Whats an effective way to quit smoking? -
I-m 15 years old and have been smoking for 2 years now, I honestly can-t see my life without it but it runs in my family to have lung cancer. I clearly do no want to develop this and I am searching for a simple way to quit smoking without using medicine, because it recommends being 18 for the medicines.
Read this book:The Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Alan Carr
I quit a couple of years ago. One thing that helped me was remembering that as bad as your urge to smoke gets-you need to remember that in a minute or 5 minutes whatver-it will be gone. Pump iron, run, play air guitar-go for a walk , instead of smoking. yes the craving will come back but the frequency will be less until it finally disappears. The natural tendency for people is to believe that a craving is only going to get worse and keep getting worse if you don-t do something about it. In reality, it will go away shortly. Do whatever you have to do-lock yourself in the house for two weeks, chain yourself to a wall and have someone bring you food-whatever you have to do -just do it. Whatever you have to put yourself through for a few weeks, a month whatever -just do it-it can mean a lifetime of freedom. Nothing is worse for you than smoking. My Dad has lung cancer and he quit a long time ago. It-s brutal man on him and our family. The damage was done when he was in his teens. Just quit now...whatever it takes. good luck man.
You are wise to not want medications. The best way to quit is to go cold turkey. Completely stop. You have to really want to quit. Make up your mind to do it and just do it. I know from experience. The easy part is quitting. The difficult part is staying off of them. Many people I know have successfully quit this way. Only a few have picked them back up again.
I quit a 5 pack a day habit after smoking 55 years by cutting back a little every week
Cold turkey.
If you parents know that you smoke, they may be willing to help you quit. I can tell you a way to help you quit smoking without using drugs. I have several friends that have successfully quit without having the usual ill effects usually associated with quiting (like gaining weight). See the Peggy Fleming video at
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I don-t know exactly why this works but it does. Not only will you have the benefits of quiting but your health will improve so rapidly, you may choose to keep using this great natural product from now on. This stuff is a little expensive but it is also Free. I say that because it is cheaper than smoking. You can tell your parents that I can even show them how to get it with no cash outlay. After viewing the video, write to me for more details. Bruce at boatclub@go.com
One solution is hypnotherapy (possibly with patches or gum). Another is phased withdrawal, using nicotine patches or gum, supported by putting a short, blunt, pencil or unlit herbal cigarette (Honeyrose or similar) in your mouth when you feel the urge to smoke, to provide oral stimulation. Get rid of your lighters. Find something to do with your hands, worry beads or prayer beads is one option, whittling is another, or mini games (cellular mobile phone type, or similar). Most people need more than one try; be prepared to handle temptation. Go to: www.relax7.com/7.php and view the 2 easily learned techniques in the blogs of Shan Eris on -tackling depression- at www.myspace.com
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You can only go cold turkey(stop without delay and assistance) Stay away from smokers while you are quitting and consider meditation to relieve any withdrawal related stress. Find anything that can divert your thoughts from smoking.