Any advice (tomorrow is my last day smoking)?

Question

Every time I (try to) quit smoking, I always feel as if the last cigarette just HAS to be perfect. The thoughts going through my head, the music that I hear in the background, the things that I do immediately before and after the cigarette, etc.

If you were in my shoes, what would you want that last thought to be, right as the last of the smoke leaves your lungs on you VERY LAST puff?

Answer 1

Well, to help you quit smoking I'd advise you to think about that puff planting cancerous chemicals in your lungs, throat, and mouth. I'd think about it making my teeth yellow and my house stink. I think about how much money that pack cost me, and about how many ashtrays are cluttering my home.
Then I'd think about all of that going away. As that last puff leaves, think about your health improving daily. Think about breathing clearer and the sweet smell of a clean home and environment. Think of all the money that you'll save, I'm guessing at least 15$ a week. Think of not being dependent on that horrid little stick anymore.
Imagine yourself freer and healthy.
Good luck and God bless, hun. I believe in you!

Answer 2

My last thought would be How much clearer my lungs are gonna be.I will not be taken from this world because of lung cancer.I am so glad I took this step to not allow the smell of cigarettes to take over my clothes and hair. But most importantly, I am saving lives around me by not allowing them to inhale my second hand smoke.I am so proud I have the strength and the courage to stop and remember that if I start to feel weak, I will pray to god to keep me strong. Then I would think of something fun I can do to substitute for my smoking. Then do it every time I think about another puff.I know it can work. My mother went cold turkey 10 yrs, 4 months and 14 days ago today. She did it for the birth of her first grandchild and never turned back .Did I also mention her father died a painful death of lung cancer. He smoked Winston ever since he was a teenager and did it until the day he died at 65. So I know you can do it !!!Just have faith. It won't be long before you will come in contact with someone who smokes and say my breath,clothes hair and house use to smell like that.Or better then that when you see how yellow smokes makes your walls think about the insides of your body.Then you will see all the blessings in the choice you made smile and realize it was worth it.

Answer 3

Yoda said it best: "There is no try. Only do.."

You aren't serious about quitting, so it won't matter what you do on that last puff. If I were you, I'd be thinking of what music will be in the background as you exhale that sweet, sweet oxygen for the last time before they put your *** on a ventilator for the rest of your life (which won't be long after that).

Stop being an idiot. If you REALLY want to quit, then EAT your last cigarette...slowly. Enjoy the taste and texture of paper and tabacco rolling around all wet and nasty inside your mouth and then swallow it. It will be L O N G time before you want another one.

Answer 4

Why are you waiting until tomorrow?

Quit today. Get rid of everything that you associate with smoking and just stop. Good Lord. What will your excuse be on Friday?

I quit smoking 35 years ago, after several tries. I wanted to quit and I kept trying until one time it stuck. You have to want to quit, otherwise you'll go on paying for and using those cancer sticks.

I'm living (yes, living) proof it can be done. And quit thinking about it. Or your last thought on your last cigarette may be "why am I dead?"

Answer 5

if you want to quit, you need to do it cold turkey style. my father smoked for 30 years and finally stopped.. he did it cold turkey style. the doctor showed him a picture of a healthy lung and an all SMOKED OUT lung.. it scared him! so he quit.. i did notice that my dad eats a lot more now.. but at least he stopped smoking..

just think that your last perfect puff was yesterday.. stop buying more cigs.. put the money in a jar instead of buying cigs.. in a year you'll see how much you have saved and get yourself something nice..

Answer 6

Tell everybody you know that you are quitting, throw away all cigarettes, ashtrays, and lighters. Quit coffee for a while, as well as all rituals you do which includes smoking. Think of all the money you will save, and the further damage to your health you will avoid....not to mention the cessation of smoker's cough, bad breath, and smelly clothing. Good luck.

Answer 7

jee it seems like you're really going to be having a harder time quiting with what you're thinking...

my advice is dont even think about that! the more you think about it...the hard its going to be for you to quit...

the last time i dealt with a smoker was with my roommate...and well she tried cold turkey but that didnt work...she was not tasting food well and stuff of that nature that come along with smoking...but i do tell you she actually quit smoking by cutting down on the cigarettes...for example...i believe she smoked about a pack a day...so she cut down probably to 1/3 of the box for the next day...after that day she went down the same amount...so basically you keep cutting down until you go down to the last "puff" as you say...but really dont think about it that way...

just do it for your own good...who wants to die with lung cancer?!

Answer 8

I would think ok that is the last one ever no more.

Good luck. it is hard to quit smoking. i have been trying for months to stop. tell you what if you need someone to chat with when you need to smoke you can email me and we can talk. that way maybe we can help both of us. Good Luck

Answer 9

I quit a bunch of times. I stopped being a smoker when it just wasn't important to me anymore. I wish I could be more explicit, but I just stopped. I did experience a change in my life, from one of dreary day to day work to going back to college. But I just stopped before that and the life change just seemed to make it easier to stay with it.

Try enrolling friends and family into supporting your effort to quit. Give them permission to bust you for smoking and accept it when they do. Let their love for you and willingness to support you give you strength.

Answer 10

Make sure it's as hard as possible to access more. By the time you drive to the store you may have beaten the craving.