How the heck can I stop smoking? any true life examples out there? -
How the heck can I stop smoking? any true life examples out there? -
thanks so muchCold turkey. The only way. The best way. It-s only as tough as you let it be and that - only for a short time.I-m no poster-boy for Fortitude and I did it after all sorts of -fall back- excuses, humiliation and desperation.
Good luck.
P.S.: -Trying- is nowhere! I would excuse myself with the pathetic excuse, -I tried-. What a crock!If you can realize the damage it is doing to you, you can quit. My aunt and my grandma were both smokers for years and years, but then my aunt had a heart attack. Doctors told her that she needed to quit. This was enough to help both her and my grandma quit smoking, because neither wanted my aunt to die. I know it-s hard to quit smoking, but it-s even harder to lose someone you love because of their addictions.Chantix is a good treatment. Some people react different when taking Chantix and have side effects like nausea.
Read more about Chantix, side effects, how to take Chantix, here:
http://www.quitsmokinghope.com/chantix/c…
Try taking Chantix or something to help with the cravings. I quit about a year ago and it is very, very hard. You just have to put your mind to it and really tough it out. I still think about smoking sometimes, but the urges are less frequent and they do not last as long.Hypnotism, worked for me. 3 1/2 years and counting.First, you have to realize that what you-re addicted to isn-t the nicotine - it-s the habit. Let me explain...
You are addicted (on some level) to the feeling of what cigarettes do for you. Maybe it-s that first smoke in the morning where your sensors are refreshed and the velvety smoke cascades down your throat and into your lungs.
So what you have to fight isn-t the nicotine. That-s why the patch, gum or other nicotine replacement therapies have such high failure rates.
The best way to quit is to first understand why you smoke. Then you must be sure you want to quit because you-ll be losing a good friend when you do.
Then you need to pick a day and just do it. And never look back!
Get used to the idea of becoming a -comfortable- non-smoker. Don-t fight it, just live in the moment.
You will feel strong urges to return to smoking when under stress, tired or otherwise not at your best.
If you happen to fall off the wagon, don-t decide that quitting won-t work for you. It will. Just start over again the next day.
My own story is this: I went through a stop smoking program, but didn-t stop. After it was over, I woke up one morning and instead of reaching for a cigarette, I pulled on my sweats and went for a walk. The craving disappeared in a few moments and I was smoke free. That was 19 years ago.
I went on to play competitive soccer for the last 15 years.
If you need some extra help, here-s a website that will give you a mini course on the best way to quit smoking:
www.instantstopsmokinghelp.comYou have a LOT of great suggestions here! I quit -cold turkey- with a combo of determination - nicotine patches. I flicked a cigarette out of my car one day and told myself that was IT. Staying away from other smokers was tough for me. It wasn-t hard because I swore I wouldn-t buy anymore, but -friends- were always there with one to offer. THAT was the hard part. Give yourself a reason - be sure you-re convinced that is more important than a smake. It-s tough because it-s physical and a psychological hook - triggered by a good meal, a beer, after sex, stress, whatever. Try to do something in place of those trigger times. Good luck - you-ll thank yourself for it! You-ll feel better quick - just be careful you don-t replace the smoking with snacking...causes most people to add pounds. OH! Another thing I use to do when friends were smoking (sounds crazy) I would HOLD an unlit cigarette - somehow it helped. Someone told me blowing out matches helps...who knows???It-s different fo everyone. I smoked for about 20 years and tried to quit dozens of times. The patch finally worked for me.
Coincidentally, yesterday was the 10 year anniversary of my last cigarette!
Good luck, you CAN do it.I started smoking at age 11 and was able to stop at the age of 26 for a year. I started again because when I would drink I would have a ciggarette and one leads to a pack once you-ve been a smoker.I also stopped both times I got pregnant.The only true way to stop is to do it cold turkey.It-s very hard at first but after a while it gets easier.If your really addicted, you can talk to your doctor and try to get pills that will help control urges. Many people have to quick this way, and it can help.I went to so many quit smoking programs that did not work. Finally my doctor put me on Welbutrin. It was like a miracle drug for me. You continue to smoke for about the first week and then you just gradually don-t want them any more. That was 8 years ago. Haven-t had one since then and am so glad to have the freedom of not smoking, not to mention the extra money.
You really really really have to want to quit!
Good luck!i started at 13, quit at 24 cold turkey. my husband quit dipping *yuck* and i decided if he could do that for me, i could quit smoking for him. i smoked my last right before work the morning before we left for our honeymoon to disney world. it-s been 2 1/2 years. i was quite the, um, evil witch for about a week, but after that, i haven-t had a craving. the smell makes me absolutely sick. i pretty much quit drinking too, since the two are linked. my co-worker, mark, has been smoking for around 20 or 30 years, and has -quit- 4 or 5 times, and is trying chantix now; he says he has cut back by half so far, and he-s in his 2nd week. he-s always got excuses; -i-ve got to lose 30 pounds, yada yada yada.- my mom tried wellbutrin; it didn-t help. my dad quit cold turkey after his first heart attack; the doctor told him it was beer or cigarettes; he chose beer lol. my husband quit the dipping cold turkey about 2 months before i quit smoking; his doctor told him that is much more addicting than smoking and he says he still has cravings every day. it is definitely different for everyone. there are lots of options out there, so there is no excuse to pick up one of those -cancer sticks- again! throw them out and get healthy! good luck and happy 2008!MY DAD STARTED SMOKING WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 15 HE WENT TO A HYPNIS WHEN HE WAS 35 AND HES ALMOST 50 AND HAS NOT SMOKED ONE SENCE. BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO WANT TO QUIT.I have foudn that the best way to stop smoking is to quit cold turkey and replace it with a healthy but still addicting habbit. because if you are adicted to ciggarettes, nothing will replace it unless it is equally as addicting. Try exercise, for adrenaline. Or charity work since it releases endorphines which are also released when you smoke. I started painting. It sounded lame but now i can-t stop. I smoked for four years and have been smoke free for about a year now. Still crave it but then i just go paint. lifes good. more energy. more dates!well i don-t have any true life examples of smoking but i can tell u this. My Grandpa (of my 2nd cousins) dies because of lung cancer and he WASN-T smoking. He lasted a few months in the hospital and then it went downhill from there. He had a GREAT LIFE. but imagine this, if he WAS smoking, his life probably would have ended a LOT sooner. So here, if you feel the need to smoke, stick a lollie pop in ur mouth. Also, it gives u wrinkles a LOT sooner in life than u want, so if u think about that everytime u want to start smoking, i bet you-ll think twice about it. It may be addicting, but it has over 200 poisons in it. I don-t know about you, but I-m scared to death of having ever 1 poison go in my body, i do NOT want 200 going in. Life can end at any time, do you really want to make your last day, Smokey? I-m sure you want your life to be long, but smoking isn-t going to help you achive that goal. Think about that, and i think you-ll find the inspiration to quit. I-m glad your trying to quit. GOOD FOR YOU!! AND GREAT LUCK!!I quit smoking 8 years ago. I used to smoke about 20 cigarettes a day and did it for 20 years. I decided to quit because I started having asthma and chest pains. I made the serious decision to quit, put some patches and went on Wellbutrin for about 4 months.
I haven-t smoked since then at all. Now, I am a very successful amateur competitive cyclist.
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