how do i stop smoking?

Question

ok i have been smoking for all most a year and i really want to stop are there any tricks that i need to no to help me stop

Answer 1

Cool Kid, I wrote these tips for a long time smoker.

Your question leads me to believe that your are addicted, too.

Read through my suggestions and use what applies.
Quit smoking guide

You must keep quitting; it will likely take more than one try. You have an addiction.

Here are some things that worked for me. Set the stage. Develop some smoke free situations in your life.

One of my biggest assets was that I had never allowed myself to smoke while working or playing at the computer.

Quit smoking in various places. I quit smoking in the car first. My work place became off limits for smoking.
I quit smoking in the bathroom. I finally got to the point where I had only one place to smoke.

You say that patches do not work for you... They will but not if you try to follow the direction on the box.
We are addicts and it will take longer for each stage ....
Do not rush yourself... this is a matter of life and death ... literally!!!!!!!

Do not worry about gaining weight while quitting...
You can lose the weight later.

Avoid situations, which trigger the craving for cigarettes...for many there
is an association between cigarettes and alcohol. My big trigger is writing essay and theme papers .... I had to quit doing any college course work for several years.

I thought I would need to give up coffee. It turns out that having 2 cups of double strength coffee every morning really helped me.

When you have set the stage.... try those patches again.... be prepared to let each stage of use last several weeks longer than noted on the box.

I threw away the chair where I usually smoked.

I started using the patches... I got a hand held massager and used it on my back and legs at times when I normally smoked. This was just to keep my hands busy and think of something else.

MY SON gave me a great Christmas present.... it was the old 2-D lemmings game..... I played lemmings on the computer instead of smoking;

I found that cheese puffs and ice cream bars helped when nothing else would help. I gained over 40 pounds; I have lost that plus 10 more....

When I was finally ready to give up the patches, I had great luck. (The cigarettes had helped manage much of my joint pain) I was taking too many pain pills ... my niece had read something about SAM-e and suggested I try it for my joint pain. I did and the SAM-e helped me with the joint pain AND I was able to give up that last little nicotine patch....

If you slip and have one cigarette.... that is no big deal... write it down on the calendar and vow or promise your self to do better.... no a.. kicking yourself.... just try again this is hard but you can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Smoking & Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.


I have not smoked a cigarette for over12 years, the secret is to keep on quitting and quit again (learn from each experience) and quit again if you need too.

Hope this helps. !!!!!!

Answer 2

Try to avoid people who smoke. And if you're a regular smoker(chain) then you MUST not smoke before/after meals, just before going to bed and right after you wake up, or on the pot. These are the 5 lethal smokes. So you can work upward progressively. Eg. Try to quit the morning/ night ones first. Then target the mealtime ones and so on. If you can kick the mealtime and bathroom smokes then the rest is not difficult. Whenever u have idle time.. pick up a book. Call a friend. Just don't reach for a smoke. And yeah talking to other people who have quit or are trying to definitely helps. And also as someone else mentioned chewing gum etc definitely helps. All the Best

Answer 3

If you have pain in your chest when you smoke that is very helpful in keeping you on track. You may not have that pain, but keep thinking about the pain you do suffer, the coughing in the morning, or whatever. In other words, when you think about cigarettes think about the negative. I did quit cold turkey, but that was the only choice back then. One trick I found very helpful was to make a habit of not buying or carrying cigarettes, and if somehow I did get some throwing them away. (this works with liquor too). Obviously, you need to not be bumming cigarettes either. Think about how cheap and foolish you are to do that. The thing about not buying cigarettes is that the buying is at least a little painful so that is a good place to intervene if you start back up again. Likewise if you have started again and feel disgusted that is a good time to throw them in the stove (I have a wood stove) and then if you want more you would have to buy them. You just set up a steady negative wind... Good luck! You'll be feeling a lot better in just a few months.

Answer 4

To my shame I used to be a chain smoker 4 packs a day ,sometimes plus

I think that you have to decide for yourself what you REALLY want.
When I decided that I would definately TRY, I did not say I would never smoke again, I felt that would frighten my psyche too much. I told myself that I could smoke if I wanted but I did not want to at the moment.
I used patches and for a few days the cigarette holder things just for something to do with my hands.

I really hated paying as much for patches as for cigarettes so I did it in less time than it says . I found the patches really helped me.

They are definately worth a try for anyone because I was one of the heaviest smokers imaginable.

I must reiterate. YOU must really want to stop smoking , not for anyone else but for yourself and your own reasons.

Good Luck and I hope my experience may help a little.

Answer 5

This was my method after smoking for 10 years,

Allow yourself a cigarette ONLY on the hour. If you miss it for any reason, to bad you have to wait till the next hour.

Do this for a week. Then Move it to every two hours. The object is to wean yourself off.

Since presently smoking is more broken up, morning, breaks, lunch, break and end of day. You could try having only short cigarettes, then skip breaks, then skip lunch, then morning or evening. Until you stop.

Mouth breathing when you want one worked well for me. I did it until the craving was gone.

Good Luck.

Answer 6

The guy who said that about weed is really ignorant. Weed does more damage than cigarettes. The patch was most helpful to me. They have pills. I'm allergic to them. However, I've been told they work great. People say hypnotism is a temporary thing. No matter which way you do it. It still requires will power. You have not been smoking long. It should be easier for you. GL P.S. It has been said that people who exercise are more successful.

Answer 7

Contact the Quitline and join a Quit Smoking Clinic.

Answer 8

i also have an uncle and curious hes a doctor and he smokes so after 29 yrs of smoking he decides that is the time to end up this awful time....and he buy-ed those pills that are cost 500$ but they really work....sry i don't remember the name of it but u could chew gum,stop buyin cigarettes,live with someone that is non smoker and the best thing to do is go to the doctor or pharmacy they really do magic sometimes...they can help u trully ...good luck!

Answer 9

Well usually replace it with something like gum or suckers, also its nice to ahve someone to talk to when you have a cravign and when people smoke around u ask them nicely to go away cause that will just make the temptation worse.

Answer 10

Make a conscious decision to quit. Until you do that, there is nothing that will help. All the patches, pills, gums, laser treatments, acupuncture, et al will do nothing except separate you from your money. Once your mind has decided to quit, your body will go along.