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Then post back when you have been tobacco free for 6 months, a year, 12+ years.
I know my post may read a little weird and not supportive, but I speak the truth. I know what I am talking about with this subject of addiction.
Good luck. 
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Thanks for the support. It really wasn't that far from the mark. Do I really have to quit smoking? Not really. Is it a wise decision to quit smoking? Yes, very much so. The attempt at quitting is the culmination of an internal war of pros vs cons in my head for the last four years. The cons finally started outweighing the pros.
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Take up jogging. At 27 years old I found out I couldn't run a mile. So I made a plan to stop on the 2nd Sunday in January (after Xmas & New Year excesses over). Told everyone I met of plan. DID IT!!! Within 3 months was running 8 miles and enjoying it. Only downside was re-educating my palate to enjoy malt whisky. Never smoked again and 40 years later I'm fatter & lazier, but still here.
It's worth the effort.
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return "I had enough exercise in the military.";
}I just might have to if I want to maintain my current weight. I wonder if a gym membership is in my future as it's either too damn hot or too damn cold to exercise outdoors most of the year here (we get two weeks of spring and fall if we're lucky).
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I found the patch to be more trouble then what is worth ($$$).
I used gum exclusively as you can chew a piece when you would normally light up. It helps with the normal light-up psychology of smoking.
Follow the instructions, tapering off as recommended, and soon you will be smoke free. Took me about 3-4 months, not rushing anything. First 21-30 days are the most difficult.
It is important to note that in 12+ years of being tobacco free, I have not once wished I could smoke again -- the difference between wanting to quit and needing to quit. Just saying.
modified 10-Jul-18 10:23am.
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As with any addiction, hopefully at some point your brain says enough is enough damnit! At that point you'd be surprised at your increased resolve. 22+ years for me, and pretty much everyone I know smokes, yes I still do think about it on occasion. If I can do it, anybody can, good luck to you!
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"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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See my comment to OP regarding this. I do not think about smoking at all, ever, since I quit.
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Thanks.
jeron1 wrote: yes I still do think about it on occasion
My father stopped smoking over 40 years ago and he still thinks about it so I fully expect that this is the burden that I must carry. On the other hand, my father also says that if he is diagnosed with some incurable disease, he's going to start up again as there would be no negative consequence anymore.
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Slacker007 wrote: I am an ex-smoker who smoked 1+ packs a day for 23 years. I have been tobacco free for 12+ years.
From memory you are young than me. How young did you start?
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I started smoking at 11 year's of age. I know. Don't ask. Started drinking the hard stuff at 16. Been sober since 2001
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Slacker007 wrote: I started smoking at 11 year's of age.
That's when the FIL started, but that was 1954 (30 years before you?) he had started full time work and it was probably a Doctor who told him the health benefits.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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To help you stick with it, we require a daily log on this forum of how many days you have gone without smoking and a tally of how much money you have saved so far. 
You will receive encouragement and support from all of us. 
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If I can make it past day 1, I might just do that.
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When I gave up in '04, one of the bits of advice I was given was to take the money I would have spent on cigarettes and put it in a jar each day. After a couple of weeks, empty the jar and go buy yourself a present. after a couple of months, empty the jar again, and buy yourself a damn good present!
It brings home just how much money you have spent of tobacco, and how much nicer things you can have without it.
It's not easy, no - I did it with the patches, which helped - but it was well worth it. I can breathe, I can smell things I never could before, things taste different - some better, some worse: I had to give up wine for a few years because it tasted horrible. And smokers stink, which I never knew before! (Both my parents were heavy smokers, so sometimes it was hard to see the other side of the car as a kid.)
Keep with it, it's worth it. You'll get there, just remember we're here to encourage you if you need it!
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Thanks Griff. The encouragement is appreciated.
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Don’t think about smoking, think about why you need to give up, and what a waste of your money and health it is if you continue. I gave up after many years, but started a second time, and hated myself for it. Since I gave up completely I feel so much better.
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What got me was that some people just never learn: My mother was a heavy smoker, and it was the cigarettes that caused the cancer that killed her. But as soon as the funeral service was over, some people were lighting up like their lives depended on it ... 
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If you are not 100% ready, it won't happen. I've seen it so many times before. I tried a number of times; acupuncture, hypnotherapy, cutting down, gum. None of it worked until I was ready then it was easy. Went cold turkey one day (long time ago) and have never missed it or craved another cigarette because I was completely ready.
It's the reality of beating tobacco addiction but I hope you manage to kick the filthy habit.
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Use the patch. And abstain from alcohol until you're cured. Worked for us who smoked a pack a day for 22 years. My ex-smoking sister (busy body) got both my wife and I the patch for Christmas... really??
Best present ever.
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I had no desire to quit, but the world is not shaped for smokers at this point.
I switched to vaping. It's fine, scratches the itch, and costs so much less: about $25/month, not counting the rig.
The only downside is dealing with the annoying people at the shops that are really, really into it. Those guys kinda suck.
"Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity."
- Hanlon's Razor
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I gave vaping a try but it never provided the same experience as real smoking so I stopped using it.
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I had the same problem until I invested in a rig that actually had some horsepower. Of course, YMMV.
"Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity."
- Hanlon's Razor
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Did the same; feel the same. The best part for me is if I feel like going somewhere I can just leave my rig at home. I don't have that "gotta have it NOW!" reaction anymore to nicotine.
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Warning: There's no non-smoker like an ex-smoker.
I quit smoking 'cold turkey' on January 1, 1991, a week after my wife and I found out she was pregnant with our daughter. After the first couple of days I realized that if I ever picked up another cigarette, I would never truly quit. It would be quit, start, quit, start, over and over again. Keeping that in the back of my mind helped me stay away from the damned things.
The physical symptoms of quitting (feeling like all your nerve endings are on fire, irritation, inability to relax) faded over the course of the first couple of weeks. Chewing gum helped with some of the physical habits around smoking.
The mental components took a lot longer to get over. I realized that I planned my whole f***ing life around opportunities to smoke. Drive to work, 2 cigarettes. Smoke break in the morning, at lunch, and in the afternoon. Drive home from work, 2 cigarettes. It's appalling when you figure out how much of your existence is wrapped up in that pathetic little cylinder of burning brown sh!t.
It's been 27+ years. Starting smoking was the dumbest f***ing thing I ever did, especially since I did it to "fit in" (God, I was such an a**hole). Quitting was the smartest thing. Good luck.
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Gary Wheeler wrote: especially since I did it to "fit in"
When I started high school, I knew only 4 people out of the 1200 kids in the school. I started smoking first year so I could meet new people and I met lots of interesting people. Not that it's justified but I was was that token nerdy kid they make memes about when I started high school.Gary Wheeler wrote: I realized that I planned my whole f***ing life around opportunities to smoke.
I have found that to be true as well. God forbid I miss one of my scheduled smoke breaks or Dr. Jekyll turns into Mr. Hyde. At least I can hold myself to never smoking in the car; it makes the interior smell like an ashtray and destroys the upholstery.
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