Quitting smoking take 326.. Life Changes

[4Waters]

Oh I’m still quitting. Just not sure a nervous breakdown in front of half of Havasu at my house right now is the best idea

Don't take a drag, just eat.

 

[steak&lobster]

Oh I’m still quitting. Just not sure a nervous breakdown in front of half of Havasu at my house right now is the best idea

real life is real tough. . . you CAN do it!

 

[2Driver]

Does she hypnosis for weight loss?

For $500 she will do hypnosis for anything.

 

[BHC Vic]

Right... I’d ask for a refund or another session or something


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[redone76]

Don't take a drag, just eat.

Then go to bed


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[nuckingfuts]

I don't want to have to come kick your ass when I get into town tomorrow.

 

[RiverDave]

Right... I’d ask for a refund or another session or something


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Well she does give you three sessions actually. Most quit after one, and you can use the other two for whatever. It’s a long story but if you read the thread you can see it all. I’m not sure I was ever actually hypnotized.. maybe st the end with the red shirt thing? Today I was losing my mind. With everyone here I’d rather just give it a shot again next week when there isn’t a bunch of shit going on and a 100 people at my house. I will say to date I feel this is the most successful thing I have done so far and will definitely rinse lather and repeat.

 

[RiverDave]

I don't want to have to come kick your ass when I get into town tomorrow.

You can kick my ass when you can count to ten on your fingers. . (No stubs). Should be noted we are drinking beers tonight too. Lol

 

[nuckingfuts]

You can kick my ass when you can count to ten on your fingers. . (No stubs). Should be noted we are drinking beers tonight too. Lol

You can kick my ass when you can count to ten on your fingers. . (No stubs). Should be noted we are drinking beers tonight too. Lol

 

[Jed-O]

I'm really curious to see how this works out for you Dave. I've been trying to quit dipping for years and have failed every time due to the fact that I I really don't want to end up in jail for the rest of my life.
Just like you I have a really sarcastic attitude and I've been told it's the hardest personality to break. So in short, I'm going to school on your putt (golf term)
Really hope it works for you buddy and I might be next in line.

 

[spectras only]

Well she does give you three sessions actually. I’m not sure I was ever actually hypnotized.[/B ] Today I was losing my mind. I will say to date I feel this is the most successful thing I have done so far and will definitely rinse lather and repeat.

Dave, I don't think you have been successfully hypnotized. You would want to be hypnotized and let the Dr do her thing. It is not possible to hypnotize a person against their will. Take the extra sessions and see how it will pan out. I don't believe the red shirt dealio is working for you

 

[GRADS]

A little slip up on Thanksgiving is no big deal. Quitting around any kind of holiday is futile. I remember quitting on a Thursday of some random week, thinking if I could make it through the weekend it will be a good start

 

[spectras only]

Wonder if this hypnotist could make Dave act like a chicken.
Fast forward to 20:20

 

[BHC Vic]

A little slip up on Thanksgiving is no big deal. Quitting around any kind of holiday is futile. I remember quitting on a Thursday of some random week, thinking if I could make it through the weekend it will be a good start

No it’s a big deal...

 

[Sleek-Jet]

My 0.02... Start seeing a therapist that deals in addiction issues... seriously. Breaking the habit is one thing, but you'll need someway of dealing with the stressors in your life other than taking a drag on a cigarrette, that is what always seems to drag you back into the habit.

 

[RiverDave]

I’m going to schedule another appt with the hypnosis ASAP, and try again.

 

[Rayson1971]

What about possibly going and getting a complete physical done. See where your body is health wise. If there's stuff going on it might help the boost to stop smoking. Just a thought. Especially if you are serious

 

[shintoooo]

Next time, spend the $500 on more cigarettes.

 

[No Butt No Putt]

Good luck Dave. I smoked for 14 years. A pack and a half a day. I’m 5 years smoke free. I did the electric cigs for a while and after purchasing 2 in a row that didn’t work I said fuck it and never looked back. You can do it. Mind over matter buddy.


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[No Butt No Putt]

I also cut way back on my drinking because it seemed like I was going to smoke because I was drinking.


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[Heylam]

Next time, spend the $500 on life insurance .

Fixed it for you. [emoji846]


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[Riverbound]

I dunno wtf I was thinking trying to do this during thanksgiving.. tomorrow’s another day.

So you slipped and had one.....No biggie don’t let that one cigarette be your “excuse” to have more and more. You’re stronger than that.


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[steak&lobster]

Next time, spend the $500 on more cigarettes.

NO !!!

 

[RiverDave]

So you slipped and had one.....No biggie don’t let that one cigarette be your “excuse” to have more and more. You’re stronger than that.


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Oh I went off the ledge and had a half a pack last night and was hacking shit up this morning remembering why I’m quitting in the first place..

 

[Riverbound]

Oh I went off the ledge and had a half a pack last night and was hacking shit up this morning remembering why I quit in the first place..

Right so that’s that and today is a new day. It’s just a slip up not a failure.

Now if you decide aww fuck it and start smoking like a chimney because you slipped up....that’s a failure.


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[rmarion]

 

[78Southwind]

I’m going to schedule another appt with the hypnosis ASAP, and try again.

Just curious do the smokes taste any different after being hypnotized? If not maybe that's what you need. Tell her to hypnotize you so that the smokes taste like a turd.

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[Joe mama]

Or the China buffet...

 

[brgrcru]

you fucking pussy . two days and your smoking like a fucktard already.

 

[jet496]

Quitting is hard. My Mom died of lung cancer when I was 19 (grandparents died from it as well). My best friend balled up his pack of cigs & never smoked again when he found out she had it. I continued for another 30 years. That's how fucking addictive they are. You know they're killing you but we still do it. Crazy.

 

[wzuber]

half a pack last night

if you decide aww fuck it and start smoking like a chimney

well maybe not like a chimney, rather like a small camp fire. haha

just start a new count and get back on track as Bill was saying. Choose to beat this.

 

[Bullet28]

I grew up with my dad smoking and the only reason he quit was he was having trouble breathing and they found a small spec on his lung and my mom said when they told him he turned white and dry mouth he quit cold turkey scared the daylights out him, he passed in 05 from a massive stroke but I know he thought the smoking helped his stress, I believe he quit around 1990, sitting and having to eat around a ash tray at the dinner table or car or in a restaurant in my day was normal.

 

[rmarion]

THERE NO F-ING MAGIC PILL!!!!!

If there was...there'd be NO FAT PEOPLE (me included)

Nicotine.... is A F-ING DRUG!!!!!.

YOU WILL CRAVE IT FOREVER!!!!!

YOU MUST WANT TO BEAT IT!!!!!!!!

Sept 24, 1995... (4.45 pm)...
I still crave those F-Sticks!!!!

You CAN DO IT!!!!!

 

[rmarion]

Tell ya what....pay me $500... I'll kick ya in the balls..... then everytime you light up...I'll drive from Corona, Ca and kick ya in the balls....

Eventually you'll stop, or I'll get fired from my job for leaving everyday to kick you in the balls....

DEVIL STICKS!!!!!!!

 

[rmarion]

Wikipedia
""A list of 599 cigarette additives, created by five major American cigarette companies, was approved by the Department of Health and Human Services in April 1994. None of these additives is listed as an ingredient on the cigarette pack(s). Chemicals are added for organoleptic purposes and many boost the addictive properties of cigarettes, especially when burned.""

""Cigarettes carry serious health risks, which are more prevalent than with other tobacco products, nicotine is also highly addictive.[9] About half of cigarette smokers die of tobacco-related disease[10] and lose on average 14 years of life.[9] Cigarette use by pregnant women has also been shown to cause birth defects, including low birth weight, fetal abnormalities, and premature birth.[11] Second-hand smoke from cigarettes causes many of the same health problems as smoking, including cancer,[12][13][14][15] which has led to legislation and policy that has prohibited smoking in many workplaces and public areas. Cigarette smoke contains over 7,000 chemical compounds, including arsenic, formaldehyde, cyanide, lead, nicotine, carbon monoxide, acrolein, and other poisonous substances.[16] Over 70 of these arecarcinogenic.[17] Additionally, cigarettes are a frequent source of mortality-associated fires in private homes, which prompted both the European Union and the United States to ban cigarettes that are not fire-standard compliant from 2011 onwards""

Devil Sticks!!!

 

[buck35]

Come on Dave, I've smoked for 40 years and was hanging my hat on yore success. I know where you're at, trust me or I'd be a non smoker as well. I have no kids to help the situation, but my wife hates it. Good luck and be strong for the rest of us.

 

[Dalton]

a good gym session can seemingly melt about 50% of anxiety away, maybe 100% in the moment lol

 

[ilmormark]

You all keep doing what your doing with all this Hypnosis stuff you will still want a cig and when your suckin down some beers the urge will overcome and you will slip. DO YOUR SELF A FAVOR GO TO THE DOCTOR AND ASK HIM FOR ZYBAN be done with it once and for all feel great NO URGES WHATSOEVER NONE. Quit wasting your time with all this other crap like i did....

 

[BHC Vic]

Right so that’s that and today is a new day. It’s just a slip up not a failure.

Now if you decide aww fuck it and start smoking like a chimney because you slipped up....that’s a failure.


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See with an ultimatum slip ups are not an option. But you know only for kids...

 

[RiverDave]

See with an ultimatum slip ups are not an option. But you know only for kids...

Lol.. Ok Vic so what’s the plan here. Quit smoking or get a divorce? That’s retarded. And yes that is how kids behave. “Or else!”

 

[BHC Vic]

Lol.. Ok Vic so what’s the plan here. Quit smoking or get a divorce? That’s retarded. And yes that is how kids behave. “Or else!”

No... lose your boat fund or lose something else you really enjoy. Doesn’t have to be your marriage

 

[SBMech]

Well she does give you three sessions actually. Most quit after one, and you can use the other two for whatever. It’s a long story but if you read the thread you can see it all. I’m not sure I was ever actually hypnotized.. maybe st the end with the red shirt thing? Today I was losing my mind. With everyone here I’d rather just give it a shot again next week when there isn’t a bunch of shit going on and a 100 people at my house. I will say to date I feel this is the most successful thing I have done so far and will definitely rinse lather and repeat.

RD. There will ALWAYS be something to use as a crutch. Holiday, people over, super busy and stressed, etc etc etc.

Learn to CONTROL YOURSELF. It's all in your head brother. DO something else to regain focus or balance in your mind. Go for a quick walk around the block. Go hug your kids and direct all your attention to them. Go tell Stacy how much you love her and MAKE her REALLY feel it.

There are a million ways to refocus your bad habits into good ones. Be creative. Find something that WORKS FOR YOU.

Then use it.

Fall off, get right back on the next day bud. No one is perfect, stop trying to be. Just make better choices every day.

We are all pulling for you Dave!

 

[rmarion]

Dave

all BS aside.... you just might not be there yet (ready to quit)????

you'll know that your ready, each time after you finish the Devils Stick, you SWEAR that is your last one.... every stick you swear that ITS!!!

man, I had my kids, with tears in their eyes begging me to quit.... during my 2nd time around, for 7 years, each smoke I told myself .. THIS IS MY LAST DEVIL STICK!!!!

PS, to this day.... I'd love to light one up!!!!
about 3 months ago, I came CLOSE!!!! stressed at work...I came close to begging a coworker for the "DEVIL"....but then I slapped myself and almost QUIT my job because of that temptation....!!!! I said F work, didn't answer my phone, and left for that day...

GOOD LUCK!!!!

I'm routing for YA!!!!!

 

[riverroyal]

For the next round of betting lets do it by day in 12 hour blocks. Be more fun.

 

[RiverDave]

No... lose your boat fund or lose something else you really enjoy. Doesn’t have to be your marriage

So like taking away a toy or an Ipad or something. (I'm blown away as a parent you can't see the irony in this.)

RD

 

[RiverDave]

For the next round of betting lets do it by day in 12 hour blocks. Be more fun.

Not a bad idea!

RD

 

[RiverDave]

Dave

all BS aside.... you just might not be there yet (ready to quit)????

you'll know that your ready, each time after you finish the Devils Stick, you SWEAR that is your last one.... every stick you swear that ITS!!!

man, I had my kids, with tears in their eyes begging me to quit.... during my 2nd time around, for 7 years, each smoke I told myself .. THIS IS MY LAST DEVIL STICK!!!!

PS, to this day.... I'd love to light one up!!!!
about 3 months ago, I came CLOSE!!!! stressed at work...I came close to begging a coworker for the "DEVIL"....but then I slapped myself and almost QUIT my job because of that temptation....!!!! I said F work, didn't answer my phone, and left for that day...

GOOD LUCK!!!!

I'm routing for YA!!!!!

I'm with ya on there always being a reason.. Especially living out here and in this line of work.

That said after this weekend I really don't have much going on until Christmas. Having a ton of people over here, all of them drinking.. Other smokers etc.. It was kind of stupid to try and do it on this weekend. That said I didn't really think about T-Day when I booked the appt, I just said soonest available.

After this weekend other than work I really don't have much going on so at least I could get a little time under my belt before dealing with all that shit.

That said I'm not totally off the wagon. I had about 5 total yesterday instead of 30..

RD

 

[BHC Vic]

So like taking away a toy or an Ipad or something. (I'm blown away as a parent you can't see the irony in this.)

RD

Exactly... I know it works for me and yes for my kids as well. That’s what it took till I could get some sort of self control. I’ve worked out of town a lot. Do you know how easy it would be to sneak something. Only I would ever know. That’s real temptation. I took ultimatums for me to get to a point where I could beat that. You can call me a child but I’ve come a long way and I had to find what worked. I could never lose my wife and kids because of some bad habits I had or because I wanted to have fun and not deal with reality. That’s me though. Shitty it came down to that but my worst issues were a little worse than smoking. In fact they had already landed me in trouble


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[GRADS]

Dude, maybe think about quitting January 1st. With the stress of the holidays and holiday parties now is probably a bad time. Come Jan 1st everyone is quitting something, trying to lose weight or just all around grumpy so you will blend right in.

 

[HOOTER SLED-]

Dude, maybe think about quitting January 1st. With the stress of the holidays and holiday parties now is probably a bad time. Come Jan 1st everyone is quitting something, trying to lose weight or just all around grumpy so you will blend right in.

Maybe he needs something to substitute his oral fixation like you did......you should send him your lil red "buddy" to use to help him get through this.