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COPD and Can’t Commit to Quitting Smoking
I was diagnosed with COPD a year ago and have made efforts to stop smoking but I keep buying cigarettes. I have quit for a couple of days at a time and keep going back. I don’t want to let go of smoking because I can’t handle the stresses in my life. I know continuing to smoke will make my life worse but I feel like I just don’t care in the one hand and to no avail keep telling myself I’m going to be even more miserable if I don’t stop. Has anyone else gone through this?
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@blhardin When I first quit I had to avoid going into the gas station so I wouldn’t see all the cigarettes behind the cashier. I just paid at the pump. It gets better the longer you quit.
You need both hands to care . It takes determination to beat an addiction . It sounds like a no win. . The circle , stressed about smoking, and smoking to hide the stress . Maybe try stressing over no smoking . Try hard with no smoking for 3 days . Chew gum , even nicotine gum . ( I loved the nicotine gum . ) Tasted horrible but every time I had an urge , I grabbed the gum . Succeed for three days . Then for me , it was try to space out the gum . Try to get the cigarette smell out of everything in my life . ( more gum). I would busy myself with a task . Take a shower . Try to get off the nicotine gum . That gum was the most important thing to me . It is cheaper than cigarettes , does’nt put smoke in your lungs . Doesn’t make an ashy mess . That is how I quit smoking . I don’t crave cigarettes . But right now , this instant , I am craving nicotine gum. Yum yum. Blessed Be , Crystalena. ( smoked cigarettes for 39 years)
Please please please stop smoking- it’s what has made you sick and it will make you sicker until it kills you. You will feel so much better because it is just cutting your life expectancy and I know because I smoked for 50 years- 2-3 packs a day and when I was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in 2016 that cured my smoking but most importantly do the math- in 2016 they gave me 2 weeks to live and it’s 2026 now, but I wouldn’t be here now if I didn’t quit right then and there. I don’t know you but you seem like good people to me and I think (and probably many others) the world would be a better place with you in it. Please stop now before it’s too late. Best wishes, Bob
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I'm having a rough time quitting. I've been smoking for 50yrs.
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All o learned from the book was writing down pros and cons of smoking which helped me. I enjoyed his book. Was surprised to learn that he died of cancer about 10 years ago
I quit in 1989. It took 3 tries so I know it's not an easy thing to do. What finally worked for me was the patch. I now have COPD because I lived with a smoker for 21 years. Maybe thinking that you could damage family member or other loved ones can give you a boost towards quitting. Good Luck.
I smoke for about 30 years. I tried everything under the sun to quit then one of my doctors prescribed Nicotrol nasal spray. I’ve been smoke free about a year. I have COPD sleep apnea and asthma because of it my husband smokes and I’ve been trying to get him to quit, but he’s in his 70s and you know men don’t change their ways lol I wish you the best of luck
I used Chantix. Vivid dreams yes, quit smoking yes, I just stopped taking Chantix but I can use it again if necessary. Quit 3 weeks using Chantix. The first 5 weeks I still wanted a cigarette but an after the diagnosis of PLCH I knew I couldn’t. I’ve had several situations since I quit and did I ever want a cigarette. It passed. You can do this. Also try Allen Carrs quit smoking book. It’s fabulous