What quitting method did you use? And, how long have you quit for?
2006-09-17 18:04:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Cold Turkey both times. I am 47 now, the first time I quit for 13 years and got stupid one day and smoked one and that was all it took. I quit again in 2003 and have not smoked since.
2006-09-17 18:15:07 · answer #1 · answered by barbarast59 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"It's true what they say, no one ever quits." -Sin City-
I've gone back and forth for 17 yrs. At this point in the game I just look at minimizing. I chew, which is vital to not being completely obsessed with cigs. But I've gone 3yrs. w/out a single cig, then I'm having a beer or w/e with the right friend, bum a smoke, buy a pack, smoke for a week and then recenter myself and go as long as I can w/out. I have a highly addictive personality and the thought of quitting "for good" stresses me out so bad I need a cig, so I don't think about that at all.
Minimizing and a reward/punishment thing where if I don't smoke for a month I take that $$$ and buy something nice; and if I do smoke I bike/ workout 2X as hard. Either way I come out ahead and beat the shame cycle and feeling down.
2006-09-18 01:22:02 · answer #2 · answered by Luxifer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quit cold turkey after a very serious asthma attack. I used a straw cut to the length of a cigarrette to chew on instead of smoking or eating. I quit for 8 years.
2006-09-18 01:08:19 · answer #3 · answered by pleeks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i quit cold 4 years ago cost to much and im not sorry
2006-09-18 22:43:31 · answer #4 · answered by duckky44 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i quit using zyban but started again as soon as i stopped taking it - it was totally painless to quit, and i suppose u can take zyban indef. so give it a try.
2006-09-18 01:11:08 · answer #5 · answered by krisr22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cancer sticks = death
SMOKING IS BAD!!!
2006-09-18 01:12:38 · answer #6 · answered by EARNEYW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋