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Hiccup wrote on 2011-07-25 21:54
So I can move out sooner. Gonna need some help guys. I told my best friend not to give me any even if I ask. Though I'm probably gonna freak out.:worry:
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Zid wrote on 2011-07-25 22:20
If you ever get the urge, you can do what my friend does. Take a long, cold shower.
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Hiccup wrote on 2011-07-25 22:22
Whats that do lol?
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Zid wrote on 2011-07-25 22:36
Quote from Hiccup;526608:
Whats that do lol?
He tells me the shock of cold water is enough to "drown" his urges.
Me, personally, the best method I've seen so far to fight an addiction is with another addiction.
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Tatsu wrote on 2011-07-25 22:42
One of my friends lived with his best friend for a while when trying to quit. He told his friend to punch him in the face repeatedly until he doesn't want to go outside for a smoke.
Pavlov's dog, goooo.
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Adelynn wrote on 2011-07-25 23:24
Keep track of the good that comes out of not smoking? Make note of how much you save and watch it add up. I'd probably be thinking, "woah, look at that money." If you get the urge, find something that you KNOW you like to do and do that instead. Keep yourself busy.
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Spike wrote on 2011-07-25 23:31
Quote from Tatsu;526626:
One of my friends lived with his best friend for a while when trying to quit. He told his friend to punch him in the face repeatedly until he doesn't want to go outside for a smoke.
Pavlov's dog, goooo.
This is a good idea.
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Applefish wrote on 2011-07-25 23:54
[font="Tahoma"]I don't smoke, and have few friends that do, so I don't know if I'd be of help when it comes to quitting. I'd assume that quitting is like quitting any other addiction (the severity doesn't scale up to drugs, but it's a lot more difficult than regular addictions, I would say).
So, why don't you take a baby-step approach? If you smoke twice a day, bring it down to once a day and keep it at that until you feel comfortable smoking that much. Then, make it one cigarette every three days, and so on. I think arbitrarily quitting will be too sudden and have negative effects on the body and the soul of the person aspiring to quit.
Again, I'm far from an expert in this field, and you should try methods that have worked for other people (though I honestly don't recommend getting punched in the face because that dampens your emotional and physical - in this case, facial - well-being). Look online for sites where people have successfully quit smoking and posted their progress or success stories.
Lastly, good luck, and stay strong in the fight.[/font]
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paladin wrote on 2011-07-25 23:56
if you can afford it
Use the patches
If not use the baby step method like above
Helps you control the urges but at the same time lets prorgess move foward
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Skye wrote on 2011-07-26 00:13
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I'm so excited for you!! :D
But I'll say I agree with Applefish's babysteps method, or patches.
YOU CAN DO IT!
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Phunkie wrote on 2011-07-26 00:45
Substitute the cigarettes with something else.
Some people do chewing gum, some people do toothpicks (to chew on), others do cough drops (like Halls).
Whenever you're craving a cigarette, just go buy some gum or something.
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Zid wrote on 2011-07-26 02:34
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Osayidan wrote on 2011-07-26 02:53
You can always use those phallic looking fake cigarettes I see ads for.
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Hiccup wrote on 2011-07-26 04:53
Quote from Applefish;526705:
[font="Tahoma"]I don't smoke, and have few friends that do, so I don't know if I'd be of help when it comes to quitting. I'd assume that quitting is like quitting any other addiction (the severity doesn't scale up to drugs, but it's a lot more difficult than regular addictions, I would say).
So, why don't you take a baby-step approach? If you smoke twice a day, bring it down to once a day and keep it at that until you feel comfortable smoking that much. Then, make it one cigarette every three days, and so on. I think arbitrarily quitting will be too sudden and have negative effects on the body and the soul of the person aspiring to quit.
Again, I'm far from an expert in this field, and you should try methods that have worked for other people (though I honestly don't recommend getting punched in the face because that dampens your emotional and physical - in this case, facial - well-being). Look online for sites where people have successfully quit smoking and posted their progress or success stories.
Lastly, good luck, and stay strong in the fight.[/font]
I was going to do this, since I bought my last 2 packs a few days ago. And I only smoked twice today so far (i blame the rain D:). So that helped a bit.
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Jelly wrote on 2011-07-26 05:03
Good luck Brad!
Go with what Applefish said.