[hubbertspeak7777777]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'S')ome folks can smoke and remain relatively healthy. Others can't. My mom died at a relatively young age from smoking (age fifty-eight), so I have a very negative attitude toward smoking (not smokers, just smoking).

I think I also have health problems from being born to a smoker and growing up in a smoke-filled environment. But there's no way to be sure.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hubbertspeak7777777', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'S')ome folks can smoke and remain relatively healthy. Others can't. My mom died at a relatively young age from smoking (age fifty-eight), so I have a very negative attitude toward smoking (not smokers, just smoking).

I think I also have health problems from being born to a smoker and growing up in a smoke-filled environment. But there's no way to be sure.

[hubbertspeak7777777]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hubbertspeak7777777', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'S')ome folks can smoke and remain relatively healthy. Others can't. My mom died at a relatively young age from smoking (age fifty-eight), so I have a very negative attitude toward smoking (not smokers, just smoking).

I think I also have health problems from being born to a smoker and growing up in a smoke-filled environment. But there's no way to be sure.

[Mack12345]

Hey friends ,
I am as i wright this pretty much 24 hours since my last cigarette . I am trying to quit useing the "cold turkey" method .

I am quiting smoking as a preperation for a post / during PO world .
I consider this step a PO preperation for several reasons .
Regardless of how PO comes upon us "fast colapse , slow decline" Being more healthy will help in surviveing .
In a slow decline scenerio , you lose an expensive habit and thus conserve money .

I would like outher people effected by this issue to coment here .
You can give advise , encouragement .. maybe even state your own intentions to quit ..

We can support each outher and maybe get wisdom from folks whom have quit already .

Thank you all in advance,

Regards .

[Cashmere]

Quitting smoking is easy - I did it many times.


Seriously though, if you've gone a day, you're through the toughest 24 hours.

In 2 weeks, you'll start finding that urges are going away.

In 1 month, you'll find that you have almost no real urges.

So that's it. Make it that far, and it gets easier.

You'll start coughing up years of collected debris soon. Consider that a good sign.

Your lung cells are remarkable at regeneration, and, I read once, your lungs will heal at the rate of 1 year for every 4 years you smoked.

Anyway, keep it up - change any habits that lead you back - getting drunk, hanging out with 5 guys who smoke, and so on.

[vision-master]

Pipe smokers live longer than Non Smokers - Surgeon General 1979

[zoidberg]

You dont need peak oil to enjoy the benefits of not smoking my friend!

Keeping busy helps. I found that spending a few nights at home playing online games helped distract me, instead of going out where my smoking stressors were.

[Ronin]

Best tip I can give you is to have plenty of food for the brain on hand to keep you occupied.

Stay focused

Good luck

Masterless

[Olle]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Mack12345', 'H')ey friends ,
I am as i wright this pretty much 24 hours since my last cigarette . I am trying to quit useing the "cold turkey" method .

I am quiting smoking as a preperation for a post / during PO world .
I consider this step a PO preperation for several reasons .
Regardless of how PO comes upon us "fast colapse , slow decline" Being more healthy will help in surviveing .
In a slow decline scenerio , you lose an expensive habit and thus conserve money .

I would like outher people effected by this issue to coment here .
You can give advise , encouragement .. maybe even state your own intentions to quit ..

We can support each outher and maybe get wisdom from folks whom have quit already .

Thank you all in advance,

Regards .

[Hagakure_Leofman]

You must be in a world of agony Mack.

Kodos to you. All I want to contribute is the knowledge that it's really doable. I did it. You can also.

Try not to kill anyone in the next seven days and you'll be right

After that, you're an endurance athlete.

Then you're a schizophrenic.

Then, a philosopher.

Then, a patient of a psychiatric ward.

Then, a friends greatest burden.

Then.......... a human being.... possibly discovering freedom.

Keep going.

[cipi604]

I smoke cannabis a lot, doesn't make you an addict or get cancer from it, and you can find that post-PO, plenty. Maybe that helps

[like_the_dinosaurs]

Well Done!

I quit about three months ago for the same reasons.

Going from a pack a day to nothing isnt easy but with the help of peak oil and the occasional vision of zombie hordes i was able to slay this demon.

lol

[Cashmere]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cipi604', 'I') smoke cannabis a lot, doesn't make you an addict or get cancer from it,

[PrairieMule]

Cold turkey is tough to do. I'm trying to taper off gradually. Last year I smoked half a pack a day. Now I'm down to 1 cigarette a day.

My energy has increased and my lungs feel stronger.

[newbonic]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrairieMule', 'C')old turkey is tough to do. I'm trying to taper off gradually. Last year I smoked half a pack a day. Now I'm down to 1 cigarette a day.

My energy has increased and my lungs feel stronger.

[coyote]

I quit cold turkey nearly four years ago. One of the hardest things I've done.

Recovery was not a linear progression for me. For me, week 3 was the worst. Definitely. The first couple of days were tough of course, but the rest of that first week I felt so sick I didn't feel much like smoking. That was the physical withdrawals. The psychological withdrawals came later, and by week three I was feeling much better physically, and I wanted a smoke so baaaaaad.....

That was hump time for me. Peak withdrawal. After that, it started getting easier. But then, I smoked for a long time, and loved it very much. Your recovery path might be very different from mine. You could try quitnet.com for an online support community of quitsters. Helped me quite a bit, I was always sneaking online during work, especially that first month.

Best of luck to you. No matter how bad it gets, remember - It is worth it!

[Sinister]

I'm in the middle of quitting smoking. I started with 4 mg nicotine gum, about 10 pieces a day for 3 weeks, then went to 2 mg gum for about 3 weeks. Now I'm on nicotine patches, 7 mg/day, chewing regular gum. This system seems to have worked so far. Yesterday I forgot to put on a patch, with no ill effects. Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things I've ever done. Good luck with it.

[pedalling_faster]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Mack12345', 'W')e can support each outher and maybe get wisdom from folks whom have quit already .

Thank you all in advance,

Regards .

[Kingcoal]

I smoked for years and quit. The thing is that smoking is an oral fixation and you'll probably gain weight after quiting. I recommend hooking up with a girl who is also kicking the habit and engaging in lovemaking when either of you gets cravings.

[Gothor]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kingcoal', 'I') smoked for years and quit. The thing is that smoking is an oral fixation and you'll probably gain weight after quiting. I recommend hooking up with a girl who is also kicking the habit and engaging in lovemaking when either of you gets cravings.