SMOKING I QUIT BUT WE ALL NEED A LITTLE HELP how?

Question

HI people yesterday 1st January 2007 I quit smoking just like hundreds of people I really want it to last so I thought wouldn't it be nice to come somewhere and read peoples support help encouragment, things that helped them quit so come on get typeing lets make this the biggest place for people that wanna quit

the support is really cool i just hope that other people that have quit are reading this thank you to every one your words and support mean alot and come on you can do it to all thoses like me that have just quit

Answer 1

thats a good idea..i wont be welcome as im a non smoker but well done and good luck !

Answer 2

Congrats on the first day of life as a non-smoker. Good luck. This is the hard part of quitting the next week or so. After that it gets easier. But with hard work and perseverance you will be a winner in this battle. Do find a support group in your area it is a huge help and talk to your doctor about aids in quitting or just go buy the patch or some gum (the nicotine kind). Keep at it and keep busy. Do something with your hands they to will miss smoking. Take this one day at a time don't give up. If you backslide start over. How do I know these things I am coming up to my 5 year anniversary as a non-smoker. I smoked for 43 years from before I was a teenager and if I can quit you can. Good luck and keep at it you can do this.

Answer 3

Well done for making the decision, i am a x smoker so i know how hard it can be , are you using patches etc,? the thing to remember is the craving only lasts for Less than a minute it just seems like hours, When you crave get up and do something just till it passes , Walk up the stairs , Make a coffee just do something, I know its hard but you will feel much better for it and have more money, When i gave it up i didn`t tell anybody because i didn`t want people to keep on about it . I had stopped smoking for two weeks before i told anyone apart from my husband, if you don't succeed this time keep trying .so good luck

Answer 4

I stopped 11 months ago. Patches helped to some extent, as did 'puffers' which give a small dose of nicotine, but without the other 'nasties' contained in cigarettes (both prescribed by my GP) I also found it helpful to attend a 'no-smoking' nurse on a 1-2-1 basis. Answering for my actions was helpful. In the end, however, it came down to sheer willpower - and keeping a diary of all the money I saved! On that point, some did suggest to me that keeping a jar into which you place the money which otherwise you would spend on cigs is helpful

Note to Margaret - it's only smoking in public that is to be banned on 1 April - not smoking altogether - if they did that the Government would have no money from the tax on cigs to spend on the health service....

Answer 5

After smoking 60 a day I quit about 12 years ago with the help of patches. I got them on prescription starting with big ones and getting smaller over a 3 month period. Very hard to start with and I couldn't talk on the phone without my usual ***!! Having quit for a year in the past but gone back to it this was the only way I could do so once and for all. How nice not to stink of fags and not have horrid brown ceilings and curtains! Watch your weight though, easy to over eat to compensate.

Answer 6

First see the lies.
Smoking is not the most addicting thing since heroine.
That's a lie the tobacco companies made up.
It gets into your blood stream as fast as heroine and they just took it a step farther.
Cigarettes are basically a sugar inhalant. So when you quit you feel like a diabetic without insulin and that feels like dying.
Eat lots of carbs. Remember that smokers smell like warmed over death.

I quit smoking 6 times over the years and only one thing worked, the book I have listed below at Amazon.
I have been smoke free for 10 months after smoking for 22 years.

Answer 7

I quit smoking 7 years ago and yes it was very hard. My friends would hand me cigarettes and the stress takes awhile to get used to but once the nicotine build up is out of your blood (i've heard it is 3 or more days) it starts to get easier

Make sure your friends are aware and clear that you don't smoke anymore
Take deep breaths that would mimic taking a drag (this will also help you relax a bit)
Go for a short walk when you feel like smoking

Answer 8

Well done! like you, I have smoked for many years and have found it hard to quit because alot of people around me also smoke. I have gone from 10 - 20 cigarettes a day to 0 - 1 a day if I feel very stressed. Originally I used the nicotine inhaler to help me resist the temptation of cigarettes, but since doing my Reiki level 1, I have not wanted to smoke at all. It does take incredible will power to stay off them, but I think for it to be a long term sucess, we should only quit smoking because we are ready to - not because others want us to.

Answer 9

It is mostly down to you. The way I stopped was, I didn't tell anyone that I was going to stop. If people know you are trying, they tend to keep asking you how you are getting on. Worst of all, some people will blow smoke in your face deliberately trying to break your determination. I stopped in 1968 after smoking 40 a day for over 25 years. Good luck!

Answer 10

Well done it will be the best thing you have every done in your life. You might not think it now but trust me you will. The hardest thing i found in quiting smoking was having something to do with my hands, or after i ate so i know it sounds silly but rolled up a pieace of paper and pretended to smoke it i also took up walking as you can put on weight as you tend to eat in place of smoking.
I wish you all the luck in the world.

Answer 11

I gave up 2 and a half years ago.
I just kept on trying to go another hour before having a smoke, then try to wait another hour, untill after a day i thought i can do it if i have managed it so far.
I havent smoked since, it was hard to stop but i made it into a challange and not wanting to lose i did it!
Now thats stuborness for you