Ive tried some ways but none seem to work.Do you have some smart suggestions?I say smart because all the conventional methods to quit smoking have not worked for me .I have tried nicotine gum and patches. I hate smoking but every 1 hour, I cant resist a drag. I have started hating myself to indulge in it :/
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Quitting smoking is one of the most difficult things I have ever done. I have not smoked in three years after smoking since I was thirteen. I had bronchitis and heard on C.N.N. that the tobacco corporations were going to add more nicotine to their product. Nicotine is more addictive than heroin. So when you think junkie, think about yourself "dieing for a cig." The withdrawal is physical, psychological and emotional. The first step to quitting for me was getting mad. [I set my mind to it. I'm stubborn and tenacious.] And the second step was to think that it was actually possible.
Everything becomes a trigger to smoke. A drink. A good meal. A conversation with a friend. Driving in the car. Stressors. Everyone I know says they want to quit and they have tried. But failed, as they light a cigarette. (Recently met a woman, a nurse, who has a spot on her lung She quit and gained 40 pounds, because the oral fixation exists. Most replace habit with food. She started smoking again.).
I began the habit to look worldly and cool sophisticated and mature. But came to the conclusion I had acted like a fool. I got mad. How dare they make their deadly product more addictive? I had given enough of my life, health and money and would not give anymore. I Decided I was going to quit. Not TRY to quit. Period. So I called 1-800-quit- now and their advice was to throw away all vestiges…lighter,ashtray, smokes. But I know how I am. I would want a smoke and have to go buy another pack. Give more $ to the tobacco corporations…so I set my pack of Newports on the kitchen counter. And there they sat…and sat. I took up yoga, because the deep inhalation/exhalation mimics the inhalation/exhalation of cigarettes. But without the lethality. I completely, over time, and with great effort, blood,sweat and tears–revamped my body, mind and soul. I lost weight because I was exercising.And I was only able to do marathon work-out sessions, especially cardio, because I had quit smoking.
It was not easy. Once the physical withdrawals cease you still must contend with the hole it leaves behind. They are your best friend and worst enemy all rolled up into one convenient package. They also help pass the time. So much time that you really must replace the bad habit with a good one or you're pretty much doomed. For me it was exercise. For someone else it could be knitting or equestrian pursuits…That is up to you. My pack of Newports sat for over a year…untouched. Offered them to a friend. She declined them…too stale. Thrown out. For good. Good riddance.
I was worth it. I have no temptation to ever smoke again. The smell is more chemical than smoke to me now. The chemical content, including formaldehyde,becomes apparent to the healthy specimen's sense of smell. I have never felt better. Aerobically conditioned. Better breath. Whiter teeth. Cleaner home. Strong not weak. Crutch-less.
Now my outward appearance reflects the true me. Intelligent enough to say no to self-destruction.
Remember there is no try. Just do. You are what you think you are. You accomplish what you believe is attainable. I hope if it is your true desire that your will-power is stronger than any laissez faire attitude you have about the unimportance of your life and health. I take a big breath of life. Not a puff of death. May you do the same.
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