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Topic: Cigarettes
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Tranquil Poet unregistered
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posted June 07, 2005 12:39 AM
During what transits would it be good for me to stop smoking? I'm sick of these damn cancer sticks.
I really need to stop. I have been smoking since I was 15.
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Gemini sun, Cancer rising, Taurus moon IP: Logged |
DayDreamer unregistered
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posted June 07, 2005 12:45 AM
Hey Tranquil Poet, my gemini sister has been smoking since she was 13! She's stuck on them too, my Libra brother helped her with that. That is the worst bad habit for a gemini to get into! She's had many failed attempts and she just turned 22 on the 5th of June. What are the transits now??? IP: Logged |
cancerrg Newflake Posts: 0 From: Registered: Sep 2012
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posted June 07, 2005 04:35 AM
interseting !!!!!!!! i too sure would like to know , though i am down to a single stick a day but i really want to leave this . hey , i need to thnk our friend thosa for this , he wrote somewere about enhancing will power and that has helped me . will power , try it tp untill we get the answer .cancer-sun, taurus-moon , aries -asc. IP: Logged |
AcousticGod Knowflake Posts: 8846 From: Santa Rosa, CA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 07, 2005 08:49 AM
I've just got my ascendant in Gemini, and I struggled with that as well. I quit twice.(Hopefully this is helpful in some way) The first time I was in the Navy, which isn't an obvious place to quit as there are many smokers. However, while in the navy I had plenty of time to get things in order, and I had almost zero stress on my life. I spent a LOT of time thinking about and working on myself, and as a result I was able to just power through not smoking. I stopped smoking when I felt a little sick, so that my withdrawal could coincide with getting over whatever it was that I had. Being in such a confident place in my life I was just always able to affirm to myself that, "I am not a smoker." It was awesome, and my energy expanded greatly as a result. After a few months of being away from it I was able to smoke the occasion cigarette here and there with absolutely no compulsion to start up again. Unfortunately, I allowed the stress of transitioning out of the Navy to cause me to start up again. The second time, the last time...I'm not including attempts that were unsuccessful...it was a girlfriend that provided the extra stability I needed to quit. She smoked herself, and continued to smoke, but she encouraged me not to start back up after getting done seeing my family at Christmas. That time I used the patch for the full amount of time that it said. If you use this method, you must persevere through the entire time they ask! I've unsuccessfully used that method SO many times. IP: Logged |
AcousticGod Knowflake Posts: 8846 From: Santa Rosa, CA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 07, 2005 08:51 AM
Oh!...and it's been a year and a half now that I've been quit (and I've lived with a smoker this whole time).IP: Logged |
Tranquil Poet unregistered
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posted June 07, 2005 10:16 AM
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Anita41 unregistered
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posted June 07, 2005 10:24 AM
Hi Tranquil Poet=))Wow, quitting smoking...it really is extremely difficult, how long have you been smoking? I quit one year ago, after been smoking since I was 13, and that was after MANY failed attempts. For like 3 4 years I was on and off cigs. Every time saying to myself "this time I WILL do it" yeah right =) Even if I used a patch and didn't smoke for months it was so easy to get back to that old habit, like in one evening, after having just _1_, it was all it took to get back at it =( My best advice to you, the one that worked for me, you should really make up your mind and decide if you really want to quit, for yourself, and the reasons why you wanna quit. Cause I believe that if you really want to quit because you HATE the cig and REALLY want it out of yor life forever, then it's not that difficult. Then, if someone is smoking in front of you, you know that you will NOT allow yourself to have one cig just because they are smoking etc... Also, patches and gum is helpful the first time after quitting, but I think it's a bad solution cause it's nicotine in them, and that's what you're suppose to quit being addicted to. It never worked for me, what I did, after being so angry and tired of the cig ruling my life and giving me so many negative things, such as restlessness, nervousness, I bought one pack of cigs and smoked as much as I could one evening, and while I was smoking them, I tried to feel and think about what it was that this was giving me, and if it was really worth it compared to the "freedom" you get when you are a non smoker. And yes, ofcourse, when you are a smoker, the cig taste good and that is the only reason why it's so difficult to quit, but being able to analyse and recognise that feeling and deal with it, resist it, every time it comes sneaking up on you, no matter how powerful it feels, and make u think, ok, I will just have one, and u have lost again, it's difficult, but for me it was a learning process. That's why it had to take me so many attemps, so that you learn about what made you fail the last time you quit. And therefore, I feel now that I can never smoke 1 cig ever again, cause I know the alternative, it really was hell smoking/quitting smoking, and I decided to NEVER go back to that routine, cause that would mean going back to all the negative issues associated with it, and I just have had enough=) If I see someone smoke now, it doesn't bother me at all and I believe the reason is cause I have convinced myself somehow, that it just is IMPOSSIBLE for me to ever go back there, no matter what. So if you're gonna quit now, you should really make a promise to yourself that you really will do all you can to succeed, and never doubt your choice. It just is a matter of telling yourself you will never smoke again =) I don't think you should rely so much on transits when quitting smoking, but make sure that you don't have any stressful things in ure life at this moment and in the nearest future. Working out can help you think about other things and make you relax in the most difficult period maybe, or eating anything you want as a substitute can be helpful. Don't think about weight =) Drink a lot of water to help getting the nicotine out of ure body, and if you have friends that smoke, you really must avoid seeing them for quite awhile hehe =) That is just my own personal experience with that nightmare cig. Good luck =) Love, Anita41 IP: Logged |
geminstone unregistered
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posted June 07, 2005 10:39 AM
That's Awsome, Acoustic God... I, too, have tried the patch method many times, without success. In my opinion, directions or not, patch or, no patch, the key to being a successful quitter... your own WANT to be a successful quitter. I quit twice, each time for about 1 year. I did it cold turkey, because I wanted to.... Then, I wanted to start again... both times. There was a thread somewhere here, just a few weeks ago, that had some brilliant brainstorming.... ah and, I'm trying to bring the author to mind... I soooo suck, with names but, Australian I am almost certain of.... I'll try to find it.... ANYway, try to forget some of the push of the Anti-smokers campaign and really ponder the whole 'addiction' vs ' habit' .... I know that will probably get someone all puffed up ( no pun intended ) but, when you think about the difference between these, it makes some sense.... and, yes... I smoke but, in the same way that I don't take Everything that Doctor's shove at me as the ' Gospel Truth', niether do I take the Surgeon General or FDA.... This is my own opinion, however. ~ geminstone IP: Logged |
BlueRoamer Knowflake Posts: 1110 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 07, 2005 06:37 PM
As a 9 year old pisces once said to me, "cigarettes are the key to life"IP: Logged |
DayDreamer unregistered
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posted June 07, 2005 08:50 PM
AG I also have a Gemini Ascendant. I tried smoking a few times as a kid, but I never found it appealing and luckily didn't get hooked. Save my beautiful teeth and gums...phew...just have to watch out for that shuga IP: Logged |
Autumn wind unregistered
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posted June 07, 2005 09:56 PM
I hate to say it, but I too am a smoker.(for almost 20yrs). I have tried to quit a few times cold turkey and I tried once to quit on zyban(an anti-depressant). Zyban worked for me, for a month, then I had a stressful day and cheated and the pill didn't seem to work anymore after that. I think, when I'm ready again, I'll do it again. It really helped! You still need willpower but it helps keep you from feeling depressed. The only other thing to note is there are possible side effects. For me it made me feel a bit dizzy and have dry mouth for the first 2 days. You really have to eat properly to avoid the dizziness as well as not drink to much caffine. I hope all of you who try to quit suceed! I do know lots of people who have done it so you can too! It's hard but it sure would be worth it! Oh also there is a book by Allen Carr, "How to stop smoking" that may help.GOOD LUCK TRANQUIL, I know how you feel! IP: Logged |
future_uncertain Knowflake Posts: 269 From: Registered: May 2009
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posted June 08, 2005 10:46 PM
Hey Acoustic~I told myself today "I am not a smoker." I only lied twice. Great tip! F_U IP: Logged |
AcousticGod Knowflake Posts: 8846 From: Santa Rosa, CA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 08, 2005 11:17 PM
Good for you, F_U! That's pretty cool. Keep up the good work!! IP: Logged |
vansio Knowflake Posts: 2159 From: the outskirts of Delphi Registered: Dec 2017
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