I'm not addicted, but I WANT to smoke. How can I stop?

Question

First off, I'm NOT addicted, and I'm not in denial. I am honestly not addicted to cigarettes. I smoke 2 cigs a day, 3 at the VERY most (never during the day, always at night which is just weird!). Every month I go through a period where I don't smoke any cigarettes for like a week. But after a while, I get bored and I light up again. I want to stop but I just really enjoy smoking and I need to find something that will satisfy the urge. My wife is a smoker (hopefully she quits soon) so that makes it quite difficult. What can I do to break this nagging habit?

Answer 1

you are not terribly addicted, you just enjoy it...it is just a habit. Three a day, isn't too bad...tell your wife that you will stop if it will make her stop..they say to eat carrot sticks and that will help you replace the urge to smoke it is just as much a habit to pick up the cig, as it is to smoke it..a lot of people enjoy it..at least you are honest about it..it is when you don't enjoy it and still do it, is when you have a problem

Answer 2

I am an ex smoker 11 years and if you smoke 1 a day or 3 you are addicted!!! I WISH!! I could smoke 1-3 a day but I would be back to a pack in a week!!! There is cold turkey since you aren't smoking much. There is the patch. There is a new drug called Chantix I hear works great I know several people who quit that way. But only on three you can do this, Oh and my hubby smokes too. Not in the house but I'm around it, so does my daughter I can't make them quit either, no one made me quit but me. Smoking was my biggest addiction. And anyway you said you smoke out of boredom!
Find a healthier hobby!!! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!



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Answer 3

Roll'm smaller. Like a toothpick. And thank your lucky stars you've allowed yourself what you have. This is a very touchy subject and without a formal referral from your doctor stating they have no qualms about a layman helping you stop there's only advice on my part. I'm not yet a Physician but encounter an awful lot of people who smoke Pot. Intoxicant(Pot) is not at it's best as an agent that causes drunkenness. It's an intoxicant. So cut down and then quit if you still have a mind to. I still think you should have a heart to heart with your Family Doctor about this one and if what I said works hate to see you go. Sorry Yours truly

Answer 4

If you need help and suggestions to quit then you ARE addicted. I don't suggest the patch because you smoke so little that I'd think the patch would give you more nicotine than you need.
I can tell you that I quit smoking last January (with the patch for only approx. 4 days). I had smoked 2 packs a day. I STILL want a cigarette but not as bad as before and I simply tell myself that it's not worth laying in a hospital bed with lung cancer. I simply fight the urge and do something else until it goes away.

Answer 5

Like with many individuals, smoking is an outlet to deal with boredom. Try to keep busy, and when you feel that nagging feeling creeping up on you, grab a piece of gum, or chew on a toothpick. You are not at the point where your body needs the nicotine, so it shouldn't be too difficult. Just know, if you keep up this habit, eventually, you will become addicted, and then it will be far more difficult to quit. Good luck.
steve

Answer 6

Would agree that you are not addicted and I would view it more as you are reacting to a compulsion or habit which will continue unless you break the pattern by substituting another action to replace the current one. Go for a walk, call a friend, engage... when the need arises.

Answer 7

You said you are enjoying smoking. This is just a temporary thing. Just quit this bad thing before it eats up your lungs. You should try nicotine replacements and Bupropion. Also suggest this for your wife. For more steps to quit smoking visit http://healthcare2u.net/stop_smoking.html

Answer 8

You are addicted, and the first step to quitting is to realize that. it doesn't matter how often you smoke, if you want to stop and you don't...then you are addicted, period.

If you still want to quit talk to your doctor about it, there are patches, and medications to help, and also other methods to get you to your goal. Just remember it takes the average smoker 8 tried to quit...so if you are serious about it, stick too it.

Answer 9

There is no medicine, no alternative way to stop smoking. It is depend upon you, there is only one way, if you try to increase your will-power. HOW ? ???????????

When mother Nature has provided us with such a simple and easy treatment to cure diseases and even to avoid them we all must follow the instructions given by her. These Therapies only help Nature to cure us. Let us not ignore Nature in our mad pursuit of science. THIS NATURE'S 'DO IT YOURSELF' ACUPRESSURE THERAPY ITSLEF IS A SCIENCE AND NOT A MATTER OF BELIEF. Try this Therapy sincerely and regularly for at least 15 days and observe its wonderful and amazing result.

Depression, Tension & Increase of will-power.



Increasing the will-power : Our mind has a great effect on these glands. For example, continuous fear damages the Pituitary gland and makes one timid. Similarly,tension and worry disturb the Pineal gland and so leads to high B.P. and as Pineal gland controls other glands it also disturbs other glands and digestive system. In modern times, strees-tension or worry-fear have increased and they often disturb these endocrine glands. If these endocrine glands are not treated immediately, it might lead to malfunctioning of other glands of the body. As these glands are interrelated, whenever one gland is disturbed, the other glands also get disturbed. So, when you press on the points of these endocrine glands you will feel pain on points of more than one gland especially in case of chronic diseases. Therefore, it is very improtant to give Acupressure treatment on all the endocrine glands and keep them under proper control.

These glands also control the mind (the will-power). So in order to get rid of bad habits like smoking, drinking, drug addiction or even overeating, it is extremely necessary to give treatment on all endocrine glands for at least, fifteen days. Because, these people lack the necessary will-power to give up bad habits, they often break their vows to stop such bad habits and so they are considered unreliable. However, a treatment of fifteen days will give them necessary will-power to stop these bad habits after that. And they will be free from the withdrawal symptoms of stopping these bad habits.

Nervous tension : In the modern days because of fast life and loss of contentment,nervous tension keeps on building up increasingly, tending to damage our mind and health.

How to find out : Ask the patient to lie down on the back and ask some one to press on the base of the middle toe in both the legs. If there is a hurting sensation,it means nervous tension. If the hurting is unbearable, it means that the person is on the verge of collapse and needs immediate attention.

C U R E : (1) While the patient is lying on the back, bend all the toes of both legs, backward. It may hurt but give little more pressure and bend them as much as possible. Repeat this three times a day till the tension is removed.

(2) Clasp your hands tightly interlocking the fingers. Then with left hand fingers press on the back of the right hand and then with right hand fingers, press on the back of the left hand. repeat for about 1 to 2 minutes, 3 to 4 times a day.

(3) Insomnia : The above mentioned treatment can be taken for 5 to 12 minutes at night in bed to ensure good sleep and cure insomnia.

(4) Take 2 glasess of gold/silver/copper charged water reduced from 8 glasses of water daily.

(5) Kali Phos 1 m (a Biochemic medicine) : Take 8 pills in the eveining between 8 to 9 p.m. for 10 days, then once a week. After 10 days Kali Phos 12 x 4+4 pills every day. Complete course is of 45 days.

Answer 10

you will quit when you are ready. i can suggest switching to cigs you cant stand and weening yourself off. if you are asking for help quitting then you are addicted. it sucks but cigs are the most addicting thing worst than meth and heroine but its legal!