Have u given up smoking? How did u manage it? Please help me, if u can!?
I want to try and give it up. But this time I want it to happen for good. I am very stressful as a person. My work doesn’t involve moving – I am a teacher. Over the last 2 1/2 yrs i have taken up bodybuilding. Trying to go clean in everything. I am 40 yrs old
May 14th, 2011 at 8:32 pm
every day, smoke one less ciagrette. do things insdie in a non smoking building so oyou are forced not to smoke. so like..each day yeah just narrow down how many cigs you smoke and eventually youll stop.
oh eat sweet things so you like the taste of sweetness more, so you begin to dislike the cig taste. good luck!
May 14th, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Just be a man: stop now and that’s it. I did it.
May 14th, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Yes, meditate twice per day. You can do it very easy.
May 14th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
My husband used the patch to stop. He used them for about 7 days, and then stopped them all together. I just quit cold turkey. Has been 6 years for us. It isn’t easy, but it is worth it! Good luck!
May 14th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
1. Get Ready
Set a quit date.
Change your environment.
Get rid of ALL cigarettes and ashtrays in your home, car, and place of work.
Don’t let people smoke around you.
Review your past attempts to quit. Think about what worked and what did not.
Once you quit, don’t smoke—NOT EVEN A PUFF!
2. Get Support and Encouragement
Studies have shown that you have a better chance of being successful if you have help. You can
get support in many ways —
Tell your family, friends, and co-workers that you are going to quit and want their support. Ask them not to smoke around you or leave cigarettes out where you can see them.
Talk to your health care provider (e.g., doctor, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, psychologist, or smoking cessation coach or counselor).
Get individual, group, or telephone counseling. Counseling doubles your chances of success.
The more help you have, the better your chances are of quitting. Programs are available at local hospitals and health centers free. Call your local health department for information about programs in your area.
Telephone counseling is available at 1–800–QUIT–NOW.
3. Learn New Skills and Behaviors
Try to distract yourself from urges to smoke. Talk to someone, go for a walk, or get busy with a task.
When you first try to quit, change your routine. Use a different route to work. Drink tea instead of coffee. Eat breakfast in a different place.
Do something to reduce your stress. Take a hot bath, exercise, or read a book.
Plan something enjoyable to do every day.
Drink a lot of water and other fluids.
4. Get Medication and Use It Correctly
Medications can help you stop smoking and lessen the urge to smoke.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved six medications to help you quit smoking:
Bupropion SR—Available by prescription.
Nicotine gum—Available over–the–counter.
Nicotine inhaler—Available by prescription.
Nicotine nasal spray—Available by prescription.
Nicotine patch—Available by prescription and over-the-counter.
Nicotine lozenge—Available over–the–counter.
Ask your health care provider for advice and carefully read the information on the package.
All of these medications will double your chances of quitting and quitting for good.
Nearly everyone who is trying to quit can benefit from using a medication. However, if you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant, nursing, under age 18, smoking fewer than 10 cigarettes per day, or have a medical condition, talk to your doctor or other health care provider before taking medications.
5. Be Prepared for Relapse or Difficult Situations
Most relapses occur within the first three months after quitting. Don’t be discouraged if you start smoking again. Remember, most people try several times before they finally quit. The following are some difficult situations you may encounter:
Alcohol. Avoid drinking alcohol. Drinking lowers your chances of success.
Other Smokers. Being around smoking can make you want to smoke.
Weight Gain. Many smokers will gain some weight when they quit, usually less than 10 pounds. Eat a healthy diet and stay active. Don’t let weight gain distract you from your main goal—quitting smoking. Some quit-smoking medications may help delay weight gain.
Bad Mood or Depression. There are a lot of ways to improve your mood other than smoking. Some quit-smoking medications also lessen depression.
If you are having problems with any of these situations, talk to your doctor or other health care provider.
May 14th, 2011 at 11:20 pm
the patch works great. even better than smoking if you ask me but that has it’s own downside. call that 1800-no-butts they help you. also check cigarette manufacturer websites, they are now required to help people quit smoking and have info on their websites. good luck
May 15th, 2011 at 12:12 am
I stopped smoking some 19 years ago and did it without patches gum etc. They are over priced in my view. If you stick to it it can be done without pills etc. It was a chore no doubt but I overcame the hardship and have been smoke free for over 19 years. The tools to stop are simple but space does notpermit me to type it all here. If your seriou contact me and I will tell what I did
May 15th, 2011 at 12:33 am
delay each ciggarette for 2 hours, do this for a week then increase 1 hour every week until the time intervals between each cigg is like 10 hours keep it going and your smoke-free! Also avoid hangin with smokers and try not to let your mind control yourself.. learn to control your mind.. The mind is a powerful thing.
May 15th, 2011 at 12:33 am
I was smoking about packs of 20 cigarettes a day for over 20 years. 3 and 1/2 years ago, I just decided to quit, and I did, cold turkey. My only substitute was sugar free chewing gum. I couldn’t smoke at work, except for outside, on my breaks, so I was chewing the gum anyway. When you’re ready to quit, you’ll quit.
May 15th, 2011 at 1:09 am
wow its been long since youve been smokin!! It sucks if you like to drink becuz you wanna smoke when you drink!! And students stress you out too!! All i can say tho is try to workout everyday tho, and just eat like lil snacks through out the day, and even in class you can inbetween lessons, and if students are like why are you eatin all the time jus be like oral fixations, cuz im quitting smokin!! And put on like chapstick while your driving, and like jus think about other stuff, when u think u want a cigg! And if you do drink, jus try to cutt cigg smoke down to only when you drink, thats where im at right now!! And then eventually give up alcohol too! Im joinin the US Air force and they dont tolerate smokin or drinkin!
May 15th, 2011 at 1:59 am
By far the best thing for me was hypnosis. didnt even think about smoking
May 15th, 2011 at 2:04 am
I smoked for 16 yrs, quit cold turkey was’nt easy but family was supportive. Kids wanted us to quit, that is my wife and I. You can do it- good luck
P.S. find things to occupy your time and chew gum or candy.
May 15th, 2011 at 2:13 am
I wear the same shoes as you. There are four main reasons which make this vice so powerful: 1. The nicotine level from the blood. If you can keep up, at least two weeks, without smoking, using the patch for help, the nicotine is eliminated from your body and you’ll have 70% hope for success. 2. The taste of the foods and the drinks which you’re used, together with the cigarette. 3. The hit in your lungs when you drag from the cigarette. 4. Last but not least the habit of taking out the cigarette and lighting it. You must find your own way to replace them with something else. For no.1, the patch, for no.2 & 3 maybee more spicy food (chilly pepper) and for no.4 something to keep your hands ocupied. The nicotine is elimineted through the kidneys so you’ll need to drink a lot of fluids. You’ll be more nervous as usually, your heart capacity will decrease for a period of 3 to 6 weeks, so take care with weightlifting in that time, your apetite will increase, so try to eat more with lesser calories. In the first year, take some vitamins ( E,A,C etc.) and antioxidants, and make some medical check because in the first year of quiting, the lung cancer risk increases. I don’t want to scare you but this is real and only after 10 years, you’ll be at the nonsmokers risk level.
May 15th, 2011 at 2:54 am
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HOW THE METHOD WORKS
Using psychotherapy, the method works in the opposite way to the “willpower” method. It does not concentrate on the reasons the smoker should not smoke : the money, the slavery, the health risks and the stigma. Smokers know all that already. Instead it focuses on why smokers continue to smoke in spite of the obvious disadvantages.
It is fear that keeps smokers hooked!
Fear the smoker will have to give up their pleasure or crutch. Fear the smoker will be unable to enjoy life or handle stress. Fear the smoker will have to go through an awful trauma to get free. Fear the smoker will never get completely free from the craving.
The Method removes these fears
Smokers quit with the Allen Carr Method as happy non-smokers, not feeling deprived but with a huge sense of relief and elation that they have finally achieved what they always wanted….
TO BE FREE!
What about the terrible withdrawal pangs from nicotine?
The physical withdrawal from nicotine is so slight that most smokers don’t realise that they are addicts. What smokers suffer when they try and quit using other methods is the misery and depression caused by the belief that they are being deprived of a pleasure or a crutch.
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It removes the need and desire to smoke. Once the smoker is in the right frame of mind and they follow the simple instructions, the physical withdrawal from nicotine is hardly noticeable.
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It removes the smokers’ conflict of will.
There are no bad withdrawal pangs.
It is instantaneous and easy.
It is equally effective for long-term heavy smokers and light smokers.
You need not gain weight.
You will not miss smoking.
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A personal view from Professor Judith Mackay MBE, JP, FRCO (Edin), FRCP (Lon), World Health Organisation Advisory Panel on Tobacco and Health
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Dr Anil Visa BSc, MBBch., FRCA, Consultant – Royal Hospitals NHS Trust – Royal London Hospital
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Dr William Green, Head of Psychiatric Dept, Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong
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Dr Martin Jarvis, Principle Scientist, Imperial Cancer Research
Fund and Reader in Health Psychology, University College London
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Celebrity Endorsements
“His method is absolutely unique, removing the dependence on cigarettes, while you are actually smoking. I’m pleased to say it has worked for many of my friends and staff.”
Sir Richard Branson
“Some friends of mine who had stopped using Allen Carr’s method suggested I tried it. I did. It was such a revelation that instantly I was freed from my addiction. Like those friends of mine, I found it not only easy but unbelievably enjoyable to stay stopped.”
Sir Anthony Hopkins
GOOD LUCK!