Guest AshKaYu Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 This is gonna sound weird, but I've been reading my brother's high school physchology textbook, and to sum it up, they said that your mind associates things you have always disliked(i.e.:brocoli) with things you have associated with it. Example. Every time you smoke a cig, eat 100 grams of brocoli.Fair enough and it probably works quite well in a controlled environment. but lets imagine you are in a pub, and someone offers you a good person. You arnt exactly gonna have a stick of celery or a floret of brocoli in your back pocket are you? Well, it's his choice whether he wants to keep on smoking, or look like an idiot but quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Never start smoking or kill yourself... That's so lame. I don't know why non-smokers have got the impression that they will live forever if they don't smoke. So just to inform them: if you don't smoke you will die as well. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db26 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Never start smoking or kill yourself... Way to be helpful... He's not asking if should start or not. He needs help quitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiery_Gyr Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Never start smoking or kill yourself... Way to be helpful... He's not asking if should start or not. He needs help quitting. Well, very easy, one option left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panix Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Cigarettes ain't nothing. Try opiate withdrawals. I wish I had never gotten back on oxycontin. Panix - /server -j #runescape irc.efnet.org-NOT EVEN DOOM MUSIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogtag_dez Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Never start smoking or kill yourself... Way to be helpful... He's not asking if should start or not. He needs help quitting. Well, very easy, one option left... Kill himself? People who've never tried givin up smoking should stop bein unhelpful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiLLuFoFrEE Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 i agree with dez, people who have never smoked before have no idea how hard it is to quit an addiction. even as a young child, my parents were smokers and i guess it rubbed off on me. i took my toke off a newport when i was 12 years old and the phrase, addicted by first time is very much true. i really started "smoking" (as in buying packs and stealing them sometimes from my parents) when i was about 14 and now im 17 and its gotta go. the point im making is that people who have never smoked before and are trying to give me stupid advice, thanks but no thanks. some ignorant people here are making a mockery of my decision and its not funny or cool at all. so please if you all will, reasonable advice is wanted please... UPDATE : its been 5 days without smoking and today i finally had one. i went out and bought a pack making sure that it would be my last and final, but it ended up i smoked one and threw the rest of the pack out the window.... im very seriuos on this issue, its so hard its not even funny. Almost as addicting as runescape ayy? :wink: "Ive always tried to kill the greatest man alive, but then I finally realize that suicide is not the answer" QsBillabong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer003 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 its called WILLPOWER, im also a 17 year old. and yes i smoke after quitting for a month. I used patches for the first 4 days. then i went without. The best way is to go places with friends that dont smoke and hang around with people that dont smoke. U will find it much easier. Im not ready to quit yet lol i enjoy it to much :wink: edit|: just want to say dont try any of that cutting down slowly junk it MAKES it worse not better. Incase anyone suggested that. Just quit spontaniously ( if that is how you spell) a survey showed alot more peolpe succeeded Wow - Zuu - Lvl 55 Destructo Lock - Neptulon Rattus Jr - Skill totaler Nub ( Zuu's Back) Archer003 - 92 80 99 92hp Rsc trained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logic-is-overrated Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 edit|: just want to say dont try any of that cutting down slowly junk it MAKES it worse not better. Incase anyone suggested that. Just quit spontaniously ( if that is how you spell) a survey showed alot more peolpe succeededYou're right. I smoked about a pack a day for a year then quit cold turkey. Since then, the only time I think about wanting one is if I smell somebody smoking, and even then its not too bad. Obviously the first weeks going to suck, but from personal experience and from what I've seen with friends, quitting all at once, relying on nothing but your willpower, is the most effective way to permanetly overcome an addiction. This is the way the world ends. Look at this [bleep]ing shit we're in man. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. And with a whimper, I'm splitting, Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Love_Mods Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Will y'all quit calling him an idiot!!! There are a lot of other addictions that can seriously harm you but are overlooked because they only harm you mentally. (like sex, profanity, (word I can't say here due to censors...), porn, etc.) Oh, and btw, it is NOT proven that cigarette smoking causes cancer OR kills you. It may shave off a few years, but that's not the reason to stop. You should stop because it's vulgar... Alright. There is no good way to quit. You just have to try very hard and have really good support. :) Oh, and to clear this up, you CAN be addicted to profanity. Try to stop saying profane words, and you will see what I mean. Archer003 wrote: edit|: just want to say dont try any of that cutting down slowly junk it MAKES it worse not better. Incase anyone suggested that. Just quit spontaniously ( if that is how you spell) a survey showed alot more peolpe succeeded You're right. I smoked about a pack a day for a year then quit cold turkey. Since then, the only time I think about wanting one is if I smell somebody smoking, and even then its not too bad. Obviously the first weeks going to suck, but from personal experience and from what I've seen with friends, quitting all at once, relying on nothing but your willpower, is the most effective way to permanetly overcome an addiction. Was it hard? Bare in mind that for some people it is RIDICULOUSLY hard. I am trying to overcome an addiction right now that I have been trying to quit since the moment it started!!! Willpower is sometimes weak. Prayer is the most effective way to overcome an addiction, but even then you still need willpower. Oh, and btw, Archer003, you did spell spontaniously correctly. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logic-is-overrated Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Was it hard? Bare in mind that for some people it is RIDICULOUSLY hard. I am trying to overcome an addiction right now that I have been trying to quit since the moment it started!!! Willpower is sometimes weak. Prayer is the most effective way to overcome an addiction, but even then you still need willpower.It was hard and almost everybody will find it hard but it really is the most effective way. Oh, and btw, Archer003, you did spell spontaniously correctly. :) Spontaneously not spontaniously. Just incase you cared. This is the way the world ends. Look at this [bleep]ing shit we're in man. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. And with a whimper, I'm splitting, Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodredsword Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 destroy all ur cigs and chew gum: gum is your friend Listen to the mighty words of Bloodredsword. Tip it MGC Xbox live leader board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFirenze Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 To all you idiots out there if you havent got anything constructive to post then go spam your own forums. On the quitting issue, id say cold turkey isnt the option. Try patches. Lvl 80 construction. Dragon Drops: 11 (4 Chains, 2 Axes, 1 Med, 2 Skirts, 1 Legs, 1 2h) God Wars Drops: 4 Zamorakian Spears, 1 Godsword Shard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortress2000 Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 its called WILLPOWER ...always read the lable... Writing in colour was fun while it lasted...The Tip.It. Furry! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypnotic_tapeworm Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 no matter what you do its still gunna be extreamly difficult to give up.... id just say slowly cut down.. then move onto patches. but if at first you dont succeed.... change the rules :twisted: nah just keep trying mate and you'll get there one day, its not just gunna happen over night. i been smoking for like 9 years now... and giving up for like 3 of them lol but i have no will power at all. GOOD LUCK :) EDIT: my dad baught me some spray once and you spray it on your tounge and if you smoke it tastes like sick or summit, dunno i never tryed it but try and find some and give it a go, it might help Also if you do manage to give up completely for a month or so, i heard if you have a smoke it tastes awful anyway :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riku3220 Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 reward yourself for not smoking every day go eat a snack or something you could also try keeping something in your mouth like tootsie rolls or gum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaklumen Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Smoking was never my vice of choice, but I think I understand addiction from my own experiences. Willpower is not enough. It just isn't. Those of you who think it is-- I doubt you have been deep in addiction. One thing that I think is important is to get rid of the source of the temptation. Get rid of all your cigarettes. Wash your clothes of the cigarette smoke and change your toothbrush (it will have traces of the nicotine); repeat every time you have a relapse. I have been told that eating grapefruit is a natural alternative to anti-smoking gums (I don't mean nicotine ones specifically)-- supposedly it makes the cigarette taste bad. Don't hang around your friends when they smoke-- better yet, keep company with folks who don't smoke. N.A. might be an option, although I'm sure you might be in a weird position given that tobacco is a legal drug. I've had good experiences with the 12 Steps and I wouldn't dismiss working them right out of hand. If that isn't your bag, give Rational Recovery a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unFaith Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 When I quit I just gave myself a few days with no responsibilities so I could lay in my bed and freak out. Chew on things too, like a toothpick or something, or even just leave a cigarette in your mouth all day. But I do realize that kicking the whole habit of having one in your hand and all that is just as bad as the actual chemical dependence, so that last idea may not be the right course. Anyways, I've managed to quit for over 2 months twice, but honestly I just don't like the normal mindset. I prefer being on edge all day with the nicotine in my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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