A bad habbit-

I'm a "hard core cold turkey" person but my husband couldn't do it. He's currently using an e-cig to quit. He's been doing it about a month and he's moving to the no nicotine ones now. I wish you good luck and determination on your journey :-)

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Im wanting to quit smoking too but just stumped. Hoping to read some good responses. I quit but only last about 2 weeks max latley.

Ok, I'll try to help...but don't yell if it doesn't work ok?

Pick a date you want to be smoke free by, circle it on the calendar and make a big old deal about it (to yourself). Then get an elastic band and stick it round your wrist...hear me out, i'm not crazy!

Each time you want to smoke ping that band around your wrist so it stings, but not hurts. And cut down SLOWLY! It's a drug, your body needs to quit slowly. Just cut back by 1 a week, then 2, then 3 and so on and you'll get there. Reprograme your brain into not needing a cigarette. Each time you want one, PING! And then do something else. Have a glass of water, a mint, do a crossword...anything that is not associate with the smoking!

And good luck!

o.k. I was the same way. I can go all 8 hours at work and not crave it. So, My issue was the hand to mouth habit. I went to smoke tip.com It is a electronic cigarette. You can wean yourself down to no nicotine. I have been cig free for 2 years this month. but now I still use the electronic smoke. but the smoke if just nicotine and water vapor. Just an idea. it is costly in the beginning to get the set up, but after that it is about 20 bucks for a "carton". My girls no longer yell at me in the van and this has no smell at all.

I stopped buying packaged cigarettes used an electronic cigarette that lead into weening off of smoking entirely.

I'm kind of in the same boat. The prob is, different things work for different people. However, you have an advantage you may not have thought of...you're a college student. Most college and university campuses provide access to councilors and real psychology professionals free of charge. (Well, not free because you pay tuition, but you get what I mean.) A psychologist could seriously help you figure out the best way to quit for YOU and be a professional support help keep you going. This is something that a lot of people pay good money (and sometimes a lot of it) to get. Quitting an addiction like smoking is tough and complicated, its a lifestyle change just like loosing weight, and if you've got free access to people TRAINED to help you succeed, I say use it!

Am not a smoker, but I'll second the suggestions to try and replace it. Even a regular piece of gum, a sucker, a toothpick, etc. might help you retrain yourself to do something else.

oh and i eat sunflower seeds now like crazy!!! i think im hooked on those now

I have been quit for 5 months now. I called 1800quitnow and got my first box of patches for free and a coach that I could call if needed, but I never called. After the first two weeks, I just took the money I would have spent on smokes and bought the next box of patches. I want to say the program deal is just local to Oklahoma, but there could be something similiar where you are.
Some things that help me quit~ I drank, and still drink all my water through a straw.
I wore a rubber band around my wrist and snapped it each time I thought i wanted to smoke and then took a drink, got up and did something useful. Like washing dishes, folding laundry, vacuuming, something to keep my hands busy a minute. I took a walk every day after lunch for the first 2 weeks cause that was a really bad time for me and just had to change scenery to get past it.
Good luck, you know its worth it, if you can find a way to get yoruself there.

Why "besides all you hardcore cold turkey people?" If you're looking for an easy way to quit via drugs or magic, it's not going to happen. Your best bet for a long-term quit is cold turkey. NRTs can work, but I know way too many folks who, four years later, are still chewing the gum or wearing the patches.

I used to be afraid to quit, too. I was terrified, I would panic at the thought, so I never even tried. For years, I never even mentioned quitting because I was so afraid of it. And then I got pneumonia and realized that's what COPD feels like. After 26 years of 2-3 packs a day, I quit. Cold turkey.

Was it hard? Sure, most things worth doing are. But it was nowhere NEAR as bad as the FEAR of it had been.

You can look for easy, but as your own experience should tell you by now, there's no such thing. If you decide to brave the hard, let me know--I am always so glad to help folks who really want it.

Good luck!

Kris

I LOVED to smoke. At my max I was smoking about a pack and a half a day. I can't quit w/the gum (I thought the gum was gross, and I really wanted the hand to mouth/inhaling action). I'm allergic to adhesive as in bandaids and birth control patches, so the patches I never tried. I quit cold turkey. It was hard, I was mean. I quit and started again and quit and started again, until I finally quit for good - About a year and a half ago. I made sure I had cigarettes on me though to avoid the PANIC but still focus on my goal. I took my cigarette break, alone pretending the pen was my cigarette. Gum, suckers... yada yada. The last time I quit I told everyone "I'm quiting smoking", "I haven't smoked in 3 days" and so on. So as to not make myself look like a failure, I had to keep my word... This worked for me. It was hard, now I'm able to sit with my coworkers on their smoke break and not even crave a cigarette. Smoking is a gross habit, and I never realized how gross I smelled until I quit and smelled other smokers. Also, I hacked up **** ALL THE TIME. Quiting is the best thing that you can do for yourself and your children. Cancer and/or emphesyma is no joke. And if you keep smoking you WILL get it. What worked for me may not work for you, you gotta find your motivation and go with it. For all the money you save on no longer buying cigarettes, put that money towards a really nice treat for yourself! Something you want really bad - that might help too! Best of luck to you!

I know this sounds funny, but I found it easier to quit when I got sick The first I quit, I used the gum. I guess it helped a little, but it was still hard as hell!! The second time I was sick with bronchitis (something I got a lot when I smoked) and didn't want a cigarette. It was much easier the second time!!

hey I quit with chantix ... its been 2 1/2 years for me. u just got it in your head that is what u want and make it happen