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WCGreen

(45,558 posts)
30. You are almost there....
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 10:06 PM
Apr 2012

Keep at it. It gets easier and easier after about a week....

I smoked 2.5 pack of Salem 100's back in the early 80's.

I had quit drinking in March of 84 and I was bound and determined to stop th buts within a year just to piss off my sponsor who told me I should not make any drastic changes the first year of sobriety.

Been sober now for 29 years and smoking less for 28 years...

I quit a few years ago. ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #1
No can do on the wacky tobacky Tobin S. Apr 2012 #3
Perhaps relaxing drinks, like herbal tea, and some naps would help you. ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #5
Cold turkey alludes to Mendocino Apr 2012 #16
Aha! Thanks. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #25
Just sucking in air through your mouth will help. nt MrYikes Apr 2012 #2
If you suck air in like when you take a drag off a cigarette lunatica Apr 2012 #9
worked for me @ 35 years ago. still off the evil weed. rurallib Apr 2012 #27
Working on 9+ years Auggie Apr 2012 #4
I used lobelia tea siligut Apr 2012 #6
Cold Turkey yeah....over 7 years ago. First couple weeks it's like a haze... Tikki Apr 2012 #7
Yep. Cold turkey 7 years ago for me, too. Keep your eyes on the prize. Faygo Kid Apr 2012 #14
Good gawd! Serious? Iggo Apr 2012 #23
Nice Tikki LaurenG Apr 2012 #18
The most difficult thing I ever did in my life. Graybeard Apr 2012 #8
10 years ago I quit. unionworks Apr 2012 #10
I was part of the first clinical test and study groups for Chantix lunatica Apr 2012 #11
Almost a year ago for me MerryBlooms Apr 2012 #12
I have a theory about quitting. Turbineguy Apr 2012 #13
I got hypnotized 23 years ago,,,,, benld74 Apr 2012 #15
I could never quit when I used to drive long distances CBGLuthier Apr 2012 #17
Strength, my friend -- visualizing Jen and a longer life together might help in the crunches. MiddleFingerMom Apr 2012 #19
I quit cold turkey almost seven years ago. beac Apr 2012 #20
I am proud of you! n-t Logical Apr 2012 #21
Eat right and exercise. Iggo Apr 2012 #22
I quit. It was hard at first. I went for walks and bought a popsicle when I had a crave. I was on applegrove Apr 2012 #24
I smoked almost 23 years...the first three days of cold turkey were bad alcibiades_mystery Apr 2012 #26
Keep us posted BTW - if you report to us every day you'd be ashamed to say rurallib Apr 2012 #28
(1) Wear a patch. It stops the physical craving. struggle4progress Apr 2012 #29
You are almost there.... WCGreen Apr 2012 #30
(((GOOD VIBES))) Odin2005 Apr 2012 #31
Quit 35 years ago and again, 30 years ago. hay rick Apr 2012 #32
I quit cold turkey 2 days after my mom died in 2002. Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 #33
You'll have a tough time a while longer, too DFW Apr 2012 #34
It's tough BTennyson Apr 2012 #35
It's tough, you can do it intaglio Apr 2012 #36
I was sick for two week after I quit smoking cigs. Rex Apr 2012 #37
This is a great thread! Need to keep it going.. very useful tips and suggestions from all crunch60 Apr 2012 #38
I hated the feeling that bugs were crawling on me JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2012 #39
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