How to Quit Smoking!, Share your tips - Blu-ray Forum

entertrend · 03-02-2009, 12:54 PM

If you quit already, how did you do it? Any tips?

Or even if you're smoking now and want to quit...just wanted to start a discussion.

ground chuck · 03-02-2009, 01:15 PM

it's hard......hypnosis might work

mikejet · 03-02-2009, 01:20 PM

I quit last July and have not smoked once since.

It was easier than I thought.

Think about it this way, you know that feeling of normalcy that you get when you smoke, that feeling that you get when you take that puff. How everything is good and you're good because you got your smoke in?

Well, NONSMOKERS FEEL THAT WAY ALL THE TIME.

It will take about a month depending on the duration of your habit. I smoked for about 10+ years on and off. The hardest part is the first month.

Do you smoke with people? Don't go there. Smoke while drinking? Offer to be the designated driver. Rearrange the furniture in a room if you smoked in it. There's a lot of different small things that will help.

Do the medicines work to help you quit? YES. A coworker and my brother have had great success with them.

The most important thing though is that you need to let people know around you that you are quitting. That way they will help support you and at the same time understand. My wife knew I was quitting so she understood that I was more cranky and easier to get annoyed.

Also, think about the money you will save!

mikejet · 03-02-2009, 01:22 PM

Also, keep in mind that your body builds up a tolerance to nicotine over time. Which means that your body has diminishing returns from nicotine. The more you smoke the more you will have to smoke over time.

If I can quit anyone can. I was up to a pack of Reds a day.

CrystalLake · 03-02-2009, 01:34 PM

Dum-dums.... a lot of them.

Its been over 8 years and counting.

hc666 · 03-02-2009, 01:35 PM

Easy to quit, hard to stay away.

You have to want it and always remember why you did... carry a picture of a burnt lung or a child or something to keep you motivated.

CrystalLake · 03-02-2009, 01:37 PM

It helps now that the bars and restaurants here are smoke-free.

mikejet · 03-02-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CrystalLake

It helps now that the bars and restaurants here are smoke-free.

Most offices are implementing that as well. All goverment facilities and schools are also.

Vegas is weird because the poker rooms are smoke free but all areas outside that aren't, go figure.

SellmeyourDVD · 03-03-2009, 03:51 AM

I used nicotine gum for a week. Havnt smoked in two years now

dadkins · 03-03-2009, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by entertrend

If you quit already, how did you do it? Any tips?

Or even if you're smoking now and want to quit...just wanted to start a discussion.

I had a TIA - aka a stroke.
It was explained(in laymans terms), that smoking makes the blood cells "sticky".
When they try to go through capillaries, they clog up.
Traffic jam if you will.
When this happens in the brain, it turns off - along with my entire left side - arm/leg/face/etc.

Haven't wanted a cigarette since...

Xerces2911 · 03-04-2009, 05:21 AM

Flat out cold turkey.

Aaron · 03-05-2009, 07:00 PM

Reading this thread makes me regret starting a few weeks ago.

jomari · 03-05-2009, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

Reading this thread makes me regret starting a few weeks ago.

id suggest to quit while you still can bud. not only is it expensive, but hey, the health reasons are pretty darn obvious.

best of luck to you aaron.

Aaron · 03-05-2009, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jomari

id suggest to quit while you still can bud. not only is it expensive, but hey, the health reasons are pretty darn obvious.

best of luck to you aaron.

I've been on the same pack for over a week now. I'm not addicted to it at all, but it's so damn relaxing...lol

My_Two_Cents · 03-05-2009, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

I've been on the same pack for over a week now. I'm not addicted to it at all, but it's so damn relaxing...lol

Don't even kid yourself like that! You WILL be addicted real soon. Stop now. There are no benefits from what you are doing. Imagine smoking a pack/day (which will happen). Aside from all of the health risks/problems, look at the cost. At ~$3-6/pack (depending on where you live), do you really want to give up $1,100-$2,200 per year for this? You can buy a 50" Kuro for that!

Maximus · 03-02-2009, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZackL

I don't want to hijack this thread, but is anyone else seemingly unable to become addicted to things? I see all these people that get hooked on cigarettes and I just can't understand it. Every time I used to drink, friends would offer me cigarettes and I almost always took them for the head rush...and sometimes when I was much more ...intoxicated... than normal, I would blow through a whole pack just to have something in my hand. Almost every single one of my friends smokes now... all but me, and I probably smoked the most over a span of a month during the beginning of college.

Same thing goes for coffee... if my friends miss their coffee in the morning they get headaches and pains. My coffee pot slipped out of my hands last week and I haven't had any or even thought about it; I used to drink 2-3 pots a day.

Please don't turn this thread into "smoking bad" or "addiction bad"...

ZackL · 03-02-2009, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

Please don't turn this thread into "smoking bad" or "addiction bad"...

You didn't have to delete my post... I wasn't saying smoking was bad at all, I am completely indifferent. I was just wondering if anyone else was resistant to getting hooked. Did you misread?

Maximus · 03-02-2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZackL

You didn't have to delete my post... I wasn't saying smoking was bad at all, I am completely indifferent. I was just wondering if anyone else was resistant to getting hooked. Did you misread?

Slippery slope...

Trust me, I have seen it a thousand times.

Chordata · 03-02-2009, 02:46 PM

I quit cold turkey in May 2001. Not sure "how" to do it, other than stopping it and pushing it out of your mind.

While addiction is certainly physical, I think smoking can be "mind over matter."

Find something else to do with your hands and mouth. Gum, mints, etc.

Good luck.

Beta Man · 03-02-2009, 02:48 PM

I smoked a pack a day for 4 or 5 years....... I quit this way.....

1) stopped smoking them......

wasn't fun, but it worked! Haven't smoked in 7 or 8 years.

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03-02-2009, 01:15 PM	#2
ground chuck Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Charm City Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:48 Trading Score:18	it's hard......hypnosis might work

03-02-2009, 01:20 PM	#3
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	I quit last July and have not smoked once since. It was easier than I thought. Think about it this way, you know that feeling of normalcy that you get when you smoke, that feeling that you get when you take that puff. How everything is good and you're good because you got your smoke in? Well, NONSMOKERS FEEL THAT WAY ALL THE TIME. It will take about a month depending on the duration of your habit. I smoked for about 10+ years on and off. The hardest part is the first month. Do you smoke with people? Don't go there. Smoke while drinking? Offer to be the designated driver. Rearrange the furniture in a room if you smoked in it. There's a lot of different small things that will help. Do the medicines work to help you quit? YES. A coworker and my brother have had great success with them. The most important thing though is that you need to let people know around you that you are quitting. That way they will help support you and at the same time understand. My wife knew I was quitting so she understood that I was more cranky and easier to get annoyed. Also, think about the money you will save!

03-02-2009, 01:22 PM	#4
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Also, keep in mind that your body builds up a tolerance to nicotine over time. Which means that your body has diminishing returns from nicotine. The more you smoke the more you will have to smoke over time. If I can quit anyone can. I was up to a pack of Reds a day.

03-02-2009, 01:34 PM	#5
CrystalLake Senior Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Canton, OH Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:17	Dum-dums.... a lot of them. Its been over 8 years and counting.

03-02-2009, 01:35 PM	#6
hc666 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:100 Blu-ray reviews: 26	Easy to quit, hard to stay away. You have to want it and always remember why you did... carry a picture of a burnt lung or a child or something to keep you motivated.

03-02-2009, 01:37 PM	#7
CrystalLake Senior Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Canton, OH Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:17	It helps now that the bars and restaurants here are smoke-free.

03-03-2009, 03:51 AM	#9
SellmeyourDVD Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:125 Trading Score:11	I used nicotine gum for a week. Havnt smoked in two years now

03-04-2009, 05:21 AM	#11
Xerces2911 Junior Member Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray collection:167	Flat out cold turkey.

03-05-2009, 07:00 PM	#12
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	Reading this thread makes me regret starting a few weeks ago.

03-02-2009, 02:46 PM	#19
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I quit cold turkey in May 2001. Not sure "how" to do it, other than stopping it and pushing it out of your mind. While addiction is certainly physical, I think smoking can be "mind over matter." Find something else to do with your hands and mouth. Gum, mints, etc. Good luck.

03-02-2009, 02:48 PM	#20
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	I smoked a pack a day for 4 or 5 years....... I quit this way..... 1) stopped smoking them...... wasn't fun, but it worked! Haven't smoked in 7 or 8 years.

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