What is the best way to stop smoking?

[marie1951 10]

how can you stop smoking what is the best way to stop

[DaBouncer 13]

Don't buy a packet of cigarettes

[marie1951 10]

Originally posted by DaBouncer

Don't buy a packet of cigarettes

its not that easy wish it was

[robh 10]

Originally posted by marie1951

its not that easy wish it was

I imagine it's a good policy to do whatever DaBouncer tells you. His response was an instruction not a suggestion!

[Jon 10]

Everytime you want a cigarette DaBouncer will punch you really hard

[upholder 10]

You can get help from your GP on the NHS.

Dont know exactly what help but it might save you a lot of money, buying patches etc.

[upholder 10]

Doh, your in Canada.

Am I stupid or what.

So sorry.

[elf 10]

You have to change your psychology to smoking, it takes a while because it has to go into your subconcious, but if you really think about the amount of harm you are doing to your body every time you have a smoke, you will soon no longer enjoy smoking and after a while it becomes a hassle to smoke.

Physically, patches help the nicotine withdrawal, lollipops give your mouth and hands something to do to replace the habit, and exercise makes you realise that it would be much nicer to be able to run without getting all out of breath.

Don't beat yourself up to much if you do fail to give up the first few times but don't give up trying to give up.

[Lou 10]

I haven't read this book myself but I've heard that it's supposed to be pretty good:

 

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

[Phanerothyme 12]

I've read it and it is very good, but you really have to want to stop smoking for it to work.

 

I thought I wanted to, but I was actually too scared to quit. Stopped once and failed, I must try again and soon, but feeling that you have failed before you beginis something of a handicap.

[Mike 10]

Giving up tobacco is difficult, but after the first few weeks it gets easier and easier. I'm coming up for almost a year with no tobacco now - I'd always said to myself I'd chuck it in on my 35th birthday and when that came around, it was like a switch in my head had been thrown and from then on it was easy. Uncomfortable for the first few weeks, but now I don't even want one when I'm having a beer and half my mates are smoking, which is usually the hardest time to resist.

 

If you want to enough, then you will. If you can't do it, then perhaps the time isn't right?

[elf 10]

Thats exactly what happened to me, when i was 16 a nurse at college told us that we would all give up by the time we are 25, that has stuck in my head and within 2 months of turning 25 i have given up! Must be a weird subconcious thing.