Stopping with smoking.

[lgrant]

I was lucky enough to never start smoking, kind of a miracle, since both my parents were heavy smokers. But my therapist told me that he had worked with a lot of people who told him that smoking was a lot harder to quit than drinking.

Strangely, my dad quit smoking after 60 years, just like that. He said he was never addicted, he just liked smoking, and when his doctor told him he should quit for the sake of his lungs, he said "OK" and did.

 

[drhowarddrfine]

I mentioned this elsewhere before. I've known six people who were heavy smokers. Five of them died of lung cancer or throat cancer. Three were all at the same business after I left.

 

[bakul]

So basically they all stopped or will stop smoking eventually.

 

[gpw928]

Dealing with addiction is an individual thing.

I smoked for 35 years, almost always "roll your own" fine cut tobacco, which generated some entertainment on frequent visits to the US in the 1990s.

I gave up by going cold turkey 25 years ago.

For me, the empowerment to quit was being able to repeatedly focus on the exact reason I wanted to stop. Every time I felt like a cigarette, I conjured up the view of my children watching me gasp for air.

In retrospect, it was easy. The worst of the cravings were over in just a few days.

I didn't plan for dealing with the inevitable improvement in appetite. That was a mistake.

 

[GlitchyDot]

Just quit three weeks ago now. Have been smoking quite heavily, especially the past 3-4 years. Quit cold-turkey, no patches, no gum, no vape, nothing. Only the first few days you're going to have a lot of cravings, be strong. The bigger issue, at least for me, is breaking the habit, not so much the need or cravings.

Had to quit, managed to get my veins so clogged up I started having problems walking. I need to go to a vascular surgeon to clear things up, which will happen next week.

I must say - this is an achievement ! i tried many times, once successfully ( well it was due to poisoning of smoke ) but started again ( lost brakes in London and needed to go home 30 miles away ) ... now im trying again, but i cant like you ... so i try to slow down marginally - usually pack for 2 days, now pushing for 3 days...