Tips on quitting smoking?

This is how I did it.

However, I had tried a Non-smoking support group, had tried the "patch", etc etc etc. None of this worked. Everytime I tried to quit, my cravings would get so bad, I HAD to go get a pack of smokes (uh huh).

That changed when I ran into a guy my husband and I had once been friends with. We had stopped being his friend because he started doing heroin and got hooked on it. He had kicked the habit, and I think his story is reflects on all addictions:

He had tried to quit several times, cold turkey. Each time, the withdrawal symptoms were so bad, he HAD to go out and score some more. Finally, he gathered together 3 months of camping supplies and had a friend drive him up into Northern Canada (we live in Canada), and drop him off with instructions to come back in 3 months.

He settled in for one horrible time of cold turkey withdrawal: anxiety, cramping, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, sweating, etc (far worse than nicotine withdrawal).

He was amazed to find that he did not have even one symptom.

I think what happens is that our unconscious, used to the pattern of usage, "blackmails" us with symptoms so awful we have to go get a smoke.

Because when I quit cold turkey, I put myself out of the way of cigarettes. I was mildly fuzzy-headed the first 2 days, but had NO other symptoms.

How did I do it?

I went on a 4-day drive with a non-smoking friend. We drove through the Rocky Mountains, stopping to hike trails, to look at viewpoints, for gas/bathroom/meals, and for overnight.

I carried a water bottle with a pop-top lid, and whenever I wanted a cigarette, I sucked some water out of that bottle. And I inwardly said, very sternly, "You don't DO that anymore!" (in reference to smoking).

When we got back into town, I continued with the water and the inner admonition, reminding myself that the physical withdrawal was over with, and now it was just a habit that I was trying to change.

That was 7 years ago. Gradually, over the course of 6 months, I thought about or wanted a cigarette less and less.

You have to be prepared to put up with the discomfort of having an urge and not following through on it. And you have to understand that it goes away eventually .. unlike emphysema which is permanent.

btw, my husband was still a smoker when I quit .. a pack a day. He didn't go on the trip with me, but I came back to his smoking. Fortunately, neither of us smoked inside the house, so I didn't have to breathe in his smoke inside the house. He ended up quitting too, about 2 years ago. Cold turkey. Didn't want to talk about it, but he didn't show any withdrawal.

Hearing the decision to quit from you, yourself is very rewarding and could warrant a higher rate of success if you would not fall into temptation to smoke again. However, quitting does not happen overtime. It takes time-days, weeks, or perhaps even months. First of all I would suggest that you get rid of any cigarettes that is still in your possession and stay away from it. Also it is advisable to chew on something like a gum for instance to keep your mouth busy especially when you have these cravings for nicotine. Moreover, involve your family in your decision to stop smoking for they are the ones who can help you manage your problem and keep track of you whenever temptations knocks at your door. Try to keep yourself busy like focus more on your hobbies and things that you enjoy aside from smoking. By the way, have you tried nicotine patches?If no, you might wanna check on that. I hear it works. If the day would pass without you touching that cigar then you should always congratulate yourself. Good luck and hoping the best for you...

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Buy one of those smoking vapors. They have thousands of flavors. You can start off with 100% nicotine then slowly work your way down from 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 then youre done. You can even still smoke it with 0% nicotine. It feels like youre really smoking. I think you can buy two for $100

My mom is quitting smoking and she got the patches you put on your arm. They work quite well from what I heard from her. As well, it may sound weird, but eating lots of vegetables helps lower the temptation of smoking, my mom always makes a vegetable platter when she gets home from work and takes vegetables with her to work for lunch.

She has tried the vapor cigarettes, and you can get them with different amounts of nicotine but so far they haven't worked so well. I suggest using the patches and eating lots of vegetables. Also, get out of the house more if your mom smokes indoors, and that will help not trigger you to smoke.

I hope my advice was of use to you. Good luck! (:

first, decide you are going to do it. then, the next day,take a new pack of cigarettes and smoke what you want. at the end of the night, count what you have left. take another pack and remove that many plus one more. you can do that. just one less. do the same thing the next day. continue til you get scared. if you get too nervous, just stay the same for two days. it's ok. then take one away. you can do this. it's easy. i did it. it was really easy this way. best of luck - i'll pray for you.

nurse granny

It is a very mental challenge. First off try to cut back and only smoke half . Next step is to take this challenge on as a game. You win points (mental) every time you don't smoke. I did this by thinking it was me against the Tobacco Indus. I wasn't about to let them win. Take my money and ruin my health. Having a smoker in the home with you will make this very difficult. You could try talking to your doctor to ask for medications that will makes this easier. Congrats on looking out for yourself.

I quit first try with a nicotine vaporizer.