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<blockquote data-quote="upsdude" data-source="post: 523570" data-attributes="member: 2033"><p>I smoked for 31 years, enjoyed every minute of it. I had tried quitting about 9 years ago, only made it a couple months. In February of 08 I had a horrible cold that turned into bronchitis. After coughing all night I took a shower,called in sick to work and headed to the ER at 530 AM. On my way to the ER I lit a cigarette and nearly choked trying to take a drag. I realized at that moment how much of an idiot I was for not at least <em>trying</em> to give up the smokes. </p><p></p><p>The doctor gave me some awesome drugs so I pretty much slept for the next 3 days. On day 4 I realized I had been surviving without my Salem Lights. A week turned into 2 weeks, 3, 4 and so on. It's funny, DS mentioned in the other thread how he would get major cravings around 830 every night. Same here, I could set my watch by them. I tried everything, gum, candy, popcorn, but what eventually worked for me was a trip to the garage every evening. I set myself up with some small projects and I'd go out and stay busy. After a couple months the cravings went away. </p><p></p><p>Roughly 6 months into my "quitting" i caved and lit a cigarette that had been on my work bench forever. I gave it a great big drag and preceded to get sick as a dog. Along came a horrible headache, upset stomach, and dizziness. At that moment I knew I had won the battle. The cravings are gone!</p><p></p><p>Keeping some unopened and 1 opened pack of cigarettes in the house helped me. You smokers know full well how much we begin to panic when the last pack has been opened. Knowing I had smokes if i needed them helped keep me relaxed. I threw them all away on the 1 year anniversary of quitting. I also told everyone I knew that I was quitting, I figured peer pressure would be a good thing. </p><p></p><p>Now, if my wife would just give them up. I'd like to have her around for a while. I also told her if she goes first I'll just use the insurance money for beer and hookers. LOL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="upsdude, post: 523570, member: 2033"] I smoked for 31 years, enjoyed every minute of it. I had tried quitting about 9 years ago, only made it a couple months. In February of 08 I had a horrible cold that turned into bronchitis. After coughing all night I took a shower,called in sick to work and headed to the ER at 530 AM. On my way to the ER I lit a cigarette and nearly choked trying to take a drag. I realized at that moment how much of an idiot I was for not at least [I]trying[/I] to give up the smokes. The doctor gave me some awesome drugs so I pretty much slept for the next 3 days. On day 4 I realized I had been surviving without my Salem Lights. A week turned into 2 weeks, 3, 4 and so on. It's funny, DS mentioned in the other thread how he would get major cravings around 830 every night. Same here, I could set my watch by them. I tried everything, gum, candy, popcorn, but what eventually worked for me was a trip to the garage every evening. I set myself up with some small projects and I'd go out and stay busy. After a couple months the cravings went away. Roughly 6 months into my "quitting" i caved and lit a cigarette that had been on my work bench forever. I gave it a great big drag and preceded to get sick as a dog. Along came a horrible headache, upset stomach, and dizziness. At that moment I knew I had won the battle. The cravings are gone! Keeping some unopened and 1 opened pack of cigarettes in the house helped me. You smokers know full well how much we begin to panic when the last pack has been opened. Knowing I had smokes if i needed them helped keep me relaxed. I threw them all away on the 1 year anniversary of quitting. I also told everyone I knew that I was quitting, I figured peer pressure would be a good thing. Now, if my wife would just give them up. I'd like to have her around for a while. I also told her if she goes first I'll just use the insurance money for beer and hookers. LOL. [/QUOTE]
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