smoking

been smoking on and off for 30 years now and i think the time has come for me to try and stop,any one given up and how did you manage it?i was thinking of using the patches,i only smoke about 10 a day its just when i get stressed i really want one,any tips ????

Tried electric ones hun but just wasnt doing it for me, I now smoke roll ups as fags have got so expensive! good luck hun mine are needed for stress too xx

yes i smoke roll ups too,the smell of real cigs make me feel sick,new years day seems good to try and stop

Now this is interesting. Because I travel I get the luxury of duty Frees and I always bust the allowance but when I get to the end of those and have to start paying regular prices I wince.

I've got to the stage that I'm thinking this is rediculous, I'm saving money to burn anyways I'm also not feeling very well so think there's a hint. Thing is, I actually enjoy it so just need to make that break.

Oddly, if I'm in a position that I cant smoke like on a plane I have no cravings or get uptight so I'm a non smoker in weighting I think.

I'm also the only one out of ten dart players that smokes now. A fact that hasn't gone unnoticed by me.

Lots of exercise seems to help. I only smoke one a day when having coffee and I have to go outside twice just to finish the one.

Also if you can get your OH to give up a bad habit at the same time it's a built in support group

Do you think I could get the OH to give up snoring Lee, that would be a great thing to share

-Ian- wrote:Do you think I could get the OH to give up snoring Lee, that would be a great thing to share

I use a special pillow that seems to help with my snoring. I really only do it when I'm drunk or exhausted. There are also products out there like nose strips that help. Of course you would have to give up something as well

A pillow over the head has crossed my mind on many an occasion Lee

Just use an elbow instead and pretend to be asleep

.. I find a subtle kick works well

Keeping busy helped me but was crabbit off the cigs an electronic cig helped for a while but the amount of stuff i had to buy went back on the cigs . Kinda impossible to stop smoking as im always round people who smoke.

Stopped with disposable e cigs and 2mg ncotine chewing gum, then after 2 weeks just norm gum with odd blast from e cig. Just use normal gum now, stopped just over 2 years now but will have a sneaky puff if getting drunk with the lads which is not often these days.

was on 30 roll ups a day.

-Ian- wrote: .. I find a subtle kick works well

thanks all,serious thought needed here,thing is how can you have a cuppa or glass of vodka with out a cig to go with it

alcohol is defo a trigger for my smoking

Have a smoke when i get drunk with the lads but i just stop next day again no prob, drink on own it doesnt bother me. Would say you got to want to stop, i woke up coughed my guts up and that was me had enough.

Personally, I decided to quit smoking half a year ago, by switching to vape and minimizing consumption of traditional cigarettes. It actually helps, by the way. For me vaping is actually a tasty way to not get nasty over all this process of quitting smoking

I smoked in high school but not when I played sports. I just went cold turkey. I remember I was driving over a bridge and I just said, I gotta stop smoking and I threw the pack of cigs out the window over the bridge. Never went back to them after. I smoked 2 packs a day just for reference.Good luck to you.