Little depressed and smoking and drinking seems to be an escape, but i realize it is ruining my life. I was always a very responsible one. I am ready to quit. please help me save my life. I am only 26.
How to quit smoking and drinking without spending money?
You can do it..I did after twenty nine years of smoking and after suffering small stoke, quit April 4th of this year. I gave up drinking years ago after suffering a seizure. Seems these habits just don’t agree with me at all. Do it cold turkey, no patches, smoking gum, hypnosis. Stock up on healthy snacks and plan to do it when you have at least three days of down time. The worst of the withdrawal will subside after 72 hours. I went on line and talked to ex smokers for support and took it one day at a time. It has been four months and I am so proud and feel so much better. Get serious, do it, don’t give up. You will look back at each day off of cigs with pride. God bless and the best of luck.
Get a job. It’ll distract your mind from drinking. Quit drinking before smoking its the worst. Smoking may help you quit.
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quit both!! start exercising and become obsessed with that instead!!!
Stop buying cigarettes & alcohol.
Buy Alan Carr’s "Easy Way" self help books. You’ll have to spend money, but it costs less than supporting a drinking and smoking habit…especially in the long run. I used his book to quit smoking.
The best way to quit smoking is to wean yourself off nicotine. Trying to quit cold turkey = painful and usually fails because the urge to smoke is so strong. Instead, figure out your daily # of smokes and very slowly reduce that number. Always smoke 1 in the morning and after a meal, spread the rest out through the day and avoid triggers. This way the urge can be fought with the knowledge that you’ll get another smoke, you just have to wait an hour or so. It’s not "never again" it’s "just wait a little bit". Failure is not absolute, it just means you adjust your numbers and work your way down again. It takes a little work for this and you won’t have that initial satisfaction of "I QUIT!" but you’re chances for success are much higher.
Alcohol is a problem, you’re going to have to avoid triggers or work on a system to avoid binging.