20 Little Friends In My Pocket

[Deleted member 12723]

I agree the mornings were the hardest for me. You guys can do this. I think it helps alot to quit with someone else. Best wishes and good luck.

 

[sharky]

Try a V2 cigarette!! If you have the money for the starter pack. I THINK it's around $80, it's been a while since I bought them. And it's 16 dollars for a 10 pack of assorted cartridges. I highly suggest starting off with medium for nicotine though. It's really easy with the full flavored to get a headache, but medium still has that 'kick' you get in your throat which is nice. The only reason I'm saying go for a v2 is because I have tried others and none of them worked for me like the v2 does, not even close. And there are always coupon codes you can use and they are super easy to look up on google! :)

Whether you try it or not, good luck!

 

[PTSD sufferer]

Try a V2 cigarette!!

I couldn't find the V2, but found the V1 and I have to say cool - it puffs out smoke!!! I did choke a bit on the strength, but one puff is all you kind of need.

Despite this cool quit tool, I have to say I am a miserable failure! I have no will power! I suck! I bet I am the only one who failed miserably this weekend...sigh...will try again tomorrow.

 

[Nighthawk]

No way I failed big time although I see 9 smokes in a day as an achievement. I still managed to cut out over half a pack. My goal for today is not to smoke more than 9:tup:

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Good luck you guys. It is awesome that you are trying to quit.

 

[AzureMind]

I absolutely understand about smoking for anxiety. That's why I started as a teen. Of course as a teen I also thought it made me look cool.:cool: So NOT cool.

Maybe you can slowly cut down. Only allow yourself 10 friends a day for a while. Then 5 friends, you get the picture. Then maybe you could just suck on a non-lit cigarette. Even just pretend to light it first. Maybe you could keep one with you if you feel real axiety and want an excuse to leave a situation by pretending you want a smoke.

I haven't had a cig in 4 months!!!! Yeah me!!!

So, instead of gaining these friends we're trying to negotiate loosing them then? :) I could learn to like that! lol I've been smoking less frequently about maybe 6 a day, to my usual say, 10, smokes? I suppose when you're not really used to living with your feelings, feeling ANYTHING at all is strange, and anxiety-rousing enough. Those cig's kill me, but that 'imagined relief' combined with that nicotine tends to go a long way some times. There's no relief in it though, anyway.

I guess I'm saying I feel like a PSYCHO if I don't have 'em? :)

 

[Tinyflame]

Yes, I think it's addiction, grounding, even anxiety-decreasing perhaps in that it decreases one's oxygen and increases fat in the bloodstream (energy). I have to quit, my heart can't take it. I tried today and failed. :( Maybe I can try again today. :) :unsure:

Anyone have ideas for grounding (versus ciggies)? At best I am at 1 pack/ day, think I must go to zero, can't moderate. But how?

 

[Nighthawk]

Im hoping to get to 5 and then take the big leap to 0. I am on goal so far today. Hoping that a nap will take some time up. Sometimes the min feel like hours.:eek:

 

[sharky]

If you type in 'v2 cig' into google, it's the first thing that comes up. You can only order it online, so that kind of sucks. They're a little on the slow ends sometimes as far as shipping goes, but my package has never just 'gone missing' or anything like that. If you decided to order it though, it comes in full, medium, light, and zero for nicotine. You could just have medium or light, and that would lessen that 'kick' for you. I can't smoke the full ones, they give me headaches. Yuck!

Oh, and I would suggest getting light for you, if you decided to order it. I mean, you have to order a start kit, so you have the charger and the battery and all of that stuff. But anyways, yeah, light would probably work best for you. There's little kick to it, and if you've ever smoked hookah it's similar to that.

 

[PTSD sufferer]

Oh, and I would suggest getting light for you, if you decided to order it.

Is this it Sharky?

behaviors

It doesn't have my brand, but the chocolate one sounds cool.

We call Hooka, Shisha and yep I am familiar with it. I always found Shisha strong and harsh too, but maybe that's coz I smoke 1mg cigarettes x 9 a day. Not good to smoke any, so I'm not trying to justify anything, just explaining the strength. I hate how the patches are not in 1 mg too, had to cut them into quarters last time.

I'll try anything to quit to be honest. I need to quit. But my psychology says I don't really want to because of the anxiety factor, if you know what I mean - the addiction has me on the hook, well good.

Anyone have ideas for grounding (versus ciggies)? At best I am at 1 pack/ day, think I must go to zero, can't moderate. But how?

Like JB, I would also love to hear any alternative suggestions for some heavy duty grounding/ anti-anxiety methods to try out while quitting...? I worry about loosing it while quitting, and like Azure, I can be a bit nuts without a morning one, let alone quitting completely:eek: .

I was told replacing cigarettes with compulsively eating carrots helps get past the addiction....anyone else heard this or is it a wives tale?

Think I need to go 'cold turkey' too, because I am weak and have no self control, if I smoke one, I subconsciously continue, then say damn, I was quitting wasn't I and I just light up again! I think I need to chuck out all traces of cigarettes from my home and have someone follow me around all day giving me a smack everytime I attempt to buy them! Sigh. I am pretty good at smacking myself with negative self talk, so why am I not good at smacking myself with quitting?

 

[Deleted member 12723]

One of the hardest things about quitting smoking was the extra anxiety I felt for awhile.It finally went away as my body adjusted. It takes time. Just keep on trying and do not give up. If I can do it you can do it. i really loved to smoke.

 

[Tinyflame]

My mom had lung cancer and I and a sister cared for her, huge tumour big as a grapefruit, other family members with cancer too. Oddly enough she didn't have a cough though, no symptoms, never felt better (she had quit 2 years). She heard 'stop smoking or die', and she did quit. I think if she hadn't her heart wouldn't have lasted though, so she (we) had extra time. I've 'heard' "it's your ticker", but for the life of me I can't seem to quit. :( Quit once for a year though and once for 3 years (with the patch at first).

In my case the only thing that helps is Vanilla Biscotti flavored (stronger) coffee, and not eating.