Day 5 of quitting cigarettes

688sonarmen · 10-24-2012, 03:07 PM

And its not getting any easier like all the crap says. My little one spent a few days in the hospital for lung complications so I quit. Pipes and cigars are up in the air and I may or may not decide to enjoy them again, who knows. But all the crap I read about quitting is full of sh&t, not getting easier and really seems to be getting worse as time goes on. I have the gum and that helps but I mainly feel like a damn woman with the ups and downs, really really wish I never picked them up after I completed boot camp 12 years ago. I actually had to try hard to smoke them again just like I did when I first started.

jjirons69 · 10-24-2012, 03:24 PM

Good luck. Hope the little one is Ok. You'll be fine, you're a tough adult, it's that little one you need to worry over. Try sunflower seeds - healthy and mind-consuming.

icehog3 · 10-24-2012, 05:01 PM

Hope you get it all figured out, Jake, and hope your little one stays healthy.

kelmac07 · 10-24-2012, 05:26 PM

Stay strong Jake!! Smoke more cigars.

chaase321 · 10-24-2012, 05:32 PM

Good luck brother, I'm sorry to hear about your little one. Thoughts and prayers being sent your way for you and for your family.

Keep yourself occupied brother.

688sonarmen · 10-24-2012, 05:32 PM

Thanks guys, I have plenty of motivation and it really helps to have support here. She will be fine just have to be careful with what she is around.

jledou · 10-25-2012, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by chaase321

Keep yourself occupied brother.

Agree, keep up the good work Jake!

irratebass · 10-25-2012, 10:37 AM

You can do it Jake!!!!!

Drink a glass of water everytime you get the urge to light up. Carry a pen in your smoking hand and hold it like a cig to stop the urge.....sunflower seeds is a good example, also maybe some Pistachios

Hope you don't decide to get rid of your stash, but if you do I am sure we will be here to help you with that as well.

Hope your little one is ok, and remember you are on day 5....tomm is day 6, Sat Day 7...you can do this man!!!!

Good luck!!!

iaMkcK · 10-25-2012, 11:24 AM

You and I? Same boat. I quit smoking ciggs September 30th.. It was hard as hell at first, but in 2 weeks I puff cigars and have no desire for ciggs. I'm a mutant though, I'm very abnormal when it comes to addictive things so I know it can easily take longer. Don't quit fighting the good fight!

Bluetick · 10-25-2012, 12:31 PM

I had my first cigar last night after a 4 month layoff due to Pertussis and cursed myself after I finished the cigar.

deadrise · 10-25-2012, 12:31 PM

good job so far brother keep it up I quite 3-4 years ago just when they jacked the prices up.
it has been great it took a long time to loose the feeling and even then the memories keep coming back every so often not cravings more like flash backs.
it's odd for me to even hold a cig in my hands seams unnatural it is such a small puny thing.
keep it up bro you can do it!!!!

688sonarmen · 10-26-2012, 04:47 PM

1 week in now. Smoked my 1st cigar yesterday, a Partagas Short and it was GREAT! My sense of smell is better and I'm tasting things better as well. I won't be getting rid of my smokes but thanks for the concern, lol. Also thanks again guys, between you all and my family this is much easier than it could be. Its good to have friends!

shark · 10-27-2012, 09:45 AM

All you're going through now is a major nicotine fit. Work through it, chew gum, drink coffee, use a patch or nicotine gum, do whatever you have to do, but believe me, it's not all bullcrap about it getting easier. I smoked cigs for a while before I found cigars, and I was a 2 to 3 pack a day Marlboro Red smoker...Now cigarette smoke just irritates me, I have no desire whatsoever to pick up a pack of those fuggers ever again. You can do this!

Catfish · 10-27-2012, 01:45 PM

I was a pack to a pack-1/2 a day smoker for a while. It was difficult at first but after about 2 weeks, I noticed how much easier it is. Now, almost 4 weeks in, I don't even get the urge when I see someone in public or on TV light up.

Keep up the good fight, man!

688sonarmen · 10-27-2012, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfish

I was a pack to a pack-1/2 a day smoker for a while. It was difficult at first but after about 2 weeks, I noticed how much easier it is. Now, almost 4 weeks in, I don't even get the urge when I see someone in public or on TV light up.

Keep up the good fight, man!

And you as well David, it is getting easier

DMK · 10-28-2012, 04:56 PM

It's been 4 days for me, but the chest cold and sore throat probably help curb the cravings....

688sonarmen · 10-28-2012, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMK

It's been 4 days for me, but the chest cold and sore throat probably help curb the cravings....

Way to go! Hope you get over the sickness though.

DMK · 10-29-2012, 03:23 PM

Still hacking, but the sore throat is finally gone.
Damn I craving something to smoke....

maninblack · 10-29-2012, 07:20 PM

Best of luck Jake! You can kick this thing brother!

OLS · 10-29-2012, 08:03 PM

Your mileage may vary, but there is no gum or patch that can help you quit. Its hard as HELL.
The only thing you can do that works 80% of the time every time is stopping all your trigger behaviors.
There are dozens, maybe hundreds. Mine were weed and bars. If I would smoke weed, bam, had to
have a cigarette. If I was in a bar, I had to smoke. Gave up both and voila, no smoking. I can have
as many drinks as I want at home with NO TROUBLE. But no bars.

OTHER PEOPLE will tell you how to do it, that you need to give it up for this or that, my father died of
cancer, was quite a smoker. Looked like a shriveled up lil mummy in that hospital bed...my mother thought
that should be all it took, to have seen THAT. She had no idea and I think still doesn't, that you can't buy me a
Plen-T-pack of Spearmint gum and I will just reach for that instead. You have to divest yourself of all the trigger
mechanisms. If you do THAT, you should only have 3-7 days of tough sledding. Your BODY will suffer for three days,
your mind for almost a week. With alcohol you can almost go back to triggers after a year or two if you have self-
discipline of any kind. But you have to be careful as 5hi+. But it can be done if you don't put your brain under that
kind of pressure.

10-24-2012, 03:07 PM	#1
688sonarmen Shipmate! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Jake Location: Norwich, Ct Posts: 2,698 Trading: (17)	Day 5 of quitting cigarettes And its not getting any easier like all the crap says. My little one spent a few days in the hospital for lung complications so I quit. Pipes and cigars are up in the air and I may or may not decide to enjoy them again, who knows. But all the crap I read about quitting is full of sh&t, not getting easier and really seems to be getting worse as time goes on. I have the gum and that helps but I mainly feel like a damn woman with the ups and downs, really really wish I never picked them up after I completed boot camp 12 years ago. I actually had to try hard to smoke them again just like I did when I first started.

10-24-2012, 03:24 PM	#2
jjirons69 Haberdasher Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jamie Location: Chucktown, SC Posts: 4,120 Trading: (94)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes Good luck. Hope the little one is Ok. You'll be fine, you're a tough adult, it's that little one you need to worry over. Try sunflower seeds - healthy and mind-consuming. __________________ Somebody has to go back and get a chitload of dimes

10-24-2012, 05:01 PM	#3
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,123 Trading: (60)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes Hope you get it all figured out, Jake, and hope your little one stays healthy. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

10-24-2012, 05:26 PM	#4
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes Stay strong Jake!! Smoke more cigars. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

10-24-2012, 05:32 PM	#5
chaase321 ZOTL's mmmmm brainssss Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Cole Location: Woodbridge VA Posts: 2,114 Trading: (81)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes Good luck brother, I'm sorry to hear about your little one. Thoughts and prayers being sent your way for you and for your family. Keep yourself occupied brother. __________________ ZOTL our appetites will ALWAYS be bigger than your braaaiiiins... Support the Troop Support Contest 2014!!!

10-24-2012, 05:32 PM	#6
688sonarmen Shipmate! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Jake Location: Norwich, Ct Posts: 2,698 Trading: (17)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes Thanks guys, I have plenty of motivation and it really helps to have support here. She will be fine just have to be careful with what she is around.

10-25-2012, 10:37 AM	#8
irratebass EMPEROR TOMPKINS Join Date: Aug 2011 First Name: Mickey Location: Mooresville, Indiana Posts: 8,313 Trading: (48)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes You can do it Jake!!!!! Drink a glass of water everytime you get the urge to light up. Carry a pen in your smoking hand and hold it like a cig to stop the urge.....sunflower seeds is a good example, also maybe some Pistachios Hope you don't decide to get rid of your stash, but if you do I am sure we will be here to help you with that as well. Hope your little one is ok, and remember you are on day 5....tomm is day 6, Sat Day 7...you can do this man!!!! Good luck!!! __________________

10-25-2012, 11:24 AM	#9
iaMkcK Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2012 First Name: Jarrett Location: SoCal Posts: 570 Trading: (8)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes You and I? Same boat. I quit smoking ciggs September 30th.. It was hard as hell at first, but in 2 weeks I puff cigars and have no desire for ciggs. I'm a mutant though, I'm very abnormal when it comes to addictive things so I know it can easily take longer. Don't quit fighting the good fight!

10-25-2012, 12:31 PM	#10
Bluetick Still Watching My Back Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Posts: 112 Trading: (0)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes I had my first cigar last night after a 4 month layoff due to Pertussis and cursed myself after I finished the cigar.

10-25-2012, 12:31 PM	#11
deadrise The Manhattan Project Join Date: Sep 2011 First Name: Jason Location: Reedville Virginia Posts: 1,001 Trading: (24)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes good job so far brother keep it up I quite 3-4 years ago just when they jacked the prices up. it has been great it took a long time to loose the feeling and even then the memories keep coming back every so often not cravings more like flash backs. it's odd for me to even hold a cig in my hands seams unnatural it is such a small puny thing. keep it up bro you can do it!!!! __________________

10-26-2012, 04:47 PM	#12
688sonarmen Shipmate! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Jake Location: Norwich, Ct Posts: 2,698 Trading: (17)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes 1 week in now. Smoked my 1st cigar yesterday, a Partagas Short and it was GREAT! My sense of smell is better and I'm tasting things better as well. I won't be getting rid of my smokes but thanks for the concern, lol. Also thanks again guys, between you all and my family this is much easier than it could be. Its good to have friends!

10-27-2012, 09:45 AM	#13
shark Cigar Smokin' Patriot Join Date: Sep 2009 First Name: Ron Location: Michigan Posts: 3,543 Trading: (0)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes All you're going through now is a major nicotine fit. Work through it, chew gum, drink coffee, use a patch or nicotine gum, do whatever you have to do, but believe me, it's not all bullcrap about it getting easier. I smoked cigs for a while before I found cigars, and I was a 2 to 3 pack a day Marlboro Red smoker...Now cigarette smoke just irritates me, I have no desire whatsoever to pick up a pack of those fuggers ever again. You can do this! __________________ Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds

10-27-2012, 01:45 PM	#14
Catfish ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ MO FUGGA! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: David Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 1,707 Trading: (24)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes I was a pack to a pack-1/2 a day smoker for a while. It was difficult at first but after about 2 weeks, I noticed how much easier it is. Now, almost 4 weeks in, I don't even get the urge when I see someone in public or on TV light up. Keep up the good fight, man! __________________ 1: It's ALWAYS Loaded. 2: Do Not Point It At Something Unless You Mean To Destroy It. 3: On Target, On Trigger. Off Target, Off Trigger. 4: Be Sure Of Your Target And What's Behind It.Join The NRA

10-28-2012, 04:56 PM	#16
DMK S.O.B. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Darryl Location: Hamilton, ON. Canada. Posts: 2,747 Trading: (86)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes It's been 4 days for me, but the chest cold and sore throat probably help curb the cravings.... __________________ Darryl, SOB...

10-29-2012, 03:23 PM	#18
DMK S.O.B. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Darryl Location: Hamilton, ON. Canada. Posts: 2,747 Trading: (86)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes Still hacking, but the sore throat is finally gone. Damn I craving something to smoke.... __________________ Darryl, SOB...

10-29-2012, 07:20 PM	#19
maninblack Will smoke for food Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Kevin Location: Where the hoot owls f$ck the chickens Posts: 10,637 Trading: (80)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes Best of luck Jake! You can kick this thing brother! __________________ Proud member of the GMCGTPWHAFA

10-29-2012, 08:03 PM	#20
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Day 5 of quitting cigarettes Your mileage may vary, but there is no gum or patch that can help you quit. Its hard as HELL. The only thing you can do that works 80% of the time every time is stopping all your trigger behaviors. There are dozens, maybe hundreds. Mine were weed and bars. If I would smoke weed, bam, had to have a cigarette. If I was in a bar, I had to smoke. Gave up both and voila, no smoking. I can have as many drinks as I want at home with NO TROUBLE. But no bars. OTHER PEOPLE will tell you how to do it, that you need to give it up for this or that, my father died of cancer, was quite a smoker. Looked like a shriveled up lil mummy in that hospital bed...my mother thought that should be all it took, to have seen THAT. She had no idea and I think still doesn't, that you can't buy me a Plen-T-pack of Spearmint gum and I will just reach for that instead. You have to divest yourself of all the trigger mechanisms. If you do THAT, you should only have 3-7 days of tough sledding. Your BODY will suffer for three days, your mind for almost a week. With alcohol you can almost go back to triggers after a year or two if you have self- discipline of any kind. But you have to be careful as 5hi+. But it can be done if you don't put your brain under that kind of pressure.