How is a good way to quit smoking?

Question

I've heard so many differant kinds of ways to quit. I just want to hear what's worked for other people. Is the patch good? What about gum? Has anyone successfully quit cold turkey? I just want some input.

Answer 1

I struggled for years to quit smoking. Nobody ever loved smoking
more than I and I thought for a long time that it was really impossible. I noticed a lot of others that had quit and thought to
myself "If they can do it, so can I", but everytime I started to do
something about it, I found excuses and argued myself out of it
and procrastinated - I will do it tomorrow or I will start Monday
or....blah, blah, blah. One day I was riding around in an open air
vehicle with my partner and he was driving. It was a little windy
and I was trying to light a cigarette. You know how bad a
cigarette tastes in the wind??? I stopped myself after a couple
of puffs and thought to myself "I must be an idiot" I showed the
cigarette to my friend and told him that that was the last cigarette
that he would ever see in my mouth. I tossed it away and took
a pack from my shirt and crushed it up and tossed it. When we
got back to the office, I pulled two cartons that I had in my desk
and gave them away and I havent smoked a cigarette since.
That was 26 years ago. When the thought creeps back into your
mind, you just repeat that you dont smoke and the moment will
pass. Its addictive and takes a long time to completely get it out
of your system, but it gets easier day by day. Just forget it and
push it out of your mind. Good luck !

Answer 2

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 3

since you smoke that much everyday, your body got adjusted having these poisons running ur body. That's why people with more serious drug problems can actually die by quiting abruptly. You hav to take decrease your amount of cigarettes maybe every few weeks or whatever you're comfortable with. The reason why you were coughing and stuff (tryign to not smoke) was because your body was so used to having 2-5 cigarettes a day. So each week you should decrease slowly from 2-4cigarettes, then another few weeks, 2-3, then so on.

Answer 4

Alan Carr's book, The easy way to quit smoking

Answer 5

just say no, seriously when you are really ready to quit thats all its gonna take , thats how I did it, and I stayed quit for a long time, now I picked it up again and want to quit but know that I am not ready or I would, but if i don't get ready soon though I may get some help with quitting LIKE DEATH ha ha ha jus kiddin you can do it. chew gum that worked for me, and NOT nicotine gum just keep gum on you ALL THE TIME , I am finishing up this pack and I am not buying anymore smokes and I am not gonna cadge any either

Answer 6

Gosh, this is a tough one because everyone smokes for different reasons, therefore what remedy will work for one won't necessarily work for another.

I successfully quit about seven years ago by using the patch AND the pill (Zyban). If you are really committed, these two together make it much, much easier and tolerable. Also, I began exersizing every day, which helped me release endorphins giving me a natural high. Meditation is also invaluable when you are quitting. Take deep breaths whenever an urge arises. Blessings to you.

Answer 7

I quit cold turkey. I'm just that kind of person. that's how I do everything. cause when you finally realize what you're doing, you'll never want to do it again. That was about four years ago. Haven't smoked since. good luck to you.

Answer 8

My father quit smoking cold turkey. He was a smoker since he was in his teens.

Doctor told him to quit smoking due to heart disease. So he JUST QUIT!!! Just like that! Never ever touched a cigarette again. Later, he told me he couldn't stand the smell of 'em anymore, and he was a smoker for over 40 years!!!

So, when I hear people crying they can't quit, they are just looking for sympathy, plain and simple.

Answer 9

My mother will be 76 on Jan. 16, 2007. She is a very talented and smart woman. When I asked her how she did it years later,
she said, "I decided it was bad and chose to quit through will power." It was 1960 and she never smoked again. I admire that strength. She is my idea of a hero...survived more and accomplished most in a lifetime than most people I know. She would never ever admit it.....because that is how she is. I lost my godmother because she smoked 3 packs a day....Camel unfiltered. She was 53. I knew at 13 that they were nothing more than death on a stick.

Answer 10

Hypnosis

Answer 11

I went cold turkey before I got pregnant. Having a baby was real motivation for me to quit completely, though it wasn't easy.