I know mentally I can do this, but any advice dealing with the withdraw effects, making them easier to deal with...By the way I'm 24 hours in and I know the first three days are the toughest on me.
Quitting Smoking
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Set a goal for all the money you're saving. That way you have a positive that you're looking at to get you through it. A friend of mine went out and bought a really nice guitar at the beginning of last year, knowing that he would have to give up smoking in order to afford it. He made it!
I used the attachment to help me quit smoking. Went from a pack a day to nothing at all and have been smoke free for a year. Do some research on it, Allen Carr Easy Way, has worked for a lot of people. Good luck man.
Have a plan for things to keep yourself busy, especially for those short periods of time when you really want one. I haven't quit yet, but I just cut down by a third by restricting myself as to the when and where. I quit completely before for four months until my (then) wife started back up. Physical activity is also great for burning off the excess energy as well as highlighting why you should quit. Best of luck!
Sorry, no advice but congrats and good luck. Probably the best thing you could do for your health. When I quit I started chewing. Definitely don't recommend that. Now I have a new bad habit.
first dont drink a lot...
second like others said make a goal.. also if you cant stop cold turkey, set a limit of how many each day and drop down the amount every week... so maybe 7 a day first week, 4-5 second week
0-3 third
and 0-1 preferably 0 week 4..
second like others said make a goal.. also if you cant stop cold turkey, set a limit of how many each day and drop down the amount every week... so maybe 7 a day first week, 4-5 second week
0-3 third
and 0-1 preferably 0 week 4..
Don't keep track of the days since you quit..... that is just record keeping to see how long you can last before you start again. You are quitting for the rest of your life, the "days since" won't matter. Best of luck. Toughest thing I ever did, but the urges will go away in time.
swedish snus for me, it's my new addiction but it's got quite a bit of history of being a much better option.
avoid being around other smokers for a week. avoid trggers such as caffeine and booze. when you feel the need for a smoke pop a piece of gum. P S don't tell anyone. if you slip up nothing worse than I told you so. get rid of all smokes. get rid of lighters ashtrayscetc. if you keep those things you are not mentally ready. don't be afraid to try the patch. I quit about 7 years ago.
Avoid other smokers for a week may be tough, especially since I start a new job tomorrow and have no idea how many people smoke and how frequently the do at work. Yea avoiding booze isn't gonna happen, I did go out to the bar tonight and had 2 pints, was really wishing I had a smoke on me, but avoided the temptation to ask others for one. All smokes are gone made sure to smoke the few I had left w/ friends before I left Waterloo yesterday, I figured new job, college degree, moving back to Ames are the perfect time to quit.
I quit chewing over 5 years ago and it was hard. I carried a can of chew with me for 8 months and had a can in my pickup for almost a year. Its mind over matter at this point. Drink lots of water to get your system cleaned out. The worse part it I still crave a chew now and then.
I am going on 9 months now. I did it without medicine. I watched too many people on Chantix, etc. to ever make me think it was a good idea to use that. Lots of water, and gum, helped. And you need to find something to do with your hands, like toothpicks etc, to simulate the motion to your brain.
The biggest thing that I can tell you is to not make it seem like such a big deal in your own mind. It's especially true with the stuff that you associate with lighting up (driving, after meals, etc).
You can use motivators, $, kids, whatever, But it has to be intrinsic for it to really take. The study that I saw, and I have no idea where I saw it, said that the desire for the cigerette lasts only as long as it takes to smoke the cigerette. So you can break that down, and realize that you really have to survive 8 minutes per crave. You can use that, if you aren't able to minimize the importance of what you are doing in your own mind.
I smoked for 10 years. I really liked it. But, it is something that you eventually have to quit.
you have already won, JUST don't start again. You do not need crutches, i did it after 20 plus years f smoking. Sucked for a long time but if you really want it, it will happen. Its all up to you.
My dad bought an electric smoker. its just a vapor he is smoking but its how he gets the nicotine. the droplets he puts in the device have a certain nicotine level then every time he hits a certain point in time like every 4-5 weeks i think, he lowers the nicotine level of the droplets. he has quit chewing and smoking for 5 months now and doesn't plan about going back at all. it might be something to look into! best of luck to you!
I bought an electric smoker, and let me tell you...some sweet damn ribs come off of that b...oh, not that kind of smoker.
OP: whew...wish I had advice...struggling with it myself. Patches/prescriptions, etc. The struggles currently are STRESS from all angles, other than CF, but they don't let me go outside for a CF break.
Keep grinding, I will too.
