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Lozengers and patches instead
I basically was born smoking lol.What I told myself seemed important to me when I quit. It was this "You don't need to cigarettes, you weren't born with them and lived many years without them as a child before you started. They aren't necessary"
Glad you cut back. I recently did some research and it appears there is more risk of cancer with any type of smoke. Wood smoke, smoked meats, smoke tobacco and even car emissions. I've known and heard of people that lived their entire lives and never got cancer, while others have died young. So not sure how effective the studies are. I just try to enjoy life while I'm still here.I basically was born smoking lol.
Both my granddad's had passed when my parents were kids but I think they both smoked. My grandmother's smoked, my parents smoked, both my older brothers smoked.
So whether I actually smoked a cigarrette is neither here no there. It was always in the air from the day that I was born. And in the blood stream from the womb.
My dad was an alcoholic until I was 3. But my mom never drank. And I can't tolerate alcohol.
I use pipe tobacco and tubes. There still nicotine but I don't think it has as many chemicals as the box smokes.
And it's a lot cheaper. I spend about $50 a month.
If i were to smoke regular cigarettes it would cost $240. a month.
I think it's a part of my dna. I don't smoke around my dad or anyone that don't smoke. I don't smoke in the car.
I only smoke when I'm on the computer which happens to be about a pack a day.
I used to smoke 3 packs a day. I've cut back a lot. But I've tried to go without and the longest was 3 months.
Stress always brings me back.
I don't know about the nasal sprays and the gum. I only ever used the patch but never got beyond step 2. I think there are 3 steps to that.
I don't recommend anyone starting smoking. But to me it was just a part of the family. Everybody did it.
And I don't condemn people that do smoke, because I know how difficult it is to try and stop.
It's like trying to not breath. It gives me anxiety.
Same with coffee and caffeine. If I don't have my coffee I get migraine headaches.
So those my two vices, my thorns in the flesh I have to deal with.
And it's never convient when I run out of either.
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Depends on what the narrative the government is pushing and how they want to guide you downa certain path.Glad you cut back. I recently did some research and it appears there is more risk of cancer with any type of smoke. Wood smoke, smoked meats, smoke tobacco and even car emissions. I've known and heard of people that lived their entire lives and never got cancer, while others have died young. So not sure how effective the studies are. I just try to enjoy life while I'm still here.
Nicotine addiction is not an easy thing to escape. I smoked heavily for about ten years, and then spent about two years trying to break the addiction. I finally got the job done, and I no longer desire nicotine, but it was a difficult task. One needs to expect to suffer for about six weeks after they give up nicotine, I would say.Lozengers and patches instead
I currently use smokeless tobacco. I did quit for 10 years and what I did to quit was to taper down so I think you will have success with the patches. Tobacco is more addictive at higher levels. At lesser levels like ultra-light cigarettes or patches it is less addictive to me and I find I use it less.
What I told myself seemed important to me when I quit. It was this "You don't need to cigarettes, you weren't born with them and lived many years without them as a child before you started. They aren't necessary"
There is some withdrawals that happen for about 3 days. If you make it for 3 days then you are pretty much there. It is worse the 1st day and then becomes easier and easier with each successive day.
I only started back up because I went thru a terrible things in life and being stupid turned to cigarettes.
I will quit again.
That sounds like nonsense. But OK.Pay attention to the 3's... 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months.
Down the road, for many people, a serious craving will creep up on you out of nowhere... It happens sometime around 3 weeks, and again sometime around 3 months for most people.
Then, around a year out or if you face a serious stress it will come back.
Key is making sure you have some alternative to get you through the unexpected creeping hardcore craving that comes when you least expect it.
Even when you think it's over, you still have to be prepared.
(I quit smoking 9 years ago)
That sounds like nonsense. But OK.
Yes, I never experienced that. I think if people believe that temptation will happen on certain occasions then they may actually be causing the temptation themselves.I smoked for 32 years before quitting... Some people have different quitting experiences I'm sure.