Christians who were able to quit smoking please answer.?

Question

I want to quit smoking and have not succeded but am determined to quit. My question is how was your experience in quiting. Did you do it in faith quiting cold turkey? Or did you use things like nicotine gum or nicotine patches? Please tell me your story. Thanks

Answer 1

I quit smoking . . . but now I cant stop suckin d)ck

Answer 2

Hey, I quit cold turkey because I decided that cigarettes have no power over me and I now know that through Jesus that I can conquer anything!

To think you can't is crazy!

I actually did a no smoking seminar once and it went well. I have the hard copy somewhere but don't really know where it is.

However I do know that you are addicted to nicotine for only 72 hours (three days), so after that it is all mental because the addiction is gone. The rest is habit.

That's why a 30 day supply of patches or gum or whatever is a complete joke.

Three days without nicotine my friend. Not 30.

I can do everything through him who gives me strength-Phillippians 4:13

...does the Bible lie to you? Do you think?

No it doesn't!

Just make up your mind and stop thinking how hard it is...and you'll feel great! I smoked 2 packs a day for 20 years. Then none. I decided that these little stupid things weren't going to control me.

Wish you well.

ps..I will respectfully disagree with mightymo because it will be a challenge to hang out with your friends that smoke. Don't accept that not smoking will require you to "change friends"...I think you would have the strength to quit in spite of people around you smoking. But be careful, you may turn into one of those "I quit smoking" whiners that all smokers hate to be near. I hung with the same people and did the same stuff. the strength comes from within.....your smoking friends are not as strong as you! They will secretly admire you...really.

Answer 3

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 4

I smoked for five years and it was a matter of slow death for my habit. Cold turkey works for a while but that urge to pick it up again can be powerful. Hopefully the friends you keep aren't the type that encourage you to stop but all the while light up right in front of you, Accountability helps. If you can choose someone that will help you stay true to quiting, then that could seriously help the process. The thing about doing that is, for one, you have to want to really quit or that "accountability partner" is going to annoy the life out of you. This person doesn't have to be a general in a No Smoking boot camp, but you want them to check in on you to make sure your not stealing a smoke break. Also, you have to be honest with that person when you do relapse and not feel like a loser for doing so. Even Peter made mistakes and people still built an entire faith around him. I wouldn't recommend the gum unless you have a REALLY bad smoking habit because I see it as a serial killer trying to stop killing by killing fewer and fewer people each time until he's down to killing just kittens and puppy dogs then hopefully nothing at all.

Answer 5

I smoked from age 16 to 26 but never smoked more than a pack a day. I just quit cold turkey. My husband smoked about the same and he quit cold turkey. We were both surprised that we didn't get any withdrawals or anything. Now we are 55 and I can't stand to be around cigarettes.

Answer 6

Kasey R,
When you say that you are quitting smoking, does that mean forever?

The reason why I ask, is because I quit, Cold Turkey, more than once.

The first few times it was because I loved my family and wanted to watch them grow up. After a while, about a year and a half, I started again. I liked smoking.

Then I used smoking as a fast. As in fasting. The same thing as if you fasted from eating. I kept that up for about 9 months. What happened there is that I lost my focus. Not smoking turned into a symbol of righteousness for me. I don't like thinking that I am somehow righteous by my own effort. Actually I recognized it as pride. So I started again, the reason for the fast was over. I knew that deep inside me.

I still smoke. I like to smoke. And I notice all the people in this world doing everything they can to look younger and live longer, it makes me ask a question, "What do I want living in this world longer, being the way I am. I have the promises of God waiting to be fulfilled in Heaven, and not smoking does not mean I will live longer."

So now my smoking is an act of faith. I know it sounds silly, but think about it. The whole world is politically correct and try to make everyone a non smoker, right? And the whole world is telling you that it is bad for you. And the Whole world is trying to live longer and look younger, for what?

For their own vanity. They think that they can be kept safe, live longer, look younger, eat healthier, as if it was yet another religion.

That's not my religion. So in defiance to their worldly righteousness, I resist them to their face. I am a fool to their eyes, but when the things that really count are counted, trusting God will be front and center.

In essence, I am a fool. But a fool for Christ. That title is still more than I deserve. But I am trusting God to the Death. And if that comes sooner, so be it. I will welcome it.

No nicotine gum or patches, they are a RIPOFF!!!! Do you think that they would work better than your desire to quit? I have several relatives that quit multiple times, and are in the midst of smoking a few hundred dollar poorer.

I know what alcoholism does. I've been to AA. Do you see them giving alcohol to alcoholics so that they curb their appetites for it? I never heard of it.

Answer 7

I'm curious - why do you direct your question only to Christians? How would they have a different experience quitting smoking than anyone else?

I quit smoking and probably had some tips or information that would help, but I guess I'm not the right religion.

Answer 8

I started smoking when I was 11. I get migraines really bad and smoking made it worse. By the time I was 19 I couldnt smoke one cigarette without getting a migraine so bad that I would throw up. I told myself that it would be best for my overall health to stop. I havent had but maybe 2 migraines since I quit 4 years ago.

I think willpower is the most important factor in quitting

Answer 9

No, quit cold turkey over a year ago, after a looooong time of smoking. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I did buy nicorette gum for the first two weeks and after that it got easier.
The main thing is, stay away from smokers, if you get the urge, get up walk around, breathe deeply, it takes about 5 minutes for the urge to pass. I can't have patches, allergic to the adhesive.
I wish you good luck!
PS. The one thing, if you later on ever get the urge, I mean a year from now, bump a cigarette of someone, but never buy a pack, ever.

Answer 10

My husband quit cold turkey. We were going to a 3 day religious convention and he left his cigarettes at home. He had smoked for 34 years and he never picked them up again. For me, it was harder. I prayed and prayed and came to the realization that for me it was an oral fixation. So, I decided rather that quit the motions of smoking, I would just quit lighting the cigarettes. I bought a carton, threw away all the matches and lighters and refused to let anyone give me a light. I picked a cigarette up when I got up in the morning and went through puffing, flicking imaginary ashes, etc. I drove with a cigarette in my hand and did the same thing. Each time it got easier and easier. I only threw the cigarette away when it started looking sort of gross. The carton lasted a year and I have been smoke free now since 1992. Prior to that I had smoked for 26 years.

Answer 11

Around 33 years ago, COLD TURKEY. However, never having been a heavy smoker--about 1/2 pack a week, some of the gum and the nicotine patches now available, were not invented then. After visiting the doctor with a raw stomach ulcer caused by worry, I was advised that surgery would be needed if the smoking did not stop. I do not dwell on worries since I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior and I have not touched one since. That was enough motivation for me!