Smoking is the worst right.

MilesMorales1 · 25-07-2016 10:42AM

Pac1Man wrote: »

Is the 'want' always there? Could you be off them for twenty years and yet still fancy the odd one?

Probably. Wouldn't a lot of smokers.

biko · 25-07-2016 11:15AM

Smoking is the worst right.
Smoking is the worst, right?

Yes on both I suppose.

the groutch · 25-07-2016 11:40AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I sense there's a comma and a question mark missing in the heading.

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hidinginthebush · 25-07-2016 12:57PM

Pac1Man wrote: »

Is the 'want' always there? Could you be off them for twenty years and yet still fancy the odd one?

Yes it is. I'm off them about 15 months now and I miss them every day

Obviously it gets easier and all that, but sweet Jaysus i miss them!

Birneybau · 25-07-2016 02:17PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

I was off the cigarettes for 10 weeks and then last night at that cos I was out being social and don't enjoy talking, don't drink alcohol neither. So I bought a pack of john player red and smoked maybe 7 or 8 of them over an 5 hour period. Got up this morning and I feel like ****, my chest is in bits, puts me off smoking ever again so it does its the ****ing worst.

I'm sure I'll get urges again mind, but now I shall bear in mind how **** I feel right now.

You were being social how?

That_Guy · 25-07-2016 02:44PM

It's a horrible habit alright. Off them a good while now. Maybe 5 years at this stage... Lost count anyway.

Pretty much all about changing your routine.

So, if you got up, stuck on the kettle for a cup of tea/coffee and lit up out of habit, you could just alternate your morning. Grab a shower first, have a decaf tea maybe. Something to get you out of the rut I suppose.

If you can keep yourself busy during the day for those 15 minutes or so when the cravings really kick in, you should be ok.

Worse at the weekends if you're watching a match or something. Half time comes and you'd be tempted to light up. Instead, stick on a wash or something, make yourself a bite to eat instead or something.

It's the nights that are the absolute worse. I remember having terrible dreams and couldn't sleep properly for a week or two because my body sensed it was missing something. Really nasty.

That's just my own experience having gone cold turkey. It's an absolute bitch giving up but it's ultimately worth it. Set aside the money you'd have spent on a pack of cigarettes and at the end of the first couple of weeks, go out and buy yourself something nice with it.

Surround yourself with non smokers when you're out and about so you don't have the urge to head out to the smoking area on a night out.

I don't miss them at all and my health has never been better.

I'm not one of those sanctimonious ex smokers by any stretch but jesus, the smell of them is absolutely horrendous. I like beer gardens every now and then but my clothes reek of smoke the following day. Just manky.

If you're taking the plunge and giving up, it's the best thing you'll ever do. Hard yes, but definitely worth it.

G'luck.

25-07-2016 02:56PM

Got a good vape yoke a week ago and have gone from 20 a day plus another 20-30 if drinking down to 0 and don't miss them yet.

I only want to quit because of the breath.

cbyrd · 25-07-2016 02:57PM

I'm 13 and a half years off them, I used to smoke 20 a day or more if I was on a night out... There are still times when I get cravings but it took so long to get off them I'd never go back.
I still have dreams that I'm smoking and I'm so disappointed in myself when I wake up..

once a smoker always a smoker.
Easiest way to stay off them is to take it one cigarette at a time, it takes 3 minutes for the craving to wear off.
It's thought that a 20 a day smoker will only actually crave 3-4 a day, the rest are habit or boredom. I had to give up coffee for about a year cos it was my trigger for badly wanting a cigarette ..
Good luck and persevere, it's worth it.

purplepanda · 25-07-2016 03:20PM

Arcade_Tryer wrote: »

I only started smoking when I was 11 but I hate the habit. And thankfully I'm unable to become addicted. So one pack usually lasts me a few months and I'll smoke one or two every so often and have a few on a night out. It's great, I still get that buzz and dizzy feeling from your first smoke because I smoke so rarely.

I only really used to smoke a lot in pubs & clubs, a social smoker, a packet would last me through the week, maybe one a day, whilst most smokers were lighting up before breakfast & by lunch already had half a dozen or more, & continue smoking all day at work.

Some of my friends who criticised my smoking didn't start until their early '20's, then quickly they were on 40 plus per day. :eek: Still are nowadays. :rolleyes:

I've finally stopped ten years ago after a few friends who were heavy smokers passed away, I doubt if I've smoked 10% of what my proper smoking friends have but that could still be 40,000 cigarettes.

I reckon some of my older friends who passed away could have smoked 700, 000 cigarettes or more. :eek:

the evasion_kid · 25-07-2016 06:20PM

cbyrd wrote: »

I'm 13 and a half years off them, I used to smoke 20 a day or more if I was on a night out... There are still times when I get cravings but it took so long to get off them I'd never go back.
I still have dreams that I'm smoking and I'm so disappointed in myself when I wake up.. once a smoker always a smoker.
Easiest way to stay off them is to take it one cigarette at a time, it takes 3 minutes for the craving to wear off.
It's thought that a 20 a day smoker will only actually crave 3-4 a day, the rest are habit or boredom. I had to give up coffee for about a year cos it was my trigger for badly wanting a cigarette ..
Good luck and persevere, it's worth it.

I get dreams I'm back drinking and I'm disgusted with myself in them,though the cravings for a drink have subsided over time,i know the pathways are still there in my brain just waiting to be fired back up!

MilesMorales1 · 25-07-2016 07:01PM

Birneybau wrote: »

You were being social how?

Going out, talking to people, not sitting on my couch watching tv/on the internet/playing video games. That is when I crave as it is, the most.

Smoking is the worst right.

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