Note – if the hard work mentioned here is too much – try this guide to quiting smoking for good.
“Will I Ever Quit Smoking?” is a popular question at Peter Answers because cigarette smoking is addictive and effects many people. And in the down economy we find ourselves in now it is an even more popular question because it is an expensive habit – and that money could be better spent elsewhere.
So before I answer the question we should look at why you might want to quit, and how to go about doing it once you do decide to quit smoking cigarettes or any other kind of tobacco product.
Reasons to quit smoking
There are many reasons to quit smoking. Here are a few of the biggest ones. Does this sound like something you would be interested in?
- To feel in control of your life again
- To save money
- To be healthy
- To improve the health of your family
- To have fresh smelling clothes
I don’t know about you but to me those all sound like great reasons to quit smoking.
How to quit smoking
There are as many methods to stop smoking as there are stars in the sky – and only you will know what will work for you. One method to quit smoking that works for your friend isn’t going to work for you. That is one reason why people spend many years trying to quit smoking because they hear of something that worked for someone else but then it didn’t work for them and they get frustrated.
So certainly this is not a complete list and there can be no guarantees any of them will actually help you to quit smoking, but these are good options to try.
- Set a quit date
- Get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays in your home, car, and place of work
- Review your past attempts to quit. Think about what worked and what did not
- Once you quit, don’t smoke—not even a puff
- Change your routine
- Do something to reduce your stress. Take a hot bath, exercise, or read a book
- Plan something enjoyable to do every day
- Drink a lot of water and other fluids
- Try a nicotine patch
So, to answer your question of “Will I Ever Quit Smoking” Peter has to say – “It depend on how much effort you put in. If you work hard and recognize that there will be ups and downs, then yes, you will quit smoking.”
And that is Peter’s Answer!
I quit smoking in 1995 and 5 months later, developed diabetes. In 2002, I picked up smoking again because of some setbacks in life. I have been trying to quit again, but was advised not to. Some Chinese physicians believe that once you are a heavy smoker, you should not quit as some died not long after. How true is this?
I’ve endured my craving for cigarettes for the past 2 weeks already. Still trying to resist temptations coz everywhere I go I see things which reminded me of smoking.
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