The cold turkey approach to quiting smoking?
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Sounds like you are on the right track. I quit cold turkey 27 years ago and still remember how difficult it was. But I lived with a smoker and worked at a place where everyone hung around my desk on break to smoke and drink their coffee. Things have changed a lot since then and hopefully you are in a situation where you can avoid exposure to second hand smoke for the first two weeks or so. It takes about that long to get over the worst of it. I just kept telling myself I won't smoke today, I might smoke tomorrow but I won't smoke today. I said that everyday and everyday I didn't smoke. Good luck and congratulations. I know I would be dead now if I hadn't quit when I did.
Go to the doctors and see what kind of medicine and other patches to get!
have some one so it with you or bet on it thats what helped me.
see your doctor, lots of prescribed things out there now a days to help you quit... my spouse attempted to quit several times, but ended up quitting cold turkey, after finding out that we were going to have a baby. Obviously the baby's health was more important than their own, and was the motivation needed... good luck with your quest
Some people find it helpful to whittle down the number of cigarettes they smoke per day. If it's only 3-5, you can probably go cold turkey, otherwise, you probably need to use patches. When you go cold turkey, get very busy. Go places; don't stay around the places where you smoke. If possible go live someplace else(understanding relatives; tent in the middle of the forest). Associations have a lot to do with smoking.
Try to figure out what makes you want to smoke. What are your triggers? Is it feeling bored, driving, drinking alcohol, seeing other people smoke? You may not be able to avoid these triggers, but if you know what they are, and are prepared for them to trigger the urge to smoke, you will be able to nip it in the bud, so to speak. For instance, I had the habit of lighting up in the car, so whenever I got in the driver's seat, I felt like I HAD to smoke. So to head it off, I had a stash of jawbreakers in the car, and started eating hard candy before I got in the car. My advice is to write down whatever makes you want to smoke and a specific way to deal with each. (Hard candy, call a friend, take a bath, etc.) Good Luck!
Exercise! Go for a walk - get outside and breath the fresh air. Deep breathing also helps.
The cold turkey approach never worked for me. I FINALLY quit using Chantix. It is a prescription drug that has no nicotine in it. It is kind of expensive, but if you compare the cost to what you spend on ciggys, it is so worth it. I smoked for 14 years and have not had one for 6 months! Good luck to you!
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