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Smoking.

Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by bikegoon, Mar 9, 2011.

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  1. Mar 10, 2011 #21
    rachi

    rachi Road Train Member

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    Best way for me to quit was I had cut down to 5 or 6 smokes a day, and I stayed at that level for about 6 months. I then quit for 3 months, then I caved in and smoked again. Then 3 months ago I quit for good. It got to where they didn't taste good anymore, and I didn't wan't to stink anymore. Bikegoon, you know you can do it, so get it done!
     
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  3. Mar 10, 2011 #22
    bikegoon

    bikegoon Light Load Member

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    Thank Rachi
    I applied for the Roehl driver school, they make you do a workwell exam, lifting stuff, pushing stuff, hopping around like a frog, etc, et al. So thats some strong motivation for me to quit. Cause thats a pretty good gig with that outfit, would hate to blow because of a $6 pack of Marlboro's:yes2557::biggrin_2556:

    Thanks all!:biggrin_25514:
     
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  4. Mar 11, 2011 #23
    Army91W

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    24hrs later, hows the quiting?
     
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  5. Mar 11, 2011 #24
    Force Fed Flesh

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    Absolutly. Just gotta resist and say no and NEVER touch them ever again. Im a smoker myself and am wanting to kick the habit real soon myself. Its all about willpower and just saying enough is enough and just end it there. Of course being on the road is so stressful and it can be quite difficult to quit and not have one to calm down from all the nerve shattering stress and time to kill. Along with all the drugs they intentionally throw into the cigs to make our brains want more and more doesnt help. And not to mention at the truck stops "buy 2 packs save so and so". Its quite horrible actually how bad they make truckers depopulate themselves and make thier lives shorter whether its cigs, bad food, stress or whatever else have you. If anything looking at older truckers around me choking on cigs makes me want to quit more than anything else at times its absolutly disgusting to see.

    -Anthony
     
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  7. Mar 11, 2011 #25
    Irondog

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    I'm attempting to quit....again..for the umpteenth time. I always try it cold turkey. My reasoning is that I'm not going to substitute this for another habit, like hard candy, suckers...or drugs. It is hard, but with every attempt, I go longer before caving. What sucks is I have a very high tolerance for pain and discomfort. But when it comes to not having a cig....now this is different. I wish cigarettes had never been invented. Oh well...wish in one hand and.....well, you know the outcome of that.
     
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  8. Mar 11, 2011 #26
    d o g

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    I can't think of many occupations that make it tougher to quit smoking than driving a truck. I really don't think there's one solution that will work for everybody, but here's something to try that may work for some of you:

    Challenge yourself to see how long you can go without one. A friend of mine suggested that I try that - just put off lighting one up and see how long you can go.

    But REALLY work at it, continue to challenge yourself. Don't put additional pressure on yourself by telling anybody else (or even yourself) that you're quitting. And don't throw your cigarettes away - WORK at putting off lighting one up. When you throw them away, you seem to want one worse than ever.

    I laughed when he suggested that to me, but I gave it a shot a few hours later. Mainly because I knew he would ask me if I had tried it, and I thought it would be disrespectful to tell him that I never even gave it a chance.

    Funny that I still remember the exact stop sign that I was at when I put that one out and decided to give it a shot. But it wasn't many miles up the road that I caught myself fishing one out of my pocket subconsciously and was about to light it up. Like many of you, I kept a pack in my shirt pocket and would reach for one without even thinking about it. So I put that one back and turned the pack upside down in my pocket to help remind me.

    Once I did that, every time I reached for one it reminded me that I could go a little bit longer. I carried that pack upside down in my pocket for almost a year. In fact, I still had that tattered, stale, sweat-stained pack laying around the house when my wife was trying to quit and she dug it out and smoked them. LOL

    So just challenge yourself to see how long you can go without one. Do something with your cigarettes to help remind you, so you won't fire one up without thinking about it. Don't throw your cigarettes away and don't pressure yourself by saying that you're gonna quit - just see how long you can go, and WORK at it.

    I think now I can say for sure that I've quit, but I prefer to say that I'm still "just trying to see how long I can go without one." And it's been almost 12 years now...
     
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  9. Mar 11, 2011 #27
    Big Don

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    Good luck with quiting smoking. (My own signature pretty much says it all for me.):biggrin_2557:

    I strongly suggest that you do NOT try to cut out tobacco and caffeine at the same time. It is hard enough on both your mind AND your body to drop one addiction at a time, let alone two.


    Probably the truest statements anyone will make on this forum today!
     
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  10. Mar 11, 2011 #28
    bikegoon

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    ARGGH!!!!!:biggrin_25510:

    LOL!

    Not terrible, but yeah. Its tough...
     
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  11. Mar 11, 2011 #29
    bikegoon

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    Lot of replies!:biggrin_25514:

    Thanks guys!

    Well, im gonna go hide in the basement, turn off the lights and rock back and forth in the corner for a spell lol! :biggrin_25525: Its tough!

    But willpower can prevail. Just gotta be angry enough at it :biggrin_25516::biggrin_2552:
     
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  12. Mar 11, 2011 #30
    Big Don

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    YOU GET OUT OF THAT BASEMENT! YOU ARE GOIN' DOWN THERE TO SNEAK A SMOKE!:biggrin_2559: Ya can't BS a bunch of truck drivers, we know better!:biggrin_25525:

    Keep yourself busy, both hands and mind. (How you do that is up to you):biggrin_255:
     
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