This is a question for all the EX cigarette smokers out there?

Question

Ok I have 1 cigarette left to my name, what is the best route for me to just not ever pick up another pack, or smoke any of my fiancees cigs. I would really appreciate any advice from people who just quit cold turkey.

Answer 1

I would suggest using Rational Recovery (RR). It is a way of thinking that will cure you of your addiction forever. I was a self injurer and stopped this with RR. The 'program' is written for drug/alcohol addicts - but I replaced this behavior in the literature with cutting. 12 years of cutting - 4 years since I cut and it's barely a thought.

http://www.rational.org/html_bullets/Bullet1.html

The link above will take you on a crash course of RR, which is all it should take. I am not trying to advertise or anything stupid - this is seriously a great program. I have been free of smoking for a year with it as well.

By the way, the crash course is 26 entertaining slides and well worth it!!

Answer 2

Just don't buy anymore. It might help to sit down & calculate how much money you're spending on them too. It really adds up! Think about all the other fun stuff you could get. ;) Make sure you let people around you know what you're doing so they won't ask you if you want one. & have your fiancee (if he's living with you) keep his cigs outside, not laying around the house. If they're not constantly in your face, you'll find other things to do.

I've used the cold turkey method for each of my pregnancies. Quit for 2 years each time (currently pregnant & smoke free for 7 months). Only reason I pick it up again after that is I didn't really want to quit in the first place, but since I've done it I know now that if I never wanted to pick another one up again, I could.

Good luck to you!

Answer 3

Honey I am in the same boat. I finished the last cigarette to my name about a month ago and live and work with smokers. It can be very hard to be near the smell of it so I say when your fiance lights one up, leave the room. Also try to avoid doing things or going places where you used to smoke for awhile. I used to have a get together every Wednesday with friends who pretty much all smoked. I knew it would be difficult in the beginning to go there so I told me friends why I wouldn't be going and they cheered me on. Also it is harder to break the physical habit than anything else. The nicotine is out of your system within 48 hours or so. It is when you have a glass of wine, or are bored at work that your crave that little smoke. When you are doing something that you often did while smoking, find something to monopolize your hands. I play with an elastic or read a book. It helps keep my mind off of smoking. Good Luck, I am sure you can do it!

Answer 4

i quit on oct 15 o1 have not smoked since i smoked for almost 20 yrs all that time i never really considered myself a smoker i think you trully need to be ready to quit . when i quit i went to my local pub every day for 1 week straight just to prove to myself that i can and to not smoke ithink i was truelly ready before i quit i use to put my cigs, out in clear glasses with a little water it showed me how my lungs looked gross!! also a neighbor kid kept coming over and borrowing cigs he was only 17 and i didnt want to be the blame for him smoking so one night i gave him my whole pack (i was drunk)and told him i quit i never gave him another cig again he came over after that to bum cigs but sorry i never had any so mabye that was part of the reason my wife still smokes though good luck

Answer 5

The easiest way for me to quit was to keep a pack in the freezer. I knew they were there but didn't open them. The times I tried to quit before (when I smoked my last one) I freaked out and would go buy more. This way I always knew I had them but didn't touch them. Actually, I think that frozen pack is still there. It's been 6 years.

Answer 6

I quit cold turkey almost 4 years ago. During the initial phase I chewed lots of sugar-less gum and ate lots of lollipops.

I also kept the smokes I had left in my glovebox. I told myself that after the 3 months I could smoke if I wanted to but I had to smoke all of the ones that were in my open box before I could have any others. I've tried to smoke twice in the last couple of years but one puff of my old stale ones stops me everytime.

Treat yourself to a day at the salon to celebrate the "new you". Just try to keep yourself excited about it and be prepared forit to be very hard. See if your company or neighborhood offered the "Commit to Quit" program.... I know a lot of people who have had good luck with that.

Good luck!!

Answer 7

I have not smoked in over 8 years. maybe 10 but let me tell you I will always remeber the withdrawls and I don't ever go back there again. I made up my mind that I was going to live in hell for the rest of my life. and after a few years i was surprised to find it did get better. You have to stong. and stubborn. just remeber the withdrawls because if you ever pick up a cig again you will go back to them.

Answer 8

Just do it. Get out of the room of smokers, do something active with your hands(reading is not good enough) Go for a walk in the fresh air. Do housework. Run tablesaw. Don't hang around friends that smoke.

Answer 9

Buy yourself another pack of cigs.....smoke one or two from the pack....and then toss the pack in the garbage. (now you mean buisness) if you can do that your off to a good start.