dial_100 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Hari... It is entirely individual thing. I did smoking for 8-9 years... But for last 2 years it was terrible. I did 2 packs a day for little over 2 years. I had a day in my mind, I went 12 days over d-day but when I stopped I completely stopped. I woke up, had my last cig and thats it. I stopped drinking as well. I was not a great fan of drinks. A little beer every now and then. Just before quiting, last 6 months, I would always have irregular schedule on purpose. smoke 2 n half packs on a day and 1 and half next day. Those extra 10 sticks would always kill me. And I would force them on myself to create a hatered for it. As I am typing this I still get that taste in my mouth. I feel like throwing up. I was building a strong dislike for it every passing day. I didn;t use any patch, no gums no nothing. After quicking, I would drink lot of water, eat good food and spend/donate some of the money that I saved on cigs to any needy person. Trust me I wouldnt have married to this wonderful girl if I were a smoker/drinker. I quit way before I even met her. Trouble is, my friend, the damage is already done but its never late. It leaves a curse on your life....I always feel ashamed that I was a smoker.
ludhianvi Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Some very good suggestions here already. I have never smoked as I just hate the smell of it. There are a lot of rehab centers these days for addiction like smoking or even gambling. First and foremost is to realize that you have a problem and you need help. When you clearly set this, then you are going in the right direction. One way would be to divert your attention to something else when you get the urge of smoking. As dd mentioned, you can keep a picture of your family and write on it "I owe it them" or a deadly picture of someone with cancer due to smoking in your wallet. Whenever you get the urge, open up your wallet. As already mentioned, staying with friends that smoke would make it even harder to quit, and patches and chewing gums may help as well. You can also find some very good material from the internet. Here's just one I googled up: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/index.htm http://www.hoptechno.com/book43.htm
Guest HariSampath Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Thanks everyone, some great experiences and views here. Obviously as many of you would understand, I too had done extensive research into the smoking phenomenan....quit some times, went back etc..same old story, but...I did find out two things over the last 7-8 years. Smoking pre-disposition/tendency is a bit hereditory and there are genetic factors...meaning that for the same individual , if either parent had been a smoker, probability of smiking affinity would be greater ( than if neither parent were a smoker), this also is with a consideration how much "opportunistic circumstances" are present...because male and female siblings in India do not always have same degree of pre-disposition to smoking or at least express it, possibly due to the fact smoking is still taboo for women in India. One more thing I had found outwas the ability of the body to naturally select a chemical stability combination ( which sends messages through neorons to the cerebrum)...when there is nicotine deficiency it causes a msg to be sent to "top off" and we light up subconciously...this chemical dependence can be automatically corrected over a period of time , by letting the system get used to a "new non nicotine balance factor"....what we call "cold turkey" commonly...eventually each individual body has different times of adaptation.
yoda Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Smoked for many years and then quit last new year's eve (06 december), cold turkey, not the Rajeev variety, being a vegetarian and all. Was one of the hardest things I have done in my life. I used quitnet.com as my partner. Happened to stumble upon the site a few days after I quit. Read profiles of posters like Gummer, stay at the site for a month or two at all times and you might make it.
Predator_05 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 I still haven't unwrapped a few of those Paratagas cigars lying in my drawer at home... Shayad aaj raat mein ek do phook loonga...
amits Posted February 26, 2008 Posted February 26, 2008 no problems for me till now. i dont smoke & drink till now. some of the pics of ppls lungs just put me off
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