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Quitting Smoking Thread
- Thread starter JamesAndTheGiantHead
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Why does quitting make your throat itch out of interest? Is that a common problem for quitters? Ive been trying to make my stinky smoking mates quit for ages! Sick of spending my winter evenings down the pub outside - so much so i dont go out as much!
Gets easier day by day matey. Stick at it
thanks mate
hybrid_x
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- Jun 28, 2011
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It's my first day
if you see it as unhappyness you are doomed. every hour go outside and do deep breaths stating "my lungs love clear air"
make it positive......if you have a craving - breath in peace, breath out tension..... use lavender drops on your head, and sage/thyme/rosemary tea, and drink tons of water to cleanse........after 48 hours you will no longer be addicted to nicotene and its in your head.the p.mckenna hypnotherapy (torrent) is good too - do at 6am when half asleep
Cars
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I've gone 2 months now, using patches. Still craving them
Good luck
Are you going cold turkey or having some help?
no i'm o.k at the moment, i've got 10 motive e-cig and they are not bad
Sergei's Celebration
Well-known member
It's my first day
Mate you CAN do it. every day is easier than the last and tomorrow will be easier than today. Take an hour at a time, go to bed, wake up, resist the temptation and take every hour as it comes. after a while those hours turn into days and days into months. Best of luck.
Sergei's Celebration
Well-known member
For me its my lungs. The area between my shoulder blades is itchy and my lungs well...tickleish. not so much the throat but i have been dry coughing for a while so that does get sore. I know its the little hairs getting back to life in my lungs but i wish they'd hurry up. Is there a doctor on NSC that can give some advice becuase i am considering eating the cheese grater.
There is an easy solution of not going outside and that is to sit at the table or bar especially if there is another non-smoker. Your mate will go out side, get cold and your at the bar having a laugh. psychologically that might have some effect. The other way is just ask him when he is going to stop, not asking him to stop but asking him when he is going to stop, this is what my sister did in only a way a sister can and it played on my mind because i couldn't give a straight answer.
Massive support and massive big wishes.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Year and a half ago I just quit as I knew if I continued it would most likely kill me. Its been hard battle but a battle worth wining. Stick with it fella.
7 days short of 8.5 years, apart from two half cigarettes (one of which was at half time at Selhurst last December, that was enough to drive anyone to smoke). It really does get easier and easier, it took about 4 years before I actually really stopped missing it, but it was only a month or so before I stopped constantly thinking about it. Now it doesn't even cross my mind, and I can't believe people still persist with it. You have to plan your life around it, it's such a ridiculous habit. If you really, really want to give up, it isn't that hard. But if deep don't you don't, then there's no point in trying, because you won't.
This is so true. If you can get through the first day, then when you wake up the second day all you have to do is do what you did yesterday, except this time it's a bit easier. Use that mentality and you'll be amazed at how quickly days turn into months, and months turn into years, and eventually you'll stop counting. That's when you know you've done it.
360 days (not that I'm counting) and I'm finding it harder now than I did at the beginning
360 days (not that I'm counting) and I'm finding it harder now than I did at the beginning
I've found the same as I've got nearer to the 1st anniversary. I still will not take the massive backward step to starting again though, no way!
this!!
jonsey
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Good Luck, i gave up 9 years ago having smoked for 25 years and cant even stand the smell now. It will be one of the best things you will ever do
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
I'm not convinced these people puffing away on e-cigs all day have actually quit?
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
It's all in the mind I went through the same when I was at a year especially at times of stress, I brought some smints and in hale like smoking its a similar sensation try it it may help.360 days (not that I'm counting) and I'm finding it harder now than I did at the beginning
oldboyroy
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been off them now for nearly 6 weeks and although using NRT its not been 2 bad have given up many times and hit them again so am hoping this time is for good