Stopping Smoking
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no cravings 
k off a male volunteer from the PH massive. I'm sure someone will let you.Try not to drink.... i know it sounds dreadful... but all the alcohol does is lower your resistance until you think it's ok just 'to have one'.
I stopped in March and it does get easier with time...but I found that drinking is probably the worst thing to do.
Remember the craving's only last for about 60 seconds at a time, so as soon as you feel one, change what you are doing... get up, walk round the house, do the washing up, pick your nose...whatever...
keep it up...you are doing great!
I stopped in March and it does get easier with time...but I found that drinking is probably the worst thing to do.
Remember the craving's only last for about 60 seconds at a time, so as soon as you feel one, change what you are doing... get up, walk round the house, do the washing up, pick your nose...whatever...
keep it up...you are doing great!
Ali -
I stopped 7 weeks ago. I had 10 at Britcar as a 'treat' but haven't missed them really. Cold turkey too. Just don't have one. Simple as. The craving goes after 20 seconds.
If you need something to do with your other hand, hold an additional drink or eat some crisps. Don't worry about getting fat. Just shag more to burn it off.
Alternatively, regress to an earlier age and imagine what you did as a kid before you ever smoked. See, you don't need them.
I stopped 7 weeks ago. I had 10 at Britcar as a 'treat' but haven't missed them really. Cold turkey too. Just don't have one. Simple as. The craving goes after 20 seconds.
If you need something to do with your other hand, hold an additional drink or eat some crisps. Don't worry about getting fat. Just shag more to burn it off.
Alternatively, regress to an earlier age and imagine what you did as a kid before you ever smoked. See, you don't need them.
Famous Graham said:
Actually, if you do find something useful, I'll need to know in a couple of days too (stopping when I get back up to Edinburgh). When I quit a few years ago, my drinking speed (and consequently volume) went up a huge amount and I put on a fair bit of weight.
The Zyban - it works, after all the patches, gum, tabs, etc - these work It's just, there is something missing when I have a drink - which I also could give up, but....... nah
ali_kat said:
kit80 said:
You can get fake cigerrates!!
or use a straw
knitting
crack ya knukles
pick ya nose
Fake - defeats purposeor use a straw
knitting
crack ya knukles
pick ya nose
Straw - good idea
Knit - I'm in my 30's not 70's!
Knuckles - i'm a girl
text people
flick things at people (not bogeys then obviously)
twirl your hair flirtatiously (sp?)
play cats in the cradle with a peice of string
have two drinks at once, takes up both hands then
any better?
lazyitus said:
eat some crisps. Don't worry about getting fat. Just shag more to burn it off.
Alternatively, regress to an earlier age and imagine what you did as a kid before you ever smoked. See, you don't need them.
I like this idea Alternatively, regress to an earlier age and imagine what you did as a kid before you ever smoked. See, you don't need them.
I didn't drink then either 
Good luck with your non smoking!
ali_kat said:
lazyitus said:
Alternatively, regress to an earlier age and imagine what you did as a kid before you ever smoked. See, you don't need them.
I like this idea I didn't drink then either Good luck with your non smoking!
Cheeky Jim said:
Try not to drink.... i know it sounds dreadful... but all the alcohol does is lower your resistance until you think it's ok just 'to have one'.
I stopped in March and it does get easier with time...but I found that drinking is probably the worst thing to do.
Remember the craving's only last for about 60 seconds at a time, so as soon as you feel one, change what you are doing... get up, walk round the house, do the washing up, pick your nose...whatever...
keep it up...you are doing great!
I stopped in March and it does get easier with time...but I found that drinking is probably the worst thing to do.
Remember the craving's only last for about 60 seconds at a time, so as soon as you feel one, change what you are doing... get up, walk round the house, do the washing up, pick your nose...whatever...
keep it up...you are doing great!
I'm not doing too bad, tis only day 2 after all - but I failed (slightly) last night once or twice. I need something to distract me when the cats aren't doing that
singlecoil said:
Stop taking pills, patches etc, stop smoking. People have difficulty stopping smoking because they think they are having difficulty.
It's not an addiction, it's an obsession. Realise that, and deal with it in that basis, and you will be able to stop.
Either you've never been a smoker or you've got imperfect Dopamine receptors singlecoil. Well meaning but inaccurate advice is a scourge for the quitter. It's not an addiction, it's an obsession. Realise that, and deal with it in that basis, and you will be able to stop.
Keep at it A K.
I could think of a thing or 2 that you could .....
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