any help willl do
Ive been a smoke for 4 years now and i smoke upto 20+ smokes a day. I quit for 2 months in 2016 but started again at the start of last year due to stress from the violent relationship that i was in. I have been trying to quit smoking for a good 6 months and i have tried champix and if worked for a while but it had started making me feel sick. i want to quit to get active and live a healthier life style. can anyone recommend good quitting strategies! does patches work? or should i go to a sauna as ive heard that a sauna is good for quitting smoking
You can do it! Believe in yourself. I don't agree with Red about being stupid. It is an addiction a terribly strong addiction. But take it one minute at a time. If you feel a craving, talk yourself thru it (they don't last that long) tell yourself you are stronger than this and you can do it. I have a sign on my bathroom mirror.. "Believe in yourself and Trust in Him"
I notice people often say it is stupid to smoke. As hallibean says, it is an addiction, but I also agree that it is really, really stupid, with a capital stu.
I don’t think it is stupid. It’s an addiction. I started smoking over 50 years ago, at age 14 when everyone smoked and we all loved it! Now I have to stop because it has affected my health. I’m on day 19 and it has been very hard, but I keep thinking about how scared and anxious I felt when I thought I was getting I’ll from smoking. I feel so much better, so quickly, and can breathe easily, no cough, no anxiety anymore. I just tell myself I have all the strength of mind that I need, and will not let. Cigarette be my boss! When I get a craving, I tell myself that I don’t smoke anymore, and do some deep breathing, and then do someth8ng physical. Anything. Just don’t sit still in a craving. Even just getting up and walking around the house is helpful. Good luck to everyone. It is a challenge that we can all meet successfully.
what would be a good stratergy is if they had cigarettes that came in say a 4 pack that way people could possibly control how much they smoke rather than buying say a 20 pack and feeling tempted to smoke them all.