So. I'v been smoking the majority of my teenage//young advlt life. I'm going on about 10 years now, and I'v always been good at job dropping the habit. Sometimes i'd date a girl who didn't like me smoking, so without any issue i'd drop it. When the relationship ended, not out of stress or sadness, i'd go back to smoking because. Well I enjoy smoking, plain and simple. However, lately with loads, and loads and LOADS of stressful stuff piling up, i'v been smoking more and more, and I can now feel i'v come dependant on it. I start feeling slightly sick and get anxiety when I go without a smoke for to long, and this is new to me. I'v been smoking over 9 years, and i'v never been addicted to it, it's always been something I could drop and pick up whenever I wanted, but now Im having troubles ditching the habit, knowing i'm now at the point of addiction.

So i'm wondering what you guys did to kick the addiction, or if you know anyone who has, and what they did.

I'd always planned to quit when I was living out with a girlfriend or something, and in my first major "Career" job, but Im startin to think.. now is a good time lol.

I'm in a similar situation. Here in the South, smokeless tobacco (dip) is very common, especially in the high school/college years. I refused to even try it for years because I thought it looked disgusting (it does), but after trying it once when I was really stressed this semester, I've been addicted. The buzz is just amazing, especially when your just laying around doing nothing.

Just thought I'd share my similiar experience, though I've only smoked one cigarette in my life (wasn't a fan).

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Tell me, do you at least have the decency to spit in a dark, opaque bottle? Because someone in my International Relations class didn't and it was the most disgusting thing ever.

At least smoke can smell kinda good...

I′ve tried to reduce smoking by trying rolling tobacco, but I always tend to return to normal ciggies.
I think the best way to deal with it is by stoping abruptly.chewing gum might help :shrug:

Look up terrible outcomes of longterm smoking? Though if you're already addicted, that won't help much. I'm amazed that it took you 9 years to become addicted.

Actually, I'd prefer a clear container so I can see the stuff. I'm sure my daughter woud prefer that as well, since her husband chews and has a habit of spitting in soda cans. How surprised and grossed out was she when she took a swig from his spit can? *gags*

I was too poor to by cigs, so I quit

Well... That's where masking tape and a permanent marker come in handy.

Never smoked, but dad quit cold turkey when he's doctor said he was getting Emphysema from it. He still had chronic bronchitis though and eventually got lung cancer and died young.

Guess that's why I never started.

I got a 250EUR fine for smoking in a club. Contested it, won it, never smoked again. This was last March, so I've been cigarette clean for 9-10 months now.

I'm trying to at least cut back as well(hehe, as I sit here puffing on a belmont) , and I've noticed a key thing is you have to find something to distract yourself. as long as it's not a movie with constant smoking in it or something similar, you can go for hours w/o even realizing you haven't had one for awhile.

cleaning does it for me. I start picking stuff up, next thing I know I'm scrubbing the floor. although once I'm done and I sit down and relax I NEED that smoke. try keeping ashtrays hidden, smokes etc. also, if you don't already, try and make yourself go outside for a smoke. having a house filled with second-hand when your trying to quit svcks.

Wood burning smoke smells good, cigarette smoke smells foul.

I roll my tobacco as well, with the little machine thing. Mainly because it's cheaper, and it only takes about 5 seconds to roll one lol.



Not to concerned. While it sounds horrible that I am not really "Caring" about the long term effects, I just can't. I'v seen it, doesn't bug me. If I get it, I get it cause it was my own fault and I wouldn't place the blame on anyone but myself.
Plus. Who in this century wants to live longer than they have to. I wanna die before I see 13 year olds with babies being common...

My dad did 2 pneumothoraces in less than a year and therefore he quit smoking from pure fear of dying...

I've more or less stopped smoking now, but only because our socialist [censored]tard government has increased taxes on tobacco once already this year, and are going to do it again later this year. I'm going to move somewhere where the government doesn't decide what you should or shouldn't buy, and smoke myself to death, just because.
Anyway, I've actually only smoked for half a year though and only like 1 or 2 a day, sometimes none, so I'm not really that addicted to them yet. I'll keep using http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus though, since I do like my nicotine. That, btw, is one way you can kick the habit, substituting cigarettes for snus, though you'll most likely end up addicted to that in stead. Pros regarding snus are, you can use it anywhere, it doesn't make you smell like [censored], and it doesn't damage your lungs. Cons are that it can cause pancreas cancer, and it doesn't look all that attractive tbh.
Snus might not be that common where you live, so maybe you'll look weird, I dunno. It's very common in Scandinavia though, so I'm used to it. I can recommend you some types if you'd like to try that in stead of smoking. If you want to give up tobacco altogether, well, I'll get back to you once I've actually tried that. Don't hold your breath.

My mom saw her dad the few days before he died of a really bad malignant tumor. That made her stop 20 years of smoking in a heart-beat.

I still haven't quit, and I probably never will. I like smoking, at least to a point. But I've managed to keep it at a rate of about 6-8 a day for years, tho it can go up and down a little.

The advice about keeping your mind and hands very busy is very helpful to some. Watching TV on the couch, for instance, doesn't help me at all, but playing video games or even reading a book does because it keeps brain and hands occupied. Also, make little rules such as can't smoke in the house or car, things like that. I only allow smoking in the garage or outside, and it broke a lot of the associations of activity+smoking (like lighting cigs while gaming and letting them burn out mostly unsmoked while you're playing, or the coffee-cig. one so many have, etc..)...thus it's often a long time before wanting a smoke even occurs to me, these days.

...but as I said, I haven't actually quit. All those things keeps my consumption low/not increase, however. For someone like you, perhaps it'd be enough to actually quit entirely before long.

Best advice so far, and im about the same (until all this stuff in life hit). Right now I think I run between 10-15 a day.
And Im the same, if im gaming it keeps me down but. When stupid stuff happens in those games, it makes me wanna smoke aha.
I also only smoke outside, but I love smoking outside <3.

I'm gonna try
Im the same, I enjoy smoking. I guess non-smokers don't really understand that feeling about it.Im gonna try to limit to about 10 a day.

This.

ridiculous habit.

Every morning I wake up and light a cigarette in my sitting room before I even get dressed, and every morning I hate myself a little bit more. I sometimes manage to quit for anything up to a week, but I only get the motivation when I have a bad chest infection or something. I hate smoking more than anything else in the world, but it's just so damn good...

My dad quit 14 years ago, when my brother was on the way (to being born). He used the patch, if I recall correctly. He might have used gum, too. He also used a lot of willpower to get through.

I'd guess that the quit-smoking products have maybe become more advanced over the past decade and a half. Maybe the best thing would be to ask your doctor about it? If you are in college, you could also check with Health Services. I also bet that the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) website has a lot of info about methods of quitting, you could try searching for tips there.

Have you considered classical conditioning? Everytime you have a craving, whack one out.

Either that or smoke something other than cigarettes.

I'm honestly not sure what you're referring to there...

I generally don't dip in public, mainly because I realize how gross it is. But when I do I generally spit quietly, into a dark cup or bottle.

Weird, I think wood burning smoke is foul, and cigarette smoke smells good. And I don't even smoke.