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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:35 PM Original message |
I want a cig |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. look at it like a challenge |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. You mean the urge |
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ASUliberal (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. An addiction is permanent... |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. For me, it did go away.. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. well, for me it has not |
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ASUliberal (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I'm very fortunate... |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. It's a hell of a ride. |
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Mira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:03 PM Original message |
In my experience, it does and it did. I think at this point I have the urge to smoke |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. NoNoNoNo-- The urge is not always going to be there! (just to clarify) |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. that's good |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Imagine how awful you'd feel about yourself if you actually took a drag. |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. O.K. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. That's great advice! |
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OswegoAtheist (440 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
45. The worst... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
66. I'm a smoker, and that's the first suggestion that doesn't sound completely stupid. |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. Take a few breaths. |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I'm so ashamed |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. ooh yes |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. Keep your mind occupied at all times and tell yourself going back to Start |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. I wont |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:43 PM Original message |
You don't want anythiing to control your life. |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. My partner smokes |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. think about what it was like to quit.... |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. quitting was so dope |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. I'm trying...sort of..to quit.. |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. I hope you succeed |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #34 |
60. I think that is the only way |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. I should probably just not say anything. It took me about 7 years before I stopped thinking about |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:08 PM Original message |
I have 5 years to go |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
49. Yeah, well -- the beauty is, once it's over you're done. It really does get easier as time goes on. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's been four years for me |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. for sure |
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adiabatic (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
16. I smoked 3 packs a day for 45 years. In August 2007 I said to myself "you are a damn idiot" and I |
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Mira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. You're alive. n/t |
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adiabatic (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. So it seems, I read the obits in the paper every day to make sure! |
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Mira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. I'm at an age where all around me the smoking is catching up with the smoker's |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Good for you! |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
58. Welcome to DU, adiabatic |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
17. Mexican food hotter than you think you can stand, a brand of extreme mint chewing gum |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Alright |
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Blecht (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
19. What works for me is the opposite of most of this advice |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
38. thanks |
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Mira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. Deep breathing. Talk to the monkey on your shoulder and tell it you won't go |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
40. I know |
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Mira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. Then, if you know that, don't give yourself permission for that one cigarette. |
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Th1onein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
22. YES, IT WILL GO AWAY! |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. I need to hear this |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
55. Does it stop for good, or just pass, to return again? |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
23. After eight years (for me) |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #23 |
86. not weird |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
26. I started vaping a month ago |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #26 |
42. I know someone |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. There's a great forum for e-cigarettes |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #42 |
83. Vaping is perfect because you have the sensation of smoking but you're not smoking. |
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ebayfool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
67. I was a skeptic 'til I tried them ... they're working beautifully! |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. yeah! |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #67 |
91. what are analogs and Pilots? |
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ebayfool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Sorry @ reverting to lingo ... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
29. Redirect the CRAVING to some activity. Go for a brisk, quick walk. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. that's another thing I did, started exercising regularly |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
43. If I had sex as often as I have the urge to smoke |
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OswegoAtheist (440 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. lol |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. Drive ten penny nails through you thighs. It worked for me. |
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upyourstruly (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
47. Tea tree tooth picks |
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pepperbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
48. sounds crazy, but I heard good things about this..... |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
59. According to e-cigarette forum |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
50. Exercise to increase your endorphins. |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
54. The urge will pass. Chew your nails. Chew some gum. Move to a different room. |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
56. From your friendly respiratory therapist... |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #56 |
70. MrmickeysMom |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
57. Just light up a joint whenever you feel the urge for tobacco |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #57 |
71. sssshhhhh! |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
61. I use a cartoon image |
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Mira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:28 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. I'm glad you told it. There is life after cigarettes, there really is. |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #61 |
75. Thanks Stinky |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. And to you, my friend! |
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Marymarg (773 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
62. Thirty years plus |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
63. I smoked herbal cigarettes after I quit nicoteen. Now whenever I think of smoking it immediately |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
64. hubby watched a&e or discovery or history channel this weekend. world ends in 2012 |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #64 |
77. If I knew the world was going to end in 2012? |
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Tuvok Obama (380 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
68. I was in the same position |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
72. Pretend you're smoking right now. |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #72 |
78. Can I stuff the straw with tobacco? |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Seriously, did you try it? |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. I accually miss |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #82 |
90. I used to roll my own too, by the way. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
73. I would love to sue the tobacco companies |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
74. A close friend of mine died yesterday of lung cancer, and he hadn't smoked in years. |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #74 |
79. So sorry |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
80. Snuff |
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salinen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #80 |
84. That helped me to quit |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #80 |
88. is that legal in the US? |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #88 |
95. Try Food Lion |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
85. It's been eight years for me |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. everyone is different |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
87. You are my hero! Keep the faith. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
93. It's never as good as you think it will be. Put something else in your mouth. |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
94. you should probably just smoke a cigarette... |
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