How Do I Quit Smoking When I Don’t Want To? Please Help.?
Ok….so I’m just 20 years old and have been smoking for 2 years (since I was legally old enough basically). I smoke about a half a pack a day. Its something I really enjoy, one of lifes little pleasures to me…
Well…the thing is I’ve been thinking about quitting… But NOT because I want to. Just because I do Karate and I have trouble keeping up sometimes and what with the nationals coming up and all… I would be a lot better if I stopped smoking. Also, just the general thing ya know… I will be healthier, yadda yadda…
My question is… Should I even bother? My list of reasons is so small… basically, “I wanna do better in Karate” and “I figure I should quit while I still can…before its to late and I realize I DO want to quit but can’t.”
Will I even be able to quit when I have no desire to do so…
Just the idea of it depresses me….the thought of not sitting on my porch at 2am smoking…. One of my favorite things to do is to sneak off to this hill overlooking the lake and sit on my truck bed and smoke a cigarrette…. etc. etc. I really enjoy it, I don’t care about the health risks. But I just think I should quit….that I’ll be glad someday I did…maybe… I dunno.
Just some support, advice, help, something, thanks….. Oh and by the way I know I’m sounding whiny but this has been really bothering me.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and this was a big reason for my quitting. I was sick of not being able to keep up at the workouts and worried I might have back to back matches at a tournament with no rest between.
I am 12 days without a cigarette. But I make no apologies for trading one addiction for another.
I went with the electronic cigarette. I still pull out a cigarette every hour or so. I still take about 15 drags off it. I still inhale a vapor (but not smoke) and I still get my nicotine. What I am not getting is smoke, tar, carbon monoxide, stinky smells, dirty looks from others, etc.
I have already lowered my nicotine level one step and I have 2 steps to go. Then, even if I am still hooked on the physical habit, it will just be steam and flavoring. I like the sweet flavors the best. Vanilla, strawberry and apple (tastes like apple jacks).
I have had no cravings and no irritability. It has been amazingly simple. I have been telling everyone about it.
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November 20th, 2009 at 5:18 am
This is whats wrong with a lot of people, they think they “don’t want to quit” but when its really the addiction overpowering their will. Really the only reason you do not want to quit is the nicotine. If their wasn’t nicotine you wouldn’t even smoke. But if your body can’t keep up with others, its telling you that you need to stop
November 20th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Quit just for a little while to see how it goes with the karate. I bet you will do and feel so much better, you won’t even miss ‘em. You don’t have to be depressed though, because you’re just quitting as a temporary test.
Maybe you’ll see that you totally enjoy sitting on your truck bed without a cigarette. A natural high is pretty cool. =)
November 20th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Well i always smoked also but till i started losing friends since they kept tellin me 2 stop n i wouldnt listen
i play softball at my college n idk y but i started doing better after i quit
all i did was finsh my pack i had then i jus told myself i cant n i also quit bcuz the price for them now. CRAZY!!!
November 20th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
maybe instead of giving it up, try smoking the tobaccoless cigarettes. It is actually really cool. it looks like a cigarette, tastes like a cigarette, but doesnt have the harmful effects of smoking cigarettes.
November 20th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Hi!
If you not want to stop smoking – you will not able to do it. In your case you can switch only to some nicotine replacement therapy to decrease level of damage to your body from tobacco.
Here is some ways :
1. Electronic cigarettes. Read reviews of 14 brands on
http://www.asmoking.com/171-electronic-cigarettes-review.html
2. Electronic cigarettes guide – what is it
http://www.asmoking.com/169-all-about-electronic-cigarettes.html
3. Nicotine gum
http://www.asmoking.com/ways-to-quit-smoking/nicotine-gum/
4. Nicotine patches
http://www.asmoking.com/ways-to-quit-smoking/nicotine-patches/
Without self-motivation it only ways for you, sorry. Or try to read Allen Karr book “easiest way to stop smoking” –
http://www.asmoking.com/32-book-review-allan-car-easy-way-to-stop-smoking.html
if this book not give you self-motivation, in this case read also about passive smoking (what it for your wife/kids)
http://www.asmoking.com/smoking-facts/passive-smoking/
This is all, not have something more as i know for current moment. Drugs and meds really not help, it only may be little-bit lower your nicotine withdrawal syndroms.
November 20th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Here are 12 techniques that will help you quit smoking…..
1. Deep Breathing Perhaps The Single Most Powerful And Important Technique: Every time you want a cigarette, do the following. Do it three times.
Inhale the deepest lung-full of air you can, and then, very slowly, exhale. Purse your lips so that the air must come out slowly. As you exhale, close your eyes, and let your chin gradually sink over onto your chest. Visualize all the tension leaving your body, slowly draining out of your fingers and toes, just flowing on out.
This is a variation of a yoga technique and is very relaxing. If you practice this, you’ll be able to use it for any future stressful situation you find yourself in. And it will be your greatest weapon during the strong cravings sure to assault you over the first few days.
2. Taking In Fluids:
The first few days, drink LOTS of water and fluids to help flush out the nicotine and other poisons from your body.
Remember that the urge to smoke only lasts a few minutes, and will then pass. The urges gradually become farther and farther apart as the days go by.
3. Stay Away From Alcohol, Sugar And Coffee
Do your very best to stay away from alcohol, sugar and coffee the first week or longer, as these tend to stimulate the desire for a cigarette. Avoid fatty foods, as your metabolism will slow down a bit without the nicotine, and you may gain weight even if you eat the same amount as before quitting. So discipline about diet is extra important now. No one ever said acquiring new habits would be easy!
Stretch out your meals; eat slowly and wait a bit between bites.
After dinner, instead of a cigarette, treat yourself to a cup of mint tea or a peppermint candy.
4.Taking An Oral Substitute
One can use cinnamon sticks, chewing gum or artificial cigarettes as a substitute. You will mostly find that after the first week of being a non smoker, you wouldn’t even need these.
5. Get Exercising
Go to a gym, sit in the steam, exercise. Change your normal routine – take time to walk or even jog around the block or in the local park.
6.Pamper Yourself
Go ahead and join a Sahajayoga Centers in or take a long bath – pamper yourself. Get yourself involved in a hobby.
7. Ask For Support
Ask for support from co-workers, friends and family members. Ask for their tolerance.. Take a chance – try it and see!
Ask friends and family members not to smoke in your presence. Don’t be afraid to ask. This is more important than you may realize.
8. Destroy All Your Cigarettes
On your quit day, hide all ashtrays and destroy all your cigarettes, preferably with water, so no part of them is smokeable.
9. Write It Down
Write down ten good things about being a nonsmoker – and then write out ten bad things about smoking. Do it. It really helps.
10. Don’t Pretend
Don’t pretend smoking wasn’t enjoyable – it was. This is like losing a good friend – and it’s okay to grieve the loss. Feel that grief, don’t worry, it’s okay. Feel, and you heal. Stay with it – you can do it!
11. Affirm Yourself
Silently repeating the affirmation “I am a nonsmoker” will help you change your view of yourself, and, even if it may seem silly to you, this is actually useful. Use it!
12. Holding Out
However, it’s vital to understand that from time to time, you will still be suddenly overwhelmed with a desire for “just one cigarette.” This will happen unexpectedly, during moments of stress, whether negative stress or positive (at a party, or on vacation). If you are unprepared to resist, succumbing to that “one cigarette” will lead you directly back to smoking.
Remember the following secret: in these surprise attacks during Phase 2 – and they will definitely come – do your deep breathing, and hold on for five minutes, and the urge will pass..
November 20th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
I smoked for ten years and I never thought I’d quit. Here’s what I did: I gradually cut down on cigarettes until I was only smoking at certain times of the day. I started by not smoking before noon, then I cut out my afternoon cigarettes, until finally I was only having a few at night and then not at all. If you do that, it breaks you out of the routine of having cigarettes all the time, and gets your body used to not having them for long periods of time. Eventually you stop craving them so much. It may not work for everyone, but it worked for me.
Also, I started rolling my own. It costs less, and it makes you have to prepare for a cigarette instead of just grabbing one out of the pack.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:25 am
I think this is one of your best decisions. You must know what are the advantages of quitting:http://www.knowabouthealth.com/cigarette…
This will keep you motivated throughout. My friend was chain smoker and he quit. He use to say, just be mentally strong and you can do it. Here are some tips that helped him:http://www.knowabouthealth.com/8-easy-ti…
November 21st, 2009 at 9:54 am
The next time you get a really good cold or bronchitis, try really hard to quit. Try taking a cup of hot tea and something to read to the hill and write a poem.
Think about how you quitting will also help everyone health around you. Second hand smoke is a real killer.
Also, smoking makes you less alert and your teeth will be whiter, you’ll taste and smell better and you may live longer.
Fact is I just wrote this to myself b/c I have bronchitis right now and I am going to quit smoking. I love it as well, but one day it will catch up and I just hate cancer or chemo.
November 21st, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Should you even bother? Do you really enjoy the thought of getting cancer? giving it to others? How crappy your lungs look? Wanting to do the simplest stuff and not get outta breath? Theres this great book which you smoke throughout and on the last page you have your last ciggie&people say you never look back
Im pretty sure its this one:
The easy way to stop smoking by Allen Carr http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Eas…