Quitting Smoking

MGMOWNow1978 · 2018-08-03T18:55:09+00:00

If you want to quit you have to stop cold turkey, no cutting down, none of that gum or anything, just STOP.

It’s going to fucking suck for like 2 weeks, after that it gets easier. You’ll think of excuses to have just one, like you always have one after breakfast. Coffee isn’t the same without a smoke. That is all the addiction.

STOP, know you’ve stopped. Don’t think about quitting, decide in one moment you are non smoker, and never smoke again.

It is the only way I have found success - source, me.

[Edit] On substitutes, don’t do it, why would you try to quit the addiction to nicotine, by taking nicotine?

balancedben · 2018-08-03T20:17:31+00:00

I quit cold turkey. It takes up to 6 months you're pretty much over it. Any jack ass that tells you the physical cravings end in a week or two is full of shit.

SaltTax · 2018-08-03T18:18:51+00:00

I know a couple people who have used chantix with good results.

1-800-CALL-MGTOW · 2018-08-03T19:39:45+00:00

I quit weed, caffeine, nicotine, social media, and porn. I walk regularly, am drinking more water, and im working on limiting drinking and video games drastically.

My suggestion would be to check out epicureanism, asceticism, stoicism. Read some self help books (I really like the slight edge and anything by Mark Manson)
Also, you have to compare your actions to their long term effects. Its a fight between your lizard brain and prefrontal cortex. A battle of grinding out the proper neurology to make yourself more conducive to success. Every time you feel like relapsing, remember why you are doing it, that your brain is against you, and all the pain you have felt in the past from the addiction. Good luck.

Andrew_Dufrense · 2018-08-03T18:30:12+00:00

Exact same situation here. The weed is done, but the cigs are killing me. I don't trust Chantix and don't want to use the patch or gum because it is still nicotine. I have failed every cold turkey attempt. I'm not going to give up.

On the other hand, no one likes a quitter!

Azzi117 · 2018-08-03T18:35:16+00:00

Try cognitive behavioral therapy

2018-08-03T18:51:40+00:00

YouTube had some really good stuff from UCL with practical tips for quitting. (University college London)

MadPreacher1AD · 2018-08-03T19:23:21+00:00

How I quit smoking after 34 years was switching to e-cigs and using 24mg vapor liquid. Every time I felt the need to smoke a cigarette I instead used my e-cig. I stuck with the habit of going outside etc... After about a month I had stopped both cigs and e-cigs.

openmindedprometheus · 2018-08-03T20:41:57+00:00

Nicotine gum and willpower. I suggest using 1 piece of nic gum and 1 piece of regular gum simultaneously. Typically the nic gum is so strong you cant keep chewing it longer than a minute. Or half a piece of nic and a whole piece of regular.

Andrew_Dufrense · 2018-08-03T21:19:56+00:00

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DivingJudge · 2018-08-03T23:24:28+00:00

https://www.smooff.net/uk/shop/smooff-smoking-cessation/

I smoked for 14 years, tried quitting many times and nothing took away the craving, except this. Read up on it mate, it is well worth it.

They're filters that you put on your smokes for 28 days, and you go down a filter every 7 days. It worked for me.

skippydammit · 2018-08-03T23:27:05+00:00

Floss like a maniac, brush/scrape your tongue to remove the "crud" on top.... Basically you are embracing a hand to mouth exchange of a GOOD habit instead a "bad" one... Plus = your mouth feels better, food tastes better, and you will be more reluctant to smoke a cigarette.... Practice makes perfect...don't freak out if you "backslide" a bit....just keep on flossing, brushing, and scraping until you no longer want to put a nasty cigarette into your healthy mouth.

Rinse and repeat...-:)

LuigiC173 · 2018-08-04T01:19:40+00:00

honestly if you really want to stop do something like graphic like I did and print out a picture of diseased lung on operating table and you will not smoke that thing.

CastandRefused · 2018-08-04T14:07:11+00:00

Don't replace smoking with nicotine gum, patches, or e-cigs. Replacing nicotine with other forms of nicotine is not the correct way to do it. Cold turkey is the way to go. Eat healthy, exercise, treat yourself well. Replace smoking with something positive. The problem is don't get sucked back into the habit because the temptation will always be there to a degree. Good luck.

Title	Quitting Smoking
Author	Andrew_Dufrense
Upvotes	20
Comments	31
Date	August 3, 2018 6:17 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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