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How Can I Quit Smoking?


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tried to quit more than 4 times in a span of 4 years (been smoking for mga 8 years na at that time).

 

anyway, finally had the opportunity to quit WHEN:

 

1. I was 100% decided I wanted to quit

2. I got my friend to counsel me (he was a counselor for druggies)

3. Got help... Zyban, unfortunately this is now OFF the market but this is a wonder drug in fighting nicotine addiction... maybe there is a similar drug in the market

 

Good luck guys and girls!

and after 3 years of no smoking!!! I sure f**king feel very good about it!!! :cool:

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  • 4 weeks later...

i think the best way if to reduce its usage.

if you're smoking 10 sticks a day, try a reducing it to 5 sticks a day for one week. then to a stick a day

on the second week. on the third week, one stick a week..

 

gradual reduction is effective and put timelines so you can measure your progress.

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  • 2 weeks later...

never really tried to quit smoking... pero i really should lessen my intake... masama talaga sa katawan ang pag smoke! and i feel it lessens the libido, for guys at least... feeling ko lang naman...

 

siguro pag may naramdaman na ako saka na lang ako quit... that will surely motivate me!!!

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  • 9 months later...
my hubby is sooooo addicted...he's usually very mellow but when he tries to quit

smoking and he has cravings , he's so grumpy that I run out the door

to get him some smokes and literally light it for him so he can be normal again...

 

I myself find it so hard to stop. Makes me wish to come back in time to stop myself from getting into the habit!!!

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I started smoking at age 12. I was finally able to stop at age 32. There were about three periods in between when I stopped...then smoked again. But I haven't smoked a cigarette since 1994. Apart from drugs, smoking has to be the hardest habit to break. Quitting is pure torture, especially during the first three days. Your mouth just craves for something, so all you do is eat. If you can get past a week without a cigarette, you're about 80% through. But you'll still have dreams about it.

 

A bit of advice. If you really want to quit smoking, go into isolation for at least three days. Don't see any of your friends. Don't do any activity that you associate with smoking. Don't go to bars or restaurants. Just stay home. But don't even watch TV, if you've become accustomed to smoking while watching your favorite show. If you like to have coffee with your cigarette, don't take coffee. The first three days are really difficult.

 

It's too late now, but the best time to stop smoking is during Holy Week, especially if you have no trip planned. Why? No work (so no pressure) and no friends around (so no socializing). Luckily for me, we still didn't have cable TV in 1994, so there was no TV as well. That helped.

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