I don't smoke but they have those electric cigarettes you could try those out. One of my friends dad got some acupuncture treatment that instantly cured his addiction. Also remember if you stop wasting your money on cigarettes you will have more money for tfs.
I know someone who quit using Chantix/Champix and has been off for a while now. He says even the thought of a cigarette makes him feel physically sick, which is basically what makes it so effective. My father was a heavy smoker, but quit decades ago. He never went back on them, but during periods of stress would resort to nicotine gum. I never understood this, I figured once you got the chemical out of your system, that was that, and that any further urges to smoke was nothing to do with nicotine, and just about missing the physical activity of smoking. But apparently it does help to keep a few gums around in case the urge comes back.
My uncle stopped smoking cold turkey, but whenever he had a craving, he would eat sour warheads, sometimes a whole bag. Worked well. He has been clean ever since. Try eating something sour. That way, every time you get a craving, your mind will associate the sourness with the craving and want to stop. Start out on a level that is not too sour, but work your way up. As you get higher, the sourness will increase, and be very unpleasant. That will hopefully help you stop. Just a thought though. That's all.
I actually got hypnotized. No shit. I had tried patches, gum, medications and cold turkey but I just didn't have the will power to make it stick. Hypnosis just gave my will the extra kick that it needed to push me past the mental blockage of smoking. I quit almost 4 years ago. Sometimes I miss the habit, but the smell of someone who has just smoked actually makes me ill so I know I won't be going back.
I've been smoking since I was 18 and I am 35 now and I've quit once when I was 22yr cause I got a cold and quit for 7 months then suddenly I started back up for some reason. I have been wanting to stop smoking cause I am tired of the prices and the coughing etc. Only problem is those patches and other things to help you stop is $$$$$$ for which I couldn't afford that too. I know its hard to stop smoking cause i've tryed a few times already with gum and slowed down for awhile but stress brought back up cause of the lady, etc. I really wanna stop myself but realize how hard it is to stop.
try changing cigarettes. like if you are a Malboro smoker, just try a pack of KOOL (menthols will kick yer butt.) trust me, changing to something worse can be enough to get you to stop. back during the bad ol' days, as a kid, i used to chew tobacco to be more like my grandpa. until the day he tried to get me to man up to a stronger kind. i gagged on it and never chewed the chaw again. just an idea.
it is not easy to quit, i was up to 2 and 1/2 packs a day when i quit. i went cold turkey and it was the hardest thing i ever did, i was moody unbearabe, woke up covered in sweat which turned my sheets yellow, and even and got sick a couple times but i did it, and 12 years later im still smoke free. hang in there and dont give up
This guy isn't exactly planning to start smoking and then stop after a certain amount of time. So your advice kind of fails to help the situation.
Yea I know it doesn't help people who are already smoking, but it helps people who are thinking about starting. One way to stop smoking, is to put water in the ash-tray.
Just stop completely. No gadgets or patches or anything. Those are just going to remind you of smoking. Better to get away from the whole smoking arena completely. How does that work? I used to put water in the ash tray to make sure the butts were properly extinguished.
Try holding your head under water for about thirty minutes. According to my stepdad growing up this will cure pretty much anything! Seriously though I went cold turkey three years ago and that's what worked for me. Of course I thought I was going to lose my damn mind, ended up buying a punching bag, and had lots of scuffed up knuckles during that time, but I made it. Not necessarily suggesting this but it worked for me. Just be careful with the some of the other forms of "help" out there. My wife, along with several other people we know, tried Chantix with pretty much disastrous results. Good luck! It's a hard habit to kick! Wish you well.
Last time I did it I smoked weed everytim I wanted a cigarette, it cost alot more but after 2 or 3 days of this, you should be good.
My Father quit when he was 39 years old(the year I was born). He is 75 years old now. Had he continued smoking, he would've been dead 15 or 20 years ago most likely. He stopped cold turkey, he put chewing gum in his mouth whenever he felt the urge. Worked like a charm. He does chew a LOT of gum ever since though! lol
You gotta do whatever it takes to stop.I for the life of me will never understand why people even start smoking.Why would you decide to poison your body,leading to what will likely be an early death?
the current time I quit, I was in the hospital after my kidney transplant so on top of the nicotine withdraws I was also dealing with kinda bad side effect from the anesthetic, kinda made me trip out the first day after the surgery seeing cows and dots and all kinda weird stuff, so I was real bundle of joy that week. Now granted I was never a very heavy smoker, I only rarely smoked more than 5-6 a day, sometimes none or 1 or 2. it was all pretty random, and it does make it easier to go the cold turkey route with a smaller intake to start with. I can't say for sure, but I know that would smell BAD fast, water and cigarette ash are not a fragrant mix. That and it looks pretty daggon nasty. (but I think he might have been joshin us all *wink wink*) Not to sound like I disagree, because what you say about the health risks is totally true, but too many people take that "zomg are you crazy for doing that" stance with smokers when people live in cities with toxic smog everywhere around the world and do not move, people continue to live in cities, towns and states with known far higher cancer, radiation, flooding, hurricane and disease rates. Humans, as a whole, usually do not make the best of decisions. If you truly want to help someone who is smoking (much like a lot of other addictions) you have to look at what triggered it and help them though that. People have to want to quit for themselves. By the time someone is addicted to something, the "it's gonna hurt you, you better stop now" line usually has little effect.