I know how you feel. Posting reams of anti-smoking stuff doesn't help. Anyone over the age of 5 knows how harmful smoking is.
I quit 3.5 years ago and still feel the urge now and then. Not as much as i used to though. Give yourself something else as a reward, such a glass of juice or smoothie (not quite the same I know). Moments of stress creates the urge to smoke because it is then that our breathing becomes shallow. Smoking encourages you to inhale deeper, so try inhaling as deep as you can (without smoking) hold it for a few seconds before exhaling.
If you want to stop smoking bad enough, you will. You just need to find a reason that works for you. I did it for my daughter. Children with a parent who smokes is almost guaranteed to start (or at least try it) when they are in their teens.
Good Luck.
2006-09-04 21:26:40
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answered by Anonymous
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Try going to the park every once in a while to get away from stress, or hang out with some friends. Less stress you have the less you'll feel the need or craving to smoke. Don't think about as in hours or minutes or days. It will only seem like it has been forever since your last puff. Get support from family and friends. Call them when you think you might start again. Stay away from tabacco shops and don't but any ciggeretts. Chewing gum, cooking, taking a walk, watvhing a movie, being with friends, you know just activites you become caught up in so you don't think about smoking. It is a long road but it is good that you stopped.
2016-03-17 08:18:52
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answered by Anonymous
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I have been smoke-free for 2-1/2 years and I still get cravings.
It's a nasty addiction, and a multifaceted one.
Expect the cravings but recognize that each craving episode will go away, and as time passes they get shorter.
You're on the right track and are experiencing what every ex-smoker experiences. Simply ignore them, or chew gum, or something.
Whatever you do, do not go for the patch or any of the other NRT devices. You have the nicotine out of your system - don't start putting it back in.
And don't go for just one digarette - you'll find yourself quickly re-addicted.
2006-09-06 09:12:49
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answered by TJ 6
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Smoking is just as hard to quit as any other drug out there. I'm a smoker..that tried many times to quit but failed. About 2 months ago, i saw on the news that they have a new shot out...it tells your brian smoking is gross...so if you break down and smoke..it makes you sick. They also have a few different types of pills you can take that help craving and beating smoking. I am unsure of the names of these...but you could easily find out by talking to your doctor or looking on google.com. Theres also patches and gums you can use to reduce cravings.
I really dont think you should take just one puff...its going to take you back to where you started from and its only going to be that much harder. Good luck with this sweetie and god bless you! I really hope this helps and i hope you succeed.
2006-09-04 20:59:28
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answered by Anonymous
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With every day that you do not smoke, remind yourself that if you were to pick it up again, even for a single puff, the days that you didn't smoke would all go down the drain.
Get your mind off it by occupying yourself with other thoughts or activities.
Good luck!
2006-09-04 20:59:44
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answered by ♪♫♪Isaac♪♫ 3
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replace the habit with another, when u feel like a smoke chew some gum or have a snack. replace that ciggie with a boobie or a penis if ur gay. reward urself by blowing a months salary on a high class hooker. when u feel like smoking do something crazy that will give u an adrenaline rush and counter the brain chemistry telling you u need a smoke. if u feel like smokin and have access to sex have sex. holding back cravings will have you building up more and more.....instead replace that habit. if not with one habit with a number of habits that are positive. i quit smoking recently and i do find that after a couple weeks the cravings are gone. I find a can have a smoke or two a week or month and it actually turns me off smoking coz it tastes gross and makes me feel sick like the first time you tried smoking. so the best way for me is to remind myself that this stuff is actually shitt by having one or two now and then. smoking is bad for ur penis also btw.
2006-09-04 21:03:21
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answered by Anonymous
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Ohh, it sucks to be you right now! You have a ways to go but try this..Dip the tips of a few cigarettes in clove oil or vinegar, when the urge is so bad you need a puff...try to light one of these babies and you will gag like you just ate a rotten chicken leg. one or two times after that, you will gag every time you see or think of a smoke. "self hypnosis" same as you telling yourself cigarettes taste good. you learned to smoke, now you have to learn to stop.
2006-09-04 21:06:20
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answered by twostories 4
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I quit a year ago, and still have the urge to light up. Just keep ignoring the craving....it can all end on an impulse. You are doing great! Congrats!
2006-09-04 20:57:29
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answered by Gothic Martha™ 6
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14 days, you still have a long way to go. Have you tried the Nicotine patches or Nicotine gum? The gum will help with the cravings.
2006-09-04 20:57:29
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answered by sarah071267 5
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find a hobby that exercises your brain and interests you to keep your mind off of it.
I do crossword puzzles at home when I get a craving, at work it is a little easier since you can just avoid the smoke areas
2006-09-04 20:59:14
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answered by b_rock007 3
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