July 12, 201511 yr I think I know a little bit about this subject... Smoked my way through 52 years ..I carnt survive with out my crutch...it's my pleasure... It's helps in a crisis....all the excuses ..oh I used them all... Well I'm here to tell you all sitting on that fence....oh yes you can...and you'll enjoy it... Life is so much better ...with out that dark cloud hanging around... So if this old gal...after smokkng all her life can do it. I promise you can do it too.... Don't sit on the fence....jump on the train...we all did...fantastic journey....
July 12, 201511 yr Doreen is right! And the anticipation before the quit is worse than the quit itself! All aboard!
July 12, 201511 yr Added to the reluctance might be the previous failed quits. Please see those attempts were in a different time, you were in a different place in your life and they have no bearing on your success today. Draw from the resolve you have in the now and go forward, no looking back.
March 14, 20242 yr This is for anyone who is lurking on here thinking of quitting smoking. Ohhh yeah I was scared too, especially since this is my 2nd (and last time) quitting. Who wants to go through those withdrawal symptoms each time we quit! Yikes, not me!! First time was much easier for me, as I was on Chantix because I called it the Wonder drug, but that is not on the market any longer, so it wasn't an option this time around. This time I did the weaning method, which is not good because I was in a constant state of withdrawal all day long, and if I kept that up for months, it would be a lot worse than the cold turkey method. Everyone on here advised me to just go cold turkey, which I decided to do after a couple weeks of weaning. I'm not gonna lie, the very beginning is NOT easy at all. You WILL have plenty of withdrawal symptoms, you probably will get very irritable at times, you probably will gain weight, I know I did, but what WON'T happen is, you WON'T die from withdrawal, you WON'T get sick, and you will probably live longer because you are quitting smoking!! Ohhh and the best part about withdrawal symptoms is that they are only temporary!!😁 The longer you stay smoke free, the less withdrawal symptoms you will have. So, if there is anyone out there who is thinking of quitting smoking, and reading this board, please quit!! Every one of us on this board were newbies at one time. There was a first day for everyone on this site.🙂
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