Simply "wanting" to quit is often not enough for people.

You need to find some other reason. These can come in many forms, such as:
Discovering how disgusting the habit is.
Your girlfriend doesn't like it.
You realize how much money you spend on it.
You realize the negative health effects of it.
Etc.

Good luck!

TimmyMac

Canada499 Posts

November 17 2009 00:14 GMT

#22

Stay away from convenience stores, and pay at the pump when you go to buy gas. Don't keep them around, at all. Actually if you have any in your house, go toss them right now.

GrayArea

United States872 Posts

November 17 2009 03:08 GMT

#23

It's 7pm for me on my first day of quitting. I still have not succumbed. I must hold out for today no matter what. Tomorrow will be harder. T_T. fighting.

ulszz

Jamaica1787 Posts

November 17 2009 03:37 GMT

#24

you can do it!
GrayArea fighting~

MrHoon

10183 Posts

November 17 2009 06:25 GMT

#25

DONT COLD TURKEY
SRSLY

GrayArea

United States872 Posts

November 17 2009 07:24 GMT

#26

Day 1: [11:22pm] I am still holding out. I am afraid that if I stay up too long, I will eventually fail. Going to sleep now would be the best option, however I am not remotely sleepy. The minutes tick by, yet I shall not give in.

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

November 17 2009 07:28 GMT

#27

Awesome, keep it up and keep us updated!

CaucasianAsian

Korea (South)11568 Posts

November 17 2009 07:31 GMT

#28

On November 17 2009 12:08 GrayArea wrote:
It's 7pm for me on my first day of quitting. I still have not succumbed. I must hold out for today no matter what. Tomorrow will be harder. T_T. fighting.

The first day is easy, the second and third you have major hardcore cravings. You can do it! After 4 or 5 days you have no more cravings and you don't need a cigarette. You just want one because you're bored or whatever. Just don't let yourself succumb to it.

You can do it!

I BELIEVE!

QuanticHawk

United States32026 Posts

November 17 2009 14:52 GMT

#29

Have a hypnotist convince you that cigs are actually little dicks. You don't want little dicks in your mouth, do you?

Doctor can give you a script for some stuff too, that's how most people I knew that quit did it.

biomedical

235 Posts

November 17 2009 17:20 GMT

#30

1. cold turkey
2. set a time limit (say 10 days)
3. realise that your urges after 10 days are PURELY psychological urges and you are NO LONGER physically addicted
4. live with psychological addiction for the rest of your life (sorry!)

biomedical

235 Posts

November 17 2009 17:21 GMT

#31

oh and dont even bother if you arent 100% certain you're gonna want to smoke because you're spending time with smokers or drinking etc

and NEVER try to quit "slowly"

ZZangDreamjOy

Canada959 Posts

November 17 2009 19:36 GMT

#32

Personally I have never had trouble dropping this habit. I'd go out to a friends, have a few smokes, and then stay clean for a few weeks. It's more of a habit thing. The easiest way to quit I'd say is to just throw out your smokes, lighters, and just do something you find fun. It'll take your mind off of it.

iSiN

United States1075 Posts

November 17 2009 21:14 GMT

#33

I'll tell you what worked for my parents both whom had been smoking 30 years. Going cold turkey. My dad carried around a toothpick to keep his hand entertained and to replace it in his mouth when he was getting stressed. after about 2 months you'll never have a craving again. btw They tried EVERYTHING to quit. Cold turkey was the absolute only way they finally managed.

TheAntZ

Israel6248 Posts

November 17 2009 21:19 GMT

#34

When moving from Bangladesh to USA, I realized cigarettes here cost 8 times what they do there. I've been smoking for 5 years, but I still quit cold turkey after finding that out.

2on2

United States142 Posts

November 18 2009 16:48 GMT

#35

I smoke a pack a day. One when i wake up, two on my way to work (its a 10-15min commute...), 2 on break, 2 on lunch, 2 on 2nd break, 2 more on my ride home, and then 1 after every of sc i lose. When im home the smoking seems endless and when im drinking I can smoke a pack in just 1 night. So i truly understand how diffucult it is, when you KNOW in your head you DO NOT want to smoke anymore, because i feel the same way.

I once made the decision to quit on my own, I lasted 13 months smoke-free and it felt so good. I literally challenged myself, I would taunt myself, "you are weak if you cant resist" which was kind of revserse psycology, because i know my mental reaction to "you are weak" is to prove "i am strong, stronger than you know". thats just me personally. I think the only thing that pushed me through that period was my mentality, something clicked and said you CAN do it. So i did it

My 13-month streak ended when I decided it would not hurt to bum a smoke off a friend who would typically taunt me to smoke. This time he hadn't even asked but I did. The cycle began

quitting is so hard because its a habit, the kind of habit thats been made a part of every activity you do on a daily basis. I had to make a TON of changes to my daily activities 1)never go outside at work while on break, 2)refill my drink after a meal even if im not thirsty so i can hold something that isnt a ciggarette, 3) go to bed super early to resist at-home temptations, etc etc. I just made shit up to get through the urges, it varied greatly how. the devil (nicotine) is constantly invading your thoughts. Its wildly similar to heroin addiction

The best advice i can give is, when you decide to quit, the best thing you can do is never pick up another cigarette. but Easier said than done

coltrane

Chile988 Posts

November 18 2009 20:26 GMT

#36

I smoke since i was 15 years old. Now i am 26

Is a really bad habit, and i have change the rates many times, but never really decided to quit.

Two months ago i was smoking 1 pack a day. Not the first time in my life I smoke that much, but i hope the last.

Today i smoke not more than 5 cigs a day, some days i dont smoke at all. And all because i changed the public transport for my bike. Now i go in my bike everywhere, like 1 hour trip to work, anything between 1 and 4 hours a day, everyday. And i dont really feel like smoking during the day.

Anyway, i dont want to quit, just telling you that when I am doing more exercise I dont want to smoke. I think it could help you to fight the anxiety if you start to do some routine exercise everyday.

2on2

United States142 Posts

November 18 2009 20:46 GMT

#37

thats interesting, i also found when i exercise I limited my smoking

Heen

Korea (South)2178 Posts

November 19 2009 09:47 GMT

#38

I've been semi trying to quit smoking. What I mean is trying not to smoke so much that I feel the negative effects. I used to smoke at least a pack a day and I've been able to get by on 2 packs a week now.

My approach has been to not carry a pack of my own. I know I don't have enough self-control to quit on sheer will so I leech off my friends (I buy them a pack occassionally ofc -_-). This only works if you have a lot of friends who smoke but I figure it worked for me since I only started smoking because it was kind of boring to just stand there when all my friends were smoking.