how do i stop the craving!!!!! im giving up smoking today. any ideas to take my mind off it????

Answer 1

To be sucessful you need to change your habits. Keep v. busy for the first 3/4 days. Clean house, go for a walk, take the dog out, clean house, scrub the carpets. Change the place you sit to drink your tea/coffee/beer. Go to the pub!! Once the drugs are out of your system (3/4 days), it will be the habit your are breaking as much as anything else. If you must snack, try non fattening fruit, or chew gum.

Answer 2

The way I did it (many years ago) was to taper off. I actually put 18 cigs in a pack and that was it for day one. Then 16 on day two, etc. What I noticed is that I was afraid of running out and I would actually end up not smoking as much as I normally would. I also tried to time them to spread them out all day. So, the first day I might have to wait 50 minutes between each, the second day an hour, etc.

By the time I got down to about ten a day, I pretty much went cold turkey.

I had the nicotine gum, but I really did not use it that much. With me, it was more the act of smoking that I craved, not just the nicotine.

I also found that drinking lots and lots of water during those first couple of weeks helped. I think that drinking through a straw helped with the physical familiarity.

Hope that helps. This was about 15 years ago, and now just being near cigarettes makes me nauseous.

Rick

Answer 3

You have really got to want to stop.I did it 24 years ago,I just stopped one night went to work next day and even though I was surrounded by smokers I beat it on my own. In those days there weren't any aids to help you stop,you needed willpower.I'm no richer for stopping smoking but I am a lot healthier and I don't smell like an old ashtray.I suppose it did help that my wife doesn't smoke and I realised what I was putting her through.Stick with it you will feel much better for it

Good luck.

Answer 4

If you are finding it difficult then i suggest you try nicotine gum 4mg at first for a few weeks. You can chew up to 12 of these per day and they are good, they take the edge off the cravings you have. Then after a few weeks try the 2mg gum for a few more weeks.
I gave up four months ago and the gum really helped me.

Answer 5

GOOD for you!!
You need to keep your mind, your hands, and your mouth BUSY! Lots of gum & hard candy, toothpicks and straws to chew. Straws, when cut into the length of a cigarette, are good to chew on because you can draw air through them.

If you can last only FIVE DAYS, then your physical addiction is gone. Your mental addiction might never go away, although mine did.

If you have a hobby that requires working with your hands, do more of it. And be strong---if I can quit a 27 year habit of 2-3 packs a day cold turkey, YOU can do it!!
I'm pulling for you!!

Answer 6

My patients have said that chewing gum almost all day helps take your mind off it and playing with an ink pen so you have something in your hands and don't feel like you need one there.

Answer 7

It is difficult to stop smoking practice. Consult a doctor to cope with withdrawal symptoms.

Answer 8

Yes, see yourself struggling for even a small breath of air! That worked for me. However--not soon enough, stop now and don't kill anymore aveoli.

Answer 9

There are so many ways of getting help, but you still need willpower.
I always keep sliced carrot & cucumber in fridge.
Not sweets and chocolate.

Answer 10

well done, maye you could take up a new sport? Go to the gym or for a run?
Good Luck and don't go back!
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