any tips would be appraciated!!
2006-10-12 06:32:23 · 14 answers · asked by K 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
hypnotism
it worked
try it
for many people it works
2006-10-12 06:36:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that a lot of people have tried many different ways to stop smoking. I'm glad that you said stop too. Quiting is for quiters, and since you asked for tips to help, the first one I have for you is to recognize and keep your positive attitude about yourself and your decision to do something to improve the quality of your life.
I smoked from the time I was 13 years old until my son's 10th birthday....too long a time to mention. I will be smoke free for 13 years on February 3rd 2007.
How did I do it? I spent the money I would have paid on ciggarettes for about two weeks (Canadian dollars, I think their over $8.00 a pack now) and went to have laser therapy. Yep, it works. I even left the full pack, minus the one ciggarette that I smoked in the parking lot before I went in, in the trash basket at the Laser Concept Clinic. There is no pain or discomfort what so ever for you to be afraid of. I will warn you though, you'll feel so much better physically and emotionally that you'll wonder why you didn't take control of this stinky and expensive habit sooner.
2006-10-12 07:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is what worked for me but my friends have said it would never work for them. But I'll tell you anyway.
First off, I set a date to stop. Second, I realized that I PANIC when I don't have any cigarettes at all around, so I always carried around a pack with two in it. That is the reason that this trick wouldn't work for some people...with me, knowing that I had them with my was somehow comforting, so I never got all panicky about not having any. That being said, I also felt a sense of control. I had them with me, but I refused to smoke them.
Thirdly (this is the important one), I ate sunflower seeds ALL day long. That way my oral fixation was satisfied but I wasn't cramming my face with a bunch of crap. Sunflower seeds go slowly. I work in a corporate building so I'd have to be kind of secretive about it and not spit seeds everywhere, but it really was key to quitting.
Another thing I did (which may of may not be an option for you) was I got a new car that I didn't want to stink up. So there went one of my major triggers...smoking in the car.
I also stopped drinking for awhile because I smoke when I drink.
The first week is hell.
The second week you have moments of urges that are sudden and hard to get through, but you can do it.
The third week you realize how much better you feel and you also realize that yes, you can live without them.
Good luck!
2006-10-12 06:52:08 · answer #3 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kate, some products such as patches, etc. work for some people. Nicotin is a drug, and the best way is to:
1. Plan to quit
2. Schedule a 10 day vacation in the mountains or desert with a non-smoking trustworthy friend. Go to a place where you can't buy or find cigarettes. Pack enough food, water, tent, sleeping bags, etc. Have a trustworthy friend drop you off with your friend, and a coordination to pick you and your friend up in 10 days.
3. Sleep under the stars. Go backpacking.
4. After 3 days you beat hell, after 7 days you can do it, and on the 10th day you are smoke free.
This technique is how I got my brother to quit. It has been 5 years, and he hasn't had a cigarette since.
2006-10-12 06:43:36 · answer #4 · answered by Fitforlife 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I stopped cold turkey, but I kept a packet of really awful cigs. in a drawer in case I had a craving. The fact that the only choice I had was those foul-tasting smokes kept me from being tempted.
You have to brainwash yourself to think about smoking as something really disgusting. That's not too hard.
I have a friend who is a psychologist. She cures people using hypnosis. She must be successful because people fly in from all over Mexico for treatment.
2006-10-12 06:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by The Gadfly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Commit Lozenges worked really well for me. They made me feel sorta ill whenever one of my friends smoked. I was smoking a pack of Marlboro's a day for 28 years, I was only on these things for one week, then I didn't want any cigs.
Also learn to recognize triggers (things that you saw, did, etc that make you smoke).
I still chew gum, but I don't want to smoke. I've been smoke free for 6 months.
Good Luck, it's tough, but it's worth it. If it doesn't work this time, try something different. Everyone is different. Hope this helps.
2006-10-12 06:43:08 · answer #6 · answered by Jeffrey M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This method works for me and is the only money back guaranteed.
I quit smoking 2 years ago
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The Allen Carr Method
HOW THE METHOD WORKS
Using psychotherapy, the method works in the opposite way to the “willpower” method. It does not concentrate on the reasons the smoker should not smoke : the money, the slavery, the health risks and the stigma. Smokers know all that already. Instead it focuses on why smokers continue to smoke in spite of the obvious disadvantages.
It is fear that keeps smokers hooked!
Fear the smoker will have to give up their pleasure or crutch. Fear the smoker will be unable to enjoy life or handle stress. Fear the smoker will have to go through an awful trauma to get free. Fear the smoker will never get completely free from the craving.
The Method removes these fears
Smokers quit with the Allen Carr Method as happy non-smokers, not feeling deprived but with a huge sense of relief and elation that they have finally achieved what they always wanted….
TO BE FREE!
What about the terrible withdrawal pangs from nicotine?
The physical withdrawal from nicotine is so slight that most smokers don’t realise that they are addicts. What smokers suffer when they try and quit using other methods is the misery and depression caused by the belief that they are being deprived of a pleasure or a crutch.
The Allen Carr Method removes this feeling of deprivation.
It removes the need and desire to smoke. Once the smoker is in the right frame of mind and they follow the simple instructions, the physical withdrawal from nicotine is hardly noticeable.
No Gimmicks!
The Method does not use any gimmicks, useless aids or substitutes. No nicotine gum, patches, lozenges, tabs, inhilators or nasal sprays! No needles! No lasers! No drugs! No herbs! No shock treatment!
The Allen Carr Method is successful because:
It removes the smokers’ conflict of will.
There are no bad withdrawal pangs.
It is instantaneous and easy.
It is equally effective for long-term heavy smokers and light smokers.
You need not gain weight.
You will not miss smoking.
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A personal view from Professor Judith Mackay MBE, JP, FRCO (Edin), FRCP (Lon), World Health Organisation Advisory Panel on Tobacco and Health
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“his success rate was such that, when budgets allow, we continue to use Easyway for work with specific groups and individuals.”
Dr Anil Visa BSc, MBBch., FRCA, Consultant – Royal Hospitals NHS Trust – Royal London Hospital
“I have observed the Allen Carr method at first hand and have found it to be very successful and I wholeheartedly support it as an effective way to quit smoking.”
Dr William Green, Head of Psychiatric Dept, Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong
“It is a remarkable fact that Allen Carr, on his own admission a non-professional in behaviour modification, should have succeeded where countless psychologists and psychiatrists holding postgraduate qualifications have failed, in formulating a simple and effective way to stop smoking.”
Dr Martin Jarvis, Principle Scientist, Imperial Cancer Research
Fund and Reader in Health Psychology, University College London
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Sir Anthony Hopkins
GOOD LUCK
2006-10-13 05:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by varekai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quit cold turkey. Its all a matter of willpower. You kinda have to get yourself psyched up for it and just do it. Now I just chew gum. Lots and lots of gum. Seems to help with the oral fixation part.
2006-10-12 06:40:16 · answer #8 · answered by *Cara* 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Finished up my last pack and never bought anymore.... It really helped that my wife had quit cold turkey just two weeks earlier...
2006-10-12 06:39:58 · answer #9 · answered by Andy FF1,2,CrTr,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just decided not to smoke one day and never smoked again
2006-10-12 06:43:45 · answer #10 · answered by mom fucker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋