I am addicted to cigarettes i cant stop smoking? -

I am addicted to cigarettes i cant stop smoking? -

plz tell how to stop.....First have someone to help you out probably a person who has the same problems. Remember never ever give up and if you do fall down just -dust yourself off and start over again-. I know that is easy said than done but you will thank yourself and your life also. Thanks and have a great day.Stacie-Are you still smoking? I have tried to stop and now find that I can-t. Good Luck.


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yeahhh good luck..im in the same place you are and it is really hardYES YOU CAN!

As you said, smoking is an addiction. It-s not something that most people can just stop doing cold turkey. There are biological/chemical reasons that cause it to be difficult to quit smoking, BUT it can be done.

First, go see your doctor and let he/she know that you would like to quit smoking. If you don-t have a regular doctor, go see one at your local community hospital/clinic. Locate smoking cessation support groups in your area. There is also a mental/emotional component to smoking as well. This support group will help you by giving you an opportunity to be will people who are experiencing the same thing as you are and can offer you support/encouragement. The physical aspects can be overcome by using the various nicotine gums or patches. The gum will help with the oral fixation that smokers often need to overcome.

You can do this. Start today by not smoking each cigarette to completion. You can also smoke one less cigarette. Ex: if you usually smoke 10 a day only smoke 9. Tomorrow only smoke 8 etc.

It may not be an easy road for you but you can get it done. Just take your time and seek out help from the community. There are many resources out there to help you but you have to take those first steps. Just think about the benefits you will gain by stopping. You and your belongings will no longer smell like smoke. You won-t have/get the yellow finger tips/nails. You could also be adding guality years to your life. I-m sure your family and friends would love that. Your quitting benefits everyone. I-m sure the world is a better place with you in it, so please do what you need to do to stay here longer!

Please check out the following sites. Some even are offering medical trials to assist with smoking cessation.

Good luck and God bless!Since its pretty much impossible to quit all at once, id say cut back at first, idk how much you smoke, but cut it in half for a week, then slowly reduce the number every day or so, and eventually keep it at 1-2 cigarettes a day, one when you wake up and one after dinner. then try that for a bit of time, then you can reduce that and then maybe 1 once a week. then you should be ready to quit altogether.

When you do quit, get some nicorette, they just came out with a cinamon one that isnt bad at all, and try chewing regular gum alot.

Pick up other habits like running, or working out to help keep your mind off smoking, but dont try eating, otherwise youll eat to much haha, but you can also go places where you know you cant smoke. go out to a restaurant or bar, or club, or go to the movies. try doing something so you definately cannot.

Also, clean out your car really nice, so that youll have no motivation to smoke in there, cuz then ashes will go everywhere.

Bite on your pens or pencils if you have to, better that than smokin, ya know?

If you think you need something stronger, go to the doctor and have them prescribe you CHANTIX. Definately works, my mom did it and shes been smoking her whole life, and after about 8 days she didnt even want a cig at all. it totally makes your cravings go away to the point they almost make you sick.

Good Luck. Hope it works out for yachew gumTry to get more information regarding some ways to stop smoking at my profile.The only way to stop is with a lot of willpower and eatting flower seeds, that-s the way I stopped. All this products on TV don-t work what works is to slowly wen off cigarettes, Just smoke so many a day and then after a seek smoke less so your body can get accustomed less and less netitine. And also if your ever sick and go to teh hospital and can-t smoke for a while when you come out why start back up becuase when your in the hospital they will give you something to replace the netitine. SO first and formost you need lots of will power and a friend to help youGet nicotene gum or the patch.Shouldn-t have started sucker!



(sorry)Control your nicotine cravings with a patch or gum, and remember it takes alot of sacrifice, time and dedication to quit an addiction. You probably will want to plan out a loose path to follow as far as setting milestones and timelines for your progress. If you don-t hit exactly, don-t fret - its a tough road, but it gives the ultimate reward in the end: your health.

All the best, and good luck.When I quit I tryed cold turkey at first. That was a big joke for me. Using resorces like nicotine patches or gum could help. I used the patch and it seemed to help me. Use hard candy too to keep your mouth occupied. If you feel the urge to smoke take your mind off of it by doing something to keep you busy like going for a run (its a great way to get into shape too). Quiting smoking is really hard so make sure you tell your friends. They can be a really great support system and help keep you on track. Good Luck!You are probably accustom to having something in your hand. Try replacing the cigarettes with bottles of water or lolly pops. It will at least help you cut down.lol good luck, im in the same predicamentI have a healthclass in my high school, and we learned that the best way to do it is to just STOP... quit cold turkey. You also need to find out what triggers you to somke.. is it the people you hang out with? Is it the movies you watch? What is it? You need to get rid of all of your cigarettes and find a better habit

You seem pretty young, and i dont think you want to end up with emphzema... This is a disease caused by smoking and it narrows your breathing passageways....

Try this... get a regular plastic straw andput i in your mouth. Don-t breathe through your nose, breathe through the straw... Do a couple of jumping jacks and then sit down. Is this how you want to breathe? If it is.. theres only one way to get there, by smoking.

If you do develop emphyzema, you wll probably have to get a lung transplant. And usually, after about 5-10 years, the body rejects them, and it doesnt end well.

So, try quitting cold turkey.. just STOP! find something else to do. Try eating sunflower seeds.... or find something else that will keep your hands and mouth busy.

Over 500,000 adults in the US die each year from smoking.. don-t let one of them be you...

good luckok. first, think of all of the bad things those cigarettes are doing to you. Think to yourself, -if i have one, im going to die of cancer or heart disease!- that should make you worried. if i knew that something i was doing caused cancer or heart disease and put people around me in danger, then i would deff stop. ok now do this: every day that you go without smoking, reward yourself with something. Also, try candy cigarettes. I know that sounds stupid, but it works. Buy CANDY ones not REAL ones. just STOP BUYING REAL ONES thats really all you have to do because if you dont buy them, how are you gonna smoke? perfect! and if your friend offers you one, say NOO!

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im stopping smoking but its sooo hard. other than usung nicatine products, what else helps? is anyone else stopping or stopped? what helped you through it?First of all, I really want to commend you for trying to quit. I myself am not a smoker, but have been around smoker-s all my life. My mother quit smoking some years ago - my sister-s have quit - re-started, so I am going to give you some of the things that I have observed with them.
My mom used nicorette gum. As mentioned from a previous answerer...oral fixation. To this day she chews gum.
Another thing that my mom makes sure of is that she carries around hard candy. She likes to have something to suck on. It is kind of that same sucking action as with a cigarette. Best thing about this kind is that there are a variety of flavors to choose from. :)
Also, she stays very busy. Not only is it an oral fixation, but a hand fixation. She always had to have something going with her hands. Mom took up flower arranging - crafting. This helped keep her mind - hands occupied. She also started reading quite a bit - word - number puzzles. Another mind - hand thing.
My sister quit cold turkey. She did very well for 9 years. Then 9/11 happened. 45 min. away from her house is where the 2nd plane went down. The way that the whole town shut down - the kids were rushed home from school, sent her for a loop. She started smoking again. She is still smoking.
Another sister quit by reducing the number of cig-s a day that she would smoke. She would take out her certain number of cig-s - make it last. She would light up long enough that she quenched the urge....then she would put it out - save it for later. When she had a small urge, she would puff on her unlit cigarette. That seemed to help. Lots of hard candy for her.
Quitting smoking is not going to be an easy thing. A great support system is KEY!! Maybe a great friend to help encourage you. OR a family member. Someone you can go to - tell them of your quest to quit. Ask them to be your encourager. Also remind them, from the beginning, that you do not need to be scolded when you fall. You need to be gently picked up - set back on the right road. The road that you have chosen.
Now from me, a non-smoker. I am so proud of you for trying. And every time you may have a re-lapse, but start over again to be smoke-free......I am proud of YOU!!!!! :)
My grandmother died at the oh so young age of 67. She was taken way way way before her time. She had throat cancer.
The day that the doctor-s had to cut off half of my beautiful grandma-s face was one I will never forget. Not only did she loose her lower jaw bone, she had to have a permanent tracheotomy installed.
The radiation burned her throat so bad. So, not only did my beautiful grandma loose her face, I never got to hear my beautiful grandma-s voice again.
Being that her throat was so badly burned from the radiation, she was no longer able to eat - drink.
She was on restricted fluids. Just enough to keep her mouth wet. See, the esophogus was so badly burned, there was no way of stopping fluid from going directly into her lungs. She was slowly filling her lungs with fluid. She was very slowly drowning.
She had a permanent Kangaroo feeding tube surgically inserted into her stomach. My grandma was a professional chef. It gave her great pleasure to cook for - dine her family. She lost that desire - that pleasure. Dinner was a can of ensure put into the plastic bag at the top of the feeder.
Grandma was a tiny woman. About a size 2. When the feeding tube became permanent, her belly swelled up like a balloon. Size 13/14. Although she lost weight - was very thin in the face,arms - legs, her stomach was big.
Grandma lived like this for 2 years. I asked her if she knew what it would be like, would she have chosen the surgery, chemo - radiation. She said no. She said that she would have taken her chances with the cancer. I told her I was glad that she chose to live. Thing is......hindsight. Grandma suffered so much those last 2 years. Now I realize how selfish it was for me - the rest of the family to ask her to endure that pain - agony so that WE could have her for a little longer.
I don-t tell you this to gross you out. I tell you this because I loved my grandma sooooo soooooo much. My grandmother raised me for several years of my childhood. She truly was -mother- to me. Not....... just like a mother, but the real thing for me. It has been several years ago - I still cry to tell my grandmother-s story. The pain is so real. Just as it was yesterday.
I tell this story to hopefully, stop this pain from ever happening to anyone. I would hate to see anything like this happen to you or anyone, EVER!!!! If this helps one person, it is worth telling. Just one person. See, there is a trickle down effect. That one person has many many people that love him/her. So, one person really effects many.
Be blessed dear on you adventure to quit smoking. I give you highest praise for your effort. It is so worth quitting. The benefits outweigh the negative.
You find yourself a cheerleading squad - you go for it. It won-t be easy, but you can do it. You can do anything you put your mind to.
I want this so badly for you. But it has to be you, YOU who wants this so badly for you.... for you to achieve.
Go for the brass ring girl. Go for great smelling breath, whiter teeth, pretty nails, good smelling fingers, nice smelling clothes - hair. A house that is fresh - clean smelling. A car that is ash free - smells great. How about those lungs. Lungs that are free of nicotine - tar. Lungs that want to run up those stairs - run up a hill. Lungs that will take you where you want to go. And how about that voice. A voice so crisp - clear...not burned out, dry - raspy. Oh, and let-s not forget the money. How about the money you will save. Do something special for yourself with that savings. Set goals for yourself, but also set treats for yourself. Reach a goal, get a treat. Be good to you.
This is the only YOU that you get - it has to last you the rest of your life. :)
Best wishes to you - your cheerleader-s. I will keep all in my prayers.
Hope this helps in some way. :)I stopped about 3 years ago and it was very hard. I tries all kinds of stuff. The patch worked for me. Once you are off the patch you have a highly diminished oral fixation and you can then attack the nicotine addiction directly instead of failing due to the need to have something in your mouth. But it-s mostly agony and willpower. You will thank yourself every day for the rest of your life. Start working out too, that helps.Congratulations!!!!!
Yes, it-s VERY difficult to stop an addiction/compulsion.
I suggest getting mint-flavored toothpicks to keep your mouth busy. Some folks chew gum, but the sugar is bad for you.

Smoking helps folks avoid (but not face) their feelings, so it-s good to make sure that you talk about your life with a good friend every day so stuff doesn-t build up.

Hang out with other non-smokers. If you hang out with smokers, you-ll be smoking again.

If you hang out at a barber shop, soon enough, you-ll get a haircut.

Meditation - prayer helps to relax you and connect with your God.

Good Luck.I had to use mint snuff to quit chewing tobacco. I am sorry I don-t have an answer for smoking, but maybe there is some sort of fake cigarette like the mint snuff?The cravings will subside dramatically if you can just get through the first few days. They won-t go away completely though so you have to substitute a good behavior to replace your smoking bahavior, like taking a walk, drink a glass of water, or chew gum. Good luck!I-m going thru this with a friend and he says the best way is to just put it down and don-t let smoking be an option any longer.You have to be ready mentally. If not, it will be harder to succeed.

I quit smoking from March 2006 to December 2007 and started back up when I went home to visit my family. They are die hard smokers and I thought I-d be able to handle it. Well, living with 4 smokers for 10 days was not beneficial to me at all. I-ve been smoking since that trip unfortunately. Hopefully I-ll be stopping again soon, once I get into the right frame of mind.

What helped was...

1) Stop doing things I associated with smoking, i.e, taking unnecessary breaks at work. I tried to keep busy and not go on breaks.

2) Just tell yourself no. It-s hard but it can be done.

3) I needed something to replace the oral fixation yet I didn-t want to gain a lot of weight. Thankfully, I-m lucky in having a great metabolism ~ I only gained 5 lbs. I didn-t want to switch smoking with something else I did normally, like eat ice cream. So I started eating Hot Tamale candies. I never ate them before I quit smoking and whenever I needed a smoke, I-d chew on some of these. They really did help me.

Good luck to you. Hopefully I-ll be quitting right along with you soon.

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