I tried that many years ago. The guy told me every time I would would take a puff, it would taste like vomit. That said, it did not taste like vomit so I guess I was not hypnotized. Sounds like I went to the wrong guy.
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To everyone that has quit, decided to quit, in the process of quitting, cigarettes or other unhealthy and addictive habits:
CONGRATULATIONS!
keep up the good work.
Dr. Blue
CONGRATULATIONS!
keep up the good work.
Dr. Blue
Many success stories here. If we can do it so can you.
I smoked from about 18-24 years old. I quit cold turkey when my daughter was diagnosed with asthma. I couldn't continue to do something that could cause her harm. I believe cold turkey is the best way, but any way you quit is the right way. Be strong and don't give up. Ive seen many people who smoked for many years finally quit. Keep trying, don't give up.
I smoked from about 18-24 years old. I quit cold turkey when my daughter was diagnosed with asthma. I couldn't continue to do something that could cause her harm. I believe cold turkey is the best way, but any way you quit is the right way. Be strong and don't give up. Ive seen many people who smoked for many years finally quit. Keep trying, don't give up.
I think binding "cluck like a chicken" to each puff would be more effective.I tried that many years ago. The guy told me every time I would would take a puff, it would taste like vomit. That said, it did not taste like vomit so I guess I was not hypnotized. Sounds like I went to the wrong guy.
...or should that be "gobble like a turkey?" Anyway, I hope you are making progress towards your goal, Stewie (and anyone else still at it.)
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I'll echo this. I smoked at least a pack a day from around 18 years old until I was 41 year old. Some days I smoked two. A carton of ten never lasted a week. I smoked at work, at home, in the car, from the car to inside a business, and like a freight train during a gig. I had tried to quit maybe twice in all that time and always started right back. And that's just the cigs. I smoked "other stuff" too. About ten years ago, when I was 41, I got really sick. I was already diabetic and ended up with pneumonia and extremely high blood sugar and blood pressure and spent a few days in ICU. I said I was going to quit then, and told my wife to throw away any I had at the house. When she picked me up at the hospital door, I dug a half smoked butt out of the ashtray and lit it. I was a fiend. I lasted about two days. After I came out I found out my kidneys were failing too. One day the doctor told me I was probably looking at dialysis in about a year if I didnt do something to stem the rate that my kidneys were shutting down. I asked what I could do and he said the first thing was to stop smoking. When I got back to my car, I had a pack with about a half dozen in it and a full pack. That was Tuesday and I ran out on Friday the morning. That was probably the longest a pack had lasted since I had started. I havent had one since. Feb. 13th 2019 made ten years since I've smoked.
I quit cold turkey. A friend told me once that you had to have the "want to" to be successful. You can want to stop, but you have to want to in order to really stop. I had a really good reason. I didnt want to start dialysis. i probably put it off by maybe a year by stopping smoking. I guess I had been quitting over a long time period like @48thStreetCustom said, because that's how I really ended up doing it. Before my illness, I had already cut out smoking at work, because I was the only person at work who smoked. Then I stopped the first one in the morning, you know, the one where you spark it up as soon as you roll out of bed. I would just get up and go straight for the shower. After a while, if I wasnt going anywhere straight from work, I would not even take the pack with me. Just a couple of loose ones. I look at it like this... I had stopped smoking at work, at certain times at the house, and in certain situations. I just then had to cut out the rest of the times. I didnt use any stop smoking aids like gum, patches or drugs. I've really not known anyone who has quit with Chantix. Im sure some have though, just no one I know. Those vape things may work, but I've heard they have health hazards of their own.
One important thing to do: find something to replace the energy you put into smoking. I started working out for the first time in my life to kill the time I would usually be smoking. That really helped. Maybe play your bass more or find a hobby. Something to expend your energy on and not think about the fact you dont have a smoke in your hands.
I still love the smell of a cigarette, and told my wife the other day "I'd love a cigarette right now!" My dad quit in 1985 and still wants one. I'm just pretty proud of having done something for ten years, and I dont want to mess that up now.
Finally, look at it financially. At one pack a day, for ten years, at $3.50 a pack (what I paid for the brand I smoked when I quit), I've saved myself $12,775.
At what they cost now, I've saved myself $18,250!
Sorry, didnt mean to ramble. This is just kind of a thing with me now. I hope you quit. You can!
BnB
That's a great post. I gotta admit, though... Now that I've quit smoking and only drink maybe 5-6 times a year, my coffee drinking is through the roof! It's my only vice. I'm up to two pots a day. I mix the grounds so it's about 75% decaf and 25% the good stuff, but still, I'm a coffee fiend.
I quitted 30 years ago after multiple attempts when I bought a bicycle.
Each time I had a big crave , took the bike for an "all out" spin.
Reminded me each time why I was quitting.
Became an avid cyclist afterward.
Only positive.
Each time I had a big crave , took the bike for an "all out" spin.
Reminded me each time why I was quitting.
Became an avid cyclist afterward.
Only positive.
i started vaping made my own vape juice brought the nicotine content down little by little then o content i havent smoked a cigarette in three years after 40 years of smoking and i was a heavy smoker i feel better and the money ive saved wow 
ive also stopped vapeing aswell 6 month's ago 
ive also stopped vapeing aswell 6 month's ago I have been smoking for many years now. I am normally a strong willed person with good self discipline. But when it comes to nicotine, I have been a wussy and nicotine has owned me for half a life time. I can not use the anti-smoking drug, Chantix, as it is on the FAA's no fly list because they say it may cause suicidal tendencies.
What worked for you? I would really appreciate any suggestions you may have.
I quit cold turkey after 35 pack years. I read this thread and then I grabbed my almost freshly opened pack and threw it in the bin.
I saw a dream the other day of lighting up a cigarette and I felt big disappointment with myself. I was relieved when I woke up and
realized it was just a dream. I want to believe I will never go back. Thank you for helping me to quit smoking.
slobake
resident ... something
Met the future Mrs. slo who had problems with asthma. That was a good motivation. I kept gum on my at all times. Every time I wanted a smoke I put another piece of gum in my mouth. Sometimes I had 10 or more sticks of gum in my mouth.
It was easier for me to quit drugs and alcohol than it was to quit smoking but it can be done. Haven't smoked a cigarette or a joint in over 20 years. Used to smoke a pack of unfiltered Camels or Players every day.
It was easier for me to quit drugs and alcohol than it was to quit smoking but it can be done. Haven't smoked a cigarette or a joint in over 20 years. Used to smoke a pack of unfiltered Camels or Players every day.
Cold turkey.. I quit 15 times and then decided on day, while looking at my 3 yr old daughter, that it was time. Threw away the pack and never looked back.
I just quit. Had my last cigarette on June 30 of this year. Almost 2 weeks smoke-free. I'm on Chantix, which has *really* helped. I cut down slowly from a pack a day, to half a pack, to 6, then 5, then 4, then 3 a day, and then stopped. I'd been smoking a pack a day for 50 years. Lung cancer, then chemo and radiation, was a pretty strong motivator for quitting, but i don't think I could have done it without the Chantix. I'm still on it, as it helps to fight off the urges. I'll probably stay on it at least for another month or so.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
My grandfather had been smoking 2 packs a day for over 50 years - quit cold turkey in one day when the doctor told him to do so, or he was going to die.
I was up to 2 packs/day in my mid-20’s, up to 3 on a gig day. I went cold turkey. Boy, did that suck! ...for about 3 weeks. Then it subsided, slowly. I’ve kept it at bay now for 41 years, but I still believe I’ll always be a smoker, so I still haven’t had the next one. I truly believe 1 is all it would take, and I’d have a pack back in my pocket within a week. For quite a long time, I would have dreams where I was smoking and wake up pissed, only to be happy as hell it was just a dream. What kind of life is that? I guess once those dreams ended I knew I had “crossed over”. Best of luck!
Interesting you mention smoking dreams. I've already had several, and in each, I tried to rationalize that the cigarette I was smoking didn't really count. I didn't believe me.
I smoked for over 20 years.
I didn't use any crutch to quit because I felt all those were for folks who really didn't have the genuine desire to quit.
For me, when I decided I had had enough with smoking it was all a mindset. If you look at quitting as the most difficult thing, you'll probably not make it. However, if you look at quitting as it being not a big deal, you'll succeed.
It's only three days where it's a physical withdrawal. After that it's all psychological.
Don't make a huge deal of it. If you're really ready, it'll happen.
Good luck.
I didn't use any crutch to quit because I felt all those were for folks who really didn't have the genuine desire to quit.
For me, when I decided I had had enough with smoking it was all a mindset. If you look at quitting as the most difficult thing, you'll probably not make it. However, if you look at quitting as it being not a big deal, you'll succeed.
It's only three days where it's a physical withdrawal. After that it's all psychological.
Don't make a huge deal of it. If you're really ready, it'll happen.
Good luck.
chewing nicotine gum at the moment....but not smoked for 4 years
