A bad habbit-

Skyoctober

FYI...the gum wasn't nicotine...just regular hubba bubba...I love blowing bubbles!!!!! :happy:

Cait_Sidhe

Today is day 23 since I last had a cigarette. I did it through the use of an electronic cigarette. I won't lie, it's not the same thing and it was NOT easy. I tried Chantix, and it didn't work for me. I've been smoking since I was a preteen. I'm hoping I never touch another cigarette. I watched my mother die of lung cancer (she never smoked) and still wasn't able to quit. I don't think I would have been able to do it without the electronic cigarette. It was also extremely important to me because of what I went through with my mother. Good luck. There is no easy answer out there. But if I can do it, literally anyone can.

Cait_Sidhe

I know this sounds funny, but I found it easier to quit when I got sick The first I quit, I used the gum. I guess it helped a little, but it was still hard as hell!! The second time I was sick with bronchitis (something I got a lot when I smoked) and didn't want a cigarette. It was much easier the second time!!

This helped me quit once before too! I found it impossible to smoke without coughing up a lung!

Before this, I did quit for 2 years once. I also quit when I was too sick to smoke. If it works, it works.

janessac

Have you tried turning smoking into a learned taste aversion? It's a nasty process but it works (almost) every time-there's always exceptions.
It's a psychological fact that if a distinct-tasting food/beverage/other makes you sick (vomit), then eating it/drinking it/smoking it afterwards will make you feel ill. IE: you have an old hot dog, but smother it with mustard. The hot dog is what makes you sick, but since mustard was the distinct flavour, you associate mustard with vomiting and consequently, eating mustard will make you feel ill again. I often find that this applies to a lot of people in terms of alcohol when a person may drink too much (beer, for example) and gets very sick, and then can no longer drink beer without feeling very sick.

Now, to complete this with cigarettes, you are going to need a few packs of cigarettes (depending on how much you smoke a day). What you have to do is smoke continuously, nonstop, taking a puff every breath. Everytime you breath in, it has to be with the cigarette, taking in smoke. You cannot stop, take a break, or take breaths of pure air. You smoke continuously, taking in smoke with every breath until you become sick...and throw up.

I know it sounds very unpleasant, but I've done this with 4 different people and each one is still cigarette-free to this day. (the longest being 4 years without smoking). Hopefully this works, and the smell/taste of cigarettes will make you feel sick and you will be able to quit.

hope this information helps, although it is just a suggestion for a more rapid, albeit extreme, measure best of luck!

chorgi

Never been a smoker, but best of luck on all your goals. You can do it!

kasmir8199

I have an aunt that tried hypnosis and it worked for her.

Kudos to you for even trying to quit...it is NOT easy! Battling any type of addiction brings about a tough physiological response that many have trouble overcoming. I believe you will triumph over it. You want it enough.

Engage yourself in a support group of some sort. Having others fighting with you helps a great deal.

Best wishes!! You CAN do it.

solflyer81

Thank you all for your kind words, ideas and motivation. I really hope I can do this. I know as soon as I have the money I am going to get the esmoker, I am going to step down starting now, I am going to try the patch and I am going to quit. (no i can not go cold turkey, it takes a certain kind of individual to be able to do it and I m not it, my mom did though). I have smoked through illness, asthma, head aches and more...I just cant walk away and stay away. If all of the above fail, I will try the extreme smoke till i m sick method- with my asthma maybe it will work.

Cait_Sidhe

For what it's worth, I bought my e-cigarette at 7eleven for $20. It was cheaper than buying it online.