cold turkey. i'm hesitant to bring religion into it, but i do think it helps that i'm a buddhist. i meditate so much that it makes me slightly more aware of the processes of my mind, i think. when i would feel the urge particularly strong, i would focus on it. examining it, allowing it to pass naturally. i honestly found it incredibly interesting that a simple chemical dependency could control my behavior so strongly. it makes one wonder about the other unknown dependencies our brains must form and how this shapes our behavior. i think the most important thing is to remind yourself of this. it is only a chemical's reaction on your brain, and you are much bigger and stronger than this. it is not impossible to beat it. i tried to separate the urge to smoke from the concept i held of "me". in other words, that voice in the back of my head telling me to smoke wasn't me at all. i think when you realize this, it makes it easier to fight against it as well.
my girlfriend used that chantix pill though(do they have this outside the US?). i REALLY don't recommend it. it made her all sorts of crazy. mood swings. serious depression. confusion. i eventually had to beg her to stop taking it because she was too messed up to even realize it was the pill making her feel this way. it seemed very similar to people who are on the wrong anti-depressants and they have tons of lawsuits against them now, go figure.
even though she only took it half the time she was supposed to, neither of us have even smoked one cigarette since. :)
Ah yes, I've gone cold turkey as well. Ooooh, you're a buddhist? I had no idea, cool. Whatever helps you quit the habit is good ...plus it really sounds like you learned something about yourself in the process.
Never heard of the pills your gf used ...but I don't really "do" drugs. I react pretty badly to most drugs, or they don't work on me ..so I just stay away from them :P But that pill sounds pretty scary.
my girlfriend used that chantix pill though(do they have this outside the US?). i REALLY don't recommend it. it made her all sorts of crazy. mood swings. serious depression. confusion. i eventually had to beg her to stop taking it because she was too messed up to even realize it was the pill making her feel this way. it seemed very similar to people who are on the wrong anti-depressants and they have tons of lawsuits against them now, go figure.
even though she only took it half the time she was supposed to, neither of us have even smoked one cigarette since. :)
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Never heard of the pills your gf used ...but I don't really "do" drugs. I react pretty badly to most drugs, or they don't work on me ..so I just stay away from them :P But that pill sounds pretty scary.
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