How do you quit smoking?

Question

I don't smoke. But I know someone who smokes very often (a relative). And I told her that smoking is bad but she won't understand. Yes I know that smoking is very hard to quit, but it's possible. Any ways I can help her?

Don't take me wrong. Don't think I am making her to stop, or telling her to stop. I just want to know how can you stop to tell her that there are possibilities. But if she doesn't stop, then I will just let her do whatever she wants.

Answer 1

If she does'nt want to quit smoking it will be impossible to force her. Maybe you could give her some statistics showing how deadly it can be to help change her mind. Good Luck ! This site has some info that may help

Answer 2

since you smoke that much everyday, your body got adjusted having these poisons running ur body. That's why people with more serious drug problems can actually die by quiting abruptly. You hav to take decrease your amount of cigarettes maybe every few weeks or whatever you're comfortable with. The reason why you were coughing and stuff (tryign to not smoke) was because your body was so used to having 2-5 cigarettes a day. So each week you should decrease slowly from 2-4cigarettes, then another few weeks, 2-3, then so on.

Answer 3

She will never stop just cause YOU want her too, and I'm sure she already knows exactly how bad it is for her but doesn't really care enough to quit. She'll quit when SHE wants. When she gets tired of not being able to breath very good or coughing a lot in the mornings. Until then there's nothing you can do about it.
PS-my Grandma lived to be 87 and smoked and drank. She eventually died from complications of having surgery for breast cancer. I admit she was a lucky smoker

Answer 4

Encourage her but stop telling her how bad it is for her.

My husband quit once for a while, started up again because he was hanging out with too many people that smoked. He did a church remedy.

A big glass of orange juice with a teaspoon of cream of tartar in it. Lots of vitamin C. And carr yaround a trial/travel size of scope. Anytime there is a crave for a cigareete, rinse and spit. This works very well.

YOu can also hang out at places where no smoking is aloud so her smoking is cut down a bit when you are around. little things like that can help. The less they smoke, the easier it is to quit smoking.

Answer 5

I quit 26 years ago after smoking for 13 years...was up to 2 1/2 packs a day. The method I chose was to wait one urge for a cigarette...then wait two urges..then wait three urges...ect. Eventually, (about 30 days), I was down to the decision of buying one more pack or not. Went to the store, the grocer said "the're all good"...I have not bought or smoked a cigarette since AUG 80'.
What tilted the balance was to make the decision I wanted to quit..then asked God for the strength to do so...I have to give God the credit.

Answer 6

If she's not ready to quit, then there's really nothing you can do. I just quit smoking on Memorial Day weekend, and I assure you it was because I wanted to quit on my own. I'd heard all the nagging & lectures, and nobody was telling me anything I didn't already know. They could talk 'til they were blue in the face, and I'd just turn my deaf ear to them. I understood what the consequences were. But I needed to acquire that inner resolve to be able to do it on my own. I finally accomplished it when I got really sick & tired of all the bronchitis, wheezing, low energy, etc. I had to tell myself "Enough is enough!" because I was too stubborn to listen to anyone else.

I have a feeling your relative understands. But please understand it's a very difficult habit to break. She'll quit when she's ready. If not, then if it bothers you, set boundaries for when you're together (for example, you can ask her to not smoke inside your home).

Answer 7

No, its like any other addiction. They will only quit when they want to. You need to learn to love and accept that person for who they are and not "Down" on them because they do something you don't approve of. We are a society built on judging each other so badly. Everyone has some sort of problem they are attributed to in one form or another. Just relax and go with the flow, you will live alot longer and more productive life that way!

Answer 8

Quit cold turkey. I did and I have not smoked for 4 years. Find something to keep busy so you don't think about smoking. It's dumb but I did Jig Saw puzzles a lot!

Answer 9

You can only encourage her but she needs to be the one who wants to stop smoking. If you can convince her that she thinks its bad and wants to stop then you can work with her on ways to quit. I know hypnosis has worked on a few people I know.

Answer 10

If she wants to quite, i was told that the best thing to do is drink water all the time. It helps to cleanse the body of all the toxins and also gives you somthing to do when you have a craving. Bottled water everywhere you go, thats the answer.