The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

TNG

TOBRUK wrote: »

TNG, you stopped smoking beginning of July ... how are you coping and what method did you use?

I may have mentioned it before :rolleyes: , but I used Neil Casey's book 'The Nicotine Trick'

It filled in all the gaps that Allen Carr didn't explain (for me). His book gives some great techniques at the end and although it didn't happen as he said it would (he said you would just not want to smoke anymore and that would be it, I did have to make the concious decision to stop), once the first couple of days were over with, It's been absolutely FANTASTIC!!!! I want to smoke about as much as I want to inject myself with heroin (i.e. not very much ). I can't believe how much my opinions have changed now that I understand smoking and why people are addicted

If you have read Allen Carr, in the first chapter he says that he comes home after his hypnotherapy and declares "I want to rid the world of smoking". That's EXACTLY how I feel. I want everyone to understand the nature of their addiction and that it is just the your subconcious mind that compels you to smoke

*puts soapbox away and scuttles back in to corner *


BTW - that is July LAST year

Costa_lot

TOBRUK wrote: »

Hi Costa lot, has your mother tried quitting before?

Hi Torbuck :hello:

No never, but while we were out at the weekend, we noticed a new Chinese herbalist shop that was advertising stopping smoking with the help of acupuncture and my mum seemed quite interested.

Adzha

Just did a Toluna Sign-Up to some shopping thing (15 000 points , but they haven't shown yet, and it asked if I smoked, after a while I put no.

I'm quite proud of myself (Don't ask why)

Costa_lot

Oh my god, I love the dog, where are these available I want them!!!! LOL
Good morning Adz, is that a new CB site or something?

Adzha

No, a shopping recording thing or something, you get a cool keyring scanner anyway

I'm just proud I chose non-smoker over smoker.

To get them go to www.photobucket.com
Search for a picture
Click on it
Click in the forum box, and it copies the writing.
Paste into the text box

Costa_lot

Thanks.

It does make a difference when it goes down in black and white.

Adzha

It's the first time I've really had to choose.

Costa_lot

It's funny the amount of times i am asked if I am a smoker - things like health insurance and stuff, and if you are your premiums go up!

Adzha

I tried house insurance once and if you put you smoked inside it went up £15, which isn't much, but every year adds up to a lot.

Just a word of warning with the pictures, don't go mental because way to many can slow the page down, but 1 every now and then looks good

Adzha

Oh dear it's quiet