fell off the wagon?

Question

i hadn't had a cigg. since nov. 12th...last night i had one, this morning i bumed one off someone at work...then at lunch i bought a pack and had 2...what should i do to stop? tried gum, patch...nothing helps...not to meantion this strange craving of when i'm smoking one i feel as if i just want to eat the cigg...HELP!!!

Answer 1

Just stop! Give the pack to someone else, and remember why you are quiting!

You have to change your belief about what you think cigarettes are doing for you. See, somewhere in your thinking is a belief that smoking is doing something for you. When you weigh out what you think you are getting from cigarettes vs. what they actually do, then you see a big gap. Another good idea is when the urge to smoke hits you, imagine in the future the next day and how you will feel. "Play the tape through to the end". I used this concept in my drug addiction as well. It seems to have helped me... I'm 2 years free from drugs, and cigs!

You slipped, but don't let it completely stop you from your goal. Try and be rational. Get back on the wagon! You are OK! You can do it!

Answer 2

I quit 8 years ago. I can take a drag and it tastes disgusting. Never thought I would get this far.
First I went to the Dr and got Paxil very low dose, to ward off the depression and anxiety.
Next I set rules such as: no smoking in the car, then added no smoking after meals then added no smoking while on the phone and so on.. Then I limited myself how many I could have a day and slowly decreased that amount.
Eventually I weaned myself off the Paxil.
Cold turkey is not a successful way to quit. You need small rewards. Its best to quit smoking the same way you started smoking...a little at a time. No one starts out smoking a whole pack the first try right?
Took a year for the whole process. Its not easy.
I can run like the wind now...Good luck

Answer 3

If you had the willpower to not smoke since Nov 12 then you do have the willpower to quit again. Throw your cigarettes away and get some suckers, gum and hard candy and replace the cigarettes with these. Keep your hands busy when you are not at work. You already proved that you can quit smoking as that was over 2 months without a cigarette but if you really feel you need more help then see your doctor.

Answer 4

I'm quitting right now to. This is what I'm doing. I thought of something I really really want, but I can't have it until I quit, and have quit for good. I want pretty white straight teeth. I'm gonna get veneers. But, I don't deserve them if I smoke. So everytime I want to cave, I think how far I've come, I'd have to start all over, everyday I've suffered already would be for nothing, everyday is 1 day closer to it getting easier, if I smoke it will be even harder, and how much cuter would I be with a killer smile! All it takes is one drag to screw up. make a goal to get something you really really want if you quit. make it something you would definently choose over a single ciggerette. Take this craving by craving. keep busy, and stay away from the food!!!! Throw them out! destroy them first so you can't dig them out! If this doesn't work, I'm finding out where to get this laser thing behind the ear I've been hearing about. I know some people who have smoked since the beginning of time and didn't want to quit. They had the laser done and they totally quit, don't ever crave it, hate the smell, and swear they are repulsed by it and will never smoke again. I'm interested!

Answer 5

Quiting smoking is perhaps one of the toughest things to do. Despite what everyone says, it is not a nicotene addiction. but rather an addiction to the mind. Occupying the mind is your best weapon. Another way to help, is to use toostiepops or lollipops. Whe you start to feel the crave, pop a pop and destract your mind from the cig. Try reading, or just doing math in your head, think of re-designing your kitchen. Anything you can come up with while you have that loolipop. Also holding the lollipop as you would a cig. may also help. sort of tricking your mind. While it is otherwise busy reading or doing math in your head or what ever you can come up with.
Hopefully it will help you to.

Answer 6

You are a nicotine addict - I suffer the same problem... the tobacco companies have done a marvelous job of increasing the amount of nicotine in ciggs.

I quit some 20 years ago cold turkey, no problem... didn't smoke for ten years... started up again during a 'divorce' and haven't been able to quit again...

The patch helped me out during a stay in the hospital... but I've also sneaked out of a hospital (yes - actually slipped out...) to buy a pack under the guise of 'taking a walk' as part of my recovery.

Its incredibly difficult to quit, even heroin addicts offer sympathy... (which I found odd).

You need to break your patterns of behavior... just like I do... don't put yourself in situations where you're likely to smoke... don't put yourself in areas where you're tempted to bum a smoke....

Contact the quit smoking folks in your area and get help and support there...

Combine patch with behavior change and support groups and you've got a fighting chance...

Good luck,

-dh

Answer 7

NICOTINE is the craving your body is yearning for so I say the patch works! Every time I was prego I quit smoking with the patch and it works - even though I picked a pack back up after having each child! It's the nicotine that is satisfying; not the smoking itself - lollipops or gum just don't cut it for me when I quit

Answer 8

What did you do to stop the first time? Do it again. You did better than many. It may require several tries but just because you fell off the wagon doesn't mean you give in and stay off...Hop back on and do it again. Make it last longer each time. It's pure will power.

Find several photos of a diseased and/or cancerous lung on the Internet. Print them and hang them on a wall you see often (such as your bedroom door). Perhaps viewing it daily will encourage you to stop smoking since your lungs will one day appear as the photos do.

Answer 9

My friend's dad, after having a pace maker put in his body, took some very expensive classes to quit smoking. It worked like a charm. Unfortunately, he could no longer work, so about nine months later, he picked up cigarettes again--due to boredom.

The good news is that with his doctor's help, and the support of many family members, a few weeks later he was able to quit again--for good this time.

Answer 10

i quit. and basically this is what i know, 1st the physical addiction is gone after 3 days! after that its your own head! i know this sounds like no help but seriously, only you control your actions right? so just dont do it! if you keep thinkin in your head you want dont do it and to help yourself think of all the bad things about smoking....this is what i did. here are facts and some opinions to help!

1. smoking is one of the worst things you can do to yourself, it contains poisons like aresnic, cyanide, amonia, chromium, etc
2. it hurts everyone around you too. second hand smoke contains carbon monoxide....very hazardous!
3. also, think of little babies at the hospital on respirators because they cant breathe on their own for some reason or another....now think about how you are taking advantage of being able to!
4. it makes you stink!
5. if you ever have kids and you smoke then the chances are very high they will smoke too! so when they are dying of cancer arent going to feel bad YOU influenced them to smoke?
5. if a parent smokes around their baby they will have inhaled the equivelant of 300 ciggarettes by the age of 1!

I HOPE THIS HELPS! SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA BE TUFF! YOU WILL FEEL SO MUCH BETTER AND ITS TOTALLY WORTH IT TO YOU AND EVERYONE YOU CARE FOR!