Best therapy to quit smoking?
I've decided to quit smoking and want to really give it a go this time.
This will be about my 5th attempt to quit the dreaded cancer sticks.
I smoke 10-15 cigarettes a day (B&H) and want to quit for all the usual reasons i.e save money, better health blah blah blah.
What I'm really wanting is to succeed this time. Does anybody know of any effective stop smoking techniques or brands in the UK (Nicoteine replacement patches for instance).
Any help or suggestions would be really appreciated.
Thank you in advance people 
Answer:Get prepared!
Firstly, to get into the right frame of mind you should start by deciding that you do want to give up smoking. Now that sounds obvious, but you do have to feel that for whatever reason you want to stop smoking.
Most people who quit didn't suddenly have a religious experience and decide to give up, they didn't suddenly decide that they were idiots for smoking, They quite often dint think about giving up because of their family, or because a friend or family member had got cancer, or anything like it. They simply think one day that it would probably be better if they could give up. So, you just have to feel you should give up also.
Dint make a big deal about it with yourself. These secrets do not need you to build yourself up to face stopping smoking on one particular day. It does not require you to psyche yourself up to face the thought of no more cigarettes from Monday etc.
Secondly, I strongly recommend that you tell no-one that you are giving up smoking. The only exception to this advice is if you and your partner want to give up together.
If your partner smokes and is inclined to try to give up with you, then I suggest that you work through the Secrets together.
If your partner smokes and is not ready to give up when you are ready, this can be a difficult situation for both of you. Also if you have tried before, failed, and your partner was not really supportive then I suggest you just get on with quitting and either dint tell or simply treat it as if you just trying again to give up.
In my experience when you first try to give up smoking and you tell your friends (who smoke) they may tell you that you will fail, they may ridicule you, they may try to tempt you with cigarettes during the process, they will point out how many times you have tried and failed in the past, and then even as you begin to achieve success they may even resent the fact that you have managed it. This may also happen with your partner if they are a smoker who does not want to give up.
Answer:Have a look at the NHS Smokefree website: http://smokefree.nhs.uk/ There's lots of info about available services and products.
You are twice as likely to quit with nicotine replacements and four times as likely with these /and/ NHS support. Our local service offers up to 12 weeks nicotine replacement for one prescription charge. That's a tiny fraction of what you would pay over the counter. And it's free in some areas.
You can search for your local stop smoking service on the website, or your GP, dentist, or pretty much any NHS service can give you a freepost referral slip.
Research shows that planning out your strategy is a key factor in success, so you're off to a good start! Good luck!
Answer:If you're looking for a quick fix I'd recommend using the money you're saving to see a hypnotherapist. I know it sounds a little bit 'out there', but my mum and her friend both had 40 a day habits and after one trip to a hypnotherapist they both gave up without patches, gum etc.
My mum had to go back one more time as she was craving cigarettes, but it really did the trick.
Hope this helps.
S
Answer:It is great that you want to give up. I did it many yeas ago by breaking my routine. Example I would get up early go for a walk instead of th usual cupa and smoke. Have friends around you who will give support. Stay out of drinking places and join a group so you can phone some body when the cravings start. I wish you all the best and please let us know how it goes.
Answer:I had the same problem as you. I was on and off smoking. I tried the method explained by this site. It helped me quit.
Answer:The best advice I can give is this:
1) We shouldn't keep track of how long it's been since we stopped. We're just setting yourself up to fail because subconsciously we're telling ourselves that eventually we're going to break and have another one. I always know when my quitting process is going well because I don't count the days.
2) No matter how many times we fall down, we have to just keep getting back up and marching on. Quitting is hard, and it's SO easy to break down and have 'just one' (and that 'just one' becomes a habit all over again). Am I right? So we try our best to stay away from smoking, but if we break down and have one, we just have to throw the pack away and start again. We can't give up.
3) We have to stop doing things that we associate with smoking. We have to stop being around smokers, we have to stop going places with lots of smokers. We have to stay away from temptation. If we tend to smoke when we drink … well, we might need the booze, but we have to be careful to learn to separate them.
4) Quitting is all about the mind. The body can quit, but the mind sometimes doesn't want to give it up, and that's where the real battle takes place. We have to look closely at the things that make us want to have a cigarette. I had a bad day: I deserve one! I had a good day: I earned it. It's so easy to say "I had a really bad day" or "I just don't care." In my case, I have to learn to control the stress, depression and self-destructive tendencies that lead to relapses.
Ask your doctor about patches and therapies, but I really believe that the biggest and hardest battle takes place in our minds. In truth, we may never be 100% free of the addiction. We may live the rest of our lives with some part of our mind wanting 'one more'. We just have to form a mental callus over that and learn to live with it.
Don't give up. I'm right there with you.
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