How did you finally stop smoking cigarrettes?
Friday, September 10th, 2010 at
10:52 am
What methods did you use to get you to successfully quit smoking (ie: hypnosis, chantix, weaning etc). How did you get over the routine cravings like after eating, driving, with coffee etc? I am starting to get sick again and I want to quit before winter gets here so it doesn’t get worse. I’ve tried to many methods before and nothing worked. I feel I am too weak to quit! But for my own health and for my son I need to stop! Also, how do you deal with quitting if your spouse smokes and doesn’t want to quit?
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Not everyone can handle all or part of my answer. But, it is honest. I have quit smoking twice. The first time, I went cold turkey and quit for about six months and picked it back up because I was around it. Then a few years later, I quit smoking again(2 years ago). This time, it was at a point in my life where I decided to start living for God. I gave up alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and a party lifestyle all in the same day. At this point, I went on a fast two days before I was scheduled to be baptized. I fasted Friday(a couple of crackers and water was all I had), Saturday(only water and a little tea), and Sunday morning which is when I got baptized in the wonderful name of Jesus and got my sins washed away. I had no desire to smoke or drink or anything else after that and can even be around people smoking and drinking now. I haven’t had one drag of a cigarette or drink of alcohol in over two years! You can try the fasting part and try juices or however. I say to go all the way because it is AWESOME!! But, if you research fasting as a way to quit smoking, I’m sure it will turn out that it works. I believe the physical addiction is gone in just a couple of days. But, my mental addiction was erased by the power of God as a blessing to my committment and sacrifice to him. You can do it either way you choose and I will be praying for you!!
God Bless!
Studies have shown that quitting with hypnosis is the #1 most effective method for quitting smoking easily and permanently, with little or cravings, side-effects, etc. Now, obviously I’m biased, as I am a hypnotist, but I can tell you that a LOT of people have quit successfully with hypnosis. Something else to check into is something called EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). It is a type of self-hypnosis/acupressure technique that interrupts the patterns associated with smoking, and many people have stopped successfully using JUST that technique. You can find more about EFT at http://www.eftuniverse.com. A guy named Gary Craig has a bunch of information that will help you use this technique, and he offers this information for free. I highly encourage you to go take a look.
Hardly
The good news is that i now have been quit for over 5 years.. i quit trying to quit alone, and joined a support group.. i attend nicotine anonymous meetings both locally and on line.. on line voice meetings are as close as your computer, and you can attend while still smoking, before actually attempting a quit.. however you decide to quit good luck, there is simply no wrong way to quit!!