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Much of the hearsay evidence about smoking cessation is contradictory. How many people have you heard say “giving up smoking was the hardest thing I ever did”. On the other hand I’ve heard some say, “one day I just gave up”.
Have a look at these two quotes picked at random for a “quit smoking” google.
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“Many smokers try to go ‘cold turkey’… Unfortunately, statistics show it’s one of the less effective ways of quitting. For every 100 smokers who quit without aids or counselling, only 10 will remain non-smokers for 12 months.”
© Marianne Møller, NetDoctor pharmacist
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/smoking/quitmethods_000505.htm
Last updated 16.05.2005
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“In fact, it is easier to stop smoking using the cold turkey method than by using any other technique. Cold turkey induces less suffering and creates a shorter period of withdrawal. Most important, cold turkey is the approach by which the smoker has the best chance of success.”
© Joel Spitzer
http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_03_02_cold_turkey.html
Last updated on August 25, 2003
I’m not trying to poke fun at either of the experts quoted above. But I am trying to point out how we really don’t know the best way to tackle addictions.
What seems to be for sure is that everyone is different and what works for one may not work for another.
In that case, I would like to explain my method for giving up, for what it’s worth. And, if there is anyone else out there like me, maybe someone will benefit.
I started smoking when I was 18 and very quickly developed a 20 a day habit. I immediately noticed a dip in my health not to mention an increase in my asthma. But still I soldiered on. I tried to give up numerous times, sometimes using gum or patches, but it never worked. Every minute of the day I would think about smoking, or feel awkward, or both.
Over three years ago I developed a passing interest in Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and from that became interested in self-hypnosis and meditation. For other reasons I started practising self-hypnosis and meditation for a few weeks and then one day stopped smoking! I was 35. I have been free from cigarettes and the desire to smoke for over 3 years. It was easy! I can remember no side-effects – no irritation, no depression, no physical changes.
I was very relaxed about the whole thing. I hadn’t even wanted to give up.
All you can see on the internet about giving up is, generally, very serious. Pick a “quit date” … Keep a diary … Tell your friends. It’s all very stressful. It’s very focussed on a moment of achievement in the future and not about the present. Human beings don’t work that way. We evolve moment by moment. I gave up smoking by concentrating on the present not by stressing about a “quit date”. I would love to see these so called “experts” “prove” that “quit dates” are a good idea.
Back to my method. Don’t put any pressure on yourself to quit just know that it will come eventually. We need to add a 5 minute routine to your daily life which may increase to 10 or 20 minutes as time goes by.
During these moments, try to concentrate on the present. Don’t think about the past or the future. It’s not as easy as it sounds. Methodology is on the website.
Try not to see yourself as an independent animal effected by, or even victimized by, his/her environment. Prefer to see the world as you as, for all you know, that’s what it is.
(If you thought the above paragraph didn’t make sense, don’t worry!)
Relax! This is all about observation. Just as you observe your breathing, observe that you are feeling clean and better and that you want to smoke less.
Through the day concentrate on what you are doing. If you are walking, concentrate on the sensations of you feet on the ground.
All of life happens within this capacity of observation. The desire for a cigarette is just another little thing that goes on within this capacity and it will arise and pass just like your breath.
Robert Cubbon
http://www.articlesbase.com/meditation-articles/my-free-and-easy-way-to-stop-smoking-74016.html
For more information visit: http://www.smokedeter.com
my boyfriend really doesn’t like me smoking and i want to quit. The only reason he wants me to stop is because emphysemia runs in my dads side of the family, and quite a few members of his family died from cancer, and he watched his grandad pass away from cancer. Please help me, any suggestions would be great. thank you. x
I quit 11 years ago by first cutting down drastically. I switched to ultralights (didn’t like it at first, but kept going). Then I started using a system of filters I got in America which gradually removed everything I was inhaling. After a couple of months I was basically sucking on air. I found I could watch a film all the way through without a cigarette and eventually was able to go all day at work without a cigarette break. Then it was just the oral & manual thing I had to overcome.
I was lucky at that point. I met a lovely man who didn’t smoke (we’ve been married 10 years now) and he took me camping around the coast of Sardinia for 2 weeks. I left the cigarettes in the car at the airport and never used them again (when I had an occasional pang, I turned my full attentions onto my new fella).
In retrospect the trick for me was motivation and the opportunuty to get away from that same old sofa, in front of the same old telly, with the same old cup of coffee in my hand and the same old smoking ex, all the things that made me crave a cigarette.
Good luck!
Another brilliant example of motivation & opportunity is my 64-year-old mother-in-law. She knew I didn’t want smokers around her new granddaughter and she quit cold turkey when she came to stay with us for a few weeks after the baby was born. She had smoked 40-a-day for 40 years. She’s been off them a year now!
If that isn’t enough for you though, I have had several friends who have quit successfully with Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Stop Smoking. The idea is that you simply read this book and you have quit by the time you finish it. I know it sounds mad, but it really did work for 3 of my friends.For more information visit: http://www.smokedeter.com
How to quit smoking cigarettes by dissolving cravings and withdrawal. A self help method to stop smoking that really makes quitting possible.
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As of March 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that about 22% of high school students and 22% of adults in America are current cigarettes smokers, making of this issue a major health concern nationwide. Awareness, however, is not enough to help you quit smoking.
Let’s face it, you know that smoking cigarettes is not a “chic thing” any longer. Advertising through the 20th century pictured men and women becoming socially successful, sensual or fascinating just for the fact of smoking “x” cigarette brand. Today all of us know that is not matter of brands, but a problem putting in risk your life.
Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 438,000 deaths in the United States each year, remaining as the top preventable cause of death in the country. Furthermore, 38,000 of those deaths are caused by secondhand smoke exposure, so even the no smoker is exposed to lethal compounds produced by tobacco when burned.
When it comes to quit smoking, learning more about health problems that tobacco cause to your family and yourself may not be enough evidence to stop smoking cigarettes. Every sincere attempt to do so, however, contributes to reduce gradually your addiction to nicotine, just one of the 4,000 harmful substances found in tobacco smoke.
There are natural products and over-the-counter nicotine replacements such as nicotine gum and patches, useful aids for getting over the addiction to cigarettes. Making realistic goals, setting a date for quit smoking, and stick as much as possible to your plans is a must for a healthy life.
Whether this is your first quitting attempt if you have been trying for years, don’t give up and start over again if your attempt fails. As one of the most powerful stimulant drugs, nicotine is an addiction that need to be admitted, explored, and combated consistently.
Never try to minimize the problem saying that smoking is something you can deal with. Reducing the number of cigarettes you smoke a day doesn’t reduce your chances of getting serious illness, including lung disease, cancer and heart stroke.
Nevertheless, using smokeless tobacco is another alternative to quit smoking eventually. Exercising, thinking positively and getting involved in activities held in places where smoking is not permitted are just basic but effective steps toward a brand new non-smoking day.
RD Warren
http://www.articlesbase.com/advice-articles/stop-smoking-the-easy-way-64143.html
For more information visit: http://www.smokedeter.com
So I was checking to the Guarntee of a couple Stop Smoking sprays. They both have a money back guarantee. I check into smokeremedy.com and Smoke Deter.
SmokeRemedy.com offers a money back guarantee after 30 days. Here is what their website says
A:If you are not satisfied with Smoke Remedy, simply return the bottle within 30 days, and we will issue a refund (less shipping and handling). To receive a refund, please call 1-800-249-7705 to get your Return Authorization Number (RA #)which you will need to include when you return the bottle. Once you have your RA #, return bottles with any unused portion, along with full name, address and RA # to:
LIVING WELL REMEDIES
400 RETURNS ROAD
WALLINGFORD, CT 06494
Please allow a minimum of 3-4 weeks for refund.
Smoke Deter offer a 90 money Back Guarantee. It seems that since they claim that you will quit smoking after 30 days that 90 days should be a good enough time to get your money back in case it takes a little longer. Here is what their website says:
We take great pride in the superior quality of our products and want you to be pleased with your purchase. We believe in offering the very best value, quality and selection to our customers. You may return any unused and unopened item purchased from us for any reason within Ninety (90) days of your purchase for a refund of the purchase price (less s/h and up to a $10.00 restocking fee per item)
