How do I Stop Smoking?!

[alaine]

I've only smoked for a few years, but I'm afraid if I don't stop soon I'm going to cause some permanent damage to my lungs. I'd like to use a method to stop that doesn't involve patches, or drugs. Patches didn't work for me anyway. Also, reducing my intake doesn't work. I need something that involves going cold turkey.

It's amazing how much smoking physically effects your brain. I can feel the changes when I do stop.

Also, are there ways to clean your lungs quicker?

 

[WoodChuck1]

I am not sure what they are called but you could Google "magnets that help you quit smoking" really that is the only thing I could suggest to aid you in quitting that does not involve patches or meds of any sort. There is also a "laser treatment" that has gotten some pretty rave reviews but again I quit cold turkey and a year later wanted one as bad as when I first put it down. So, I suggest you find something to aid you in your feat. Good Luck!

 

[loyalknight10]

I think you should not stop smoking all of a sudden it might cause nervous disorder or in extreme cases inability of the part of the body to work. If you want to quit smoking do it gradually and not in a whole.

 

[baguiopine]

Hi, my uncle used to be a smoker too and my aunt had a hard time to let him quit smoking. What he did is substituted bubble gum and candies every time he craves on a cigarette and I saw it help him but of course, self-control also will be a great factor to do that.

 

[katharina]

I think you should not stop smoking all of a sudden it might cause nervous disorder or in extreme cases inability of the part of the body to work. If you want to quit smoking do it gradually and not in a whole.

This is exactly the way I did it after many years of smoking and it didn't cause anything bad to happen at all. I just reached a "that's ENOUGH!" moment and never touched them again after that. It's difficult for a few weeks but I'm very stubborn.

 

[oldnamvet]

Quit with a friend. My wife and I did that when we started having kids and didn't want them to be exposed to second hand smoke -- before it became known as a hazard. We just stopped, threw out all the smokes in the house. We also cleaned for a week in our spare time. Every time we opened a drawer or a closet we hadn't used in a while, the smell of smoke came out. After a couple of weeks, we were fine. Every once in a while, I still crave a smoke -- and it has been 36 years since I quit.

 

[chocoguy]

I remember that most of my classmates are chain smokers. I have seen them putting a candy in there mouth. When I asked them why are they doing it, they said that candy can satisfy there cravings on cigarettes thus limiting the intake amount.

 

[katharina]

After a couple of weeks, we were fine. Every once in a while, I still crave a smoke -- and it has been 36 years since I quit.

YAY! How very wonderful for you! That's just so inspring! It's only been 4.5 years for me, but I know I won't be starting again. (Couldn't afford it now anyhow!)

And I know what you mean about still craving it... for me it's when I walk past someone who's smoking usually. It's like a sharp intake of breath and a thought that I "need" one and then remember "oops, nope, I don't do that any longer!"

 

[katharina]

I remember that most of my classmates are chain smokers. I have seen them putting a candy in there mouth. When I asked them why are they doing it, they said that candy can satisfy there cravings on cigarettes thus limiting the intake amount.

I don't think candy or gum works for people who are truly addicted and have been for a while. That's more of a "put gum in your mouth instead and you won't want a smoke" thing, but when it's an addiction, gum really doesn't do anything and the craving remains.

 

[heretoday]

Hubby and I quit when smoke hit a buck a pack, so you can guess that it was quite a while back. I was never a heavy smoker, I was content with two or three cigarettes a day, but my husband smoked a a pack a day. Quitting was difficult for him for a couple of weeks, but as he felt the benefit in better breathing and not getting winded it encouraged him to stay with it.