Thread: quit smoking; focus problems

Nicorette. I don't know? It's like starting a new Diet. It's hard to focus at first but after you do it for awhile you get used to it...

Quitting smoking is NOTHING like starting a new diet.

Have you looked into the gum or the lozenges?

check out Chantix hope this helps! It worked for me

Personally, I feel OTC products should be tried before resorting to drugs.

The point trying to be made was will power. I'm wella ware that smoking and diet are different...but the same principles.

No comparison.

Addictions aren't about will power.

No, not at all. It's not a matter of will power with smoking. It's a matter of addiction to nicotine. You can't make that comparison. If you ever was addicted to smoking, you'd understand. All the willpower in the world won't overcome this addiction. Once you are a smoker, you are always a smoker.

Haha i know about addiction, this isnt my first barbequeu. My moms an alcoholic but she's been sober for more then a few years. And i can tell you, she didnt take pescription drugs or chew gum to get better.

will power? not me.thats why I dont go to AA meetings anymore,Because AA is for quiters. jodi is 100% right about otc first but dont be afraid to contact you doctor for help,again good luck!

Originally Posted by DontStop

Haha i know about addiction, this isnt my first barbequeu. My moms an alcoholic but she's been sober for more then a few years. And i can tell you, she didnt take pescription drugs or chew gum to get better.

For God sake please stop the bull shit,Iam glad your mom is sober but we are talking about smoking and the reason your mom drank was because of you (Dont know for sure wild guess)

Well, I'm bullimic. It's a mental AND physical addiction. Yes addiction, just like smoking. It's all i think about, my body craves it, it's absolutely the hardest thing to get over. but eh, I have been sober for some time myself. Again, not by taking pescriptions, hell, not even going to meetings. But sheer will power.
So if will power didnt work for me? well then what did? I'm really quite curious to know what else it could POSSIBLY be

Well it's day 3 and I'm feeling worse and worse lol. I don't want to put in any nicotine into my body, so all these crutches are out of question. I would go for a big multivitamin though...or a joint lol. Something..I couldn't even sleep last night. My life feels empty.

It's the same thing as smoking though. It's an addiction. She's just sucking on a bottle instead of a butt.

Bullemia is not the same. This is a drug.

Whoopty Do. It's still an addiction. It's still your body telling you you NEED to do it

Food on the other hand tastes real freaking good. I'm having a steak and fried dumplings now...this is great.

^^Teenagers!

Oh please. You cant come up with the answer. I've provided more then one example of people overcoming addiction with will power and that only. And i kn ow more then one person who have gotten over smoking without a fucking patch. It's not that hard to do. and really, you guys are making it out to be way harder then it actually is. Yah it's hard at first, same with breaking every other habit. I know that.

oh but I'm a teenager, and i dont know jack shit about anything. so excuse me.

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She has seen the light!Thank God

i man323 please dont give up some people on here is crazy as hell and dont know shit!!! take the good with the bad and f*#k the rest

"it is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves"

I'm not.

see your docter. don't do on the patch or the gum nicoteen is out of your body after 3 days. your body is clean of that shit and all the recptors in your brain are adjusting to this it will pass.

yeah, i've quit smoking for 1.5 years before, but this time it's fucking hard for some reason.

It will always be a work in progress. Just consider it a challenge. think of how proud of yourself you'll be if you overcome it.

I've been pulling monstrous boogers out of my nose all day. It's nice to see the system is cleansing itself.

Originally Posted by DontStop

It will always be a work in progress. Just consider it a challenge. think of how proud of yourself you'll be if you overcome it.

Try smoking for 13 years and come back to me and tell me how "will power" was all you needed.

I doubt you've been making yourself throw up for 13 years.........It's a completely different type of addiction. Sure, some people can do it faster than others but with those that have anxiety and or social problems it takes a lot more to overcome because the nicotine settles these. Don't speak of what you don't know.