I'm going to give up smoking. Any helpful hints?
Question:
How did other people cope?
Answers:
Congratulations on your decision to quit! I smoked for 30 years and I quit over two years ago. I had tried to quit a number of times but was never successful for more than a month or two. I have been successful this time because I discovered that that the most important key to quitting smoking is to never take a puff off a cigarette again. I know that sounds pretty juvenile but it's actually the key to success. You may tell yourself that you can just smoke one cigararette or take one puff and that would be OK but it really doesn't work that way. If you take one puff, you are on the road to becoming a full time smoker again. In order to quit smoking you have to quit smoking. Period.
The patch helped me with the cravings and the mood swings. When a serious craving occurred (like after dinner or first thing in the morning) I used to rub the patch on my arm as a reminder of my committment to quiting.
Putting myself in situations where I never smoked helped me. I went to the movies and the library a lot when I was quitting. Making a list of my reasons for wanting to quit was helpful. I could refer to it when I needed extra support. I also made sure I let people know that I was quitting. Telling people around me that I was qutting made it harder and more embarassing to try to cheat as I didn't want to look like a failure to my neighbors, co-workers, bosses and my doctor. Also letting people know that I was quitting allowed them to give me a little space for my moods or for the spaciness that sometimes occurs.
Good luck and I wish you nothing but success.
Other Answers:
read easy way by alan carr, i tried all other ways to quit but he works good luck
I know a woman who stopped cold turkey with acupuncture.
Good luck!
gonna be hard, i managed 7 months, but i believe patches are good.
im gonna try them myself,
good luck
Every time you crave a cigarette visualise something utterly disguisting (like millions of slimey worms all wiggling about.. hehe).. after the first three days it gets a heck of a lot easier to give up! It's not the actual cigarette you crave it is the routine you have to break.
Will power...
You have to constantly remind yourself that you are stronger than the nicotine.
find an alternative distraction. when you feel the urge just do the other thing til it goes good luck
Having been a 20 a day man for 40 years (with 7 years off it in between) I stopped the day of smoking ban in Scotland, Nicotine patches are the best way to wheen yourself of it, 3 weeks at high strength 3 weeks medium and finally if needed 3 weeks at weakest. This worked for me, downside was sleep pattern all ascue and mouth ulcers but worth it in the end.
Good luck you will notice the difference in a matter of days. When you know that smoking will damage blood vessels in the penis and will shorten the penis which ultimately lead to impotence, you won't miss that cigarette after your meal ;-) This is all real. Canada and Australia alread force "Smoking can lead to impotence" label on cigarette box.
http://www.ash.org.uk/html/health/html/impotent.html
http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/images/pressads/fingerlegspressad1.pdf
http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/images/pressads/fingerlegspressad2.pdf
http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/images/pressads/fingerlegspressad3.pdf
Go to this site and watch the famous UK Fingerleg Commercial. http://anti-smoking-ads.blogspot.com/
Finally, go watch the movie "Thank you for smoking" and have some laugh.
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