I thought this was an unusual story of someone who hasn’t needed to use quit smoking aids to be a (mostly) non-smoker:
I had been a smoker for almost 20 years when I found myself in the hospital, not from any illness of my own, but to support my father as he recovered from a heart attack. He’d been a smoker for many years also, and had to make a lot of lifestyle changes, including quitting smoking. So I said I’d quit with him. Hospitals don’t exactly welcome smoking, so just being there was an aid in quitting. And of course, I was my father’s partner.
Unfortunately, many of my friends were smokers and I found myself going out like I did before and being tempted to light up. We routinely go out once or twice a month. I actually found that if I limited smoking to just the nights that I went out with my buddies I was able to not smoke the rest of the time. In fact, sometimes the smell of the smoke on my clothes the next day is pretty sickening. So I actually consider myself a non-smoker, even though I do indulge once in a while.
I know this occasional smoking thing doesn’t work for everyone, but I find in limiting myself to special occasions like this I’m still a lot better off than I was before.
May 7th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I've never smoked. However, I work in a pharmacy and know for a fact that there is a new drug out there that is supposed to be very good for smoking cessation. It's called Chantix. We've been selling a lot of this for several months now.
If you have prescription insurance, see if your insurance company will pay something towards it. The retail price is quite expensive.
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May 7th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
I quit March 24 of this year. I used the patch. Believe it or not, drinking water helped me the most for cravings. It was amazing. Deep breathing also helped.
I was VERY moody. Actually I was surly, mean and nasty. Other than trying to keep my mouth shut, I did not have anything to help me with this unfortunate aspect.
Good luck to you!!!
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November 3rd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Should I quit or not? I have asked a friend about the negative effects of smoking and he cited health reasons as number one. He said that I will suffer the results of smoking when I will be around 40 years old. Then he cited bad breath after smoking and its stains on the teeth.
But I am still undecided.
Aside from the habit and addiction, I want to continue it; first of all, because smoking is my only outlet to release tension while at work. Second, it makes me look liberated and sound bold and confident. Smoking gives me more aura and self-confidence since everyone looks at me in a more mature manner. Hence, my question remains, should I quit or not?
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