Stopping smoking

dan-the-man · Sep 11, 2008

Well after I figured out today I spend just over £100 a month on fags

I'm going to try and stop smoking.

Been smoking since I was 15 and I'm 22 now so it's gonna be difficult

but never really liked the smell on my clothes and just started having a smokers cough in the mornings over past few months as well, I have 1 ciggy left in a packet which I'm going to have later.

udtrev · Sep 11, 2008

Good luck

I gave up around 5 year ago, had the patches and ruddy nurse who would check my lungs for fumes every couple of weeks.

Trev

Eklipze3k · Sep 11, 2008

I smoked for about 4-5 years, and quit about 3-4 years ago now.

I used "Allan Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking" which kinda drilled the point into your head, and although I didn't realise by the time I'd finished I had no will to smoke. Just bear 2 things in mind:
1. When you put that last cigarette out, you've stopped smoking - FACT
2. Never used the phrase "given up" 'cos you haven't given anything up

Unless you count burning money of course

dan-the-man · Sep 11, 2008

Well I've thought about quitting before but never really "wanted" to if you get what I mean, but I think the money thing will do it for me now.

Eklipze3k · Sep 11, 2008

I don't think you really need any reason to do it, if having the extra money helps you through then use that as an incentive, only other bit of advice I can give you is not to count the days/hours/minutes it's been 'cos that ain't gonna help. Just think "I'm Free!" lol

puntokris · Sep 12, 2008

I've smoked since I was 14 and I'm now 20. I've had stints of quitting before but my downfall is when I've had a drink.

Its difficult to quit smoking when you still enjoy it, hence it being easier to quit in the winter when its lashing it down in the beer garden.

jug · Sep 12, 2008

dan-the-man said:
Well after I figured out today I spend just over £100 a month on fags

how do you manage that?

i get a sleeve of 200 duty frees for £30-35 and that lasts me a month easily.

Eklipze3k · Sep 12, 2008

It's easy @ standard price though, been a while since I've bought but I'm guessing a 20deck is just shy of a fiver? 20 a day's gonna be nigh on £150

vikerina19 · Sep 12, 2008

Good Luck...

my bro stopped after god know's how many years at Xmas after a fright at the Dr's - he used the patches, but not any self help book things. He didn't count the days... but instead saved up the money in a jar he would use for cigs to buy something for his motorbike/car. The fact it was Xmas helped as well... as someone else said - no beer gardens to tempt you to smoke when having that pint.

Promise yourself a holiday or something with that hard earned cash

Yazza54 · Sep 12, 2008

dan-the-man said:
Well I've thought about quitting before but never really "wanted" to if you get what I mean, but I think the money thing will do it for me now.

It'd be the "I'm going to die early" bit that'd do it for me.

jug · Sep 13, 2008

Yazza54 said:
It'd be the "I'm going to die early" bit that'd do it for me.

50 years of sin is better than 80 years of temptation. indulge yourself, you're gonna die either way.

adamcot · Sep 13, 2008

jug said:
50 years of sin is better than 80 years of temptation. indulge yourself, you're gonna die either way.

I dont agree with that sorry...... Ive never touched a cigarette for many reasons.

My dad had a stage 3 throat cancer, when I was 5. He still lives with the side effects today, and im sure he regrets every single cigarette he ever had. Thats enough to scare anyone.

Good luck Dan

jimboy · Sep 13, 2008

adamcot said:
I dont agree with that sorry...... Ive never touched a cigarette for many reasons.

My dad had a stage 3 throat cancer, when I was 5. He still lives with the side effects today, and im sure he regrets every single cigarette he ever had. Thats enough to scare anyone.

Good luck Dan

everyone has a story ..........smoke or dont smoke only he can decide .....simple:devil:

Munkul · Sep 13, 2008

jug said:
50 years of sin is better than 80 years of temptation. indulge yourself, you're gonna die either way.

wouldnt you rather NOT die of one of the many long drawn out painful diseases associated with smoking though?

EDIT: adam beat me to it just realised!

jug · Sep 15, 2008

Munkul said:
wouldnt you rather NOT die of one of the many long drawn out painful diseases associated with smoking though?

yes of course.

i also dont want to die on a motorway holding my guts in my hands, yet i still drive every day.

i dont want to die from a heart attack, but i still eat fatty food.

i dont want to die getting crushed by my car, but i still crawl under it.

everything you do is filled with risk. choosing which risks to avoid and which to mitigate and which to accept is part of your individual assessment of risk.

craigb244 · Sep 15, 2008

try this https://www.fiatforum.com/lets-talk-fiat/43082-ametech-engine-restorer.html
I hear it stops smoking *POW*

MisssportyGT · Sep 15, 2008

You just need something to motivate you.

My mum smoked over 20 a day for nearly 30years and couple years back her brother got Cancer and told her to never smoke again when he died she just gave up with will power she hasn't smoked since.

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dan-the-man · Sep 15, 2008

well haven't had one yet... but been eating a lot more and beer tastes weird, don't like it :yuck:

Munkul · Sep 15, 2008

jug said:
yes of course.

i also dont want to die on a motorway holding my guts in my hands, yet i still drive every day.

i dont want to die from a heart attack, but i still eat fatty food.

i dont want to die getting crushed by my car, but i still crawl under it.

everything you do is filled with risk. choosing which risks to avoid and which to mitigate and which to accept is part of your individual assessment of risk.

you have missed my point.... ok well if you choose to accept the risks then fair enough :shrug: id personally rather die in a car crash than suffer years of pain/inconvenience.

dan-the-man · Sep 15, 2008

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