Please whats the best way to give up smoking?

Question

I have tried the patches but they make me feel sick and when i finaly stopped the patches they made me smoke more sheesh so anyone any ideas?

Answer 1

I don't smoke. But I did drink, too much. I did it until I got scared. Then I quit, cold. I got scared sober over eighteen years ago. End of story. It wasn't willpower. It was fear. Lay your foundation on something solid such as "How much do you want to quit?" If you can truthfully answer that question, it will inform everything you need to do to make it happen. Always come back to that question, because when all is said and done it is a question not of certain actions, but of - committment. The committment is to yourself. As a person who does not smoke any more. You probably are already to quit. It is just a matter of doing it. Answer that single question and you will be 80% of the way home. The other 20% is broken down into 10% determination and 10% remembering to be determined. Good luck to you in becoming completely smoke free for the rest of your life. Sent with good energies to you from Chris, in South Portland, Maine, U.S.A. (I am 63 years old and I do not miss the hangovers one bit!)

Answer 2

Patches aren't for everyone, they made me feel sick at first but I persevered and it was ok after a day or so. I also had a 24hr patch but I had to take it off at night cos the nicotine kept me awake. Have you tried an inhalator? Perhaps think about joining a smoking cessation programme via your GP - not only will you get a prescription for nicotine replacement therapy but you will be four times more likely to quit and stay quit. The site below has tons of tips from people who've given up and it will also tell you where your nearest group is. Good luck, you can do it :)

Answer 3

I had 3 or 4 sessions of hypnotherapy which worked a treat. I haven't had a ciggie in nearly a year now. Hypnotherapy tackles the reasons why you started smoking in the first place and goes on from there. It's a very positive experience and not only have I quit smoking, I actually feel psychologically as though I never smoked in the first place. The very idea of putting a cigarette in my mouth and lighting it seems absurd to me now. I'd recommend it to anyone.

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

It is not the cigarettes or nicotine that are the issues at hand. You are at war with a mental notion that smoke has power over your thought. So, does it? If you do not annihilate the desire to smoke by understanding what smoking is, then smoke wins and you lose. If you disarm this abnormal mental concept of false pleasure by knowing basic truths about the power of inner strength and where it comes from, then you are the winner. You are dealing with a mental battle now, not a substance problem.

Answer 6

I had the same problems with the patch. What I did, was cut the patch in half. That way ...i didnt have the shakes. It worked great.
The other thing you can do is ..do not smoke in your house. If you can comit to that , its a start. You will gradually think about smoking alot less, and gradually quit.
GOOD LUCK!

Answer 7

I used to smoke and they were Camel Turkish Gold however before that I was a Marlboro girl... In the end I was paying almost $5 per pack. I quit cold turkey a few years ago because of health reasons. Do what you need to do...

Answer 8

Drink plenty of water as the body dehydrates. Eat oranges everyday as the vitamen C stops the craving. The best way to quit is to just stop. Don't try cutting down because you'll only start to look forward to the next cig and then you wont want to quit. It's a pain in the **** but you have to be really determined. Don't listen to your crappy excuses when it comes to the quitting day. (I have come up with the lamest to avoid having to quit). Don't quit for other people, it never works. Give them up before they give you up! Best of luck!

Answer 9

I am a smoker and i'm trying to quit also. I found the best way is to find things that keep your hands busy. Cut back little by little and stay away from others who smoke casue the smell just kills the attempt to even try. Good luck and remember keep your hands busy. It's working for me and i know it will work for you to.

Answer 10

A combination of things may help, such as hynotherapy and acupuncture. Go to the doctors, he/she will be able to supply you with a number of options to help you. But, after all is said and done, an element of will power is required. Be strong, keep busy, find things to keep you occupied. do Exercise, go for a walk, anything to stop you from lighting up. You are going have to really want to pack up!!! Go for it. Each day put the money by what you would have spent on cigarettes, and after a period of time you will be surprised how much you have saved; then go and treat yourself. Good luck!!!!!!