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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hey Seva!!!

Welcome to the SSC and congrats on your decision to quit! You really can do this! I've watched so many join us and succeed! Prepare yourself well for the journey, psych yourself up for your quit day and once you do it, never look back! If you think an NRT would help you break the addiction, by all means, use them! There are a lot of things that will help you quit, but the bottom line is, like they say... you have got to want your quit more than you want to smoke!

Stick close, read and learn from all of your quit buddies here, and be sure to post if you need answers or support! There is a wealth of information here on the forums and be sure to go through all the Milestones in the Program! Also, check out the "What If" thread below in the Avoiding Relapse topic section. Down a ways is a great article posted by willisv56 on the whole addiction thing! Great read and it will give you a great understanding of what you are dealing with!

It is definitely doable, start telling yourself now that you CAN do this!! A Positive Mental Attitude will also be very beneficial when you get ready to crush those cancer sticks for ever! '

Jim

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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 792

Hi seva ! Glad you made it here. You will be a non smoker if you want it but you have to really want it. I think quitting is an all or nothing affair. You have to commit to it totally. After that it really isn't all that hard to do. I agree with Ron and suggest you read " The Easy Way to stop smoking" Further you should research nicotine addiction to get a good understanding of what you are dealing with because until you understand you are dealing with an addiction and not some "bad habit" you will never succeed.

Finally the key to a lifetime of freedom from cigarettes, guaranteed is this ....N.O.P.E. Not One Puff Ever. If you adhere to this simple rule it is impossible to fail.

Stick around seva and we will see this through together.

William - Free and Healing for Eleven Months, Twenty Three Days, 8 Hours and 57 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 43 Days and 19 Hours, by avoiding the use of 12613 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $5,760.77.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 377

Hi Seva,

What we say around here is if your determination to quit is stronger than your will to smoke you will indeed do it. Sometimes it takes reaching a bottom to do so. For me I started to just hate the coughing and smell and the fact that the habit controls your every hour of thought. I read the Easy Way to Quit Smoking and came on this site and told myself I just was going to do it one day at a time. It's one of the hardest things I have done, but it's probably the most rewarding at the same time. Yes you are right weed and coffee are much easier to quit, but quitting smoking cigarettes is still very doable. Stick with this site and keep asking questions because preparation is key to success. Good Luck, Ron

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 87

Welcome keep it up site is great so much help and advice from everyone ,helps to lift you

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 134

Hello seva,

Good on you for deciding to make this quit stick for good! You CAN do this! You must be strong and know that your life will be way better without smoking! You will save lots of money and you will breathe easier! Stop now while you can! I know that it's in you to quit, rooting for you!

Serenity

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2606

Hello seva,

Welcome to the Stop Smoking Center. Your friend did good by referring you to us! This is a great place to come for support and encouragement. We also have a great program that helps you along the way, providing strategies for staying quit and also tracks your statistics. Select a quit date and dive in! We are all here rooting for you!

Samantha, Health Educator

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

Hi and welcome to SSC. You're at the right place for support if you need it. We are all ex smokers and in my case it was long term and a pretty heavy habit. All those things you describe, the gums, the breathlessness as you know are all signs of the side effects of the habit. They will only get worse as you get older, believe me I speak from experience. Its not easy for everyone, but it can be done. Not only is it now a very expensive habit, it just has no positive aspects to it at all.

The best thing to do is to come on here and share how its going, how you're feeling, and ask around for any tips and guidance that you may need. Good luck, I look forward to hearing how your journey goes.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1

I'm not really sure how I'm going to overcome my addiction, so I asked my friend and he referred me to this site. I've been smoking 5 years now, 5-10 cigarretes a day. Usually premium smokes, but recently I've been getting the cheaper variety since I'm unemployed and it really takes a toll on my money. 3 weeks ago I quit smoking weed (was a daily habit), and that was at least 20 times easier than quitting cigarettes. I can understand now why they have the same addiction potential as heroin. I was planning on re-attempting to quit today, but I didn't get much sleep last night and I've got a bit of a hangover. It seems I need to be at the top of my functioning to quit, eating right and drinking lots of water. Apart from those cancer-sticks, my health is pretty good. I can always eat as much as I want, and my upbringing gave me a taste for the right foods. The main reason I want to quit is because I like to be active, I was pretty good at soccer in high school and had the best endurance and speed on my team. I really miss that, and the ability to breathe easy. Also my gums are looking pretty nasty, though thankfully there's no chronic illness (yet).

This is like my 30th attempt at quitting. I heard once that the more times you try to quit, the easier it will be to succeed, so I guess I'll just keep trying till I win. I live with quite a few smokers, and many of my friends smoke too. Today I was offered 3 cigarrettes, and its just past noon. I took 2 of them.

So yeah, I'm going to use this website as social support to counter all the smokers in my life. Its really stupid how this stuff is legal. The only reason is probably because there's just so many addicts and they don't deserve to go to jail, its the nicotine that's the killer.

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