can anyone give me any tips on quitting smoking?

Answer 1

Yes! Cold turkey. It will be really tough for the people around you for about a week, but I promise you it gets easier. Let them know so they can support you and not get frustrated with your behavior, just put them down and don't pick them back up. You can do it! Just be strong willed and dedicated. When you get the urge to pick up that cigarette that your craving just tell yourself "NO". Good luck on living a healthier life for you and the people around you.

Answer 2

From my experience, Cold Turkey is the best. Followed by a close second place for friends short on cash looking for a way to save money.

For Cold Turkey you really have to have the WILL and commitment to quit.

Wishy-washy quiting only results in "I'll try again tomorrow..." responses. Look at Mark Twain:

"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times."

If you're short on cash, stop complaining about car insurance, stop complaing of the price of gas, etc... start complaining about how much cigarettes cost and think of how much money you can save by not smoking. Add up all your expenses in cigarettes for one year, that would scare me enough to quit (of course, I'm really cheap so I never started).

So if you want to quit Cold Turkey... here's what you do. First option: (sorry to quote Nike) "Just Do It!"

That's difficult for most people, but people who can tend to stay smokeless forever (from the smokers I've known).

Second option: Make shorter more realistic goals. First, tell yourself you'll stop smoking TODAY. If you make it, tell yourself you'll stop smoking until the end of the week. If you make it to the end of the week, tell yourself you'll stop smoking until the end of the month... and so on.

Couldn't hurt. Try it.