Congrats: I can't say I have done that. I am not the only one here, but thats what makes it most difficult. I have cut back alot but it is really hard and I give credit where it is due. I can go about 6 hours and then it kicks in and then I kick it out with a puff or two. Trying... but not happening yet. I hope to do better once the weather turns here. Windows open and all that but too hot right now.  

I agree bub, altho I have found it harder at times I get a whiff of the smoke and think YUCK, then I am ok and it don't bother me anymore
I am pleased with our efforts, and I think if my dad had been alive today he would be too.

Hey Night Train, I have a link you might like to try I have found them to be very helpful....starkers didn't know about the link but I did and thought it may help you . I wish you all the best for your new smoke free life WWW Link

Congratulations on your shared success

Thank you so much Alternate Setting, we are very proud.

Congrats guys.  My husband has been trying to quit off and on for the last 2 years.  He's on the pills too (I think it's Zyban also, not sure), and they seem to help.  It prevents him from thinking about it much.  Hardest part for him is being at work, since most of his buds still smoke (and they have all tried to quit too)...or when he gets really mad and stressed out.  So great work, and keep it up!

To be honest, and this is not a crticism, but it was that kind of thinking that kept me smoking every time I tried giving it up before. Somewhere inside I hadn't truly made the decision to quit...therefore no commitment to myself to push myself beyond the cravings and defeat them. Having been smoke free for 3 months, I can look back in honesty and say that I failed previously due to human weakness, the inability to exercise willpower over myself. I believe the reason I'm succeeding this time is that my heart and soul are in it 100%...no ifs, buts or maybes.

Now I didn't suddenly come by this amazing self control overnight...it took a couple of weeks of conditioning, psyching myself into believing I could really do it...in myself ...then I set a date and stopped the night before, determined never to smoke again. And yes, it's a challenge when others you know smoke near or around you...I have family members who still do, but I've been able condition myself not to succumb to temptation. In fact, the smell of it now is rather repulsive/not at all pleasant, so it's not an issue for me anymore.

Okay, so it's not just a walk in the park, but with the right mind set anyone can do it with application and effort. I say anyone because I've done it...and I possess no special powers or abilities and suffer the same human weaknesses and frailties as anyone else.

I hope this helps...and not just for you, but anyone and everyone who really wants to quit.

Thanks for the congrats, jpkylegirl, it's always welcome and appreciated. I do hope your hubby meets with success in his endeavours to quit. It's not the easiest thing but he can do it if he truly wants to...I just hope that he doesn't experience similar issues as I did with Zyban. I managed to quit without it this time....wasn't prepared to embark on another plot losing episode where I didn't know if I was Arthur or Martha.

Actually, the doctor I'm now seeing advised strongly against Zyban and suggested that if I really wanted to quit deep down, I'd do it without any crutches...as in no gum or patches, etc. At first I thought he was totally nuts, like: "You just don't know me, do ya....I'm the 105kg weakling who gives into temptation and every human weakness every time." ...but then, the more I thought about it, the more I realised he was right. I saw that if I wasn't truly ready to give up the smokes, nicotine replacements were only going to feed the addiction/cravings until the next cigarette....and if I really, really, really wanted to quit deep down, I didn't need pills, patches or gum. So, armed with that new found knowledge/surprisingly steeled resolve, I set a date to quit and stuck to my guns.....and I couldn't be happier for it.

God Bless You!

I've tried 3 times and failed. One time I quit for almost a year! Hopefully I'll be able to quit before it kills me!

Chasbo, If you read #28 you will see a link, may I just encourage anyone to view it or sign up if they wish I found it to be very helpful...

   To all those now breathing clean air. It's a tough job to shake an addiction so you've done a fantastic job   

What we need now is to get Kitty off the fags   

I certainly hope you can do it as well! Truth be known, you have all that's required to succeed right there inside you....you only have to tap into it, be determined and trust in yourself to beat it. It mightn't be the easiest thing you can do for family and friends, but it's certainly the best thing you can do....and when you think of it that way it's a huge incentive that helps make it that much easier.

I think what prompted me to quit was all the ads on TV that graphically throw all the negatives of smoking right in your face. I then thought of all those people I love, all those who love me too, and came to the conclusion it was selfish....that he alternative to quitting was a slow and painful death that I'd inflict family and friends as well as myself. Seen in that light, there was only one decision I could make, and now I have a comforting feeling in knowing I've done the right thing by all those I love and care about.

Hope these thoughts help you to succeed as well.

Thanks for the thumbs up, Fuzzy, it's much appreciated.

I recall your 'Vileness of Smoking' thread....how I was gonna quit the smokes back then. Didn't last a week that time, and there were two subsequent attempts that failed just as abysmally in just as short a period, so this is my/our best ever attempt and one I/we know will succeed.

Lasting 3 months without means us should be able ter do it 'til tha cows come home .... and bein' we don't got no cows on board, me finks us can safely say indefinitely ... aaarrrgghh!!!!



Yep, that'd be good. Me thinks I might take me a little trip up to Lowood and convince all the local shopkeepers she's underage so they won't sell her any more fags.