Gave Up Smoking - Cold Turkey

[anthony]

I have now been a week without cigarette, cold turkey, no aid. I thought stuff it, I have the mental power to achieve healing PTSD, I can certainly use it to give up smoking I figure. What do I know, it works with that also.

I figured this way the withdrawals will take less time, as nicotine will be out of me within the month completely, instead of patches or the like keeping it in my system, drawing out the process. I beat medication withdrawals, and this is a breeze compared to that nasty crap.

Feel lots better for it too. A little moody at times, but overall, keeping it in check and even surprising myself with that. Likely due to much less stress within this household....

[Grama-Herc]

Anthony, I quit almost 4 years ago. Keep up the good work. The part that amazed me was how long I actually sweat nicotine, which was good cuz the smell turned me off and kept me reminded of why I quit. I use to think that cold turkey was impossible. It is not. I went to bed for 3 days, watched old movies and tada it was over! Good luck

[Linda]

Anthony, that's I think it is hard to quit smoking cold turkey. Probably would be unable to do so myself! I quit 6 years ago, did not use any meds for it, but was reducing the number of cigarettes every week: no more than 25, then no more than 20 and so on. The stopping completely was painless, but I had gained wieght since started to eat snacks instead of smoking :redface:
Yes, staying without cigarettes may be hard... But, I think, the one who could awoid smoking for 1 week, is able to awoid it for unlimited time.:thumbs-up
What was helping me if I was craving for a cigarette, was eating a mozarelle stick slowely.
Best luck!

[Nam]

Congrats Anthony. It's amazing what the mind can do!

[Claire]

Well done Anthony, thats brilliant. Hard core to do it without patches, they say its more addictive than heroin! I personally cant say, seeing my grandad coughing his guts up from an early age kind of put me off before I even started!

[piglet]

Excellent stuff Anthony!

[vcc123]

Excellent news Anthony !! I think maybe I'll start!! :rolleyes:

[cookie]

wow, anthony. i am so glad for you.
cathy

[Marlene]

Congrats Anthony! I quit almost two and half years ago and I'm glad every day that I did. Cold turkey is hard (I still crave the nicotine), but I think it's the best way.

Now if only my hubby would quit!!!

[batgirl]

That's really great Anthony. I wish you continued success with it. I've never been a smoker but several members of my family have and I know how much they struggled to quit.

[GR-ass]

woo hoos

and does the happy dance


Umms, now for cass to stop flogging everyone elses smokes :headwall:

[mac]

My mother and one of my uncles both smoked cigarettes from the time they were teenagers until they both quit cold-turkey in their 40's. For me, growing up around second-hand smoke sucked! I'm glad I never got interested in it, probably because of my mom's habit. Although, if I had access to weed I would give it a try (couple drags) just to take advantage of the 'calming affects' it supposedly provides.

[anthony]

With you mac... I would smoke pot though if I knew how to get it.

[Jim]

Good luck to you Anthony. I quit smoking 4 times before it actually took. It is well worth the effort however.

Jim.

[YoungAndAngry]

Congratz Anthony!!

[veiled]

Congrats... Have tried numerous times. I mean every way out there. Not going to be for me though for a while. I assume people around me don't want throats ripped out. Not a pretty personality comes out. I think longest I made it was one week. I have had people go buy my smoke brand and a lighter and beg me to please smoke again! Maybe one day. But at this point I would probably give my self a heart attack a lot faster quitting than working on my PTSD first and having it tamed. Off to go find a pack, mine just ran out. You continue to amaze me!

[nov_silence]

Congrats Anthony. I am down to like 4 a day. Just haven't wanted it as much.

Keep up the good work.

[anthony]

Its right in front of you Antoinette... I know you can do it just as I have... when your ready obviously. Well done on your efforts also, down to four a day is still better than lots a day. Well done. I actually did a debate on smoking years ago, and I was on the supporting team, and had to find why smoking was good for you, acceptable. What a tough job that was, but what I did find is scientific research that does state the chemicals in nicotine are good for in small doses, ie. one smoke per day, though that does not include the tailored cigarettes made with chemicals, I am talking the more refined tobacco products, straight tobacco, cigars, things like that. One per day was actually found to have beneficial properties to assist the body, same as one glass of red wine a day has more benefits for the body.

[goingonhope]

I have the mental power to achieve healing PTSD, I can certainly use it to give up smoking I figure.
Anthony, I hope all is well and 'cold turkey' gee' :dontknow: :crazy-eye .........

:thumbs-up Congratulations!

Can't wrap my mind around how this is done, what with all those chemicals', but you're doing it Anthony. Keep up your path to far better Health, life energy, and exercize.

You're an awesome inspiration. My best to you always.

ps. If you, or anyone else out there gets their hands on a little of this stuff :pot: ....please smoke a little for me won't you, huh! Please, Just don't develop the habit.


Watched this movie (based on a true story) last night, where this guy was responsible for hauling and transporting that stuff into and across the states. Talk about an extreme life-style that guy lived and when he was shot twice, had a gun stuck in his mouth, and to his head and the trigger pulled with no bullet, I was thinking, I wonder how many countless people are imprisoned, as he now is, perhaps suffering with PTSD, and without knowledge, nor relief from it's horrific and such negative symptoms.

Remember now, why I first posted! It is to congratulate you Anthony on ea. and every day away from the cigg's.

[anthony]

Thanks hope... still away from them, haven't touched one since deciding to stop. If I smell the stuff now it makes me a little ill, knowing that I used to smell that way to others when walking past them, eating, etc.... yuk.

[Claire]

that is the question....

the only smoking I have tried is pot. I too hoped it would relax me. It didn't! it made me really upset/frightened/freaked out. I think it just exaggerates what you already are at the time. I wouldn't recommend it at all.

Anthony, you'd be better off eating it as it could get you hooked on smoking again.

[batgirl]

Pot is helpful for many people, but I know what you mean Claire. It makes me suicidal and paranoid, so I can't touch the stuff at all. Actually my psychiatrist said anyone under the age of 25 shouldn't use it at all, because apparently it can bring on drug induced psychosis in young people who are susceptible. There's been many studies on it, and it's relation to schizophrenia in the 16-24 age group. Not that it causes psychosis, but there's mounting evidence that it triggers schizophrenia in people with a genetic predisposition to the illness. My cousin with schizophrenia had his first psychotic break after smoking pot.

[mac]

Thanks Claire and Evie for your insight on:pot:

I seem to come across a lot of positive reports and such within the internet on smoking pot as a sort of medicine. I definately don't need any reactions like what y'all described. Oh well... hopefully the Zoloft I just got will help.