.... I'm 23 years old and I smoke since I was 15!!!!!
2006-11-21 13:31:37 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
you should not have a problem since you have bot smoked that long. get some nickoret gum and throw the cigarettes away and tell your self that you're finished with them. you have to tell your self that you are stronger than a pack of cigarettes.
2006-11-21 13:41:14 · answer #1 · answered by roy40372 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when i stopped smoking i still kept a pack of cigs with me. That helped me to know that I didn't have to go in panic mode. I found that every 15 minutes I craved a cig. That's because my body was used to getting the nicotene every 15 minutes. The urge only last about a minute but it will come back again. If you can hold out for that minute without giving in or replace that craving with a fresh peice of gum or your favorite hard candy it will help. The second day was a little worse then the first but I wouldn't give in because I didn't want the suffering I had already been through to be in vain. It is a hard habit to break and believe it or not I stopped smoking 15 years ago and every great now and then i find myself craving a smoke. Good luck.
2006-11-21 21:49:54 · answer #2 · answered by horsecrazy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i started smoking when i was 11 i quit when i was 31 , the only way you are gunna stop is 1) you want to stop 2) you give it up !!
that means when you run out say smoke your last one before you go to bed the last in your pack and dont buy anymore just stop it is not ez will take a while and you will have alllkinds of cravings you just got to get thru it, i trying to quit 1000 times the only way i did was cold turkey , see if you use the patch and the gum all you really do is transfer your addiction to them i tried that way and i went back , i am 35 now and i still sometimes kinda want one but after a short while cig's stink real bad its gross and food tastes better and you smell better you will feel better , he is another reason to quit , smoking narrows your artiries to your heart and the longer you wait the more damage it does ! i had a triple bypass 24 days after my 33rd b-day this nov 29th is my second anaversery of the being opened up and i wish i would have quit sooner as i might not had to go thru that so young ! cancer is not the only risk you take i hope you do quit its hard ive been told and i beleive it is harder for a smoker to quit then it is for a heroin addict to quit it is a major addiction !! good luck god bless just keep saying no and you will be fine in no time ! oh yea and do your self a favor it helps everyday the money you would spend on cigs put in a savings account at the end of the year go out and buy a 52 inch hdtv !!! cuz thats what you will save a year eazly
2006-11-21 21:47:35 · answer #3 · answered by Duane G 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who was in this situation and she found a really good way to overcome it. She told herself that she could smoke, she didn't have to stop completely, but that she wouldn't smoke when she had the impulse to. She said that she only felt like smoking when on the phone or when she just got up and was having her coffee so at those times,and other times that sh felt the need, she wouldn't do it. She kept a ciggarette box around just in case, but after two years, just threw it away because with this tactic she was able to get over it. She hasn't smoked for 20 years now.
2006-11-21 21:43:42 · answer #4 · answered by Pip 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Forget nicotine patches, hypnosis tapes, books or even knitting. The ONLY true way if for yourself to see smoking for what it is, and fight through every desire your body has for it.
I'm not saying its easy, you should know that many people actually feel more unhealthy and sick for the first 3 weeks of not smoking, and even after 18 months you will still occasionally feel the need for one smoke.
I havent had a smoke in 3 1/2 years, and I can't tell you if I ever will again or not.
2006-11-21 21:37:10 · answer #5 · answered by DannyG 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I started smoking when I was 10, and quit when I was 28. What I did was to make up my mind I wasn't going to smoke anymore and I haven't picked up a cigarette since, and there was a time I smoked 3 packs a day. I quit 24 years ago.
2006-11-21 21:35:44 · answer #6 · answered by Mary W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-11-22 07:25:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Best way to do it is to taper off. Start with the number that you smoke - let's say it's 32 / day. So tomorrow, you smoke 31. Next day, 29. Next day, 27. Each day, knock off either one or two. As you gradually taper off, find a replacement activity for the smoking.
A good replacement is to chew gum, take a walk, write a blog, anything that will take your mind off it. After meals, if that is a big time for you, find an alternate activity to keep yourself occupied.
Every time you go a day or so with less, congratulate yourself. When you have gone down to half of what you were doing, do something a little bigger for yourself. Take yourself out somewhere. Reward is a great motivator. At the end, when you are smoke free, reward yourself big. Good luck!
2006-11-21 21:36:19 · answer #8 · answered by meoorr 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
good for you!
do it
i did 10 months ago
i started at 14 and quit at 26. it was not easy but also not that hard.
i had my smoke in the car on the way to work. then did not go out for the 11am smoke brake. i waited out the craving, they only last 10 minutes. drink some water or something till it passes. then take small steps to just skipping those smoke brakes. pat yourself on the back each hour you don't smoke. the sucky part will pass and when you quit, you are still you, yourlifestyle does not change. you will love yourself so much for it. good luck you should be proud!!!!
2006-11-21 21:38:41 · answer #9 · answered by i hate stuff, stuff really sucks 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well... all that i can say is that first you have to WANT to stop, if u really want it you can..... i know how that is... its really hard ive been smoking since i was 14 and i just kinda stoped smoking... welll... what i did was that i decided not to smoke more because of the smell and cuz its gonna killme... i did actually enjoy it much so... i just gave my box to a friend and told them not to let me smoke... i dont smoke during the week, but i smoke one or two in the weekend... letting it go little by little works. but then tehre are otehr things like patches and gum that might hep you get entertained, also try dong lots of things that keep u occupied that might take away the necesity of smoking, think of something else!! so, take care!
2006-11-21 21:43:36 · answer #10 · answered by gaby f 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would just like to say, you are very young and if you stop now, you have the best chance of not dying from a painful and ugly illness in about 15 years time just as you start to really value your time one earth.
Just stop. LIke an alcoholic, one day at a time and make the committment again every morning when you wake up.
2006-11-21 21:45:38 · answer #11 · answered by asiwant 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋