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| Thread ID: 84565 | 2007-11-10 06:17:00 | Stopping smoking | rob_on_guitar (4196) | PC World Chat |
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| 610168 | 2007-11-10 19:21:00 | Not having given up I can't say what will work for you but I do think its all in your head. You have to have whatever your own pwersonal motivation is. I went to a hypnotist too and lay there feeling completely silly and ripped off. I still smoke. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 610169 | 2007-11-10 19:27:00 | Not having given up I can't say what will work for you but I do think its all in your head. You have to have whatever your own pwersonal motivation is. I went to a hypnotist too and lay there feeling completely silly and ripped off. I still smoke. Hypnotism works if you can let go,like you I am not a good subject,mind to busy with rubbish to let go. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 610170 | 2007-11-10 19:36:00 | If you are as tight fisted and mean as I am then the method I used in 1950 may work. I had realized that when I left the army my income would not support my smoking habit. Demob was getting close. I stubbed out the faggy I was smoking and threw the rest of the packet in the bin. The thought of the money I may have wasted if I started again kept me off them ever since. I really haven't had one single cigarette since 1950 but still do not class myself as a nonsmoker yet - just trying to stop. I was rather amused to see recently that the local hospital agrees with my assessment and has me down as an ex smoker. Long time passes. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 610171 | 2007-11-10 20:15:00 | Hmmm thanks for tips. PCteks right, its in my head, Ill probably just have to harden up as theres no real quick fix by the look. Ive decidedto work out the average cost of one ciggie then every time I feel the urge it will go into a jar for babies account. End of each month I will see how much there is. |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 610172 | 2007-11-10 20:58:00 | Some of the things that you can do in order to modify / maintain your behaviour: 1) Identify antecedents. Antecedents are events that occur prior to you reaching for a cigarette and smoke. Could it be stress? Or because of unhappy events that cause you to do so? 2) Identify controlling consequences. Controlling consequences are consequences that follow your smoking behaviour and influence the likelihood that it will be performed again. For instance, "if I smoke, I get to hang out with my co-workers as I will feel more acceptable amongst them". Based on these two points, you would want to minimize the occurrence of antecedents and the positive impact that controlling consequences bring on. A few things you can do. You can reward yourself (positive reinforcement) for every, say, week that you don't smoke. Positive reinforcement could be daily things that you normally like to do (e.g. for every week smoking cessation, I will reward myself by going to the concert / hang out with non-smoking friends etc.). On the contrary, you can apply negative punishment onto yourself every time you smoke. For example, "if I smoke a cigarette, I will forbid myself from playing XYZ games for a number of days". It is always good to have a support person (preferably non-smoker) to assist you in maintaining your desirable behaviour. Cheers :) [edit] Incidentally, has anyone heard of the celebrity "Nosmo King"? :rolleyes: |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 610173 | 2007-11-10 21:07:00 | Some of the things that you can do in order to modify / maintain your behaviour: 1) Identify antecedents. Antecedents are events that occur prior to you reaching for a cigarette and smoke. Could it be stress? Or because of unhappy events that cause you to do so? 2) Identify controlling consequences. Controlling consequences are consequences that follow your smoking behaviour and influence the likelihood that it will be performed again. For instance, "if I smoke, I get to hang out with my co-workers as I will feel more acceptable amongst them". Based on these two points, you would want to minimize the occurrence of antecedents and the positive impact that controlling consequences bring on. A few things you can do. You can reward yourself (positive reinforcement) for every, say, week that you don't smoke. Positive reinforcement could be daily things that you normally like to do (e.g. for every week smoking cessation, I will reward myself by going to the concert / hang out with non-smoking friends etc.). On the contrary, you can apply negative punishment onto yourself every time you smoke. For example, "if I smoke a cigarette, I will forbid myself from playing XYZ games for a number of days". It is always good to have a support person (preferably non-smoker) to assist you in maintaining your desirable behaviour. Cheers :) If you have to do any of that then you have already failed. Make the decision and stick to it, Having a smoke and then giving yourself punishment simply means you reversed your decision. The game is already lost. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 610174 | 2007-11-10 21:16:00 | Metlas correct, Im not thinking of starting back up though, just something to lessen the urge itself. Its all good though. | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 610175 | 2007-11-10 21:28:00 | If you have to do any of that then you have already failed. Make the decision and stick to it, Having a smoke and then giving yourself punishment simply means you reversed your decision. The game is already lost. Right again. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 610176 | 2007-11-10 21:59:00 | I gave up in 1975, and like others here, I did it for myself . That seems to be a key factor from other posts above . I had a bad bout of 'flu, and was bedridden for what felt like ages, and couldn't smoke . I just decided then that I would not start up again when I got well, and stuck to it . Temptations - I always associated smoking with morning tea or coffee, a beer or a wine (especially with friends), after dinner etc . It was hardest on those occasions not to automatically light up . Not having smokes in the house or at work mostly stopped that in its tracks - it was only hard if I was with other smokers . Smelling someone smoking a good cigar was a bit of a trial . . . Still, willpower does exist and it does work . A lot of my clients at the time were druggies, and I would have felt a hypocrite if I couldn't bang my addiction on the head once I started :blush: My old man was a 40 a day man for years . When it was too late, he knew he had to stop, but he couldn't do it - he went for what is called "harm minimisation" these days (if there is such a thing with smoking) . He only allowed himself to smoke 8 ciggies a day, and did it by the clock - if he wasn't due for a scheduled hit, he would stop himself until the clock wound down . It worked for him, but it was too late really . He died aged 64 of a smoking related illness . Best wishes with your recovery! |
John H (8) | ||
| 610177 | 2007-11-10 22:29:00 | Thats another thing,some bodies cope with smoking better than others,some lucky ones can't stand taste right from the start,so no problem stopping smoking there. For my self I had no noticeable side effects,having stopped, nothing has changed for me.That I am aware of. A woman I know just died of smoking related illness,age 91. |
Cicero (40) | ||
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