If you've ever smoked cigarettes and quit, how did you quit and what method did you use?
I smoked 1+ pack a day for 7 years and quit, then relapsed after 3 months. A year later I quit again and have stayed that way for almost two years. If you are serious about quitting the only way to go is cold turkey on the spot. Gums, patches, drugs and plans just drag out an already uncomfortable process and leave you more open to relapse because you are not fully committing in the first place. I've written a motivational hub on the experience with my technique and tips. Please check it out, here's a link that may or may not work, or you can just click on my name and find it: http://rickcombe.hubpages.com/hub/About … o-quit-now
After many many failed attempts using conventional methods I discovered a lady who was a fellow Hubber and who also ran a telephone course called 'Nicotine Solutions'. I took her course (which involved no drugs, patches or anything else artificial) and as a result I am now three and a half years into being a non-smoker. I hubbed about the experience here: http://mistyhorizon2003.hubpages.com/hu … ons-Course
Just threw everything to do with smoking in a bin and stopped smoking for ever.
I just stopped, easiest way but you do have to be determined
I carried one with me for like a month and when I knew I didn't need it I threw it away and if I felt the urge I picked up a book to read or a pencil to write and just kept moving forward.
I smoked for about 30 years, very heavily until my best friend died of cancer (smoking related) 6 years ago. After seeing him dying, very slowly and painfully, I knew I had to quit.
It was not very easy and after 6 months, trying everything, to no avail, someone advised me to use Zyban. I got the prescription, and halfway through the first 30 tablets, I was off cigarettes! It is now five-and- a-half years and i never looked back or had any craving!
by ross670daw 10 years ago
I am struggling with quitting smoking, how did you quit, I need help?Smoking for about 34 years now, have tried to quit on many occasions without lasting results. I'm determined to be free of this addiction and would like to know if there was anything specific you have found that worked for you....
by kelvinlls 15 years ago
To those who smoke, have you tried quitting? What are the ways that you use to quit smoking?I'm trying to understand how smokers have been trying to quit their habit of smoking. I used to smoke myself, but I simply went cold turkey and have tried a technique to change my mindset about smoking. This...
by wilsonallen01 14 years ago
Hi,I want to quit smoking. I have tried many times to quite smoking but always failed. Now I want to stop smoking for ever. Please tell me some guidelines so that I can quite smoking easily.Thanks
by Dr. Helen Borel 16 years ago
"Poor vocabulary and low verbal fluency" are hallmarks of the early dementia suffered by smokers. Smoking is thought to lead to cognitive deficit and cognitive decline, known risk factors for the subsequent development of dementia.Since cigarette smoking is a modifiable risk factor,...
by Steve Andrews 10 years ago
At various points in our lives many of us fight against addictions and hopefully are successful at beating them. Addiction comes in many forms and there are many reasons why a person would want to free themselves from it.In my own life I was once a barbiturate addict many years ago and then became...
by saveascj 14 years ago
anybody have experience of quit smoking successfully?and pls kindly provide some suggestions.
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