quit smoking journal

I have tried almost everything, and still I can't quit. I kept a journal, I tried cold turkey, I tried gradually, patches and still I can't quit. Personally, it seems like a bad cycle. Instead of quitting, I'm smoking more. It's like this. I manage to stop smoking for a week, but the following I smoke twice as much. And I can't stop again for a month. And each time I try, it gets harder. I am so down, where I am losing hope that it is even possible to quit...

There is only one true way. You must want it. You must have a will so strong that you need no smoking. You must wake up every morning knowing that you dont need to smoke, knowing that you want to quit, knowing it would be better for you and everyone. Cold turkey sounds hard, but weening off does NOT work. To quit something, you simply do. Today, and from this day forward, you dont smoke. you used to smoke, you used to enjoy it, but now, you are simply not a smoker anymore. When someone asks, do you smoke, do not answer with i used to, as this leads to the excuse cycle that gets you started again "one more wont hurt, the rest didnt". Answer with nope, dont touch the stuff. Just become a non smoker. Instead of trying to do something, try not doing something - smoking. If you can get it to become something you just DONT do, then your mental addiction will slowly fade. All those patches, all those treatments and detox centers are to help you get on your feet, to get in control of your addiction, not to keep you off of the drug. If you come to the point at the end of those programs where you must leave and deal with it on your own, means you must realize that this is not a 5 minute fight. You will be fighting this addiction, this curse, for the rest of your life, it never goes away. YOU are all you have to stand in the way of your bad habits, because if you have to smoke that one cigarette, after all the work you went through to go clean, then why even try to quit in the first place?

2008-12-22 12:51:02 by Joe K

My stop smoking journals have been a big help, dealing with this long road to nicotine freedom. Thanks to all for your support and I have also ...

I have tried almost everything, and still I can't quit. I kept a journal, I tried cold turkey, I tried gradually, patches and still I can't quit. Personally, it seems like a bad cycle. Instead of quitting, I'm smoking more. It's like this. I manage to stop smoking for a week, but the following I smoke twice as much. And I can't stop again for a month. And each time I try, it gets harder. I am so down, where I am losing hope that it is even possible to quit...

This method will take about a month or two, but works. I began smoking at the age of 15 and finally quit for good at the age of 57 (a year ago), when I was at a pack a day. Even tho' all the experts say you have to go cold turkey, I think that just increases the craving. This is how I did it. Every time I wanted a cigarette, I only smoked half of it. So, I immediately cut my intake in half. After a few weeks of doing that (gives your body time to adjust to less nicotine), I would only take about 4 puffs, put it out and save it for the next craving. After a few weeks of that, I went to 2 puffs, then one puff (where one cigarette could last me a day or two). My body gradually got used to doing without the nicotine and I got to a point where I said, "when this pack is done, I'm not buying anymore". That was a year ago. Recently, I stayed with my son, who smokes, and took a drag off his cigarette. I didn't like the taste and it hurt my throat. If I can do it, you can do it, because I loved smoking!!!

2008-12-22 13:00:22 by Tom

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I want to quit smoking cold turkey, please help me with my Addiction.
I started smoking at age 14 and am now age 42.I want to be healthier for myself, my 20 year old son and for grandchildren some day too.I just bought myself a journal to start with. What other hints and tips can you give?

Thank you to all in advance!
Ooops I know that people quit smoking, but do most people succeed going cold turkey? Im so very overwhelmed by looking at stop smoking sites, just wanted answers from real YA people.

Thanks Again : )

hi LadyRazz

congratulations on your decision to quit.. that's a biggie, as far as the statistics on cold turkey, i don't know... but my experience is that i had to quit several times, before finally staying quit.. i tried a number of methods before finding something that worked for me.. to date i have over 5 years freedom from tobacco.. however you decide to quit good luck there is simply no wrong way to quit!!

biggest hint.. support, support, support, did i mention support??

i am a member of nicotine anonymous, and credit the people and the program with my recovery.. meetings are available in many areas, as well as voice meetings online.. we are as close as your computer.. (yes im sympathetic with the information overload of quit sites).. you are welcome to attend meetings either locally, or online.. in fact we recommend attending meetings before the actual quit is attempted..

Nicotine Anonymous is a Non-Profit 12 Step Fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives. Nicotine Anonymous welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. The primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The Fellowship offers group support and recovery using the 12 Steps as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from nicotine.

2009-06-18 10:42:33 by LadyRazz

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It's from an article, dated Tuesday, April 11, 2006 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx ?id=414752

Is the journal your talking about

http://www.smokesignals.net/ClinicallyTe sted.aspx
and
http://www.smokesignals.net/Utility.html is the first clinical test.

Don't think it has been released yet to the general public. Though there are plenty of different ways out there to quit smoking, the main and only way truly to quit, is to want to quit and have the will power behind it.

Good luck, and I hope you succeed.. something I have not yet been able to achieve myself.

2006-05-05 04:07:52 by CYNTHIA K R

-Point out how smoking is picked up.
-How it becomes addictive.
-Explain the difficulty in quitting.

I need some key points about this, from either a journal, ebook, magazine or newspaper. please help! and dont forget the source thanks a bunch =]

Why is tobacco so addictive?

Nicotine addiction is very complex and highly individual. Many smokers continue to use tobacco even though they wish they could stop. Most people who smoke want to quit and have tried to quit. Nicotine is so addictive that many people continue to smoke even when their lives are in immediate danger.
Physical Addiction

Nicotine is considered addictive because it alters brain functioning and because most people smoke compulsively. Very few people can smoke occasionally.

Nicotine is a ‘reinforcing’ drug – smokers want it regardless of its damaging effects. It is considered a reinforcer because it causes many smokers to continue to smoke in order to avoid the pain of withdrawal symptoms.

Addiction to tobacco (nicotine) is not immediate. It may take weeks or months to develop. People who begin smoking when they are in their teens tend to be more dependent than those who start smoking after age 20.

Unlike cocaine, heroin or alcohol abuse, the more dangerous effects of tobacco use are not obvious in the beginning. As well, the pleasurable effects of tobacco may outweigh the abstract possibility of health consequences in the minds of many smokers.


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2007-04-27 18:05:59 by MeLiSsA