What is the best method to quit smoking, i think I am ready?????

Question

I am very serious here, have not smoked in a week, tried, and it is nearly foreign to me, i want to keep it up now that it ihas been nearly a week, I ask you for serious replies. Thank you!!!!!

Answer 1

People who go cold turkey are the least likely to start smoking again or to get cravings.

Get a support network of ex-smokers who can encourage you. Call a quit helpline for help. Tell your local storekeeper not to sell you cigarettes. Keep busy, find something that keeps your brain and hands busy (my bf took up crosswords). When you get a craving, sip a glass of water to keep your mouth full. Keep a record of all the money you are not spending on cigarettes, and buy yourself little rewards (clothes, day at a spa, book, CD etc).

The benefits of not smoking begin to kick in within 24 hours of stopping, so you have already achieved a lot in nearly a week. It takes 3-4 weeks to break a habit, so just keep on doing it. You're already over the toughest part, so you only have to break the mental habit.

Remember this is the best thing you have ever done for your body! Give yourself a huge pat on the back!

If you ever think you might be tempted to take it up again, ask your doctor for a tour of your local hospital to meet and talk to people who are dying from smoking. I promise this will stop you forever unless you truly have a death wish.

Answer 2

I smoked for 20 years and stopped cold turkey with the help of nicotine gum. I could not handle putting patches on so the gum was the best choice for me. It tasted horribly and I had a tendency to chew it like regular gum instead of biting it once and putting it in the back of my mouth. As a result, it gave me hiccups and indigestion from swallowing the stuff. However, it DID take the edge off and was the difference between succeeding and smoking again. After about six weeks I was able to quit the gum which is in itself addicting but easier to quit than the cigarettes. The only addiction left after six weeks was the psychological one of habit. Then it is just mind over matter. It has now been seven years on Feb 1 since my last cigarette. I still have cravings and came close to having a smoke once or twice but did not. Now it bothers me to smell it and be around it. The old saying that reformed smokers are the most critical of current smokers is probably somewhat true. I wish you the best in your endeavor and I am certain you will succeed if you really want to.

Answer 3

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 4

When i gave the the cigarettes,I went to a hypnotist,and he got me to sit down and write what things in my life did I connect cigarettes with in my daily basis.The first on my list was my morning coffee with a cigarette,2nd was just before I left the house for work,and when I drink beer.(I think you get the picture)then he asked me to go home and change my routine,so instead of coffee first thing in the morning I had orange juice,instead of a cigarette before leaving for work I had an apple.When I went out drinking I didn't drink beer,I drank some thing I had never drank before.I did this for a month.I didn't give up the cigarettes but I cut down from 40 a day to 10 a day,and when drinking alcohol around 40 in a night to between 5 and 10.HE also told me that when I do smoke a cigarette that I smoke it in place that I didn't like very much,so I would go outside to my compost and have a smoke right near it.I couldn't stand it as it stank.Then after a month I back to the hypnotist and he hypnotised me,and I haven't had a cigarette since.I did have so called cravings,but then the thought of the having a cigarette near the compost put me off.I can have morning coffee,can drink beer when I am out.I hope that what ever path you take to keep of the cigarettes works for you.Take care.

Answer 5

Quitting Cold Turkey Is The Best But Not Easy To Do~

The First Week Is The Hardest...

Answer 6

The best way to quit smoking is to quit cold turkey. It takes around 7-14 days to get all of the chemicals out of your system. Drink lots of water and clear liquids to help get it all threw your system. and yes you will go threw mood swings and yes you will want one sooooo bad, but your cravings will go by just as quick as they came as long as you remember, your teeth will be whiter, your hair and clothes will smell cleaner, your friends and family will notice that you smell cleaner, and you will notice that things smell and taste better after you quit smoking. You will also sleep better. Try to find some sugar free candies to help you with your cravings, this way you won't gain as much weight. (some do gain weight when they quit) I have been smoke free for over a year now. I had been smoking since I was 15 or 16 and I am 31 now. I decieded that for my 30th birthday that it was time to grow up and quit smoking. I am proud to say this. and yes I do still have a craving here and there. but like I said they come and go as quickly as they have come. Just keep telling yourself how much more healthier you will be and how much longer you will be around for you and your friends and family.
Good Luck!
Make sure that when you do quit, you tell all your friends and family. Ask them to be there for you for support. You will need a shoulder to cry on or just to yell at! -LOL
GOOD LUCK!

Answer 7

I quit a few years ago knowing I was just ready to.
What I did was keep it away from me, I threw out my last pack, gave away my lighters.

Anytime I was tempting, I reminded myself that after a few tokes, I would be sick of it and remember why I quit it the first place, so then why should I bother even trying it again if I know the outcome?

I also reminded myself of how nasty the taste was and the smell on the fingers, and all the effort trying to cover up the smell (parents didn't know about it).

Answer 8

I quit because I was afraid I'd get those nasty smoker's lines around my mouth, good motivation.
My husband looked me straight in the eye and said, " I don't think you can do it." Better motivation.
I used the patch, it helped to prevent turning into super b*t*h. And just will power for the cravings, it's been 10 years since I quit.

Answer 9

Just quit cold turkey like you have been....Take it one day at a time and soon enough you will get nauseated by the smell of smoke. Good job and keep it up!

Answer 10

I took a bong rip of tobacco, I'll never touch a cigarette again. I'm serious too, nice 2 ft bong. I couldn't think of any other way for my body to reject it for the rest of my life (because it's all mental) so I took a huge rip and coughed black for 3 days. Never smoked again, it's been 3 years.