I'm finally asking for HELP!

You can do it Mickey! Giving up smoking is one of the hardest things to do. Kudos to you for trying!

 

yay kick that nasty habbit

 

If it comes to it, can you use Chantix?

 

Congratulations on getting so far thats amazing, I say try and keep yourself busy, especially your hands, but chatting to everyone one here might help take your mind off it.

 

I know you can do it... i smoked for 4 years...and i quit last january...and i can breath again when i run!!!! its awsome! you can do it!!!!

 

You can do it! From what my BF (who's over two months smoke-free now) and others I've talked to have said, the first two weeks are brutal.

BUT, if you make it through those, it gets a lot better!

 

(*hug*)(*hug*)(&&&)(*hug*)(*hug*)

 

Your going to think im a freak...

...but nibble on dry spaghetti when you get urges.

It sounds weird, but i swear by this method for kicking ALL nasty habits. Well i get an impulse or urge, i just grab a piece of dry spaghetti and go to town on it.

 

What about the gum. I forget the name of it.

 

My mom started exercising a lot when she was quitting smoking. like...when she needed a smoke instead she took the dog on a walk or went on a run or something.

 

I quit on new years eve about 10 years ago. I had two non-smoking friends that both bet me I couldn't quit for at least one full year. The bet was $100 from each of them if I stayed smoke free. I collected on that bet. (!) My parents, grand parents and everyone in my family all smoked so I was use to the smell and didn't really notice it growing up, and it wasn't until I was out on my own that my friends made that costly new years eve bet, and then once I had quit I realised just how bad that habit litterally stinks. Now I can't stand the smell so I don't think I'll ever start again. If you truly want to quit, just hang in there, it does get better after two or three weeks.

 

Hi Mickey.

You mentioned getting rid of ashtrays and other visual reminders. I think that's a good first step, but you might want to go further. Whenever I want to break a habit, I rearrange the furniture! It may sound odd or frivolous, but I find that a big break with the status quo can sort of "jolt" you out of patterns of behavior. A lot of breaking any habitual behavior is to break the patterns leading up to it.

Here's what may be a stupid question: why do you smoke? If you smoke, for example, in stressful situations, it may be a good idea to develop more healthy ways to deal with stress; a previous poster mentioned exercise. My point is that a replacement doesn't have to be a bad replacement. I would suggest that once you are past the first couple of weeks, really pay attention to what's going on in your head when you get an urge, and figure out some other (healthy!) way to deal with it.

 

Vent all you want! I know you can quit smoking!!(*hug*)(*hug*)

 

Sunflower seeds and gum.

 

(*hug*)
Chew regular gum. I recommend 5 gum, the red one X3
Just as a distraction.
Withdrawal is a bitch, but it's nothing compared to cancer. YOU CAN DO IT.