The scare tactics on the packets don't work, but it hits home to hear people's stories.
I reckon those scare tactics are counterproductive - they're intended to make us feel like smoking is so much bigger than any of us.
It's also my belief that tobacco companies invented the difficulty in giving up to scare us all out of doing it!
Is it hard to give up? It wasn't for me, 20 years now and still not smoking.
However, it is a decision-making process - if you want to then it's easy, you just make up your mind and find a way. If you don't want to, then it's a waste of time trying - you might as well enjoy being a smoker (although I struggle to see how that's possible).
What made me want to give up was the cynical corporate exploitation - I realised that some very unpleasant people were making a fortune out of other peoples' horrible deaths, I wasn't going to let them profit out of mine. There was an easy way to fight back - stop using their products.
As a bonus, you reinforce your identity and shape it how YOU want!
So decide what you want from life, and go for it!
I was a heavy smoker & quit over 5 years ago. I got to hate it (even though I was totally addicted) because I SO hated being in a group of people and they were all able to relax and sit & chat and there was me having to nip outside to smoke every so often.
It also didn't go with my "image" - of eating healthily & enjoying exercise. It was ridiculous, I'd go to Yoga and feel great and then come out, get in the car and light up which undid all the good work!:rolleyes:
A couple of years after I quit I started going to a woman's house for massage and some beauty treatments. Being an ex-smoker you are super-sensitive to the smell of smoke and I noticed it as soon as I went in. She always said "it must be my woodburner." Yeah, right!:D
Best of luck with your quit.
Hello lovely people.
I smoke and I hate it, I really want to stop and have tried everything from hypnosis to patches but I can't stop. I'm embarrassed as a therapist and I go to bed every night feeling rotten that I've given in to the addiction again.
Can anyone offer any help or advice please?
Surrender all your will power, you will stop instantly, keep your willpower and it be nearly impossible, as willpower make you smoke. Regards Meta
Hello Every One
I am also facing a same problem ,I hate smoke and i really want to stop.But it is not posb for me to stop it
Can anyone help me or suggest any advice ?
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Hello lovely people.
I smoke and I hate it, I really want to stop and have tried everything from hypnosis to patches but I can't stop. I'm embarrassed as a therapist and I go to bed every night feeling rotten that I've given in to the addiction again.
Can anyone offer any help or advice please?
Hi Urban Hippy,just wondering how you are getting on with quitting ?
A little tuppence worth
The nicotine is out of your system 24 hrs (what you crave)
Each craving last for 5 mins (soon comes back tho!!
sometimes hanging on to facts help, i found a bit of revese psychology helped ie if i still crave so bad after 5 mins i will have a cigg, then well i managed that 5 mins i can manage another (wish i had known about eft then 🙂
Its the habit social psychological addiction that causes the problems more so than the nicotine, find yourself something to occupy your hands.
I took up kniting (scarves 8o lots of them lol)
Also loads of fruit and veg to nibble on swopping cigs for sweets wont make you feel better if you pile on pounds yikes!
Best of luck with whatever method you choose, you will find the one that works for you:)x
I would suggest you look into Bioresonance Therapy. It is by far the best anti-smoking protocol I have come across. I have a machine and so far every case has experienced no cravings for cigarettes. There is a link from my site to the news reports following some cases through their bioresonance therapy. Have a look and see what you think.
It is an addiction. So, Treat it like an addiction. Learn about it, make a proper plan, set a date, gather many resources and DON'T do it alone.Use the smokers helpline, call or checkout websites for the American Lung Association & The American Cancer Society, consider using nicotine replacement products like the patch or the gum. I know a lot about quitting smoking as I have quitted several times.
I haven't smoked a cigarette in over 11 months and I used the gum for almost five months. Good luck, you should be very proud of yourself for even considering quitting. Knowing it's a problem is the first step, now let that process continue!