I am 35 yrs and smoking since past 10years.I have tried several techniques to quit smoking but i think its too difficult to quit smoking.What to do?any good suggestions?Thank you in advance.
2006-10-30 01:40:42 · 13 answers · asked by kullu 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves, as you have already observed.
Congratulate yourself on having the desire to stop - then you are over the worst, but still need to maintain your resolve. It's just so easy to start thinking that just one won't hurt, but it does. Just one achieves nothing except feeling the need for another. Whatever you do, don't have just one. Beware - alcohol will weaken your resolve.
Here's a few home-brewed tips that might be useful.
It's not just nicotine addiction - there are 50+ chemicals in cigarettes. Also the main problem is habit.
We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as 'my body needs something', which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette.
When we try to stop smoking, we still get these 'my body needs something' sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need.
A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water.
Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming - nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the 'want something' feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we've had one we still have the feeling, and want another!
We will have a few bouts of feeling or even being short tempered. We must try to bite our lip, and control; ourselves. Recognise the short temper as being the removal of toxins which are trying to find a way out. They went in through the mouth, and they try to get out that way to. We must learn to keep our mouth closed, and force the toxins out the other way.
After we have stopped for a while we will begin to feel that just one wont to any harm.
All that leads to is a desire for just another one. We must guard very strongly against the desire to have just one.
2006-10-30 18:00:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
in view that you smoke that a lot day-to-day, your frame received adjusted having those poisons strolling ur frame. That's why individuals with extra critical drug disorders can truthfully die by means of quiting immediately. You hav to take slash your quantity of cigarettes possibly each and every few weeks or some thing you are cozy with. The intent why you have been coughing and stuff (tryign not to smoke) used to be due to the fact your frame used to be so used to having two-five cigarettes an afternoon. So every week you must slash slowly from two-4cigarettes, then an additional few weeks, two-three, then so on.
2016-09-01 04:41:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband smokes a lot. It makes me tired, he coughs all the time, smells like an ashtray. He is 46 years old now, so it’s dangerous for him to smoke. Many middle aged men have health problems and even die early because of smoking. And i want my husband to be healthy and live a long happy life with me. I bought him a book few years ago, but he says he is to lazy to read and has no time for that because he a drives truck. How can i help him? Some recommendations? Any help would be highly appreciated
2016-01-13 11:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not difficult if you read Allen Carr's book "easy way to stop smoking" I'd tried loads of things before and I don't even crave any more
2006-10-30 21:05:16 · answer #4 · answered by Hairy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask your health care provider for a medication called Chantrix. It is new and blocks the nicotine receptors and alleviates cravings for cigarettes. You need to take it for two to three months. Good Luck!
2006-10-30 01:44:28 · answer #5 · answered by stingme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really if you can't make up your mind that you want to stop then meds and techniques just don't really work. Get your will power together and decide that you are stronger than that little piece of paper rolled up with tobacco. You are stronger!
2006-10-30 01:50:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoking is disgusting
2014-03-17 01:11:07 · answer #7 · answered by Beryl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋