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<blockquote data-quote="gregorius" data-source="post: 1771278" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>Quitting smoking is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. People that don't have the addiction are incapable of understanding that statement, but the urge to smoke cigarettes is unbelievably powerful. On a drive back to OKC from Dallas one Sunday, I smoked my last Camel Light. I just decided that I would see how long I could go without buying more. That was just a hair under 3 years ago. I had "quit" two times before, but I only went a couple of months before I caved and bought a pack. The only difference was me - the nicotine is out of your system in about 72 hours, but this last time I was finally ready to deal with the unbelievable mental strain of not being able to fill that void. </p><p></p><p>I didn't use anything to quit - other than simple diversion. Every time I would feel the urge to smoke, I would occupy myself somehow. You only have to distract yourself for a couple of minutes until the urge passes, but you can't just sit around thinking about smoking or you will probably fail. I would go to the garden, walk the dog, play a record - anything to take my mind off it until the urge passed. That said, if e-cigs work for you, by all means do it. It is worth the effort. I did gain a little weight but I feel so much better that I don't care that much. No more hacking up a lung every morning. No more spending piles of money on something you burn and will kill you eventually. Its a good feeling when you finally feel like you made smoking your *****, but it takes a very long time to get there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gregorius, post: 1771278, member: 24565"] Quitting smoking is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. People that don't have the addiction are incapable of understanding that statement, but the urge to smoke cigarettes is unbelievably powerful. On a drive back to OKC from Dallas one Sunday, I smoked my last Camel Light. I just decided that I would see how long I could go without buying more. That was just a hair under 3 years ago. I had "quit" two times before, but I only went a couple of months before I caved and bought a pack. The only difference was me - the nicotine is out of your system in about 72 hours, but this last time I was finally ready to deal with the unbelievable mental strain of not being able to fill that void. I didn't use anything to quit - other than simple diversion. Every time I would feel the urge to smoke, I would occupy myself somehow. You only have to distract yourself for a couple of minutes until the urge passes, but you can't just sit around thinking about smoking or you will probably fail. I would go to the garden, walk the dog, play a record - anything to take my mind off it until the urge passed. That said, if e-cigs work for you, by all means do it. It is worth the effort. I did gain a little weight but I feel so much better that I don't care that much. No more hacking up a lung every morning. No more spending piles of money on something you burn and will kill you eventually. Its a good feeling when you finally feel like you made smoking your *****, but it takes a very long time to get there. [/QUOTE]
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