i have to quit smoking. for good this time. i am going cold turkey on january 1st.
i have already quit drugs and alcohol. ive been in recovery since april '06, but until now i didnt consider quitting tobacco.
what in the world will be my vice now?
coffee and sex? any other suggestions?
2007-11-18 01:20:55 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
YEAH!!!! Good for you!! Recovery is hard, especially when you are quitlting everything at once. I know a bunch of people who have quit using Chantix but it is a powerful drug so go to the doctor and see if it is right for you!!! Y ou could have worse vices than coffee and sex!! Just dont drink coffee WHILE you are having sex!!! :)>.
2007-11-18 01:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by lucygoosy2004 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for you and you're going about it the right way by setting a date!
I quit smoking last year but have recently been diagnosed as Alcohol dependant, so how about a pact that we both quit our vices on Jan 1st, first one to fail has to do a forfeit!
btw, your vice can be, a healthy lifestyle, wierd I know but I can just about remember when I had one and want it back!
2007-11-18 01:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL...I have been sober for 20 years... quit at age 23. When I told my sponser that I didn't have any vices after quitting she rolled with laughter and suggested I go work the steps. Trust me, YOU will have plenty to work on after you quit smoking. Great job on your recovery... it is one day at a time and you will be able to quit smoking. Keep laughing, chewing gum and your other vices will appear!!! Then we get to quit those...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It is a great life clean and sober and smokeless! Good luck!
2007-11-18 01:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by iamoutofhere123 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say Saltines, Coffee and Energy Drinks, they are bad cause they make your blood pressure higher.
So its a vice if your talking about disobeying your doctor.
You shouldn't need a vice, they only make you live shorter.
If you did sex as your vice it would be healthy, but the way you made it sound, sounded as if you were gonna become a prostitute/ gigolo.
Which could make you live shorter if you got an STD.
Or if you have an STD you will spread it.
2007-11-18 01:28:50 · answer #4 · answered by Wills 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tried many times with patches, gum and all but when I stopped cold turkey the constant sex and thinking about sex and the fact that peppermint sticks actually killed the craving.
You can do it and I wish you good luck.
The alcohol was the hardest for me but I've been sober for about 7 years. Ice tea and cornbread took the place of pills and 90 proof
2007-11-18 01:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light a cigarette, throw it with hatred , & don"t light another one.
Hazards:-
1. Wasting money.
2. May get Bronchitis
3. Bad smell in mouth
2007-11-18 01:33:54 · answer #6 · answered by Muthu S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you polly dont add me ?hay girl hoew is it.i knew there was something about you.it was god. i want to be a friend so im only worried about your health not if you get pissed at me for saying the truth im only worried about your health.sooooo here it goes ive been clean drug alcohol free for 2yrs 5 mos.so you know what they tell us about resoloutions we usually break them ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY the ones made on jan1.sooo heres where your gonna kill me.if your very serious about quitting like the booze and your drug of choice then by waiting till janruary is lying to your self.remember we have to be willing open minded and HONEST !!!!!!!!HONEST !!!!!!!! honesty is our motto so get honest with yourself are you ready to quit if not you know the answer .every morning day and second pray to your higher powerwhatever your conception of him her or it is your conception not mine for the strength and power to quit.ask to be given the strength until it comes he will grant your wish.all you need is the willingness to believe in the power greater than ourselves.powerless ness 1st step we are powerless over sound familiar .sorry girl this is living life on lifes terms not mine .but i will keep you in my prayers also.your on a list if about 3 hundred now . pease and happiness itll be ok jayhawker.polly ???????.
2007-11-18 02:10:13 · answer #7 · answered by jayhawker 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why dont you try just to keep yourself busy. Maybe pick up a few groups in your community or go to church or something. That way you are so busy you dont realize that youre not doing it.
2007-11-18 01:24:55 · answer #8 · answered by garber_jamie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can provide something to keep your mouth busy.
Good luck, my mother inlaw has emphysema and she's only 54. Smoking is bad.
but seriously, my friend quit and he carried around a bag of scotch mints.
2007-11-18 01:23:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Good that you have thought about quitting tobacco. Yes coffee or tea will do.
2007-11-18 01:24:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋