2006-09-16 12:29:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Good for you! I also quit 13 years ago cold turkey
2006-09-16 12:34:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're asking this question, then you really don't have the human quality of empathy, at least when it comes to this subject. My husband smokes, and I gently remind him constantly that he suffers from respiratory ailments more severely than I do and gets out of breath so quickly because he smokes. Sometimes he agrees and sometimes he gets angry and defensive. Only he knows when or if he will quit. I don't yell at him for not quitting, nor do I think him weak. He kicked alcohol 16 years ago and firmly understands why he couldn't handle it. Smoking is more insidious, and it can gain an even firmer hold before you realize what it is doing to you. Many sober alcoholics I know have never been able to kick cigarettes for this reason. I don't implore you to stop tooting your own horn. It is quite an achievement! But don't belittle those who have not yet made the leap that you have; it only makes them angry and works against your stated purpose--to encourage others to quit as you have.
2016-03-17 21:59:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations on quiting. I went cold turkey on a 3 pack a day habit 20 years ago and stayed quit. I don't believe in bragging but I think anyone who quits smoking has the right to brag.
2006-09-16 12:33:47 · answer #3 · answered by » mickdotcom « 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bravo bravo Good for you I quit 10 years ago and still would like to lit up but NOW I,m in control I smoked 2 pks a day Dumb but its over you will do just fine just tell yourself all the time why its better that you dont smoke Sick of being sick I had broncitis once or twice a year that was my reward for smoking and now I dont have to baby sit my smokes but I had a problem if I lost my lighter and I had to have a t shirt with a pocket in it for my lighter sounds dumb but it worked GOOD LUCK you can do it
2006-09-17 04:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by diggin_thedirt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congrats to you! I also quit smoking cold turkey last August. I had tried numerous times before but I went to have a cigarette one morning and said that is enough and haven't had one since. I drank allot of water and chewed allot of gum. I also crocheted many blankets for my family. I can now smell a cigarette when someone is smoking outside and quite a distance from me and it makes me gag. I did put on a bit of weight, which is slowly coming off.
2006-09-16 12:44:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been a year as well since I quit cold turkey. But I not only quit smoking ciggs, I quit smoking drugs, so ciggs really wasn't hard on me to quit.
2006-09-16 12:39:27 · answer #6 · answered by Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quit cold turkey, 5 years ago when i got pregnant with my only child!!! I am so glad i did it now, my health and everything is so much better not to mention the money i saved
2006-09-16 12:37:58 · answer #7 · answered by boo_did_i_skeer_yah 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband stopped smoking a year ago but only because he had a heart attack and was hopitalize for 6 weeks.
2006-09-16 12:50:33 · answer #8 · answered by I love my husband 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i did it 3 years ago ...i chewed alot of gum and struggled to keep my hands busy i did put on some pounds but it all settled eventually so KEEP IT UP and WELL DONE!! it feels great now to "smell the roses" but i have become sensitive to other smokers and cannot tolerate it around me!
2006-09-16 12:35:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for you, I quit cold turky December 1, 2001. The funny thing is that I would kill for one.
2006-09-16 12:50:04 · answer #10 · answered by Rita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋