I got this email the other day:
I smoke about 6 cigarettes a day and I want to quit. I know that’s not a lot, but I hate everything about it. Any thoughts? Should I try cold turkey and just suck up the side effects? I’ve tried before but unsuccessfull. Any thoughts welcome, but please no bashing. Thanks!
You can quit cold turkey, which works great for a lot of people, or you can try a quit smoking aid. You just have to be consistent. You have to keep trying if you fail, and if you keep trying you can’t help but succeed eventually. The best advice is to just set a date, plan for it, and then throw away all the smoking materials, matches, ashtrays, lighters, etc. Go on a trip if you can, for a few days, or bury yourself in work or at school. Don’t drink booze for a while, it lowers your inhibitions and resistance. Give yourself some light negative reinforcement whenever you think about smoking–like walk around the block, do 10 or 20 pushups, or pinch yourself unpleasantly on the arm. Just don’t hurt yourself. Anyway, good luck.
October 27th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
You can quit cold turkey, it seems to be the best way. You just have to be consistent. You have to keep trying if you fail, and if you keep trying you can’t help but succeed eventually. The best advice is to just set a date, plan for it, and then throw away all the smoking materials, matches, ashtrays, lighters, etc. Go on a trip if you can, for a few days, or bury yourself in work or at school. Don’t drink booze for a while, it lowers your inhibitions and resistance. Give yourself some light negative reinforcement whenever you think about smoking–like walk around the block, do 10 or 20 pushups, or pinch yourself unpleasantly on the arm. Just don’t hurt yourself. Anyway, good luck. And happy new year!
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October 27th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Get the patch, I heard its really effective.
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October 27th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Hmm, probably works for some people. This is what worked for me.
http://carolrb.quitsmokin.hop.clickbank.net/
Good luck!
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