Hypnosis

[JohnMember]

Just wondering if anyone has tried this ?

Gotta do something about me smoking and might give this a try.

[Mick DMember]

Nope, never tried it. Let us know how it goes if you do try it. I am week as piss when it comes to giving up smoking.

My cousin used it 20 years ago and still doesn’t smoke but she is also about 150kg now, with a coca cola habit. :blink:

[AlexMember]

Acupuncture?? Tried that too?

[glennMember]

Umm you could try that indy car driver???

Will power 😆 :ohmy: :whistle:

good luck on the quitting Jak, I smoked 30 a day and it took me forever to give up,, wasnt bloody easy I`ll tell yah.

Boony

[alanMember]

cold turkys the go you just goto hope you still got freinds and a misses when you get over it

[Amy HarburgMember]

Hi JAK,

My boyfriend has successfully used Champix.

Good luck with it…I know its hard.
FF.

[MalMember]

I think my parents tried it but with little success. Stayed off them for a while then stress got them back on again.

They tried some sort of meds and haven’t smoked for a couple of years now which is great for them. I can find out what they are if you like mate?

Good luck with it mate.

[peteMember]

Hey Jak

I did it about 4 months ago and im going strong, the key is that YOU have to WANT to give up, you cant do it because the missus wants you too or you think you should, it has to be 100 % you.
The guy i went to has a pretty good success rate, but thats because he only takes people that have the right frame of mind.
He also has a 3 month garrantee which is fair i recon cause if you take it back up after that its because you stuffed up and not because the hypnosis didnt work.

I looked at it this way, if you give up long enough that the money you save from not smoking would be enough to cover the cost of hypnosis, then you havent lost anything and if give up for longer its a bonus.

PTW

[JohnMember]

Flying Fish wrote:

Hi JAK,

My boyfriend has successfully used Champix.

Good luck with it…I know its hard.
FF.

Thanks Fish, looked at that but I’m not into pills and the side effects worry me a bit.

And your a goose Boony. Can always count on you for help.

[JohnMember]

pete the wulf wrote:

Hey Jak

I did it about 4 months ago and im going strong, the key is that YOU have to WANT to give up, you cant do it because the missus wants you too or you think you should, it has to be 100 % you.
The guy i went to has a pretty good success rate, but thats because he only takes people that have the right frame of mind.
He also has a 3 month garrantee which is fair i recon cause if you take it back up after that its because you stuffed up and not because the hypnosis didnt work.

I looked at it this way, if you give up long enough that the money you save from not smoking would be enough to cover the cost of hypnosis, then you havent lost anything and if give up for longer its a bonus.

PTW

Thanks PTW. Your right in that it all is a frame of mind. I gave up once a few years ago for about 6 weeks and did it tough at times. After six weeks thought i could have one and things would be ok. Wrong move.

[scott bockingMember]

I wish you all the best Jak and the fact that you openly ask for advice is the first step.
I quit when I was 30 and didn’t touch one for 8 years. Now I enjoy them when I am on a riding weekend (OBT) or any trail ride with TDriver :laugh: Outside of that I don’t touch them.
You didn’t start at a pack a day and by the same token you are unlikely to quit in a day. Start to count how many you smoke and moderate the amount. Set a goal to get yourself back to a pack every second day, then every four, then one a week and then only on weekends. Once you start to take control then you will be ale to give them the flick completely. You clearly want to so don’t make it too tough and set yourself up for failure by trying to much too soon.
These days I may go two months without a smoke and then smash a few back on a ride weekend and drive away and not crave one the same way I don’t wake up craving a beer but I sure do sink a few around the campfire
Be realistic, do it for yourself and set achievable goals.

Good Luck.

STM

[Adrian SnowdenMember]

Come and spend a day with me and Ill show you the shit thats going to happen if you dont stop and if that doesnt work I can always take you over to the morgue for a good post mortem, the effects of smoking are always pretty clear there. When I do a vascular ultrasound of leg arteries you can tell almost imediatley if the patient is a smoker or not as the athersclerotic disease is so clear. Mind you I used to train with this freak who was fitness crazy always laying shit on me for playing rugby and riding dirt bikes – he got hit by a bus while jogging dead at 35.

[peteMember]

I dont know how ya do it STM, if i had one smoke now i would be buying a pack 5 minutes later and i would be making up for lost time :laugh:
I knew a guy that only smoked at the pub, the publican had his smokes behind the bar, the guy never smoked anywhere else.

I wish they would just make them illegal. :angry:

PTW

[Ian KersleyMember]

Hi JAK .
Keep at it mate you will get there . As STM said just cut down a bit at a
time . Buy packs of 20 for a few weeks and then when you feel strong
enough just skip a day then stop buying them all together .

This worked for me , tried many times to throw them away but found
the best way was not buy them. Its been 4yrs now and the only time
I got close to having one was at the birthday ride just gone but I know
one is all it will take.
bones

[ChrisMember]

Hey Jak, I got a script from the doc for patches, much cheaper that way, I will be starting next monday, I tried champix and it sent me completely nuts so I personally would not try that again, I have heard good things about hypnosis but it bothers me that I don’t know what they are saying whilst under, like they could tell me to buy a honda and that would just suck, my biggest issue is habit and trying to break that, maybe we should start an old bull give up thread for support, although I smoke I still think it is a filthy disgusting habit but I’m addicted and it really sucks, I will be giving it a good go cause I don’t want to smoke anymore and if hypnosis is the go I will give it a try. one for health and the other for money that I will save I could be paying off another 2 bikes.

Best of luck whatever you chose.

Cheers
Chris.

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