motivation to quit smoking

Well, I've smoked for almost 5 years now. I want to quit. BADLY But, my social anxiety causes me to want a CIGG CIGG! WHAT DO I DO?

You have the same problem as me. I quit in September because of the job I had. I worked 9 hour shifts with only one half hour break... nic'ing out was killing me.

For the first week or two, try staying away from really public places, parties and areas where you usually smoke. After about 2 weeks you are no longer physically addicted, just mentally. Buy a worry stone. Rub it when you are nervous. Get a rubber band and put it around your wrist. When you get nervous snap it a few times and it will make you less nervous.

You can always try the patch, gum and the fake cigs. They will sometimes help with the cravings a bit. You should contact your local stop-smoking support group and ask them for help and support. It is proven that smokers who have support to quit will have a much better time.

2007-01-29 13:13:16 by Missy Eve

Michael Brown discovers why a female audience member quit smoking.

I quit after 20 years. Mine was:

My boy, 1.5 years old, stopped hugging me after I smoked, he hated the smell. So, one day (1 year ago), I quit cold turkey.

my kids...my son was getting asthma from my smoking, the doctor asked if we smoked and when I told him yes, but outside the house he told us that it didn't matter because it was still on our clothes and bodies and it was making my son sick. I bought the nicotine patch and quit that day, 5 years ago...he hasn't had asthma since

2006-08-21 08:27:53 by Smokey

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Did your friends quit? Did something happen to someone that impressed you? Did you read something that made you change your mind about smoking?

I was a teenaged smoker, and I quit because I knew I was setting a bad example for my little sisters. That was motivation enough for me.

2009-02-14 14:57:01 by Ivona P

Well for most people, intrinsic is obsolete in comparison to extrinsic while concerning anything.

but ultimately, if the motivation is intrinsic, it will last much longer and be more powerful, having to compensate for the lack of extrinsic. and it will also be more satisfying, typically, because it was all their own motivation.

2008-02-22 20:02:43 by kalicokitten1

My boyfriend smokes, and uses those chew pouches to control his cravings when he can't smoke. I'm going to buy him the patch, but I want to show him solid facts to kind of put fear in him and make him aware of how it is affecting him everywhere, not just his lungs.

Links would be awesome! Thank you guys for your help.

I'm a dental student, and we counsel every patient that walks in about tobacco (whether or not they smoke). There is so, so much out there that shows research about how awful it is, and I'll try to find some. However, I think the best and more effective way is by finding some risky-looking things in the mouth. Almost 100% of smokers and chewers will develop some sort of oral lesion. A lot of them are benign, but some will become cancerous. I know that "scare tactics" aren't a fair way to educate someone, but there's something to be said for getting a point home when you can see evidence in your own body.

Here's what to do: take a flashlight and shine it into his mouth (or have him look himself.) Have him stick his tongue out and look under it, and on either side (way in the back). Look at the skin on the inside of his cheeks, the roof of his mouth, and on the inner side of upper and lower lips. Look for any white spots, ulcers, or red spots. Here's an idea of what to look for:

http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/69 221BC0-9B0A-4032-9A4A-E762A7CECFEB/3201/ HomogenousLeukoplakia.jpg

With people who chew, almost everyone will develop a corrugated white lesion called hyperkeratosis. Here's an idea:

http://www.quittobacco.com/facts/mthcncr 3.jpg

If you see ANYTHING abnormal, make sure he gets to his dentist to get it looked at.

Tell him that he is 5 times more likely to get periodontitis (severe gum disease), which has irreversible bone loss and can cause his teeth to get loose. Also, the massive amounts of bacteria associated with gum disease has been linked to heart disease and stroke as well.

If he ever has surgery, it will be difficult for him to heal. In fact, dentists will NOT place implants and most hospitals will reject regular surgery if the patient smokes. That means if he needs something done, he will simply be sent him. Period. They don't mess around with it since smokers have such poor healing rates and sometimes even get worse after surgery because tobacco constricts blood vessels.

And his cancer risk is MUCH higher, of course.

Here are some good sites:


http://www.quittobacco.com/facts/effects .htm

http://www.quitsmoking.com/quitinfo.htm< br />
http://www.tobaccofacts.org/tob_truth/in dex.html

http://quitsmoking.about.com/

2008-11-20 07:05:03 by Amber