn't know you smoked." As soon as she walked away I threw it off the bridge. It was disgusting. Don't understand how people get addicted to that taste.

Don't really go for girls who smoke anymore. Can't stand the smell coming off of them. Plus those cigarettes are gonna make them ugly as hell by the time they're 40.

Plus I absolutely hate bad breath! I always brush my teeth when I head out and always have a pack of gum on me. If your talking to me face to face and I make a funny face, it's because you have bad breath. So many people these days have bad breath! I don't understand it! Chew gum after you eat!

Also if you admit you enjoy cigarettes too much to be bothered to quit. You know your in denial.
 
I enjoy cigarettes too much to be bothered to quit.
 
i'd love to quit but i work 2 menial jobs, one being the worst job of all time and its a night shift at a club. best part of that night is nipping out for a fag to get out from all the ****s and the shit music. i've tried to quit a few times but deep down, i really don't want to yet which is what keeps me lighting up. horrible habit really
 
A teacher at my school (who used to be in the Iraqi army as a medic), very cool guy, told me that if you want to stop smoking, you mix 3 cigarettes with a glass of milk, let it stand for 2 days and then drink it.
It basiccly traumatizes you with the flavor, making it impossible to smoke anything tabacco related ever again... Just so you know. : D

-dodo
 
My best friend recently took it up. At least he's courteous enough to not do it anywhere near me.

Also DoDo has also told that story before.
 
Diesel_Power said:
Never started. I tried it though. I liked this girl back in high school who I found out smoked and I thought I could impress her if I asked her for a cigarette and she would be all like "oh my! I didn't know you smoked." As soon as she walked away I threw it off the bridge. It was disgusting. Don't understand how people get addicted to that taste.

Don't really go for girls who smoke anymore. Can't stand the smell coming off of them. Plus those cigarettes are gonna make them ugly as hell by the time they're 40.

Plus I absolutely hate bad breath! I always brush my teeth when I head out and always have a pack of gum on me. If your talking to me face to face and I make a funny face, it's because you have bad breath. So many people these days have bad breath! I don't understand it! Chew gum after you eat!

Also if you admit you enjoy cigarettes too much to be bothered to quit. You know your in denial.
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What? How are cigarettes going to make someone ugly as hell by the time they're forty? Does not compute unless you're talking about yellow teeth or something in which case I suggest you try a reality check. Also your last sentence doesn't make a drop of sense, if someone enjoys cigarettes enough to not be bothered to quit then it's obvious they're addicted... so what the **** are they supposed to be in denial about? Just because you don't enjoy the taste and experience of smoking a cigarette doesn't mean that it is impossible for other people to.
 
I myself do not enjoy slow suicide, but I suppose many others do.
 
When I get really engrossed in online gaming I can like forget to smoke like all day sometimes. Which begs the question, why smoke for the sake of it??? I'm cutting down to a couple a day, but not when Im out drinking. Also I'll put less tobacco in my joints :p
 
Ennui said:
How are cigarettes going to make someone ugly as hell by the time they're forty?
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smoking causes pre-mature aging. Really bad wrinkles. It's not just the teeth.

Probably ****s up your hair too. Ever see the 'white' curtains of a smokers house? They are really badly yellowed.
 
I've also seen the white plastic of phones and appliances as well that have been in a smokers house. Horribly yellowed.
 
HOLY **** I ONLY HAVE 2 LEFT.

I guess tomorrow is my last day ever of smoking cigarettes.

Better go find some buds.
 
VirusType2 said:
Do you normally smoke cigarettes while high?
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Not really. Here and there I might, but I generally can't stand the things when i'm stoned.

For some reason they just taste 10x worse, and make me feel like completely lethargic crap.
 
I used to smoke both, and whenever I was high, I always had to be chain smoking, and that made it even harder to quit smoking cigarettes. (I had tried to quit several times before)

But after quitting weed, I didn't have that problem. So it was a little easier.
 
Dear god, was that last cigarette ever so stale.

What a waste :/
 
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