Thanks Missgsr!
Congrats on 12 weeks! That is fabulous. Are you noticing any improvements physically and anxiety-wise since quitting? Keep up the good work and I'll be there soon too:)
Chelsea
Any miserable, freaked out smokers here??
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*Francesca*
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Hi HopingforHelp!Originally posted by hoping for help:
I have been smoking for30 years now. I feel like it calms me down but maybe it is just the opposite. What do all you smokers think?
Thanks for responding. Many smokers feel that it calms them down, but in reality it is just getting that "fix" of nicotine that satisfies that withdrawal. So we feel more relaxed but we are only perpetuating the addiction cycle. Personally for me, I love smoking, but it makes my heart rate go faster which is not good when i already have anxiety and periods of racing pulse. I really don't want to have a heart attack over a stupid cigarette addiction. But how do we quit for good?? How are you doing with your anxiety?
((hugs))
Chelsea
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Guest
To all of you!!
Take courage!!!
You'll make it!!
I 'tried' to quit smoking for over 20 years.
Then one day I opened the door into my apartment. I could smell putrid air in it.
My hair reeked. The ends of my fingers were yellow. I had a lit cig. in my hand at all times. I was ashamed to sit by anyone at church or anywhere else. The smell of cigs.
oozed from the poors of my skin. I knew all the health risks. I'd smoked for over 40 years.
I didn't ever particular like it.
But that day that I opened my apartment door to step inside - I became fully aware that that long white cylindar (a Cig.) was not my friend.
I had thrown whole cartons of cigarettes away.
Had tried everything. Even non smoking classes.
It was just my phychi that had kept me smoking.
I didn't believe that I could quit.
But when you finally wake up - you will quit!!!
I quit that day in 1997 on Nov. 22nd.
Oh yes, I craved them the next few weeks.
Here is a little tip for that time when you've quit and you think of them: NEVER let your self
visualize that Cig. When that image comes to mind- throw it out. Replace it with another image.
In my case I replaced that thought-image with the image of an open window with the curtain moving in a gentle breeze. I imaged the smell of a smoke free room with sweet clean air coming into it.
And it worked.
I've been free for 11 years.
I wore a patch for 7 days in the beginning.
And I kept busy washing & washing. Sheets, towells , bedspreads, all my clothes. Getting rid of the odors. I'd do lots of laundry.
And guess what???? It wasn't near as hard as I'd imagined all those 20 years I'd tried to quit.
You are all going to make it!!!!
God bless every one of you.
I just had a breast removed because of cancer.
Sure glad it wasn't a lung!!
Hey, I'm doing fine. Just great. This is 9th day!!
And you know what?, I handled the anestheisia
during surgery just fine, even tho' I'm just past my 80th birthday. I doubt that I could have 11 years ago.
But health reasons never detered me. It was finding something that I wanted more than smoking. I wanted a clean apartment to live in.
Again, I wish you so well!!!!
M J
Take courage!!!
You'll make it!!
I 'tried' to quit smoking for over 20 years.
Then one day I opened the door into my apartment. I could smell putrid air in it.
My hair reeked. The ends of my fingers were yellow. I had a lit cig. in my hand at all times. I was ashamed to sit by anyone at church or anywhere else. The smell of cigs.
oozed from the poors of my skin. I knew all the health risks. I'd smoked for over 40 years.
I didn't ever particular like it.
But that day that I opened my apartment door to step inside - I became fully aware that that long white cylindar (a Cig.) was not my friend.
I had thrown whole cartons of cigarettes away.
Had tried everything. Even non smoking classes.
It was just my phychi that had kept me smoking.
I didn't believe that I could quit.
But when you finally wake up - you will quit!!!
I quit that day in 1997 on Nov. 22nd.
Oh yes, I craved them the next few weeks.
Here is a little tip for that time when you've quit and you think of them: NEVER let your self
visualize that Cig. When that image comes to mind- throw it out. Replace it with another image.
In my case I replaced that thought-image with the image of an open window with the curtain moving in a gentle breeze. I imaged the smell of a smoke free room with sweet clean air coming into it.
And it worked.
I've been free for 11 years.
I wore a patch for 7 days in the beginning.
And I kept busy washing & washing. Sheets, towells , bedspreads, all my clothes. Getting rid of the odors. I'd do lots of laundry.
And guess what???? It wasn't near as hard as I'd imagined all those 20 years I'd tried to quit.
You are all going to make it!!!!
God bless every one of you.
I just had a breast removed because of cancer.
Sure glad it wasn't a lung!!
Hey, I'm doing fine. Just great. This is 9th day!!
And you know what?, I handled the anestheisia
during surgery just fine, even tho' I'm just past my 80th birthday. I doubt that I could have 11 years ago.
But health reasons never detered me. It was finding something that I wanted more than smoking. I wanted a clean apartment to live in.
Again, I wish you so well!!!!
M J
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Guest
Cornflower- What a wonderful inspirational post for everyone trying to quit! It's never too late, and don't ever give up. I was a very addicted smoker and never thought I would be able to do it, but I did. The patch and hypnotherapy helped me, and Cornflower is right that one day something triggers inside you, you wake up and say "That's it, I want to be done with this."
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Guest
Hi to all of you!! Hats off to all who have attempted or have quit smoking 
I too quit off and on so many times I can't tell you how many. Each time I would start back up I was normally way stressed so I would smoke. What I found out was the problem/issue was still there even if I smoked. Then I'd have the self hate and failure piled on top of the stress. My dad died 2 years ago from COPD (a lung disease). I thought that would make me quit but it didn't. Then in July of this year my brother was murdered. That first week after his death I was smoking probably 2 to 3 packs a day 
. Finally I realized how bad I felt from smoking. My doctor gave me Chantix and I took it for 2 months. I've been smoke free for almost 5 months 
Physically I feel better and I know I smell better! Now I can say the only time smoking really comes to mind if I've drank alcoholic beverages.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE WANTING TO QUIT.
I too quit off and on so many times I can't tell you how many. Each time I would start back up I was normally way stressed so I would smoke. What I found out was the problem/issue was still there even if I smoked. Then I'd have the self hate and failure piled on top of the stress. My dad died 2 years ago from COPD (a lung disease). I thought that would make me quit but it didn't. Then in July of this year my brother was murdered. That first week after his death I was smoking probably 2 to 3 packs a day . Finally I realized how bad I felt from smoking. My doctor gave me Chantix and I took it for 2 months. I've been smoke free for almost 5 months Physically I feel better and I know I smell better! Now I can say the only time smoking really comes to mind if I've drank alcoholic beverages. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE WANTING TO QUIT.
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Guest
K.Denise, I am so sorry to hear about your brother. I can't imagine how you must feel.
I smoked for 33 years. I tried to quit so many times, I lost count. I finally quit on October 6, 2006. I used Chantix, I don't know why it did the trick, but I quit in 3 weeks. I never thought I would actually be a non smoker.
I do have emphysema. I did not get the diagnosis until this year. I am now at 64% lung capacity. But, I can keep it from getting worse now.
Good luck to everyone!
I smoked for 33 years. I tried to quit so many times, I lost count. I finally quit on October 6, 2006. I used Chantix, I don't know why it did the trick, but I quit in 3 weeks. I never thought I would actually be a non smoker.
I do have emphysema. I did not get the diagnosis until this year. I am now at 64% lung capacity. But, I can keep it from getting worse now.
Good luck to everyone!
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JasonWalker
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I began to quit by starting on Pot. I said to myself that if I was going to smoke something, it had better have some real effect. Well, it was so strong, I could not do much of it. I still tried a cigarette once in a while when in the company of other smokers
Next, I took up bicycle riding. The exercize really accentuated the bad effects of smoking.
I FINALLY REALIZED HOW SMOKING KEEPS YOU HOOKED. I REMEMBERED HOW SICK I GOT THE FIRST TIME I SMOKED A CIGARETTE. I THOUGHT THEN, "HOW DO THEY DO THIS? AREN'T THEY SICK ALL THE TIME?" THE ANSWER IS THAT IF YOU KEEP DOING IT, YOU DON'T GET THE NAUSIA AND OTHER AWFUL EFFECTS. THEREFORE, YOU KEEP DOING IT. IF YOU STOP FOR ANY DECENT PERIOD OF TIME, YOU DO GET SICK. YOU LEARN NOT TO STOP. SO, IF YOU WANT TO STOP, JUST FORCE YOURSELF TO DO IT FOR A TIME, THEN SMOKE ONE AND GET SICK. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. IT IS TELLING YOU NOT TO DO IT AGAIN. DON;T BREAK DOWN AND DO IT AGAIN RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE IT WILL NOT MAKE YOU AS SICK AS AFTER A LONG BREAK. IT IS THE SECOND CIGARETTE YOU HAVE TO AVOID. LET THE FIRST ONE MAKE YOU SICK AND YOU CAN QUIT.
Next, I took up bicycle riding. The exercize really accentuated the bad effects of smoking.
I FINALLY REALIZED HOW SMOKING KEEPS YOU HOOKED. I REMEMBERED HOW SICK I GOT THE FIRST TIME I SMOKED A CIGARETTE. I THOUGHT THEN, "HOW DO THEY DO THIS? AREN'T THEY SICK ALL THE TIME?" THE ANSWER IS THAT IF YOU KEEP DOING IT, YOU DON'T GET THE NAUSIA AND OTHER AWFUL EFFECTS. THEREFORE, YOU KEEP DOING IT. IF YOU STOP FOR ANY DECENT PERIOD OF TIME, YOU DO GET SICK. YOU LEARN NOT TO STOP. SO, IF YOU WANT TO STOP, JUST FORCE YOURSELF TO DO IT FOR A TIME, THEN SMOKE ONE AND GET SICK. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. IT IS TELLING YOU NOT TO DO IT AGAIN. DON;T BREAK DOWN AND DO IT AGAIN RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE IT WILL NOT MAKE YOU AS SICK AS AFTER A LONG BREAK. IT IS THE SECOND CIGARETTE YOU HAVE TO AVOID. LET THE FIRST ONE MAKE YOU SICK AND YOU CAN QUIT.
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Hoping everyone is doing well. I justed started Chantix and put my quit date at 1/29-I can't wait and almost really feel like not smoking. I really believe this is going to help. I hope everyone can start working on a plan to quit. There really is so much out there to help you stop. Just think how worth it you are and how much money you can now put in the bank and use for vacation or other things you enjoy.