@Skell18 I am a true pagan and feel Godlike with every breath I take which is a compliment to all men for we were created in their image or we created them to project our inner most feelings Either way, anyone that would provoke a God’s name in a product means that they seen it as something we must try to be close to them I am going to have to try it! Thanks
@basement_shaman As always, you are the “Kewlest”
Snus (Swedish) and snuff worked for me too. I started out with the strongest I could find and then worked down to the mini white kind, which are pretty mild, but still just the thing first thing in the morning. I’d actually like to try a pipe, but I daren’t. Good luck with quitting!
My neighbor is becoming my new champion for quitting and doesn’t know it… It is a brisk day here on the Island with gusts up to 40mph. She lives in a rental and my guess is that there is a no smoking clause in her lease because she is out on the back porch huddled in a corner to smoke a cigarette. It reminds me of what extent you might go to just for the blast of vitamin N
@Skell18 I am a true pagan and feel Godlike with every breath I take which is a compliment to all men for we were created in their image or we created them to project our inner most feelings Either way, anyone that would provoke a God’s name in a product means that they seen it as something we must try to be close to them I am going to have to try it! Thanks
I also have the body of a God- BUDDHA
@basement_shaman I am starting to believe you are right that once cigarettes are no longer a addiction, having one or two every once in awhile isn’t a issue. Working hard to get to that point. Want to thank Everyone for all the advice!!!
@MattheFox it is a gradual process, like @basement_Shaman said don’t feel bad if you do have a ciggy once in a while, you will eventually reach a point where you don;t want one or have one and cannot stand the taste and feeling of it, happens quickly with some, takes longer with others but it will come.
Not gonna risk it.
when you haven’t smoked in a while you’ll realize how gross cigs smell.
I was a heavy cigarette smoker. When I moved to pipes the one thing I noticed was that the occasional cigarette hit me instantly like a ton of bricks. The point to this is that pipes and snuff supply a bit of nic over a long time, cigs are nic bullets and to quit them and still be happy requires lowering your nic tolerance.
At the rate that I am going with snuff, I believe the smokes will be gone before the end of January. I hope other that are trying to quit get a boost from this thread
The great thing about stopping with snuff is that you have an extremely high chance of staying stopped, which NRT can not compete with. You are keeping the nicotine, associated alkaloids and a tobacco ritual in your day to day life, plus snuff is actually pleasant. Cigarettes kind of brainwash you to think they are, but actually they are God awful. Just make sure you take enough snuff - pea sized pinch whenever you feel the craving and you WILL quit.
@Abraxas I completely agree. I haven’t put much thought or effort into it with snuff. I just kept reaching for snuff instead of cigarettes, and the snuff just took over. The cigs are gone now and I only smoke one pipeful a day. That took only about three months. NRT didn’t work at all for me.
And that’s the best way to do it, just use it when you would have a smoke and let it work it’s magic. I used snuff for years but smoked mostly and when the bans came in in the UK I was surprised how easy it was to switch from part time to full time snuff use. NRT is hopeless because it doesn’t have the alkaloids that are probably 50% of the battle. I had a cigarette on Christmas day, keeping my daughter company in the garden - the only place my wife now allows it - and it was terrible. I smoked about a quarter of it and threw it. I can’t believe how hooked I was on the things and how little desire I have for them now. Even smoking an occasional pipe or Cuban is getting rare for me now. The last Havana I only half-smoked. The thing with snuff is that it requires so little will-power in the transitional stage. Sorry, I’m preaching now :-@
I look forward to removing cigarettes and have refrained from pipes or cigars until this is resolved but I must say, I could never give up cigars or an occasional bowl . Oh… Preaching is a good thing @Abraxas
Another tip is to take snuff before you need the cigarette. I found that if I waited for the cig craving, taking snuff would relieve it but only weakly and for less time. I first realized how easy it was to quit when I got my first big snuff order and spent the whole day trying new snuffs. Having snuff going in and out constantly made me forget all about smoking. In other words, I learned to preempt the cravings.
@Xander That’s the problem I’m having right now. Cigarettes are just BAM! HAVE SOME NIC! While the others take a little while to build. If I start with a cig in the morning, it screws up my rhythm. If I start with snuff/snus I can get into the plan your nic needs cycle fairly well.
@Xander I am going to try this tomorrow morning. My 2 biggest problem areas are the morning coffee and if I have drinks. I can stop the evening drinks but you would not want to be around me without my coffee fix lol
yeah for me with snuff I have to anticipate the cravings. If I pinch before the craving really starts I’am golden. With cigs you can wait till it is killing you and they’ll work. With snuff it still works but not as fast. What I’am saying is with snuff the timeing is diffrent. Want to add I didn’t plan to quit the cigs. After a while they just feel off the rotation because they suck. Like I could smoke a cig or have something that is actualy good.
When I first tried snuff and snus it was to get off cigarettes but I really did not think it was going to work. To my surprise though the combination of the two really took away any cravings for smokes and also provided the necessary distraction to keep me from reaching for smokes in times of boredom or stress.