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I want to quit smoking and do not want to suffer from withdrawal symptoms. I read an article about hypnotherapy and how it is used to stop smoking. http://www.notsmokinganymore.com/hypnosis-how-it-can-hep-you-quit-smoking/ Is it worth looking into hypnotherapy to stop smoking?

Anything to stop that habit is worth it!

want to quit smoking ciggs but dont need to quit the weed yet.

it should because weed doesnt have nicotine , and thats what people crave in cigarettes , also thats what chantix is supposed to fight .

There is nothing more valuable than stop smoking advice. According to advice from the Mayo Clinic, if we are thinking of quitting smoking or giving up tobacco products, we have to begin a completely new lease on life – “The better trained we are, the higher the likelihood of success.” Preparation will become our first big step, as it prepares us for the emotional distress that follows when we give up smoking. And believe me, the longer we have smoked the more distress we will have.

This is the time to begin listening to advice around us. Several sources of advice are: the anti-smoking clinics, self-help groups, family members, and friends. Through them, we will learn how make a plan, set a date, and choose the right treatment to take.

Some advice can keep us away from products whose efficacy is doubtful, or help us compare their results for helping smokers. These include various combinations of herbal supplements, vitamins, and homeopathic aids. Many smokers swear they work, and they may have – for them. But for me, it has always been best to accept the help of a professional counselor or a friend who has given up smoking. You can also ask your local doctor for help.

All of these individuals can advise you on the advantages and disadvantages of using different forms of nicotine replacement therapy. Based on this advice, we can then choose nicotine gum, a nicotine inhaler, or maybe a nicotine patch. Among other things, I have found out the importance of removing ashtrays, lighters, or any other objects that can remind me of smoking.

We can even consider an anti-smoking pill like Zyban or an anti-smoking shot that many programs recommend. We can even use some of the non-medicinal alternatives that help people to quit smoking. For instance, we can join a smoking cessation program where a counselor will use behavioral therapy to help us understand why we began smoking and stayed smoking so long, and then let the counselor help us overcome the habit. Similarly, hypnosis can increase our negative feelings about smoking, strengthening our resolve to quit. Our counselors can also tell us as to how acupuncture can help us combat withdrawal symptoms or why filters that reduce nicotine and tar are not effective solutions.

You especially stand to gain if you failed the first time. Most people that quit previously did so by stop taking their medication too early. Most people who use the free telephone quitlines know this was a bad idea before they quit, making this system the best way to stop smoking. The ACS, or 1-800-ACS – 2345 line helps people find “quitlines” help in their state or area. When smokers relapse into smoking again, they need to review their reasons it happened, and then work on a better plan for the next time around. A smoker’s goal is to find their own support system and their own techniques.

Mike Singh
http://www.articlesbase.com/quit-smoking-articles/stop-smoking-advice-can-work-wonders-56076.html

I need to and want to stop I have tried cold turkey patches gum everything over the counter. is there anything else I can try please help it getting out of controle and I cant seem to slow down I smoke more when I try figure that I trying to get a job I know that will help because I can go all day at work witout smoking but as soon as I clock off I smoke and smoke what is it can a doctor help is there anything I can do.

You just have to stop..cold turkey…it will be ruff for a few days, but it WILL get better…

Its not just the nicotine. Its also the other 50+ chemicals they out in cigarettes. Also the main problem is habit.
We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as ‘my body needs something, which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette.
When we try to stop smoking, we still get these ‘my body needs something’ sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need.
A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water.
Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming – nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the ‘want something’ feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we’ve had one we still have the feeling, and want another!

It did not work for me, nor did it work for being overweight either.

My friend started smoking when he was 14 last year.This year he managed to stop smoking for over a month or so.He started to pick up the habit of smoking again earlier this month.What should he do to make him stop smoking? Help please? Thanks !

Perhaps a search for "quit smoking" + "natural ways" might be of interest.

I am 28 and I have been smoking almost 10 years. I am trying to quit, but it is so hard. I tried using various stop smoking aids, gum, patches, lozenges, etc, but those make me sick. I find that I am eating myself out of house and home to make up for the cigarettes, but I can’t keep doing that. What suggestions do you all have? Please serious answers only, I am really wanting to quit! Thanks So Much!

When I quit smoking, I began by asking myself: Where do I smoke most often? FOr me, it’s in the car. So I would NOT smoke in the car. Instead, I would turn up my radio and sing as loud as I could to keep my mouth busy. THat helped alot

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my boyfriend has tryed to stop smoking several times and i have been supportive each time — this time he told me will be the last time — how can i support him so he wouldnt start smoking again?

First of all column realized that this is a true addiction, just like alcoholism. It needs to be respected as such. Your boyfriend will not only be battling physical withdrawal for the first two to four weeks, but he will also the battling a psychological addiction. Here are some suggestions.
1) don’t bug him about quitting. This has to be done on his own time course. He really has to want this or it won’t be successful. Simply in Cora Chan every time he mentions quitting. This gives positive feedback.
In 2) during the first two weeks of physical withdrawal he may be unusually cranky. Realize this, planned for it and give him a little leeway.
3) realize that this is an addiction and recidivism (or relapsing) is part of the process. On average it takes smokers going "cold turkey" eight to 10 attempts before they successfully quit.
4) remind him that "he is always one puff away from a pack a day"

he may log onto my web site and asking questions on our community discussion forum anytime he is having problems.

Sincerely,

Kirk G. Voelker MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Founder Quit Doc Smoking Treatment Network
www.QuitDoc.com

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