I have been smoking for 6 years and I am quitting.. I haven't smoked a cig since very early Tuesday morning. I'm not finding it that difficult. The first day I would crave one every now and then, but it's quickly gotten better and less and less. Like I not longer think about one while I'm driving... I don't wake up wanting one, I don't want one after I eat (probably because I don't stop eating!! lol). I'm doing this completely cold turkey.
Have any of you stopped smoking and found that the longer you go not smoking the harder it gets for a bit?? That's what someone told me.
Anonymous2008-10-10T07:13:51Z
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I HAVE STOPED 3 TIMES... THE LONGEST FOR 3 MONTHS.... STRESS, PROBLEMS ETC MAKES YOU THINK JUST ONE CIG COULD HELP... EN YOU START AGAIN! MENTAL STRENGTH FOR LIFE IS THE SOLUTION...
Quitting smoking is tough. Many people struggle for years in giving up this habit. A good friend of mine was a smoker for thirty years. He quit cold-turkey nine years ago and never looked back.
A few years ago, the only way to quit was cold-turkey. Nowadays there are many aids to assist you in giving up cigarettes for good.
You should note that the tobacco industry has been shown to have manipulated the level of nicotine in cigarettes upward, in an effort to make it harder for smokers to quit. So you shouldn't feel that having trouble with giving up smoking is due to any failure on your part.
You might want to speak with your doctor about a program to help you in successfully kicking the habit once and for all.