Stopping Smoking

I went away with a few friends last week - one of them is a non-smoker (unless it's carrying some herbal contents....), one a pretty heavy smoker and one a very recent non-smoker. The one who has recently given up (I think it's 3 weeks now) was previously a heavy enough smoker herself (and had been for years) but now absolutely loathes the smell of cigarette smoke. She kept saying how amazed she was to notice the smell left on clothes, skin et al after the first few days of giving up - she couldn't notice it before. She really cannot stand to be in a confined area now with a smoker and swears she'll never smoke again.
 
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believe me from experience

people who give up smoking often become more fanatical about not smoking than people whom have never smoked

it reminds me of people who convert to other faiths like that awful gillick woman
 
I apologise for the contents of this post in advance.


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Originally posted by simmo@May 29 2006, 02:27 PM
I apologise for the contents of this post in advance.


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FUCKERS!

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Couldn't agree more simmo. Hope this helps. :lol:
 
I have done very very well at stopping smoking. Until this weekend. Alcohol + stopping smoking='borrowing' cigarettes from all my smoky friends. Now I've stoppped again.
 
I too have been doing very well, other than the odd outburst of Ramsay-itis. (Although that isn't necessarily linked to stopping smoking).

However, this morning I forgot to replace my patch. Until about 45 minutes ago this wasn't causing any undue problem.

Now, my entire body feels like it is on a rack, being slowly stretched in every direction. Physical pain is wracking my body from top to toe. My brain feels like jelly, it is incredibly slow to react to the largest stimuli and my thought processes are definitely being adversely affected.

Screaming madness may be just a few hours away.

I think I'll go for a cigarette,.
 
Originally posted by simmo@Jun 9 2006, 12:58 PM
If I had £16 to buy another box I would.
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Nooooooo don't pay for them! Your doctors surgery should run a clinic for those who wish to stop smoking. Mr GG meets up with the health visitor every two weeks and she gives him a prescription for free patches.

I know I said I'd cut off his hands if he ever touched another fag, well I should have done because after two weeks he started smoking again. That's when he decided he needed more help so I arranged for him to see the HV. I cannot understand why he still smokes with the patches on. He says it's only a couple a day, but surely that defeats the object? He got another two week supply of patches this morning and says these will be his last. I can't imagine he'll not smoke at all in two weeks.
 
She gives him a good talking too as well. Whereas everything I say on the subject of smoking annoys the hell out of him, he actually listens to her. He's got something odd growing on one of his arms and I've told him a billion times to see the doctor about it. She spotted it this morning and now he's seeing his doctor on Tuesday! I don't know what it is about the way she words things, but he takes more notice of her than he does of me :rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by Griffin@Jun 9 2006, 12:17 PM
Mr GG meets up with the health visitor every two weeks and she gives him a prescription for free patches.
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Yes. I did that. I have a mountain of patches in the house.

My house is not here. I have opted for Clair de lune instead.
 
A work colleague was on the patches. They made him sick whenever he went for a sneaky smoke, so he had to give up the patches.
 
Originally posted by Melendez@Jun 9 2006, 02:01 PM
A work colleague was on the patches. They made him sick whenever he went for a sneaky smoke, so he had to give up the patches.
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Slightly off topic, but true. I used to work with a bloke who brought two packets of crisps with his lunch every day, but they gave him heartburn in the afternoon, so he quit work.
 
On a serious note one of my colleagues died from a heart attack caused by smoking with patches on.
 
I don't think I will ever be able to stop smoking when alcohol is involved. And no, I'm certainly not giving up alcohol too! I bought 60 cigarettes this weekend and probably smoked about 45 of them. :shy:
 
Can you stop/reduce the amount you're drinking Triptych? Just an alternative way of cutting down on what you smoke.

I have a mate who only ever smokes when he drinks (which is quite often) - it's getting expensive now so he's resorted to roll-ups but he's not very good at it.
 
Originally posted by Triptych@Jun 11 2006, 08:25 PM
I don't think I will ever be able to stop smoking when alcohol is involved. And no, I'm certainly not giving up alcohol too! I bought 60 cigarettes this weekend and probably smoked about 45 of them. :shy:
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Perhaps the smoking ban in public places will help you break the link
 
I've managed a white coffee and 3 cappuccinos so far today (I got the white coffe before the place that makes the decent cappuccino's was open).
 
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