In A Desperate Attempt, Man Locks His Head In Cage To Quit Smoking

Sometimes people go to great lengths to cut back on their bad habits. Here is an extreme example of this man who locked his head in a cage to force himself to quit smoking. 

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Back in 2013, Ibrahim Yücel from Kütahya in Turkey came up with an extreme idea to quit his habit of smoking for over 20 years. The man got inspired by some bikers wearing helmets and decided to make 130 feet of copper wire cage of his own.

Though motorbike riders can remove their helmets anytime Ibrahim did not let this option open for him. The man made the cage and the key to the cage is given to only his family. 

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The difficult decision came after Ibrahim realized that he had been smoking two packets of cigarettes every single day for years now.

After Ibrahim's father passed away from lung cancer, the incident was a wake-up call for him and he knew right away that he has to stop for the sake of his own family and his health. 

Ibrahim designed the helmet in a way that it looks like a birdcage. Every day before heading off to work, he would wear his cage and leave the key with his wife and children at home.

According to the International Business Times, all the previous attempts of Ibrahim to let go of his smoking habit failed miserably and so coming up with his idea seemed like the only solution to go about.

Ibrahim's wife knows well how hard her husband is trying and so despite being initially embarrassed with the plan she supported her husband

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The cage was designed in a way that the Turkish man can eat crackers and sip water through the wiring but not more than this which means the cage needs to be unlocked for him to have proper meals. 

Ibrahim's unique idea and story went viral on social media and people had different opinions on the man's struggle as someone wrote: "Extreme problems require extreme actions."

Another wrote: "I have to rub my eyes and scratch the side of my nose just looking at this."

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A third commented: "This is just about what it takes. I smoked for 7 years and quitting was one of the hardest things I'd ever done in my life. Been nicotine free for just over three years now!"

Another person shared his struggle: "The first time I quit was easy and I lasted 8 years but f*** me I've tried to quit like 5 times since and I've failed every time.

"I get gnarly night sweats and have fantasies about caving peoples heads in over the slightest thing every time I try."