quit smoking help

Well, I smoked for 20 years, and quit 35 years ago, so maybe I can offer you some help. I can tell you that it’s not easy, but it CAN be done. Millions of others have done it, and you can, too. As they say, it’s easy to quit; I’ve done it hundreds of time. OK, every person finds something that works best for them. The important thing for your health is to find that way. For me, I got a scare where I was short of breath, and couldn’t catch my breath. I then shifted over into ANGER against myself. REALLY ANGRY! I was sick and tired of my addiction to these little sticks of vegetation wrapped in paper! I was angry that THEY controlled ME! I was sick to think of all the expense in buying cigarettes, and what I COULD have done with that money. I was ANGRY at myself for exposing my innocent daughter to my second-hand smoke. And when I became sufficiently angry at myself, I was able to toss my cigarettes out the car window, and that was that. I went through chemical withdrawal for 5 days, but I discovered you just have to resist that NEXT cigarette. Don’t worry about tomorrow’s cigarette, you only need to worry about that NEXT cigarette. And that’s the chemical addiction pushing you to reach for a “fix.” Just resist it. And over 5 days, the chemical addition subsides. After that, there’s 2 years of psychological addiction. Again, just keep resisting that NEXT urge to smoke. Don’t keep a single cigarette in the house, and don’t associate with smokers so you aren’t tempted to “bum” one. And an interesting thing happens. The urges become milder, and spaced farther and farther apart, until about 2 years later they are gone. Now, it’s important to realize that you ARE a drug addict, and there is NO SUCH THING as just taking ONE cigarette. All that does is re-addict you and hook you all over! Think of yourself as an alcoholic who can’t tolerate that next drink. You are a drug addict who can’t tolerate that next cigarette. With patience, the urges DO leave you! I haven’t smoked in 35 years, and I have ZERO desire to do so. You can do it. Have faith in yourself, and get mad! You can beat it. Others have done it; you can too! Good luck!!!

Go to the Dr. and get Wellbutrin. It helps. I have 5 aunts , of those 5, 4 of them smoked most of my life ( my mum too). I am 25 now. ALL of my aunts and my mom have stopped smoking, because at some point in the last few years they were each hospitalized for strokes and other issues for smoking. My point to you is you don’t want to wait until your health is bad to stop. So by any means neccessary, try your hardest to stop.

Good luck!