Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I was 62 when I was finally able to stop. I didn't do it for my health but I did it because the price went up. I had just bought a carton with a $5 coupon..when my supervisor came into the store and said cigarettes were going up $5 a carton...I said this is my last carton. I made that carton last 2 weeks and put the final 2 packs wrapped in foil in the freezer...just in case. I put the money I had been spending in a special savings account..and a year later I used it as part of a down payment on a brand new car. I managed a C-store so I was always around cigarettes and selling them to others...so, some of my tricks..1. I would hold a pencil in my fingers like a cigarette,2. I would put the end of a sucker stick in my mouth when I felt the need,3.If I was working I would go over and sniff at the packs of cigarettes...and yes, you could smell the tobacco and it helped..and no, I didn't do it when I had customers in the store. This past year I was having a bad time because I was trying to lose weight and cigarettes had always helped. I dug the cigarettes out of the freezer, unwrapped them and opened the pack up....then caught myself and broke the filters off and then broke the cigarettes up. I saved the tobacco to be used as an offering when I picked something in nature...it was a special offering as it was something I wanted but gave up. The ironic(funny) part of this is that I had some of my son's cigarettes in the refrigerator freezer all this time...and they never bothered me...I smoked menthol and these were regulars. I wish everyone lots of luck in their struggle to quit. You MUST find a reason to quit that means something to you....not because someone(doctor,family,friends) tells you that you should quit. Sorry this got so long...It is a struggle...and don't believe those people who say you can do it by just quitting. The urge, unfortunately, does stay with you and just like any addiction it is a constant fight...but eventually it is worth it. JUst let your kids or grandkids ask you why you are smoking or you can't find any place to go have a cigarette. Always available to offer moral support and encouragement to anyone that wants it. Pat lion1 Until lions have their historians, tales of the huntshall always glorify the hunter. African Proverb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I stopped when I was 46 and had to have stents put in my arteries cause they had closed up due to 30 years of smoking. Cardiologist said they wouldnt put them in if I didnt stop it wouldnt make any difference. only way I did it was with the nicotin inhalers. I wish you all luck it can be done. --- lionaire <lion1 wrote: > I was 62 when I was finally able to stop. I didn't > do it for my health but I did it because the price > went up. I had just bought a carton with a $5 > coupon..when my supervisor came into the store and > said cigarettes were going up $5 a carton...I said > this is my last carton. I made that carton last 2 > weeks and put the final 2 packs wrapped in foil in > the freezer...just in case. I put the money I had > been spending in a special savings account..and a > year later I used it as part of a down payment on a > brand new car. > > I managed a C-store so I was always around > cigarettes and selling them to others...so, some of > my tricks..1. I would hold a pencil in my fingers > like a cigarette,2. I would put the end of a sucker > stick in my mouth when I felt the need,3.If I was > working I would go over and sniff at the packs of > cigarettes...and yes, you could smell the tobacco > and it helped..and no, I didn't do it when I had > customers in the store. > > This past year I was having a bad time because I was > trying to lose weight and cigarettes had always > helped. I dug the cigarettes out of the freezer, > unwrapped them and opened the pack up....then caught > myself and broke the filters off and then broke the > cigarettes up. I saved the tobacco to be used as an > offering when I picked something in nature...it was > a special offering as it was something I wanted but > gave up. > > The ironic(funny) part of this is that I had some of > my son's cigarettes in the refrigerator freezer all > this time...and they never bothered me...I smoked > menthol and these were regulars. > > I wish everyone lots of luck in their struggle to > quit. You MUST find a reason to quit that means > something to you....not because > someone(doctor,family,friends) tells you that you > should quit. > > Sorry this got so long...It is a struggle...and > don't believe those people who say you can do it by > just quitting. The urge, unfortunately, does stay > with you and just like any addiction it is a > constant fight...but eventually it is worth it. JUst > let your kids or grandkids ask you why you are > smoking or you can't find any place to go have a > cigarette. > > Always available to offer moral support and > encouragement to anyone that wants it. > > Pat > lion1 > > Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt > shall always glorify the hunter. > > African Proverb Homepage http://hometown.aol.com/gphoenix42/index.html Owner houstonpi-2/ Ghost-CPR / Lead Investigator South Texas Ghost Hunters Alliance Proud Member Spirit Rescue Ghost Hunting Paranormal Investigations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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