anyone else having trouble quitting smoking?

annacupcake
annacupcake Posts: 1
edited October 3 in Motivation and Support
this is the thing i'm struggling with THE MOST!

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  • spammyanna
    spammyanna Posts: 871 Member
    What helped me was upping my exercise and chewing gum. I have been smoke free for over 2 months and feel amazing! I quit cold turkey after smoking for 13 years. YOU CAN DO THIS! Stay positive and keep at it.
  • jenrod1118
    jenrod1118 Posts: 150 Member
    I just quit a month ago. After the first four days it gets easier. The hardest part for me is that my closest friends and co workers are smokers, also my husband is a social smoker. What helps me us to exercise a little more each day. Hang in there you can do it!
  • glenr79
    glenr79 Posts: 283 Member
    My dad had a stroke because of smoking, can't walk now.. and is still smoking :( My neighbor had emphysema and kept smoking and then died :( I guess it must be some pretty addicting stuff
  • pawprint061
    pawprint061 Posts: 640
    I quit two weeks ago. I was a smoker for over 15 years. I changed my routine. I changed my mental thinking about smoking. I can't stand it now. I don't want to be near it, in it, around it, smell it, nothing... I hate it.
  • belbel79
    belbel79 Posts: 18
    It took me a few goes before I (seem too) have nailed the giving up bit. I gave up drinking for 5 years and that was easier than giving up smoking. In the end I relented and used 'champix' - it works to curb the cravings but was an evil drug for me.... mood swings, waking up crying my eyes out from bad dreams etc... in saying that I would use it again if I had to because I honestly went from smoking 25 a day to less than 6 after the first day...
    I gave up finally because of a few reasons.. one was that my dad died a horrid death from throat cancer - but I did continue to smoke for 13 years after that..

    Take one day at a time and remember that if you do crave it doesn't mean you have to start over again, it is simply a bump in the road! Think of your self as a non smoker!

    Hardest part is ALL my friends smoke :(
  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
    I smoked for 15 years and quit. If I can do it, you can too!! Find something else to be addicted to... like running. hehe :)
  • paravision
    paravision Posts: 148
    Iuse an ecig. Its water vapor but It feels like smoking and after you graduate from your flavor (menthol/reg/marbrol) then you can move on to cherry, vanilla, cheesecake, roast beef lol seriously hundreds of flavors keep me away from real smokes.add me and email if you want to learn more <3
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