How can i stop smoking?

Answer 1

do not allow yourself to buy any cigarettes, nor to accept any freebies. you are in charge of your body and your mind. there are umpteen progrems, gums, patches, etc. to help with the physical cravings but the bottom line is, you have to make the decision and you have to stick to it. You're worth it.
hugs,
aunt cryllie

Answer 2

There are several different ways you can quit smoking, you just have to find the right one for you.

You could chew sugarless gum or suck on hard candies like peppermints when you feel the craving for a cig coming on.

Get the patch, they are clear and barely visable and are very effective to help you quit smoking.

Get Nicorete gum, its able to stop the cravings with small doses of nicatine to help you quit.

Place a rubber band on your wrist and flick it onto yourself if you get a craving.

Smoke something thats a downgrade from what you normally smoke, so if you smoke reds, go lights then ultra lights and then quit, while at the sametime cutting back the amount of cigs you smoke a day. If you smoke a pack, go for 3/4 and then on down to nothing.

And...the well known way. Cold Turkey. Just stop smoking entirely.

Answer 3

to stop smoking you have to be very committed. Always remember your goal. throw away all your ciggerettes and instead when you are craving a ciggerette stick a stick of celery in ur mouth or a carrot ir any other food that reminds u of a cigerette. smoking is all in ur mind. Also remember that smoking cause several desieses and shortens ur life. Look up what is in a ciggerette and try not to hang around people when they smoke. when u go to a resteraunt sit at the no smoking section and that is how you can prevent smoking

Answer 4

If you're serious and you really want to give up (and by that I mean you're not doing it for someone else) then I suggest join a quit smoking group. There are plenty of them about check out the NHS websites. I am currently on a course and haven't smoked in 2 months and am feeling pretty chuffed after 32 years of addiction. Good luck.

Answer 5

If you are scared of the whole "cold turkey" approach try this: Go to "tobacco lane" or any tobbacco store and buy fresh unprocessed tobacco flavored or not. Get some rice or hemp papers and put a crutch on the end and roll your own! Those kind of hand rolled cigs do not contain added addictive chemicals like the ones the feds sell at gas stations. This way you might be able to quit without post stress, because you will have been weened off of the federally stamped cigs. Good luck!

Answer 6

First, and most important: YOU must want to quit. You will never quit if you are doing for somebody else.
If you really want to quit, then here are some things that I learned when I quit:
1.) Patches worked for me, but they may not for you. If one thing doesn't help wean you of your physical addition, try something else. Follow the program all the way through.
2.) Don't be hard on yourself for cheating. After three days of no smokes I bought a pack, chain smoked three cigs and then threw out the rest of the pack.
3.) Toss all your cigarettes, lighters, ash tray's etc. Out of sight, out of mind.
4.) Minimize exposure to things that remind you of smoking for the first few weeks. Bars, friends that smoke, etc.
5.) The day after you quit, go to the dentist and get your teeth cleaned. (trust me)
6.) Altoids are a godsend.

Keep trying, it's worth it.

Answer 7

I have successfully quit smoking after 12 years and here's how I did it: I quit cold turkey for as long as I could stand it(wich for me was 2 1/2 days. Then when I was going out of my mind, I got step one of the patch. As the nicotine hit my system over the next hour I felt so much relief. I continued the patch to step three, and have been smoke free ever since.

Answer 8

Join one of the smoking cessation groups in your area.

There are a number of products on the market that help to reduce the craving and help you give up. You still need a degree of self-control and will power, but there is a lot of help out there these days.

I know what it is like, I am into 4 months smoke free now.
Best of luck.

Answer 9

If you really love your family you would stop smoking. Just think of it that way, not that I'm trying to make you feel guilty..I mean, if you stop it would be for the better because smoking shortens your lifespan.

Answer 10

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Answer 11

slowly trust me it will be hard but possible but first you must want it more than you think. if you smoke a pack a day one week smoke all but one. throw it out the window. next week smoke all but two throw them out the window. next week three and so on. it will be hard but with in one month of not smoking at all your body should be able to ignore the "need" to smoke. the temptation will still be there but no where near as strong.