What is the best website or free program to help you quit smoking?
November 7th, 2010
Please, no preaching about it being weakness, or how cold turkey is the only way to stop. I quit once for 3 years cold turkey, but this time it isn’t working. And I already know it’s a weakness.
Thanks guys. 
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Well this is your first step. Deciding to quit. Good for you! Pat yourself on the back.
Next it’s time to do a little research. Make a mental note (or write it, up to you) when and where you smoke most often. What’s that thing you do that your brain automatically associates with lighting up, You know what I mean. For some people it’s the drive home from work. You get in your car, start the engine, back out and before you even hit your first stop light you already have a lit cigarette and sometimes you don’t even remember lighting it.
Smoking is very behavioral, habitual. The first step is to stop the cycle and the best way to do that is to stop your personal cycle.
Is there a smoking lazy boy? A butt indent and an ash tray fused into the seams?
Whatever your place, or whatever your smoking time is STOP THAT FIRST!
It’s almost impossible to stop cold turkey. Doing that is hard and unnecessary.
Now that you know your psyche and how it thinks try spending a week NOT smoking in those places or during that time. If you must have a smoke do so in a different place. A not so comfortable place. Stand outside. No beer in hand, no magazine to read, no book, laptop… nothing that will make the moment more enjoyable.
In that week keep note of how many cigarette’s you smoke.
Week 2 cut it by 50%.
There will be struggles, you may cave in and break one of your own rules, you’re human. Don’t think that one mistake means all your hard work goes out the window. One mistake does not a failure make.
Start the next day with a clean slate and continue with your previous progress. Each week cutting more and more until you are not smoking at all.
Your food will taste better, you will smell things you forgot had a scent. You will have more energy and you will be adding many more years to your life.
If you are feeling weak and need some encouragement there are many websites that can help
http://www.quit4life.com/index_e.asp
Is a canadian site, offered by the canadian government.
http://www.quitnow.ca/
mytimetoquit.com
http://www.way2quit.com
to name a few… google it ther are many. Trust me you aren’t alone. It’s VERY hard to quit but you will be glad you did.
What did it for me was a cadaver course I took in college. One of my cadavers was a long time smoker, the other was not. The second I cut into the smokers lung I wanted to puke. It’s pretty amazing the damage we do to ourselves.
Good luck!
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 think this is one of your best decisions. You must know what are the advantages of quitting:
http://www.knowabouthealth.com/cigarette-smoking-is-injurious-for-your-health/
This will keep you motivated throughout. My friend was chain smoker and he quit. He use to say, just be mentally strong and you can do it. Here are some tips that helped him:
http://www.knowabouthealth.com/8-easy-tips-to-quit-obsessive-smoking/