the best way to quit smoking?

[dee5]

I have tried the chewing gum, patches and cold turkey but nothing has worked. Has anyone got any ideas that could help me????

[alijangra]

I think its all about willpower really, and how much you want to stop.

[Dollie]

Hypnotherapy - Most good hypnotherapists will boast around 85% success rate. If you do go down this line -ensure that you check out the qualifications of your hypnotherapist. They should have a diploma or degree at the very least in Clinical Hypnosis. Go on the web to do a search for a hypnotherapist in your area. Expect the cost to be between �100 - �250. Good Luck. Dol x

[Ward-Minter]

Well I do not usually agree with student upstarts like ali but I do here.

Simple, if you want to smell like a tramps armpits with stained teeth, yellow fingers, wrinkled skin, hacking cough. poor circulation, look like a council estate prostitute with thinning hair, desperate, often skint, cancer laden, phlegmy, ugly, cheap, unnattractive, foul, disgusting and ignorant person continue smoking.

If you don't just stop smoking. Simple. Have some pride in yourself.

[wonderwoman1]

my dad stopped(he was 40 a day) by using ziban prescribed by your doc...he hasnt had or craved a cig since which has surprised all of us but it definately works..

good luck

xx

[alijangra]

ha ha wm! What is a student upstart?

[Blyss]

I would say willpower , and always remember you will always be a smoker , you just havent picked one up that day...ot for 5 years or whatever.
I could stop tomorrow if i really wanted to ..as I have done it before , and I go back just purely becuase I enjoy it .
It is also a good idea to have a good support system around yu ,, ppl who dont smoke .
i found it hardest when sittin with my hubby having a drink and Him and my son sittin puffing away ..although I never gave in at those times ,, I never really felt that i had the support I needed at the time .

so a good support system and supporting ppl around you ,, also lots n lots of willpower !!

Oh n if your having a drink ...nibble on some cheese when you would normally pick up a fag.

good luck!!

[baileys]

its all down to pure willpower,hypnotherapy is just tapping into your own self willpower an charging (you!) Ward Minter has many valid points. ITS UP TO YOU ALONE dee5. How long would you like to live ?

[orange-gnome]

I tried quitting for years, using all the patches and gum that money could buy, all the time convincing myself that I wanted to quit but still REALLY enjoying my cigarette after dinner. I couldn't actually quit for any decent length of time until I KNEW without a shadow of a doubt, I was utterly determined to give up, only then could I do it...with no help from gum or patches!

[devilbliss]

my father quit 3yrs ago. He was a 50 a day smoker. Used the National quit line......Loads of help from them.. he used a Nicotine Replacement Spray. Which really helped Good look

[~posy-jo~]

my dad smoked 60 a day and used hypnotherapy 7 years ago and has never smoked since. my husband tried the chewing gum, patches, willpower and didn't get anywhere. he went back to the doctor and was given zyban tablets, he was an evil monster while he was on them but he hasn't smoked for over 2 years now.

[mrs zom]

I gave up over a year ago through sheer willpower and the thought that I really don't want to end up with a 'cat's bum' mouth and lung cancer!

Mr Zom gave up after reading 'The Easy Way to Give Up Smoking' by Allen Carr (not the comedian of course!)

Good luck!

[Ethmer]

Don't "quit" smoking -- instead become a "non-smoker".

There's a big difference. When someone offers you a cigarette your answer isn't "no thanks, i'm trying to quit" but "no thanks, i don't smoke!"

Psychologically it is difficult to "quit" smoking because your mind and body are accustomed to it and think that they need it. But, deciding and stating that you are a "non-smoker" tricks the mind and body by not letting them perceive that they are being denied something.

Find some kind of hard candy to keep around that you can put into your mouth when you have those oral fixation cravings.

i started smoking at 15 and, using the above method, became a non-smoker when i was 45. i utilized Gobstopper Jaw Breaker candies which are about the size of a marble and take about ten minutes to dissolve in the mouth.

i have been smoke-free now for 20 years. i will admit, however, that i still occasionally dream that i have broken my smoke-free status and end up disappointed with myself. (The dreams are so real.) Then i wake up and am so relieved that it was just a dream.

My benefits are that i no longer smell like smoke all the time or have holes burned in my clothes plus i feel better and have probably extended my life considerably and reduced the chances of contracting smoke-related illnesses later in life.

Good luck! And you do have the willpower -- you just have to exercise it.