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I really want to quit smoking...
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...but i'm struggling. I could list reasons all day why my life would be so much better without having that little white stick in my mouth all day saying "You need me loser!". But, pathetic as this may be, at the end of the day it's a drug addicition and it aint easy. Anybody got any inspiring success stories?
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Once you get the determination you are halfway there.
QUIT is an independent charity set up to help smokers stop, and lists some very brief success stories (go to tab, "We've QUIT"). They've a helpline on 0800 00 22 00 if of any interest. Good luck.
Best of luck with it - it's really worth the hasle of trying
I was a smoker and had been for god knows how many years decided I was going to quit. I had my last ciggy on New Years Eve (just gone). Id reached that point where I really didwant to quit. Prior to this I had wanted to quit but dont think I was quite ready.
So at 11:45 pm I had my last ciggy. I put a patch on to get me through that first night. When I got up in the morning I totally changed my routine, so instead of having a cuppa and a ciggy I had a glass of water and did a job of some sort, basically i did anything to take my mind of having my fix. That first day was hell to be honest and ocassionally I still get days where I could smoke a fag but glad to say I havent.
The main thing is change your routine. If you normally have a smoke after you eat make sure you go out for a walk, or was pots or anything which is totally changing your routine. After a meal you will now find me sat at my PC rather than having a cuppa and a smoke. Also when I packed in I went to bed early because it was a killer for me on the evening, so instead of lighting up I went to bed and got through that way.
If you can get through that first day then thats brilliant and things will get easier. I just kept thinking to myself well ive managed one day I can carry on and pack in. so yeah it wasnt easy, id be a liar if I said it was cos its been hard but ive got there and now im into my 8th month fag free
Good luck and for the record I was a smoker who smoked about 25+ ciggies a day for over 20 years
His secret? Chewing gum. And lots of the bloody stuff. I tried stealing a piece the other day but it was more than my lifes worth to get it off him :rolleyes:
So i've been told. I want to quit...
This is how I stopped smoking! I smoked for five years and had tried numerous ways to stop smoking none of which had worked. I found this book and set about reading it.
Within a couple of days I had stopped smoking for good and can honestly say there was nothing hard about it. I know a few other people who have stopped smoking using this book and two of them were successful and one of them stopped smoking for about 4 months and started again. So I think 3 people stopping smoking out of 4 is good odds, you should definately get it. I have been a non smoker for about three years now and it was the best thing I ever did.
You could also see your doctor and see if there is any help that they can give you. Good luck!
In all honesty, it's going to be really hard. There's no two ways about it. I'll also warn you to be careful about placing responsibility for the quitting anywhere other than at the doorstep of your own will-power. Gum, patches, hypnotherapy etc. are all potential ways of distributing blame for failure. Finding excuses as to why now isn't a good time to quite is quite common as well, i sure as hell had a load!
I went cold turkey when quitting and without wanting to sound too preachy, I almost enjoyed the experience as I found it to be quite an introspective one.
I’m also personally not a fan of Allen Carr and found his book to be quite patronising and ill-informed at points. I think he misrepresents the nature of addiction in a number of key areas.