I think I'm the most weak-willed person on the planet.

[stankowalski]

CAN'T QUIT SMOKING!!  I detest smoking now, but somehow am unable to quit.  This isn't a cry for help, it's more a statement of fact.  I've tried at least 20 times and rarely make it past a day.

[Mr. Scot]

I generally feel that way when I try to say "no" to my girlfriend or her kids.

Tried patches and such?

[stankowalski]

I generally feel that way when I try to say "no" to my girlfriend or her kids.

Tried patches and such?

Yes.

[Jangler]

Yes.

don't smoke them next time.

[stankowalski]

don't smoke them next time.

[Inimicus]

This worked like a fuging champ for me after 18 years and 2 packs a day.

• Go buy a box of patches.
• Pick a day to quit.  Say next Saturday.
• Get up Sat Morning and have your regular smoke.
• Go take a shower and slap a patch on.
• Don't smoke that day. I used McD straws cut in half to satisfy the oral fixation.
• Take the patch off before bed. (they give you VERY vivid dreams)
• Get up Sunday and have your morning smoke
• Take a shower and slap a patch on
• Rinse and repeat until the pack you have is gone.
• Then use the patch until you don't need the crutch.

I quit on one box of patches and have been quit more than 10 years now.

[Doyle]

I'm so glad I quit.  It took me years to shake it.  Don't give up if you slip on occasion. It's going to hurt for a while but just keep fighting it. 

[The_Light_Brigade]

Granted, I only smoked heavily for a few years, the lozenges worked great for me.  Stuck one in my gum and stuck with those for about 6 months.  Eventually lost the urge.  Not the hardest thing I've ever done but it is difficult.  

[PandaPancake]

Chantix?

[stankowalski]

Chantix?

Tried that and it gave me horrible nightmares...bad enough that it would wake me up 2 or 3 times a night...and I already have sleeping problems as it is.

The thing that gets me every time is that it literally l feels like I lost a loved one.  I know that sounds stupid but it depresses me somehow when I go without for a day or two.    

[Hotsauce]

I'm really not very qualified to speak on this, but have you tried not buying them?

I would think not having them around would be easiest for me. But what the hell do I know?

Best of luck quitting.  I am in the Operating Room everyday and see very sick people as a result of smoking. It is so bad for your body, and you will have to deal with miserable life threatening diseases for the rest of your life.

I wish you the best of luck!  Stay strong!

[SmokinwithWilly]

Here's what I did. Buy one last pack of smokes, hard pack. Open them and pull them out halfway. Take a small piss and dunk the filters in the toilet. Put them back in the pack and keep that pack with you. The small piss keeps the stink off them. 

I could stay away from buying another pack and since the only pack available to me had piss on them, I couldn't get past that mental block. Took a few weeks of breaking the routine, but my cravings were gone in a week.

 

[Panthro]

I tried stopping many times and finally quit for good the day my wife and I found out we were having a kid. Smoked for 10+ years and that was 3 years ago. Now I despise it and the smell. I've gone on weekend bachelor parties and drinking binges and never even thought about it..which was my kyrptonite when I quit before. I had a reason to quit though...what is yours? I also thought of myself as a nonsmoker as quitting was an easy excuse to start back up. I leveraged some gum to take the edge off in the AM, post meals, and while driving.

Now I need to take the same approach to my weight and just fugging do it. 

[stankowalski]

Here's what I did. Buy one last pack of smokes, hard pack. Open them and pull them out halfway. Take a small piss and dunk the filters in the toilet. Put them back in the pack and keep that pack with you. The small piss keeps the stink off them. 

I could stay away from buying another pack and since the only pack available to me had piss on them, I couldn't get past that mental block. Took a few weeks of breaking the routine, but my cravings were gone in a week.

 

LOL that's something I've never heard before.  I may get desperate enough to do that but I'll probably just end up with piss on my lips.