i want to quit smoking?

Question

i have been smoking for 5 years and i want to quit any helpful tips?i feel like i only do it out of bordom just for something to do.my husband also smokes and i ant him to also quit.we are still young im 23 & he is 25 i feel the younger we quit the easier it will be.

Answer 1

I smoked for 15 years and then quit. That was 25 years ago. First, you really have to want to stop smoking. Assuming that you do, here is how I did it.

Do not allow anyone to smoke in the house or in the car. If either of you want to have a cigarette you have to go outside. The inconvenience of that will automatically limit the amount of cigarettes you smoke.

Keep the cigarette in an inconvenient location. Maybe upstairs in a drawer in the guest room in a plastic ziploc bag. Do not keep them handy. This will further limit your smoking to only the cigarettes you really need.

When the urge is so strong you go through the trouble of fetching the cigarette and go outside to smoke it only smoke enough of the cigarette to kill the urge. (about half a cigarette). Then put it out.

These simple tasks will take the fun out of smoking, the social aspects our of smoking and break the habit of smoking. After you have done this long enough you are ready for phase two.

Phase two is to simply not smoke. Now I know this sounds scary but if you followed the above rules it is a lot easier than you think. You already beat the habit, you already eliminated the social aspects all you have left is the nicotine dependancy. Even that will be way less than if you did not do phase one.

After 30 days of being smoke free, you no longer have any nicotine in you. But do not be scared of that 30 day number. You will be uncomfortable for the first few days. But this is the worst of it. You become steadily less uncomfortable every day after that for the rest of the time. The last week or so you hardly feel anything.

Exercise and healthy eating is certainly a good distraction during this time.

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Answer 2

since you smoke that much everyday, your body got adjusted having these poisons running ur body. That's why people with more serious drug problems can actually die by quiting abruptly. You hav to take decrease your amount of cigarettes maybe every few weeks or whatever you're comfortable with. The reason why you were coughing and stuff (tryign to not smoke) was because your body was so used to having 2-5 cigarettes a day. So each week you should decrease slowly from 2-4cigarettes, then another few weeks, 2-3, then so on.

Answer 3

I just recently quit smoking also. It's been 2 months now.

The only way that helped me quit was cold turkey.

I tried cutting down, but then it always made me end up saying, "after this pack, after this pack, after this pack".

But then cutting rather than cold turkey works for some people. Try both methods and see what works for you. If neither works, I've heard the patch was very helpful from other quitters.

Good Luck! I know it's hard but I'm sure you can do it. Just get through the 1st week without smoking, and it'll get easier with less cravings.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Stop buying your cigarettes with your credit card! They seem free somehow when you do that. But, it is a very expensive way to blow smoke into the air.

I quit cold turkey about 15 years ago by telling myself I didn't need them and could put the money to better use. I like building and flying model airplanes, so the former cost of cigarettes finances my hobby.

If you and your husband would think of something you've always wanted, like going on that trip you could never really afford, and decide to save the money you spend on smoking, you could do it.

Let's see. Cigarettes cost about $27.00 a carton x 52 weeks x two people, = guess how much? Wait, let me get my calculator-------------------Holy Mackerel !!!!! $2,808.00 ! That's almost THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS!! That sure would make a very Merry Christmas next year, or a nice winter vacation down in the south here.

Quit blowing used smoke into my polluted enough already air.

Thank you.

Answer 6

Don't quit cold turkey unless you are superman. Cut your consumption in half the first week and ration out the cigarettes on a timed schedule. One after lunch, one before supper, etc. Then keep track of the money you saved and reward yourself with something fun. The next week cut in half again even if that means putting out the cigarette and saving part for later. Reward again. I got 3 or four days out of one cigarette toward the end. Pretty soon, you will skip a day without realizing it. After skipping your first week you will feel enough better to really have some encouragement. Finally, come up with some constructive ways to deal with stress next time you feel like a smoke. Good luck!

Answer 7

I quit smoking 5 years ago as a New Year's Resolution and I have not touched a cigarette since, and I used to smoke 2 packs a day for 9 years!!

Here's how I did it:

-I quit completely, immediately.
-I DID NOT use any nicotine replacement like the nicorette -gum. Nicotine is a DRUG.
-Because I quit "cold turkey" I had withrawals from the nictotine for 3 days. That was three VERY uncomfortable days but after those 72 hours I was no longer addicted to nicotine!!
-Then I had to deal with the MENTAL addiction - even though my body no longer "needed" cigarettes, I felt like I needed them.
-So I stuck a sugar free lollipop in my mouth whenever I wanted a cigarette, b/c it gave my hands and mouth something to do.
-I avoided alcohol b/c if you drink your guard goes down and you might slip up and smoke!
-I went to Nicotine Anonymous (NicAnon) meetings for the first few weeks b/c it helped having other people to call when I felt like smoking. It will help if you and your husband quit together.
-When I quit my roommate was still smoking, but I asked her to not smoke in the house out of respect for my decision to quit, and that helped a lot.
-I stopped drinking coffee too b/c I always used to smoke with my morning coffee, and I couldn't continue to do the things that I correlated with smoking.
-I also had to make sure I didn't over stuff myself at meals, b/c I used to love to smoke to "help me digest".

So by quitting smoking, I ended up quitting drinking, coffee, an overeating a well... I am so much healthier now b/c of it.

I still think about cigarettes quite a bit, but I know that if I ever picked up a cigarette again I would go straight back to smoking like crazy.

So I NEVER TOUCH (literally, I won't physically touch) cigarettes - even if I had a bad day, even if everyone else is smoking, even if I think I "deserve" one.

You can do it!!

Answer 8

Good for you!! You haven't been smoking for too long so it shouldn't be as hard as it was for us long term smokers.
First make it hard to smoke....like allow only smoking outside. Then substitute the finger action for something else.
( I started "smoking" a pen or pencil and still do that 5 years later)
Many people are having awesome results with the new drug Chantrix.
Find other activities. (play games on the computer)
GL

Answer 9

Hello Lisa,


My wife smoked for over 10 years and when she found out that she was pregnant with our now newborn 3 months old daughter, she had promised me that if I found a good solution for quitting, she will try her best to kick the habit.

Well in my spare time I started researching online for quit smoking programs, meanwhile she was trying out patches and gums that you can buy at grocery stores and adventually they would not work for her.

After about a week of researching I had stumbled over a website that really impressed me on what they had to offer and that they actually say that they can almost guarantee your success, and most importantly that you can try it out for free.

The company has been around for over 20 years now and they have helped over a million smokers quit since and their kit has everything that you possibly need to help you quit smoking, I thought WoW that is impressive.

I went ahead and ordered the free trial for my wife (only paid for shipping) and she has quit smoking in just two weeks and she doesn't want to hear about or smell another cigarette again in her life :)

Now it is up to you, but since my wife has quit, I was so happy about her success, so much so that I had built a small review site of the product to also help other people quit, you can check it out at; http://endthehabitnow.com if you want to find out more.

P.S. Also available for Canada.

Thanks for reading my short story, I hope it helps, good luck and stay healthy.

Answer 10

You are probably right. I never smoked but my wife did when we got married (22 years ago). She just plain quit but I guess it was easier because I didn't smoke.
Everybody else I know who quit said just go cold turkey or use the patch.