Something for the "other kind" of smokers out there...

[earache_my_eye]

Everybody knows the dangers of smoking cigarettes, and I don't want anybody to think that I'm trying to preach to them. I smoked for over 20 years myself. But a couple years ago I started looking for ways to stop smoking without ***** or patches. I knew "cold-turkey" was going to be next to impossible for me, so I began searching the net for other options.

What I found was a website that discussed the positive effects of quitting smoking.....not in a "preachy" way, but, in a well-written way that made you really think about smoking in a whole different light. Now, I'm not going to condone the method I used to stop smoking, but it worked for me. I basically used the info from the site....cut back on how many cigs I smoked per day, and began chewing tobacco to keep the cig cravings away. After I quit smoking, I continued to chew for a couple months so that the "habit" of smoking was more removed from my daily routine. Then one day, I just simply quit chewing, and have been nicotine free ever since.....cept on those nights that I find myself in a bar....then it's just second-hand smoke.

Anyway, there is a point to this thread....it is to give all you cigarette smokers the same tools I found online......and just maybe you too can re-learn just how good it feels to be smoke free......here's the link to the website that was so helpful to me.

http://www.hypnos.info/book3/book3.html

L8r,
Eric

 

[bbq bubba]

Thanks, will check that out!

 

[vince]

This past may 30th makes 3 years since I smoked a Cigarette, I get lets colds and enjoy food allot more since then, I smoked for 35 years before that

 

[fireguy]

looks like a nice deal!!! I hope it helps some of the smokers who want to quit.

 

[moltenone]

smoked for 28 years,2 to 3 packs a day , my doc said quit,if you have a relaps ..quit again,(a choice) took a month to get ready for the quitting day
and quit,haven't smoked since.
good luck if your quitting,you can do it.

mark

 

[flyin'illini]

Eric, I hope this inspires some to try and/or some to be encouraged to keep going.

 

[laughingpanther]

I quit smoking years ago... wait a minute.... Y'all are talking about cigarettes. Okay, nevermind that first sentence.

 

[capt dan]

I quit 21 yrs ago myself, cold turkey. Best thing I ever did for myself and my family! I can just imagine the amount of money I would have spent if I still had the habit!

 

[richoso1]

Wow, we've got some dedicated non smokers amongst us. I quit 42 years ago, and I still can't run for beans!

 

[waysideranch]

Congrats to all of you who have stopped smoking.