When I quit smoking more than a decade ago, I QUIT SMOKING COLD TURKEY.  That's right.  One day, I just said enough and just quit smoking cigarettes.  At the time, it did seem impossible.  But, I did it and YOU CAN TO.

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Now, there's no best way to quit smoking cold turkey.  I guess, there's only one way and that's to just quit.  There are quit smoking aids like the patch, hypnosis, and a ton of other things to help you quit smoking.  This may work for some people.  But, really, it's not quitting smoking cold turkey.

To quit smoking cold turkey takes mental resolve.  You need to WANT to do it.  You need to be hard-headed and not compromise.  This sounds corny, but you need to psychologically be ready to move on from smoking.  After that, it's a breeze because you control your brain and your brain controls your body!!  Simple as that.

You're saying...easy for you to say, but...  Yeah, I did it, so that's not going to work.  But, when I did, I was in a mental state that was ready to quit.  Now, if you're not ready, but want to be ready, there are things you can do...

Think of all the reasons why you want to quit smoking.  This is the key to quit smoking cold turkey.  Everyone will have different reasons, but I think the main reasons are health related.  Those were my reasons.

I was in college and wanted to be healthy and live longer so I could make the most of my expensive college education.  I thought of my family and future family.  Smoking just didn't fit into my visions of life and the future.

Really, to quit smoking cold turkey, I just decided that I wanted to live a long healthy life so I could enjoy my time here.  My addiction to smoking was definitely counter-productive to that goal.

So, logically, if your goal is to live longer and it has scientifically been proven that smoking helps to do the opposite, it makes logical sense to quit smoking.  Of course, this line of thinking is so rudimentary and simple, but the brain needs to see it and hear it like this to process it; to put the act of smoking and quitting smoking into perspective.

Now, remember these feelings you're evoking and commit them to memory - all the benefits of quitting smoking - the why.  Think of your health, your family, your life.  Smoking is hindering or going to hinder you from enjoying all that.  So, don't let it.

When you're mind is ready, YOU are ready to QUIT SMOKING COLD TURKEY, because now you/your brain/your mind/your body, knows WHY you want to QUIT SMOKING and that you've agreed to do everything in your power to achieve that goal.

And then, you quit - you quit smoking cold turkey.

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When temptations arise to smoke, think of all those reasons WHY you quit.  Those reasons that I told you to commit to memory.  Think logically.  IF I smoke, THEN I will not...  This reasoning will help you to not smoke because IF you smoke, you WON'T ACHIEVE...

To reinforce this power to say no, spend the time that you normally would smoking and re-direct towards enjoying those goals and benefits you've set out to achieve and enjoy by not smoking - those benefits that you can ONLY do if you quit smoking.

For example, I wanted to be healthy, live a long life, and enjoy my family time.  Well, when I quit smoking cold turkey, I turned my smoke breaks into some sit-ups or researching a new hiking trail.  I enjoy biking, so I spent my evening cigarette breaks looking online for new bike parts and participating in a biking forum.

In the mornings, instead of a morning cigarette, I concentrated on my goal to live healthier by finding new ways to make an organic breakfast or go for a morning run.

During the day, I would call my family randomly to chat or send an email to a relative to catch-up, instead of heading outside with co-workers on 15 minute smoke breaks.  Or, just chat online with friends.

I used all these goals and desires to re-enforce my decision to quit smoking cold turkey.  Now that I was enjoying what I wanted to enjoy, I could immediately feel the result of what quitting smoking for good would feel like - because I was living and feeling the results as I was quitting.  You replace smoking with living, essentially.  

Again, this may all sound corny, but it worked for me, so I know it can work for others like you!

I hope this hub helped.  Best of luck on your quest to quit smoking cold turkey!

By Roger C Edwards

Quitting smoking cold turkey is generally regarded as one of the most difficult ways to quit. Most people reach for nicotine replacements which, oddly, undermine their quit attempts. There are a few ways, though, to quit cold turkey that work effectively.

Most importantly, stay away from nicotine replacements. While it seems like an easy way out, all they end up doing is keeping your nicotine levels high, which puts your mind in a state that makes it easier for it to accept more nicotine. Completely cleansing your body of the stuff is the first and most important part of quitting cold turkey.

Second, make sure that your friends and family know that you're quitting smoking. You don't want someone pressuring you into smoking by thinking that you haven't quit for good, particularly someone who doesn't know that you've quit offering you a cigarette. As all smokers know, being handed a cigarette pretty much guarantees that you're, surprisingly, going to smoke it. As someone who is quitting, you want to stay away from that temptation for as long as possible until you've built up your defenses against smoking.

Also note that your smoking buddies may act strangely towards you for a bit, sometimes even angry. They aren't actually upset with you, but your success in quitting exposes their glaring inability to do the same, and jealousy can manifest itself as anger. If they manage to get you to smoke again, then it shows them that, hey, this quitting smoking thing is hard and I shouldn't bother with it.

By Dale Maxwell

The mark of a successful ex-smoker is no smoking at all for about a year. This is not a completely and utterly reliable assessment, but anything less can certainly not be considered successful. Most of those who quit successfully have already made three or four previous attempts, at the least.

The smoking addiction develops over a long period of time, grabbing hold not only physically, but mentally. It is supposed to relieve stress, but in truth only causes them, and creates a dependency. This makes it very difficult to give it up, and to stop smoking cold turkey can make the situation worse.

Anyone trying to quit should look for support, both professional and from friends and family. There are a great many professional programs and groups for those who truly want to give up the habit. Every smoker has a different personality and a different reason for smoking, so there are many ways to quit, depending upon the person involved. Most programs have a few things in common, like exploring the reasons for smoking and the risks of continuing the habit. There should also be some methods of dealing with the aspects of physical dependency.

The method that worked so well for someone else may not work at all for another person. Each person trying to quit has to find what works best on a personal basis. What every smoker who wants to quit needs to have, however, is the will necessary to quit.

The cold turkey strategy more often than not turns on the one trying to quit, causing stress which only increases the craving for a cigarette. A sudden drop of the nicotine intake can really take a physical toll, which can in turn reinforce the desire to smoke. Many studies indicate that cold turkey is the least likely to succeed of all the methods used to quit smoking.

There are some, however, who have quit cold turkey and continue to be non-smokers to this day. Here are some of the tactics and philosophies they employed:

There must be a good clear reason to quit. Anyone who wishes to quit should do so because it is their personal desire to quit, not because of pressure from family or friends. The smoker should understand that the difficult of quitting will be well worth the trouble.

Be ready for any withdrawal symptoms, especially heavy smokers. Learn ways to deal with the symptoms effectively.

Willpower and motivation are key. Anyone who has attempted to quit before and failed should consider another method.

Try to substitute something else for smoking, preferably some sort of productive activity. This is very important since smoking addictions are both mental and physical and something needs to fill those needs. Smokers who stop cold turkey should avoid nicotine patches and other such substitutes for smoking.

By Aydan Corkern

Do you get together with all of your buddies at the bar or even a game only to find out that you might be the only one the smokes regular cigarettes. Oh it might look like they are smoking but they might all be using those e-cigarettes. You might find yourself asking them if they work and then if they like using them. They will tell about the freedom of using one of these as they have used them long enough to say they are tobacco free. This is because the e-cigarette uses no tobacco. The only things you receive is the nicotine and the way you receive this is even cleaner than with that old cigarettes.

This e-cigarette looks and feels like that old cigarette except that it is a small little powerful battery that fits in your pocket. It comes with its own little case which is all you will need. You do not have to light it so you do not have the need to carry a lighter or even matches. If you want to go have a fast cigarette all you will have to do is pull it out of your pocket and start using it. You will find that you get your nicotine fix faster as it do not have to travel the length of the cigarette first. With an e-cigarette the nicotine comes from the filter.

You will also find out that it is cleaner to use as since you do not have to light one which means there is no ashes that you drop on the floor or on your clothes. You do not need to worry about how closely you stand to another person as there is no real smoke coming from this e-cigarette. You exhale a vapor which evaporates so quick that this person will not notice anything but maybe the orange glow from this e-cigarette. If you happen to have one of these that the military personal use these do not even have the lite on the end. This is to protect them if they are out in the jungle.

These e-cigarettes are there to help you with getting away from the tobacco without have to quit smoking cold turkey. It will help you stop having to buy those expensive real cigarettes and will be safer for you and all of those friends and even the strangers around you as well.