What is the only thing that helped you to quit smoking forever?
March 2nd, 2011
Watching videos on lung cancer didn’t do it. I’ve cut down
but it’s very hard to quit. I’ve started some hypnotherapy to
learn to relax and breathe deeply and it’s increasing my
desire to quit, but I need some things that were the deciding
factor in helping you quit. Thanks very much.
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I decided I wanted to leve past 50 and I did not want to be tied to a substance- the sense of freedom is so wonderful.
Actually it was my pregnancy!
My husband has had success with the Nicorette system though, going on 5 months now.
Best of luck!
the tax man he has enough of my money as it is!
self determination
exercise
The Committ Lozenges helped me and my husband. We haven’t smoked in over 3 years now. They really help with bad cravings. Good luck and once you make it past the first few weeks it gets easier and easier.
Believe it or not, I tried all the gimmicks and none of them worked. What worked was putting myself in a position where cigarettes were not available for 4 days. ( In 3 days the craving will peak and start to diminish.) I went camping in the woods without cigarettes.
When I returned home, I ate a lot of sugar free life savers. Whenever I found myself wanting a cigarette, (Fidgeting, After meals, Wish I could say after sex, but wasn’t that lucky), I popped a sugar free life saver. I used Sugar Free because I didn’t want to gain a lot of weight.
I also avoided the places where I enjoyed smoking. The pool hall, bars, etc.
After 3 months, I no longer had the craving. After 6 months I became one of those reformed smokers that complain about everyone else doing what I used to do.
It takes a lot of will power, Good Luck
First of all, you should know that the majority of folks who quit, actually quit 6-8 times before they finally quit. So, if you’ve failed in the past, don’t let it get you down. Second, it helps to determine if it’s the habit of smoking or the addiction to nicotine or both. People addicted to nicotine seem to be those who are best helped by medical assistance such as “the patch.”. People like me, who were not addicted to nicotine, but just to the habit of smoking, need to seek behavioral modification.
My way of quitting was to reduce the number of places that I smoked at. Eventually, the only place I smoked was at home, then in one chair. The day I decided to quit smoking, I decided to make an afghan to keep my hands busy (I can’t smoke and crochet at the same time). I finished that darn thing in 3.5 weeks, but it really helped. Never had one after that.
Be aware also that you may want to smoke for up to 2 years after you quit. Figure out your triggers. I had to give up beer for a couple of years because I just associated a beer with smoking (I also had a cigarette with coffee, but apparently not the association since it never gave me trouble). You may also have to change your group of friends, but generally, if you ask them not to light up because you are trying to quit, they are usually accomodating (or they probably aren’t friends).
My deciding factor was cost. A new tax was added and cigarrettes were going to over over $2 a pack. When I calculated out the cost, it just wasn’t worth it to me. I then put all the money I would have spent on cigarettes into a jar and used it for new hobbies and travel (yeah, it was THAT MUCH!).
Watching my aunt die & she was only 50 & a fitness instructor & a health freak but she smoked that was her down fall … I quit the day she told me & never looked back because you just wouldnt belive the pain & suffering a cancer patient has to endure. I say if you really care about yourself & want to live a good full life YOU CAN DO IT!!
Quit while your ahead I quit in 1991 after 40 years of smoking but had larynx cancer in 1999 became a Laryngectomee and breath through a hole in my neck in 2000 Thank God I’m still alive and doing well but can’t talk which is bad because I was a Singer, Guitar Picker and Drummer in a band But I don’t smoke anymore and I can’t smell anything which is good because my wife says smokers stink So Please Quit Now!!!
I stopped smoking in 1967. By the time I was about 22 years old I became a heavy smoker. My friends and I used to make pledges to reduce our smoking but that never worked I always returned to my cigarettes. One day I made a decision to stop smoking forever. I went cold turkey. For about six months, especially when I was socialising, I fought the craving for cigarettes. However, the longer I stayed away from smoking the weaker my cravings got and eventually diminished completely. I have enjoyed a healthy lifestyle ever since. Do not dilly dally; MAKE A DECISION TO QUIT AND STICK TO IT.