I am almost 29 years old and have been smoking since I was 12 years old. I have anxiety and depression and have always thought of smoking as a source of comfort. I am starting to have health problems from it now and really need to quit. Any tips about quitting? Preferably from someone who is an ex-smoker. Thank you.
most effective way to quit smoking is to find a source of strength or a driving force for why you wan’t to quit. The patches, the gum, the cold turkey will never work unless there is a strong enough reason and you need to will yourself to do it. In your care your driving force could be your desire to live past 50 or see your kids grow up, your grandchildren. But you would have to find something and it makes it much easier to say on the path when your head feels like it’s going to explode if you don’t have a cigarette.
the good news is that i now have been quit for over 5 years.. i quit trying to quit alone, and joined a support group.. i attend nicotine anonymous meetings both locally and on line.. on line voice meetings are he as close as your computer, and you can attend while still smoking, before actually attempting a quit.. however you decide to quit good luck, there is simply no wrong way to quit!!
Nicotine Anonymous is a Non-Profit 12 Step Fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives. Nicotine Anonymous welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. The primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The Fellowship offers group support and recovery using the 12 Steps as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from nicotine.
I have heard great things about the medication Chantix.
I assume it’s the same in America as it is in England (it may not be with health care) but here they always say to speak to a doctor.
My friend quit just by not smoking anymore, another used gum and another used a nicotine inhaler. Many people quit but it takes a real desire and willpower.
You could ask a pharmacy if the doctor isn’t available and you are not confident that you can do it without some sort of assistance. They will be able to find the right product based on how long and how much you have smoked.
stop smoking one cig. every 5 days-so if you smoke a pk a day then with ten cig it will take you 50 days to stop-it works take a good vit and especially a good B complex- this helps the nerves
How Do I Quit?
1. Write down why you want to quit. Do you want to-
Feel in control of your life?
Have better health?
Set a good example for your children?
Protect your family from breathing other people’s smoke?
Knowing these reasons and your desire to quit will spell the difference between your success and failure in quitting.
2. Realize that it takes real effort to quit smoking.
3. Set a date for quitting
4. If possible, look for a buddy.
“Two are better of than one, because together they can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, the other can help him up… Two people can resist an attack that would defeat one person alone. A rope made of three cords is hard to break.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9
5. Change your routine.
Keep your cigarettes in a different place.
Smoke with your other hand.
Don’t sit in the same place at the kitchen table.
Stay busy.
Eat regular meals because feeling hungry is sometimes mistaken for the desire to smoke.
Smoke only in certain places, such as outdoors.
Taper the amount cigarette sticks you smoke every day. For example, if you normally consume 24 sticks per day, you can reduce it by 2 or 3 or by whatever you are comfortable with for every day that you are on this program.
Buy one pack of cigarettes at a time. Don’t think that replacing regular cigarettes for ‘light’ cigarettes can reduce the amount of nicotine you take in with every puff. The fact is that with ‘light’ cigarettes, you tend to inhale more often and more deeper to satisfy that amount of nicotine that your body is accustomed to.
6. Minimize/eliminate exposure to smoke and smokers.
7. Get rid of all your cigarettes and put away the ashtrays and lighters.
Continue with the new routine.
When you get the urge to smoke, do something else instead to take your mind off it, like going for an exercise (walking, biking, swimming, yoga), or chewing gum.
Think positively. Think about the benefits of quitting and go back to the main reasons why you started it and why you have to finish this.
When you feel tense, keep busy. Get involved with constructive activities that you can do with your family or friends or things that you would like to do for yourself. Tell yourself that smoking won’t make it any better.
Start putting the money you save by not buying cigarettes in a “money jar”.
8. Talk to others about your goal, you will find that a lot of people will support you.
9. Join local smoking cessation programs, group therapies, or one-on-one behavioral counseling. Quit rates at 1 year in those completing smoking cessation programs are close to 20%.
10. Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
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Try this that works and its a non-therapy guide.
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But as all other things it only works if you WANT to quit smoking for sure !
To stop smoking in needing a strong intention to not smoking and avoiding environmental contained those smokers.
Links Pages below can become knowledge for quitting smoking:
1. http://quit-smoking-expert.ialaa.com/ or
2. http://www.ialaa.com/healthy-man/best-quit-smoking-tips-ever/
good luck
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