I USE TO SUCK ON WHOLE CLOVES, I DID NOT WANT A SMOKE AFTER THAT TASTE IN MY MOUTH

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thanks...
Kabin
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I've played with quitting for years. When I saw the list of toxic and unnecessary ingredients cigarette companies stuffed in just to make them addictive, I just put that anger to work for me and haven't had a smoke in a month. When I think I want one, I remember how angry I was and I remember how really AWFUL those "wonderful" cigarettes taste after this long off them--no incentive to smoke here!!

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Thank you Brenda for your help I do crochet & the sugar info was very helpful. thanks

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Read all you can on what actually takes place when you take a puff. It increases your sugar level, now read how to maintain that and the effects of sugar levels dropping. Confusing, unfocused, irritated, is mostly from sugar levels dropping. For me personally the patches and other means only dragged out the agony. I smoked 20 years and found it a major struggle every year I tried to quite.
. I set up a game plan for my self. I saved 1 last cigarette before going into the grocery store, which was the hardest. I took to work with me a small bag of peanuts or some protein based food and I bought an apple, or some kind of fruit with natural sugars. I kept it handy, sliced the apple and kept close to me so when I started to get those stir crazy feelings I would eat 2 or more slices and waited 20 min or so, doing a little bit of breathing/ meditating while waiting and I started to feel better. I later read about the protein based foods help maintain your sugar level. I made some mistakes on the way like drinking to much juice, which gave me a serious sugar high. And of course I had my chewing gum and loved to play with the rapper all balled up between my fingers and rolling it around to keep my fingers busy. I also crochet a full sized blanket, which I never did before. Just to keep your mind and hands busy hobbies are good.

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thanks for your response but it was a ridulous thing to say. I'm not an idiot, I just thought this was about inputs that were positive.

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"While nicotine is the addictive component of cigarettes, it’s not the component that is doing the damage, and nicotine replacement can be very helpful." Actually, although nicotine "does not promote the development of cancer in healthy tissue and has no mutagenic properties, but does speed growth and migration of existing cancerous cells, as well as turning some precancerous cells cancerous."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine#Toxicology

There are other reports of nicotine inhibiting a cell's natural self destruct mechanism, if the cell is deformed in any manner. Without this preprogrammed cell death, the cell divides into more deformed cells: cancer.

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Thanks to both John & Sue for their very thoughtful feed back.. I appreciate it very much. Unfortunately I tried laser treatments last year & tried what you both suggested. My problem is I think I just like it too much after 40 years. But thank you again.

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I smoked during a period of roughly 35 years. I managed to quit 'cold turkey' by using the stratagem of using the fact one doesn't smoke at night to advantage. If I could put off that first cigarette then the craving wasn't nearly as bad as after I had the first one. So I smoked the rest of the day as if nothing had happened - and put off the first smoke of the day.
At first, it didn't seem very effective, but after a few weeks the time until that first one kept going up - until 7 to 7:30 one night I grinned to myself and said 'I can make it now!'
I did too - for 7 years. I smoked something silly like 5 a day for 2 years - then figured I was toast because there was no way I had the resolve to do it again.
Funny how thingswork out. My best friend was talking to his mechanic and offered him a cigarette - a 2x25's a day man.
Nope. A customer took me to see the laser acupuncture smoking cessation therapist. Not interested, thanks.
A few weeks later he took me down that trail and we both had treatments - and Vitamin C to offset depletion from smoking. We smoked going in the door.
He later had 2 out of curiosity at different times - and didn't finish either. Somehow I managed not to let habit sidetrack me. It was odd : he reported no symptoms of treatment while I felt so wired I thought it must have been like an amphetamine overdose for a couple of days.
But. No craving. Nada. Smoke in the face would just stink..
Couldn't believe it. Like I had never smoked.

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relaxing music will help whilst lying down on the sofa and imagining you're somewhere beautiful so you can actually see all the wonderful things you'd wish to whilst feeling the warm sun shining on you and perhaps a gentle breeze making the branches of trees move a little and leaves flutter. Then go through all the things of beauty I.e.Lambs playing, rabbits sitting up and cleaning themselves, the gentle mooing of cows, some deer unaware of you, birds singing. You know what I'm getting at a beautiful scene to enjoy.

A biro or any pen is a great finger entertainer and will help from not knowing what to do with your hands/fingers. Doing crosswords (even if you're not a fan) is great as it keeps the mind and hands busy. Doing jigsaws is great, diy as well; even a few keys on a ring - anything that can be played with! The longer you give up for the quicker you 'forget' about the cravings and you'll soon find that when you do get them, they only last seconds! Later, you suddenly realise that the craving went without you even realising it!! If you want any help or to ask me anything then PLEASE PM me, you're more than welcome! All the very best, I do hope for your sake, and the sake of your OH and children (if applicable) that you succeed. You're doing this mostly for YOU, so stick to it and let nothing or no one deter you. Keep strong and make a firm resolve to kick it! MANY best wishes, you CAN do it!

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