How can i Quit my Smoking habit?Tried many times but could stop onlyfor 3 mnths max. Cant we stop it4ever?

Question

I smoke 32 cigars a day. Now i really feel to quit it but i am helpless. Whenever i see someone smoking i feel to. also after food its a habit for me. Is there anyone out who successfully get rid of this habit ? pls guide me. hope it will be very useful for others also if you can post your story. Thank you.

Answer 1

First of all tell people who say things like "just quit" to go to Hel*. They have no idea what they're talking about.
Now, step one. Write down the times that are hardest for you. Like after eating. With morning coffee. In the car.
Step two. Plan what you will do at these times instead of smoke. Hard candy, pencil and paper. Whatever works for you. It doesn't really matter what it is as long as it's the same thing every time. Replace a habit with a habit.
Step three. Write down all the reasons you want to quit and tape it to the mirror you look into in the mornings. Read it every morning.
Step three. Get help. The patch. the gum. what ever.
Step four. As new things come up that make you want a smoke, write them down and make a plan. As new benefits come to light, write them down too.
Good luck. I know how hard it is.
Just KEEP TRYING. If you smoke one, quite again.

Answer 2

I spent 5 years trying to quit - then one day I woke up and vowed never to smoke again.

It wasn't easy & 18 months on I still occassionally want a cigarette - but I always ask myself these questions:

If I have a cigarette now, will I enjoy it?
If I have a cigarette now, will I regret it?
If I have a cigarette now, will I have another?
If I have a cigarette now, will I start smoking again?
If I start smoking again, will I want to quit again?
If I start smoking again, how long will it be before I am able to quit?

Quitting is a promise you make to yourself - nothing else.
It is not easy.
Think of it as something positive - rather than thinking you are quitting something you enjoy, think of it as becoming free, or becoming a non-smoker.
Challenge yourself in the beginning: Day one, try to get to work without a cigarette, when you do - feel proud of yourself & set a new target (ex: complete a task or work for one hour without) - Each time you accomplish a small task without a cigarette - BE PROUD.
If seeing people smoke makes you want one - either try to avoid smokers - OR - actively seek them out and enjoy their second hand smoke - I did!
You can use anything to help: Gum, patches, chew on a toothpick, drink lots of water...
I tried karate - it got rid of all the tension & each session I found I could breathe a little more easily.
Appreciate the benefits - you can sit ANYWHERE in a restaurant!

PROMISE YOURSELF
Once you make a promise - you cannot break it.
But if you need time to make that promise then do that.
Make a promise that by the time you are "age" you will be a non-smoker.

GOOD LUCK.

Answer 3

I smoked for a couple of years and luckily it was for only like 4 years. What worked for me was just going cold turkey, because when I tried to "gradually quit" or use a different method such as patches, gum, etc. all I did was reduce smoking for a little bit and than just start again at normal level when I was "stressed". I told myself this would be the last cigarette and I never baught a pack again. When quitting, just keep in mind that a very few quit the first time they try to quit. I have heard on average, it takes around 7 times!!! So don't give up hope, I quit, millions of others have, and so can you. Also, expect to be reallly irritable, it's natural and others around you can either leave or just get used to it because you're trying to change your habit, which is extremely addictive.

Answer 4

You have to treat all the different areas of your addiction. The obvious and most talked about is the nicotine addiction, the patch is probably a good option with a person with such a heavy habit as yours. But there are other elements. When I smoked, I would walk outside and the first thing I would do was reach for my pack, because I needed something to do with my hands. You have to find something else to do with your hands. And also, you have to avoid the places where other people smoke, as that is also a powerful trigger to light up yourself.

Everyone is different, and this is stupid, but when I quit, one of the things that helped the most was (I was in college), I started riding my bike everywhere. I spent less time outside and when I was I couldn't because you can't ride a bike and smoke.

Anyway, good luck. I am so glad I quit, I feel better every morning when I wake up for not having that habit in my life.

Answer 5

Honestly..... It is in your head.... you don't need it to survive, and you can try and quit every day if you want, but until you understand it is in your head and you decide for yourself that you really don;t need it you will never be able to quit....

Try and make a limit for the day..... instead of 32.... tomorrow decide you are only going to have 30 and sort out how often you can have one and do not let your self have more than 32..... try that for a few days then say I am not going to have more than 28 and so on..... you might find that when you get down to 10 after a month or so.... Geez i dont even nedd these anymore....

It is also a good idea to busy your self.. and keep saying ill have one when i take a break.. but then start another project.... soon you will forget you even wanted one...


Best of luck - i know its hard =)

Answer 6

I just stopped smoking after 33 years!!!! My quit date is the 22nd of June, 2006 and I've not a smoke since, do I miss it, Yes.....

I do believe the number one thing for me is the honesty that you have to have with yourself. I admit that I loved my smokes, I had a relationship with them for all those years and acknowledged it. Then I did write a letter saying goodbye to the companion that has been with me longer than anyone. I cried and cried some more that day and the next few days, off and on. to be with something for so long and have to give up is somewhat hard to do. Almost like a bad relationship!!!! This relationship was special to me, when I was sad it was there, happy it was there, angry, lonely, tired, hungry and so many other emotions, so to give it up after all those years was a life changing experience and the best thing I ever did in my life.

I'm honest with myself every day about my feelings towards it and I go with how I'm feeling. I do have to admit that this is going okay and not as tough as I thougth it would be.

My twins brought home a pamphlet from school with a picture of a smoke that had been broken down into the areas where the government puts all its chemicals into it for us to smoke!!!! THAT WAS IT FOR ME,

I want to be healthy and smoking those chemicals was not healthy, I realized that I was the one who had the control back in my hands and I ran with it. I'm 46 and want to be around for a while.....

Good luck and keep healthy,

Answer 7

What worked for me was to set a date and quit then. Throw out all your tobacco products. If you can, schedule a vacation or a trip for that time and leave without tobacco, the change of environment occupies your mind so you are not thinking about tobacco. When you do think of tobacco give yourself some mild negative reinforcement. M I L D. A pinch on the forearm, enough to hurt but do no damage, 10 or 20 pushups, just mildly negative stuff your brain will associate with thinking about smoking. And remember to do that every time you think of tobacco. You are done with the physical addiction in only 4 days, anything beyond that is psychological and you need to play whatever mind games it takes to win. Good luck!!! And congratulations for taking the most important step--the decision to quit.

Answer 8

wait...you quit for 3 months and you started again? all i can say is, just quit. it's the only way. if you use gum or whatever, you'll just end up addicted to the gum. everything should be out of your system in like a week, to break the habit of smoking, find something to do with your hands. stay away from other people that smoke. it is possible. be strong, don't let it run your life.

Answer 9

As much as it sucks, quitting cold turkey I think is the way to go. My mom and dad both did it in 1991 - my mom had no choice, she'd had a heart attack. Mom's stayed off 'em, dad went back, but no where near what he was.

I quit for good in 1993. Again, cold turkey. I was miserable and unbearable to live with for two weeks, but I haven't gone back. (I tried once in 1996 and it made me want to hurl!)

I know people who've done the patch, and they've said it made them crave cigarettes more because it's such a high dose of nicotine it made them jittery. I know someone who spent $250 on hypnosis for it to fail.

What you may have to do it trade a good habit for the bad one - pick up a hobby or something in place of smoking. My mom took up embroidery. I went to the gym, then it morphed into an Internet addiction. The point is to keep yourself occupied and distracted from having them.

Good luck!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

Answer 10

Wow that is a lot of smoking. My grandfather used to smoke cigars a lot, then he weened himself down gradually. He died at 95 from a massive heart attack not smoking. He still smoked ONE cigar a day until the day he died. Perhaps you could give Clove cigs a try? They are imported and are not as carcinogenic and have cloves in them. There is also a mint cig too. NOT menthol but actual mint plant. You could talk to a doctor about it or go to a hypnotist or suck on a lolly-pop. I hope these are some good suggestions.