can anyone help me ive just gave up smoking and im finding it very hard?

Answer 1

go to your doctors for help.change your routine and drink water

Answer 2

Congratulations!!!

How long is it since you stopped? If it's been 48 hours and you are not using nicotine replacement then all of the Nicotine is out of your body!

Even if it is just 8 hours your blood circulation will have improved!

I stopped smoking back in September and the following helped me.

Remember that cravings last for just a minute or so. Replace the cigarete with something that is good for you. When I had a craving I drank water (drinking from those water bottles with the sports nozzles was best) Instead of giving yourself something bad you are detoxing your body/ You could have a small piece of fruit, a herbal tea, do a few sit ups etc. If you are struggling with craving, you can slowly wean yourself off nicotine by using nicotine replacement. (patches, etc) They really do help.

Smoking is usually linked to emotion ..... I smoked when bored, smoked when angry, smoked when stressed ..... identify what emotion is linked to your smoking and find something that REALLY helps you to deal with the emotion. eg. relaxation excersises when stressed. Oh, and give yourself a treat ..... a bunch of flowers, a long bubbly bath ..... whatever makes you feel good,

There is also the habitual element of smoking, the times when you just smoke out of habit. I used to smoke when at a bus stop, smoke when making a phone call. Identify when you habitually smoke and break the habit. eg. If you always smoke when you make a phone call have a bottle of water ready to swig instead. Think of things that suit you.that you could do instead. Be prepared!

Remember why you chose to stop.

Remind yourself of the benefits. You will live longer, feel healthier, look younger,, smell nicer, be much, much richer and in control of your life rather than in the control of cigaretes.

AND think of what you can do with all that extra money ...... If you are a 10 a day smoker it works out to about £1000 a year ...... Imagine what you can do with that money ..... A Caribean holiday, a new computer etc., etc,,

I hope the above helps you. I know it is hard but it really is worth it in the end.

Good Luck,

Sparky x

Answer 3

Some people are addicted to nicotine, some are addicted to habit, some are addicted to both. Did you know that the average smoker seriously tries to quit 7-9 times before they are actually successful? I know it took me 6 or 7 times. I smoked through my pregnancy as well, although not regularly or in quantity. I found that I was not physically addicted to nicotine, but addicted to the habit. It didn't help that I was surrounded by smokers. The anti-smoking laws actually helped me to quit the final time because bars were the only place left as a meeting place outside of people's homes. I actually quit drinking beer for 2 years because I would crave a smoke when I drank one. My method of quitting was first limiting where I smoked (I never smoked in the car when driving, so that wasn't a problem). Eventually, the only place left was my chair and I found something to occupy my hands after quitting (crocheting). Hey, it's tough, but it worked for me.

Answer 4

Meeeee tooooo! I've got my patch on, I've been told to get Alan Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Book, so i have ordered it. I'm sipping water when I get urges, and chewing sugar free gum. Trying not to eat everything, so I don't have a heart attack by being a beast. its difficult, and I am having a very hard time. I don't know what to do with myself. I think I'll go out for a ciggie and then remember i don't smoke! lol. You can look at my 360 blog for how I'm coping if you wish. You are not alone! Good luck!

Answer 5

Hey Mailman - WELL DONE!!! I just gave up 3 weeks ago and have stuck to it. It's bloody hard to start with but after a week or so it gets easier and you feel completely in control.
I came on Yahoo answers to ask for help in the early days and got so much support - it's a good idea.
I also got lots of carrots to chomp on whenever I fancied a cigarette.
You will smell nicer having given up, you'll have more money, most importantly you'll be much fitter and healthier. Your risk of stroke and heart attack is seriously reduced and you can also feel really good about yourself. It takes a strong person to do it.
Wishing you the very best of luck - well done & don't spark up - you are a non-smoker!

Answer 6

Hi,I gave up 8 weeks ago.

I read the book "the easy way to stop smoking" by Allen Carr,I read about this book on here, loads recommended it.

He has a 53% success rate,its brilliant,ive done it without any withdrawal symptoms,well hardly any,its what it says ,really easy.

Try and keep it up ,its the best thing in your life you will ever have done,it only takes 3 days to get the nicotine out of your body.

The craving only lasts for a couple of minutes,get up and do something else and you forget about it,it gets easier and easier believe me ,I hardly ever think about a ciggie now.

Good luck hun ,keep it up x

Answer 7

Keep your hands busy: So build something or do something constructive, and something fairly easy, so you can enjoy it without any temptations of needing a smoke.

My dad gave up by reading a book by Allen Carr, its a fantastic book, and its rated one of the best selling books around for those who want to stop smoking.

Chewing gum is always handy, as many people feel it keeps your mind occupied on chewing the gum.

I would strongly reccommend staying away from the nicotine patches, they may stop you from smoking, but they don't stop the addiction for nicotine.

Answer 8

I tried everything. The only thing that worked is the book: The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.

It's currently sold in Boots (I saw it today) and it's a fantastic read.

Strangely (but effectively) it encourages you to smoke while you're reading it - but upon finishing the last page - you're free. I went up to smoking 80 a day - and without any will-power simply stopped. It's that good!

I'd urge anyway who wants to quit to read this.

Good luck (but believe me - you won't need it!)

x

Answer 9

Work out how much money you're saving and start planning what you'll spend what you've saved! Remember those ads showing people having difficulty breathing because they smoked too much. Start noticing how you are beginning to feel better. Remember that from July you won't be able to smoke in pubs any more and think how miserable those people addicted to smoking will feel about that - you don't want to be one of them now, do you?!

Answer 10

avoid all the things you associate with smoking for the next two weeks.
All the pubs, those walks past the cig shop, meals out, friends houses etc
if you go straight out on a break for a ***, stay longer and do something else first
Get NRT, I am using patches and an Inhaler.
ONE DAY AT A TIME.
if i can do it you can too.
good luck


the *** was supposed to say cig, don't know what happened
perhaps i typed in ***

Answer 11

i am still trying myself. chewing gum works for me and if i lapse and have a ciggy io dont beat myself up about it i just keep on trying. i will be glad when the smoking ban comes into effect in april so that should make things easier. good luck and keep trying. xx