Does anyone have any basic advice for quiting smoking? I just can't seem to put them down, no way did candy work, nor gum...
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ladyt28
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it isn't easy by any means sister!! Maybe you have health insurance that will cover the prescription Chantix - look it up on the internet to see how it works. Some are saying it is the only thing that has ever worked, others say it didn't do a thing. Have you tried the patch? Sometimes that can make a big difference.
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The first thing is you have to be determined to quit. Second is that you need to develop an environment that will help you quit i.e. find ways to avoid contact with smokers or limit time with them, reorganize your life so that it is dificult to smoke i.e. make simple rules about smoking outdoors only so not in the car, in the house, at the pub. Also try and break the habit before the addiction i.e. if you smoke first thing after dinner wait 30 minutes or if you smoke when talking on the phone finish talking then smoke.
At the end of the day it comes down to your determination. I have been 2 years quit and it took many failed attempts to get it right. But as they as they say it only takes one success to be successful - after that no one counts your failures. Try and take it one day at a time. When I first started quitting I just kept saying to myself I will smoke in a minute when I have finished this. I kept putting off smoking in an attempt to trick my mind that I wasn't quitting just choosing not to for a little while and then I would forget. Now I don't really think about it at all.
Hoping that you will overcome. God bless.
At the end of the day it comes down to your determination. I have been 2 years quit and it took many failed attempts to get it right. But as they as they say it only takes one success to be successful - after that no one counts your failures. Try and take it one day at a time. When I first started quitting I just kept saying to myself I will smoke in a minute when I have finished this. I kept putting off smoking in an attempt to trick my mind that I wasn't quitting just choosing not to for a little while and then I would forget. Now I don't really think about it at all.
Hoping that you will overcome. God bless.
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here are some other sites with great advise and support:
http://whyquit.com/
http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/new.htm
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33484
http://whyquit.com/
http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/new.htm
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33484
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Hey I just recently quit smoking its been about 1 month. I used nic gum and at first it was weird, well more like different but now I dont hve the urge to smoke but continue to chew the gum. My boss at work told me about it and he says that he has been chewing the gum for 7 years. I dont believe that there are any health risks involved so maybe just switching your method of intake would work. It worked for me. Good luck whatever you do.
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