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COPD and Can’t Commit to Quitting Smoking
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I really need to quit. I'm having so many health problems. What really helps. I really want to quit. Please help. I tried on my own but I kept falling right back to the cigarettes.
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Stop buying them. Chew toothpicks . Every time you crave go outside and breath . Take a shower. Run or walk fast around the block . If you smoked in your house start washing curtains . Three days of crave. Recognize it as a habit trying to get back in control. Reject it . Take another shower. Try to get the smell out of your hair . Find anything to do that takes you away from them . MOnce you get three days behind you the craving slips away a bit every day . Take another shower . When you get upset or nervous drink a glass of water . Go for a walk . Think of it as cleansing your self .You can do this if you truly want to . It’s work . But Win! 🥇 Best wishes and love to all of you. Crystalina
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Hello @rgomez08 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I can attest that it feels like there is nothing harder in this life we can do than quit smoking!! I posted a link that I made previously, and I do not know if you read it?
I was a dedicated smoker for over 42 years, so I know what torture even the thought of quitting is like.
I always say the best way to quit smoking is the one that works for you. Each person is different and different things work.
I will NEVER regret quitting smoking. I can honestly say I am so grateful for the courage and strength it took. And after 8 years I still have moments I want one...but I will not go back!
The best thing I did for myself when I was trying to quit was I read about Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking book and I got it. It made the difference for me and allowed me to take charge of my addiction to nicotine and not let nicotine rule my every thought.
This book changed my life. While I read on the psychology behind addiction, I went to the Dollar Store and got red hot cinnamon candies to use every time I wanted a cigarette. That lasted about two weeks and then I was able to just go one day at a time...with my head held high because I went one more day without a smoke.
I feel that if you REALLY want to do something, you can. YOU have the power inside your own mind right this minute! Ask yourself this question: Will I regret quitting something that is killing me? Or will I regret that I keep smoking? I think you know that answer!
Have you ever heard of the Allen Carr book, Easy Way to Quit Smoking? You can find it used on EBay for not very much money...less than the cost of a pack of cigarettes!