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stop smoking
Well i really need to stop smoking cigs. like right now but I am highly addicted. I smoke about a pack a day. How can i get myself to quit. ive used all of the stuff (the gum, the inhaler, the patches) and none of them work. PLEASE HELP
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As a former heavy smoker, I dont really agree with the cutting down strategy. Every time I went down that path I ended up smoking a lot again. Now I cant say this is the same for everybody, but I dont think its a good way to go about it. The addiction needs to be killed imo, and the best way to do that is to tackle it once and for all.
My advice is to prepare yourself and then stop altogether. You may fail the first few times, but you need to try again. From my experience I can tell you this:
- The first two weeks are hell on earth. I dont think I slept more than 2 or 3 hours a night. After that things get better. After a month you can manage it quite well.
- Avoid as many of the habits, places and people that you relate to smoking. This is a must for a month or two at least. Dont meet up with any smokers, dont go to places you used to smoke, dont do anything that brings back the memory of smoking.
- Have a large supply of lolipops on hand. I had a pocketfull for a long time.
- Remind yourself that no matter how bad you feel, it is temporary. The worst part of the feeling will pass in a matter of a few weeks and that is not that long.
- Keep yourself as occupied and distracted as possible.
Well, thats all I can add. There is rarely a quick fix when one is truly addicted. I know I was, and I could almost not imagine life without smoking. Just keep in mind that all that changes soon enough, as long as you can find the will power to make it through the initial torture.
Good luck.
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well, obviously it will be very difficult. you are stopping an addiction and you body is craving the substance.
If quitting all together didn't work for you then why not trying to gradually stop. Of course you will have to be willing to do this and set your mind to it.
You have to strict with your self, as well. Such as try only having half as much. Put yourself on a schedule. This way your body will not turn on you as badly. After two weeks, limit half of that again. Keep on doing this till you are at 1 cig a day. Now this will be the hardest. Stop the last one. Remind yourself of the risks.
Also, get support. Ask family and friends to help you. Ask them to only give you a certain amount of cigrettes a day. You can only complete it with their help.
You could aso maybe go to support groups like Smokers Anonymous.
Good luck and start as soon as possible. This is your life that is in jepordy (sp?) and its not worth it to waste it.
one last thing, think of how much money you will be saving by not buying so many cigrettes!
again good luck!
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