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How to quit smoking ciggarettes

Discussion in 'Off-topic Discussion' started by QuiggyG, Mar 30, 2020.

  1. QuiggyG

    QuiggyG Fapstronaut

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    Hi all,

    So for the past 6 years, I have smoked cigarettes on and off ("social smoker" 2014-15, habitual smoker 2016,2018-2019, returned around end of October 2019). I am only 24 and I do worry about my health, but I am unsure how to stop smoking. I have tried patches, gum, nicotine replacement therapy and even vaping, but for some reason, I always come back to cigs. I do have problems handling stress and anxiety (I also suffer from depression and OCD) but ciggies seems to be a way to control these issues. I do not want to use Champix or any prescription drugs, I was wondering is there a way to deal with quitting whilst going cold turkey yet manage the cravings well? I hope to end this addiction, along with my worse addiction (PMO) but I fear that one or the other will come back or replace the other I don't deal with the issue now.

    Any advice on how to quit smoking would be great :)
     
  2. James2James

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    I quit smoking in 2007 after smoking for about 30 years (1/2 pack a day). Never relapsed. Not once. How did I quit? Well,,believe it or not, this is how I quit:

    I read a book called "The Easy Way To Quit Smoking" by Allen Carr. That was it. I read the book, did EVERYTHING in the book he told me to do, and I never smoked again. The book I believe re-programs you. There is a LOT of repetition in the book, but it is intentional. The words somehow bring you back to a place when you KNEW that smoking was bad and you shouldn't do it. It CONVINCES you that the smoking is NOT a habit, but a drug addiction, and it presses that into you over and over. I used to think it was kind of a self hypnosis, but I'm really not sure it is that. What it IS, is re-programming of your thought process. And somehow it worked for me.

    I had one acquaintance try it after I did. He read about 10 pages, said, "This is stupid", and promptly quit. I wasn't surprised, as he was a bit of an idiot. I actually was surprised he could even read at all, but that's another story.

    It worked for me. I've never forgotten that book. And now..here I am with a much worse situation to battle, and I truly believe a more daunting one. But..onward.
     
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  3. Mistakesweremade

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    I read that book too but it didn't help me. I manage to stay 25 days cigarette free by attempting to quit pmo, smoking and video gaming at the same time. So far, I've relapsed and binged on pmo but manage to stay cigarette free and only casually play video games. When it comes to cigarettes and pmo, pmo is definitely harder for me. I am not sure if I should just stay cigarette free for a longer period before attempting nofap again or if I should just start all over.
     
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  4. James2James

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    I can already tell that PMO will be harder for me. I didn't find quitting smoking as hard as I thought it would be...and I LOVED smoking. The ironic thing is, I never had a hatred for smoking when I was trying to quit, but I do for the porn addiction. Funny how that is.

    I had another buddy try that book - he lasted about 10 months and then started up again. I've been 13 years now. I missed Mahari cigars for sure...but never fell.
     
  5. Mistakesweremade

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    You see the problem why pmo is so much harder than cigarettes for me is I can tell that cigarettes are bad for you and don't even taste good but it is normal to find women attractive and while at it I cannot help but get aroused at the same time which leads me right back to pmo. That is the tricky part. To not see women as sex objects. Is that even possible?
     
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  6. James2James

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    I understand what you are saying.

    The way I look at PMO might be different. I don't think of the women in all this, I think of the addiction. I HATE the addiction. The women don't even come into it..for me anyway. That's what is ultimately going to fuel my fight with this addiction...is the fact that I'm doing my very best to separate the women from the addiction. I could NEVER give up sex with women...but, I HATE my porn addiction so much that I have convinced myself that I NEED to crush it. To me, the PMO is not about sex (which is great!!), it's about my addiction (which is pathetic, disgusting, and life-ruining). My addiction has ruined my life with women. To get back that life I desire, I MUST crush the addiction. That's my belief system, and that's what I am trying to train my brain to think...every day.

    I have that thought in my head at all times. Now...let's see if I can do it.

    But yeah...I know this is going to be harder than cigarettes. I just can't understand WHY it would be...loved cigarettes...hate the porn addiction. It must be the related to the dopamine rush. I doubt I ever got really excited over a cigarette even tho I loved smoking.
     
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    I don't mind the taste of cigarettes, but the smell sticks and can be considered offensive to those around you. I think this is one of the reasons why I want to clean up my act. The PMO addiction is worse ofc in terms of mental, sexual and physical health. If I didn't intend to stop this addiction, I may and well truly be stuck in a cycle that would have lead me to a darker path that ultimately could have destroyed my life. I guess healing takes time and if I can get away from all vices (with the exception of the pleasure received through hobbies), I may find true happiness.
     
  8. There is a pmo 'version' of it https://SPAM REMOVED (spam code #001) - REPORT TO MODERATION.org/
     
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  9. palindromo

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    When i quitted smoking , i simply stopped , suddenly. No one cigarette allowed .
    I read also "The Easy Way To Quit Smoking" by Allen Carr '' , to understand my mind.
    In first time i replaced stress with phisical activities , running steep walls. A hard work out, to vent stress.
    For some month i replaced it with gums , than with toothpick , than after 7 months i was free.
    It was really hard to quit , i can not forget it. I dreamed about smoking many times, my mind was continuing triggers me .
    But it is possible. The advantages are IMMEASURABLE.
    Now i can breathe like a baby.
     
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    I took a look at that 'SPAM REMOVED (spam code #001) - REPORT TO MODERATION SPAM REMOVED (spam code #001) - REPORT TO MODERATION' and must admit, I'm intrigued. I'm open to different types of "healing" and I do believe in these sorts of things since it's worked on me before. I've also been reading on subliminal effects. I have the belief that these things MAY or MAY NOT work, but if used as just another tool, they MAY increase your chances. I'm a HUGE believer in the mind being a powerful place, so subliminal messaging is something that I really don't discount. Just as the Allen Carr book doesn't work for all..it worked for me. This porn addiction battle is something that I am ALL IN on, so I'll use whatever tactic necessary to win.

    My only "fear" with the SPAM REMOVED (spam code #001) - REPORT TO MODERATION book is I THINK you have to be still engaged in the behavior when reading it; like the smoking manual. I'm already 3 days clean, so I don't want to crush what little progress I've made. I dunno...I made read it anyway. But...it's another tool in the fight.

    I'm definitely reading up more on subliminals today. This isolation shit certainly gives me all the time I need!
     
  12. I sometimes use chewing tobaco, here i can just buy it in the store, i dunno if it's available everywhere.
    I believe it's less damaging than smoking, although it's certainly not good for mouth & teeth... but it gives me that smoking sensation :p.. dunno how long i'll continue that chewing habit though..
    Ultimately I believe with almost any addiction, it's in the mind, not in the addiction itself..
    Am happy though that i quited smoking, ughh i've already done a lot of damage to my body (smoking a whole lot for 10 years), i don't crave it at all anymore, i don't value it anymore, i see it now just as something completely pointless and not having any real value, rather only taking away quality of life and very valuable health
     
  13. Try using the 12 step program.

    I haven't smoked since 2011.
     

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