how did you quit smoking?

Question

want to hear from all of you quitters out there.............how did you finally do it? i want to quit so bad and im really mad at myself for not being strong enough to do it.............grrrrr............its crazy because im one of them people that says 'you can do anything you want to do............all you got to do is want it bad enough'
im starting to think that although i THINK i want to quit, maybe subconsciously i really dont and maybe thats the problem
isnt that crazy
damn it i do want to
lmao
but yet i cant do it................

Answer 1

I quit long ago. Seemed as if I had to learn how to live all over again. All those little habits that lead to lighting up have to be relearned, like primal therapy. Taking breaks. Stoplights. After eating. Drinking. Coffee. There is this huge hole in your life. Every time I turned down the urge, I grew stronger, and the next time it was easier. Every time I fell off the horse, I got back on. Isn't that the definition of success? Just get up one more time than you fall down. You only have to turn down one cigarette - the next one! Good luck. Quitting smoking is one of the best things I ever did. Just breathing easily is a joy.

Answer 2

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 3

I wish I could answer your question but I can't . Infact, I was going to bed but now I"m thinking about the craving again and think I'll have to go outside and light one up.

Don't beat yourself up. I quit for twelve years but when my previous job was on the line and I was losing my father to a terminal illness, I just coudn't think of anything else I'd rather do than have a cigarette.

But that's not the worse part of it. Where I work they're going to start enforcing a no-smoking policy on campus beginning July 4th of next year. What an irony, Independence Day. My landlady won't let me smoke in my appartment so I have to go out to the car whenever I want to cop a smoke. And guess what? I'm not getting any slimmer either.

Deep down as I'm getting older, to be honest with you, I think I've pretty much lost my desire to quit. But I do wish you the best of luck. I've heard good things about the patch and the medication welbutron.

Lord, have mercy on all your children. Even us smokers.

Answer 4

tell yourself you are NOT missing a thing and feel sorry for those that are smoking, you are not missing anything and smoking is not a reward that we think it is, it is a death sentence. Those are the two key things I finaly realized after the 6th time trying to quit, I always felt like I was missing something. Just constantly tell yourself you can do it and you are strong, DEEP breaths through your nose, hold for a few secs, let out your mouth slowly or lamaz breathing, also a placebo type deal, hold your hand to your mouth like you are smoking and take a deep breath in like you are taking a drag and it relieves, these key things will get you through the first 3 physical days and then it is ALL mental, and like someonelse told you, ask others that smoke around you not to till you are strong, instead of going out to smoke on break or after eating, start cleaning or do something else and eventually you wont even think about it! Im 33 and did it..dont forget..you are NOT missing anything, the first drag we crave for our reward is oxygen drag so put your fingers to your mouth and take a deep breath...tell yourself all the time, Im NO LONGER a smoker! YA

Answer 5

My first try was with "one step at a time filters" I lasted about 4 months. Then I tried a medical support group thing, made it almost a year. Then I went to a hypnotist, smoke free for 15 years. The thing I used after the hypnotist was a mantra I repeated anytime I got the urge for a smoke, "I'm a nonsmoker, I'm a nonsmoker, I'm a nonsmoker..." I would repeat it over and over until the urge went away. At first it was every couple hours, then a few times a day, after a few weeks I hardly thought about it. Try everything. Find what works for you. It is a physical addiction but it can be over come. It will be the best thing you will ever do.

Answer 6

I picked a day about a month in advance. Then I went and bought Nicorette gum. I did the gum for about 3 days until I realized I hated it. So.. I just quit cold turkey. The first 2 or 3 weeks were the WORST. I just kept at it and didn't give in. I've smoked a few times since I quit, but just when I drank. Anyway, you can do it. I never thought I could. I couldn't imagine a day without smoking. But now I barely even think about it. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

I quit 5yrs ago, you feel so much better, it takes about 6 wks to get out of your system. I was real weak but i knew i had no choice . I quit cold turkey because i make up my mind that was it Not like some people i did not get all the cig out of my house I
put them in my top drawer and when I opened the drawer they were there for me that way I wasn't going crazy because i didn't have none in the house this might not work for everyone but it did for me Good luck

Answer 8

Cold turkey. Bite the bullet; suffer for 2 to 6 weeks; it's over.
I spent 10 years trying to quit. I got tired of BSing around and just did it. That was 22 years ago. It worked.

Are you tough enough?

Answer 9

well, I got pregnant. quit cold turkey even though I had awful cravings. But they weren't strong enough to hurt my unborn child. I still can't smoke now because I'm breastfeeding. I am glad I quit but it was because I absolutely had to, I was effecting someone else's health. Once she's big enough to stop breastfeeding... I might be smoking again. :-(

Answer 10

It is hard, I quit in April, then started again, then quit in May when I found out I was pregnant. I'm not going to lie, it is hard. Start slow. I missed it after sex, after a meal, and while driving. So I picked to start quitting while I drove. I would get a bottle of water and sip it instead of smoking. Also try altoids or for me, peppermints. After you master one, try another, for me it was after sex, then after dinner. Just roll over and try to go to sleep and pop a peppermint in after dinner. After mastering these, the hard part comes into play, you have to learn to do something when the urge hits. I looked up withdrawl symptoms online and realized that certain things could happen, anxiety attacks, headaches from oxygen returning to normal levels, coughing up more phlegm, gums may bleed, having the urge to smoke....etc. Find something to do to keep your hands busy and realized that the urge only lasts for about five minutes. Knowledge truly is power. If you know the withdrawl symptoms and you are ready to accept them and you know they only last for a while, you can do it. Realize peppermints not only are good for you to suck on instead of smoking, but if you put one in your mouth after a meal, it helps to digest your food. It aslo helps with nausea. As for not smoking when something bad happens or when you get upset or angry, that will be really hard, try bath and body works lavander vanilla aromatherapy lotion and linen spray. It helps me a great deal to calm, relax, and soothe. Try a bath at the end of the day. And if you can stand the taste, or even pinch your nostrols and chug it, Chamomille tea is EXCELLENT for relaxation. It helped me to quit. I also wrote out a list of reasons to quit, for my family, my unborn baby, the fact that my dad had his first heart attack this april, lung and mouth cancer, ugly sking, ugly yellow teeth, bad breath, etc. Good luck.