I just recently quit smoking but I wasn't a hard smoker. I was smoking like 3-4 a day because of stress in my life. Then one day I thought to myself, I don't want to rely on cigerettes for my problems. I still get cravings but I have the will-power to not smoke anymore.
I have no experience with cigs... but maybe going to the gym might help? I don't smoke, but everyone I know smokes so I might as well smoke since I'm getting all the second hand schitte. Good luck staying quat!
Smoking is the hardest thing of all to quit. And I've quit pretty much everything. I keep going back to smoking, but I will quit that too when I've got everything else under control. A key for me in this was to quit drinking. I don't know if you drink or, if you do, if you have any interest in quitting. But I can promise it would make it easier. Tips from when I've temporarily quit with success: gum, healthy snacks that you can eat a lot of, especially shelled seeds (pumpkin, sunflower) which give you something to do with your hands and also satisfy the hand-mouth thing. I would not recommend Chantix. It's incredibly effective (I was on it three times and had no problem not smoking - forgot I even wanted to) but the side effects are many and horrible. On the positive reinforcement side, I've quit for a few months at a time and when I do, about a month in, I start to notice clear benefits. Smell improves, food tastes better, you have more wind and more energy and you start to realize how bad you smell as a smoker and value how good you smell when you don't. Just never ever trick yourself into believing you can have just one smoke or just one drag. One drag is all it takes to undo all the good work you've done and you'll be right back to your old habits in two days time. Guaranteed.
Note to moe's: So glad about your new embrace of life and your new awareness of the happiness that is available to you. I'll stop proselytizing after this post, but I can't possibly express how much better and quicker this process will be for you if you also quit drinking completely (whether you have a problem with it or not). Especially if you are on or considering medication. To a depressive (not saying you are one), I would almost recommend a regular cocaine habit over a moderate drinking one. Alcohol is straight, unfiltered poison for depression.
Go for a run. When you realize how pathetic it is that you're tired after only five minutes, you'll quit.
Bingo! Besides, who can go for a run whenever the urge to smoke arises (after sex, after a meal or in the midst of a busy workday)?
Alcohol really isn't a problem for me, I usually only drink socially. I do understand what you mean though, I've had a few bad experiences with alcohol and depression mixing. I have learned that there is nothing worse than using substances to try and cope. I was using mary jane heavily every day thinking it was helping me get by. Boy was that a stupid, stupid decision in retrospect. All it did was delay the issues I was avoiding. It didn't mix well with the depression and eventually turned into extreme paranoia.
I used to play ball with a bunch of guys who were all heavy smokers. Most of them ran like rabbits all game long and never seem to tire. Of course in between games they'd smoke a pack or something, but we usually play for 3 hours and they'd never tire. Weird.
I don't have any advice for you, but good luck! It will make you healthier & your mouth wont be stinky
I drank a LOT of water when I quit and brushed my teeth whenever I had the urge to smoke. I also quit drinking alcohol at the same time, started running as well. After about three weeks or four weeks, the smell of cigarettes disgusted me. Now, I'm practically allergic to it and when I smell cigarette smoke it gives me a headache. I can smell someone smoking a cigarette a mile away. Good luck. It has been 14 years now since I smoked.
I smoked for 5 years and one day just woke up and decided I was going to quit. Honestly, it's all mental. Just decide you aren't going to smoke and don't do it. It's the same as eating healthy, working out, ect... Replace your bad habits with good ones.
props for that. most people with problems don't admit they have problems and just let them linger and worsen. but i know you're young so live it up once you have it controlled/fixed.
