how to quit smoking

[heart broken]

okay i've been a smokeing for about two years and i really wanna stop but i've tryied the patches and the gum and they only make me sick. i've even tryied just quiting cold turkey and that only made me a ryoal... well ya know.

any suggestions???

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

I'm afraid that, since the patches and the gum aren't an option for making things easier, you're going to have to do this the old-fashioned way.

How many cigarettes do you smoke in the average day? If it's less than 8 or 10, try starting by cutting back on one cigarette. So if a typical day is 5, keep tabs on yourself and don't smoke more than 4. Keep that up for a week or two, until you're fine at that amount and don't crave that extra one, and then step down again. If you're smoking closer to a full pack per day, try cutting down by 2 at first. If you absolutely can't do it, go to 1. As soon as you stop feeling withdrawal symptoms to the point where you feel you can cut another one out, do it. Just keep stepping back until you eventually are down to just one cigarette, and then none at all.

I've never smoked, and thus never had to quit, but I feel this is decent advice for getting rid of any habit. I've had to wean myself off of prescription medications before, in order to switch to new ones, and I can understand how hard it can be when you've developed a sort of dependence or addiction. The only way is to just keep stepping down until it's gone. Good luck!

[heart broken]

yeah i ve had to do the med thing too and it sucked.. well i hate to say it but its more like a pac a day but yester day i only had 3 from 6am till 7pm. i was so proud but of course somthing made me mad and then i lost count. see i used to be a really bad cutter and stoped that then picked up smokeing. so its kindda like my relaxation. if i get mad aor sad i smoke like crazy. but i will try that . and thanks for the advice.

[Mzor203]

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[Nihilus]

Do what Kaleidoscope Eyes said to do. That is the way to do it. Since smoking is your way of relaxing, look for a new way to relax. Some ideas may be to read, play with your pets, play videogames, or something similiar.There are millions of things to do to relax. Find one!