Tips on quitting smoking?!
Question: Tips on quitting smoking!?
Here's the deal: I've been smoking for twenty years!. I've tried all the alternative therapies, and none of them worked--and I seriously don't want to smoke anymore, my mind is made up, but it seems my body rejects the whole idea!. I see and feel the benefits of being a non-smoker when I quit for just a couple days!. My sinuses aren't clogged in the morning and I can go up a flight of stairs without becoming winded! Lol!.
Cold turkey isn't working for me!. I try to fight the urge, but the cravings are unbearable!. I've tried some of things, such as sipping water, deep breathing, occupying my hands, taking a walk, etc!. that are supposed to help with the cravings, but I keep falling off the wagon as it were!.
Does anyone know anything that will actually help me kick this god awful habit--some things that I perhaps haven't tried!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Cold turkey isn't working for me!. I try to fight the urge, but the cravings are unbearable!. I've tried some of things, such as sipping water, deep breathing, occupying my hands, taking a walk, etc!. that are supposed to help with the cravings, but I keep falling off the wagon as it were!.
Does anyone know anything that will actually help me kick this god awful habit--some things that I perhaps haven't tried!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Ex smoker here (20 years as well)!.
First, have you tried the patch!? If not, do so but use the clear one!.
Drink lots of water!. I carried around a water bottle and package of sugar free gum when I quit!.!.!. when I had a craving, I started sipping on the water!. Do know that cravings only last 2minutes tops!.!.!. that is all you have to get through!.
Buy some crossword books, puzzles and find a Rubic's cube if you can!.!.!.!. they keep your hands busy!.
Go to your local bookstore and purchase Allen Carr's book on quitting smoking!. It's a bit goofy, but if you get the actual point he is making, it will really sink in and help!. That book is excellent!.
Lastly, use this site:
http://www!.quitnet!.com
It's free!.!.!. has 24 hour support, forums, information, nurses you can ask questions to!. The entire site is made up of supportive people who are quitting and who have been quit for years!. It was my lifesaver!. Do take the time to look at it!.
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First, have you tried the patch!? If not, do so but use the clear one!.
Drink lots of water!. I carried around a water bottle and package of sugar free gum when I quit!.!.!. when I had a craving, I started sipping on the water!. Do know that cravings only last 2minutes tops!.!.!. that is all you have to get through!.
Buy some crossword books, puzzles and find a Rubic's cube if you can!.!.!.!. they keep your hands busy!.
Go to your local bookstore and purchase Allen Carr's book on quitting smoking!. It's a bit goofy, but if you get the actual point he is making, it will really sink in and help!. That book is excellent!.
Lastly, use this site:
http://www!.quitnet!.com
It's free!.!.!. has 24 hour support, forums, information, nurses you can ask questions to!. The entire site is made up of supportive people who are quitting and who have been quit for years!. It was my lifesaver!. Do take the time to look at it!.
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i tried mant times to give up then i took up working out and running and really enjoyed it, then i found i didnt want to smoke as it held me back!. So after all the previous attempts its actually working and like you i felt immediate benefits!. I used the lozenges whenever i craved and found they worked for me!. We have got to want to do it 100% or it wont work!. I wish you luck as i know how difficult it isWww@Answer-Health@Com
you can never destroy a habit, you can only replace it by an other one!. start growing other healthy habits, to replace smoking!. try to quit smoking gradually!. if you somke 5 cigarates a day , try to make make it 4 for the next three days and then make it 3 and so on!.
good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
http://www!.addictioninfo!.org/articles/16!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My father was a smoker for about 10 years!. When I was born, he decided to quit smoking!. He told me that he cut back one cigarette per day from his usual every one or two days!. Certainly worth a try!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Try chewing on gum!. Chew on sugarless gum the whole day, distracting yourself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
sounds gross and it is but try taboka!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Don't buy any!.!.
Addiction is only a mental thing!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Addiction is only a mental thing!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Just like most medicines the best way is to ween yourself off of them!. Say you smoke 10 a day, every week cut back by 2!. My dad had to have back surgery and he had to quit!. He found this was the best way!. It is a lot easier for men to quit, so if you are female you may want to take it slower, one less a week maybe!.
Gum helped him a lot too!. Just chew a piece whenever a craving strikes you!. Trust me once you quit you realize how it makes things smell!. And your like I am never going back!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Gum helped him a lot too!. Just chew a piece whenever a craving strikes you!. Trust me once you quit you realize how it makes things smell!. And your like I am never going back!Www@Answer-Health@Com