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[BeneathMyWings]

Okay so I know I could save over 1400 dollars a year if I quit smoking and that's enough for me to get a used car and maintain it! I badly need a car. Anyway I just can't find it in me to quit. The idea of quitting, I mean the mere IDEA of quitting scares the crap out of me. I've been smoking since I was 16, and I'm about to turn 25 in September. I don't know what to do. I can't even remember what I did to relax before I started smoking.

What did I do to relax? Lounge around? Listen to music? How do you enjoy some great music without a cigarette in hand? I mean, I know that I should put my faith in God and that He will help me, but I'm even scared to do that. (Not a very good Catholic I know) and my dad has been smoking for 30 years (ONLY 4 A DAY) and he can't quit, so how am I supposed to quit if I smoke a PACK a day? My dad is the most willful person I know, he can do anything he puts his mind to, and he CAN'T QUIT! Seeing him fail time and again gives me no hope! My dad is a good Catholic, I go to church with him every sunday.

I don't know what to do. Do I try the patch? Or the gum? What if I get addicted to the patch or the gum? Also I'm on a REALLY tight budget....I mean REALLY tight...I can't really afford to use the patch or the gum. *Sigh* I am so sick of smoking but I'm also SO addicted! I can barely go an hour without a cigarette. What can I do?!

 

[UnitynLove]

I'm sure there are some free stop smoking programs that will help you obtain free gum, counseling, and patches. So you are leaning on Cigs to relax? Check this out, hope it helps How can I relax without cigarettes? Avoiding The Temptation To Smoke (Health & Wellbeing: Quit Smoking)

 

[jupiterinka]

Other than prayer and turning your stressors over to God, I suggest that you try exercising. Try yoga, pilates, dance, kickboxing, whatever helps you to release excess energy and relaxes you. I listen to music all the time without a cigarette in my hand. Relax by lying down with your hands at your side or on your chest with your eyes closed and listen to calming music. Do this every day for just 15 or 20 minutes in addition to exercising. I'm sure it will help. If you really want to quit smoking, give these suggestions a try...what can it hurt?

 

[Jayangel81]

Try yoga

only if you want the kundalini spirit..

God will help you get off smoking rest on Him

 

[Mary-Christine]

If it is very difficult maybe acupuncture could help.
Good luck!

 

[Evie1980]

I quit cold turkey. Yes, it was hard. No, it didn't work the first time I did it. I just kept trying and every failure I worked harder and trusted God more. It is not always easy but I told myself just one more day. Every day I concentrated on that day and slowly days added to weeks and they added to months and soon I was thinking of other things such as what movie I wanted to see.

But for starters I think that you need to stop doing certain things whilst smoking. So don't listen to music and smoke. If you want to smoke whilst listening to music and can't get rid of the urge. Turn off the music and go outside. After a couple of weeks your mind will stop thinking of smoking whilst listening. I think with your father it is not so much the addiction but the habit he has that he can't break. He only has 4 cigarettes a day which I assume he has at certain times of the day or when certain things happen. This is then a habit more than addiction. Like brushing your teeth before bed. Break the habit and you can break the addiction.

 

[LogicalChristian]

Yesterday was two months for me. Two months of being able to breath without coughing. Two months of not smelling like an ashtray. Two months of my fingers not smelling weird. Two months of not having to step away from my family. Two months of not having to "hide" after church. Two months of, a new life!

I started smoking when I was 15 yrs old, and I'm 41 now. At my peak, it was two packs a day!

Two months ago, I smoked a pack a day. At $6.06 a pack, that's $2211.90 a year. That's nice money, but that's not why I'm quitting.

I'm on the patch, though I'm not quite following their routine. I'm using each "step" twice as long as they say. I've discovered a new love for Altoids mints, and I've changed my daily habits.

My previous attempts at stopping failed. And I really believe, that they failed because of the "reason" I wanted to stop. Before, I wanted to stop so my kids didn't see me smoking.

My reason for stopping now, is because smoking doesn't give glory to God. I'm using my stopping to show others what can be done through Christ!

Would I like to have a smoke right now? Yep, sure would. But doing that doesn't bring glory to God, so I'm not going to have one.

Having trouble quitting? Try changing your reason