I cant stop smoking! Need help? -
I cant stop smoking! Need help? -
I love smoking. I need to quit since I am trying to get pregnant.I got a patch. Did anyone quit using the patch?
I am loosing my mind if I do not have any siggaretes. What should i do? Cut down then put a patch?Everytime you try to smoke,think of cancer.Those who smoke has has high probability to get lung cancer.If you love your life then you will quit smoking.The patch is SO you don-t loose mind. But, if you still don-t feel comfortable, try rewarding yourself. Set a goal of how many ciggaretes you want to smoke a day. Start out with something easy; don-t jump right into 0 a day. For everyday that you reach your goal, reward yourself with something that love even more than smoking. Have your spouse/boyfriend help. He can referee you to make sure you-re being honest, but in the end you-ve got to do it by yourself. After you start to reach your goal almost everyday, go down a ciggarete or two.
Hope that helps ;)I have to agree with -B-. You just have to decide not to smoke anymore then stick with that decision. I know because I did it two years ago. There are still times I want a cigarette but I make a clear decision not to have one. I have read that it is better to stop cold turkey which is how I did it. Good luck on quitting and on getting pregnant!!:-)I was a 2 pack aday smoker. got the patch and quit, took a couple of trys but I did it. you can to, just think how great you will feel. thats why i havent started back. i feel 100% better, have more energy, and just feel great about myself, i can beath no more sinus promblemsi am on my last pack and then i quit. cold turkey. i am praying. i bought gum, sunflower seeds. i have tried cutting down before and failed, because i had them right there within reach. they say the first 3 days or so are the real B. heres wishing us both good luckIm a smoker too-down to one pack a day but havent been able to do the cold turkey thing -YET! Am doing lollipop replacement therapy! LOL Just a word of advice the reason why I dont try the patch is this is what happened to my mom and also another older friend. VIVID LSD type of nightmares and with my mom heart palps. They both say the nightmares lesson with time and dose but they say they arent your standard nightmares...its like REAL, so be careful. Im opting for cold turkey myself-hoping I can reach that LAST PACK and then NOT GO TO THE STORE FOR MORE. GOOD LUCK! :)I feel your pain darlin! I had to get one just from reading your question! I hope you know smoking on the patch will cause stroke or heart-attack,so dont! my doc gave me well-butrin-it releases dopemin to your brain just like ciggereetes do and cuts on the cravings big time! i was down from 2 packs a day to half a pack in 2 weeks and with hardly any nicotine fits! it was great after the first few days.unfortunately i had to quit it as i found out i am allergic to wellbutrin and bad things could happen my doc said cut down then use the patch because you can not smoke at all with it.I highly recommend the wellbutrin. cold-turkey is for insane ppl!! good luck and wish me luck .im back up to a pack a day already.Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves, as you have already observed.
Congratulation yourself on completing the first week - then you are over the worst, but still need to maintain your resolve. It-s just so easy to start thinking that just one won-t hurt, but it does. Just one achieves nothing except feeling the need for another. Whatever you do, don-t have just one.
Here-s a few home-brewed tips that might be useful.
It-s not just nicotine addiction - there are 50+ chemicals in cigarettes. Also the main problem is habit.
We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as -my body needs something-, which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette.
When we try to stop smoking, we still get these -my body needs something- sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need.
A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water.
Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming - nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the -want something- feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we-ve had one we still have the feeling, and want another!
We will have a few bouts of feeling or even being short tempered. We must try to bite our lip, and control; ourselves. Recognise the short temper as being the removal of toxins which are trying to find a way out. They went in through the mouth, and they try to get out that way to. We must learn to keep our mouth closed, and force the toxins out the other way.I quit 12 years ago it was not as difficult as people said it would be. I smoked for over 20 yrs. I picked a target date, 4th of July, I made it my independance day from cigs. Five days before that date , I bought 1 last pack of smokes. I smoked 4 cigs each day thats it. one when I had my morning coffee, one after lunch, one after dinner and one before bed. The night before I quit I threw away all ashtrays and lighter and cig butts, I cleared the house of all smoke smell and my car. It is easier to quit after you get up in the morning because you went all night without a smoke so its not as difficult as quiting in the middle of the day. The cravings last only 3 mins so when they hit eat sunflower seeds or find something to occupy your mind and hands, like a hobby. Hope this helps, good luck it can be done without patches.try just not buy ciggs you will stop
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