smoking? have you ever quit?

Question

has anyone ever stopped smoking? how it is very addicting. if so please tell me how. im trying to quit too.

Answer 1

I quit May 19th of this year. I keep thinking about seeing my grand kids. I want to see them graduate. I don't want to be dead when my kids have kids. I'm 33 years old and I was tired of feeling like I was 70. We were put on this Earth for something. I don't want to go out because of something so dumb as smoking. I want a future. I want every single second of life I can have. I crave cigarette's almost every day. But my cravings for life is greater. Just make up your mind and be strong!
This question was posted by my brother. It might have something in there that could help.

Answer 2

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 3

Oh yeah, I've quit! And then started again. And then quit again. And then........ lol..

The problem isn't usually quitting, it's not starting again.

As you may have already heard and know, you need to want to stop smoking more than you need to smoke. Being successful at quitting and staying quit means you have to be ready. No one can make you feel this way, no one can do it for you.

I've heard from those who have been totally successful, that they quit and stayed quit by going cold-turkey. No cutting down, no patches or anything else. Just stopped buying the smokes and didn't look back. They say it takes about a week or so to get over the cravings, and the first couple days are the worst. But that once they got thru that first week, it was easier for them to talk themselves down when/if the cravings returned.

Good luck to you!

Myst

Answer 4

Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves.
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.

Answer 5

I just quit smoking a few weeks ago and it is going fine, but was very hard at first. I recommend using the nicotine patch (buy the walgreen's brand or Long's brand as they are cheaper than nicorrette) Depending on how much you smoke, buy a patch that matches it. I also use the lozenges (2mg) for after meals because that is one of the hardest times to not smoke. But seriously, I feel soooo much better. I can breath well and I have coughed up a ton of nasty black tar phlegm.
A few other tips for you:
1.try to stay away from bars and other places where you might find other smokers for the first few weeks
2. get lots of sleep...quitting smoking is hard on your body and you find that you are tired and irritable at first, but it goes away
3. tell yourself that "i won't smoke today" don't think of quitting forever because that is overwhelming, just for today...and say that to yourself every morning when you wake up.

BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!

Answer 6

I never smoked, but my husband did. The only way he was able to quit was getting a sinus infection. (That was 3 years ago.) He fought that whole time to keep from smoking. I was proud of him. In the last 2 months his job has been getting to him, and he is now dipping. My father was about to be smoke free 3 years ago too, but then my grandmother died. He then started smoking heavier then before. My father was using the patches and the gum. Good Luck, and stay strong.

Answer 7

I quit twice, once when I was very young, and then again about 20 years ago. The tobacco companies have put stuff to keep you hooked. You can quit! You have made the first step, by deciding you want to quit. I did it cold turkey. But my son tell me there is an over the counter pill that can help, it is suppose to be very good. I will get in contact with him to get the name of it and get back to you.

Answer 8

i've been able to quit smoking...it's really hard to quit, but it is possible. right now i'm trying to help my b/f quit.

Answer 9

YES I HAVE STOP SMOKING . I WAS SMOKING FOR 11 YEARS . I 'VE HAVE BEEN OFF CIGRETTES FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND I WAS SMOKING 2 PACKS AND A HALF.I DONE THIS COLD TURKEYWITH THE HELP OF JESUS CHRIST.

Answer 10

I've quit many times.