What are your personal tips that worked bes... - No Smoking Day
What are your personal tips that worked best for you to succeed in your quitting journey?
RoisinO1Administrator3 Years Smoke Free55 VotersPlease select all that apply:
Best tip I can give is to just take each day one by one, just aim to get through one day at a time and don't think long term.
Do or Die it's as simple as that
Johnbaker46
I am an administrator here on our community 'No Smoking Day' community on Health Unlocked and have seen that you are also on the 'Quit Support' and only posted yesterday bragging about smoking 48 rolled cigarettes - this is quite disturbing that you would post lies in such vulnerable communities,- see below posts in 'Quit Support' - can you explain?
Think positive, stay away from smokers or friends that smoke!
excellent tip Lynneegrowler - how long are you quit?
That’s so true about staying away from smokers or friends that smoke cause it makes you want one but you don’t really it’s just that urge to have one
If you live with a smoker, ask them to hide all smoking related materials and cigarettes at all times. Ask them to be discreet (if possible) in the early days.
Done 
don't think of what your loosing ❓
think of health.wealth.😁 you will be happier not smoking.eventually 😆
don't ever let your guard down.its a constant battle.
one you can win 😁
Great tip Lizzy!
Hi All, I think awareness is a huge part. Being aware of the stages your body and mind will go through and tips to help you through each phase . Deep breathing and lots of water helped me in the beginning but I needed to do other things later like chew gum, meditate, and exercise after about 6 weeks into my quit. Being aware of how you feel, where you are, who your with . Not beating yourself up but being kind and doing what you need to do to get through the day. Being aware of all of your surroundings and how certain situations or people make you feel. I spent my whole summer being somewhat of a hermit and making some friends (all smokers) quite angry. They got over it quickly as I was aware of their feelings and dealt with it head on. Once they understood how I felt and was aware of things they were much better. I walked away before I needed to, pampered myself and binge watched so many TV shows. Now 5 1/2 months quit I am in such a better place mentally. Im still a firm believer of one day at a time and being aware hope everyone is well❤️
Wanda
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Hi!
I kept a list of my reasons to quit in my wallet I read them often!
#1 reason...ME! When I would smoke I would get anxious about what it was doing to me and my health, how I hated smelling this way!
#2 reason...my kids!!
The list goes on from there
I knew I couldn't do this alone so I researched quit support and found this wonderful site! Just knowing what I was experiencing was all "normal" helped me so much. Through tears and laughter I know I couldn't have come this far without the support. It's hard, I won't sugar coat it, the urge to smoke comes when we least expect it, at least for me. Keep the faith and know you are absolutely worth it!!
Thanks to all of you! ❤️
Ann
My beautiful and dear nephew died suddenly and tragically. He was only 16, almost 17. I was 42. Everyone in the family was bereft, heartbroken and felt like dying. My own little son was 4 years old and I needed to be around for him. Smoking will kill you and I realised how stupid and suicidal smoking was. I wasn't going to "quit" - because I've never "quit" on anything, certainly nothing as easy and enjoyable as smoking. So I decided I simply wasn't going to be a smoker any more. Think about that instead of thinking of being a "quitter". I stopped smoking on what would have been my nephew's 17th birthday. I havent smoked since. That was ten and a half years ago.
The stopping is really simple. This method completely works. Follow it and you will cease to be a smoker. You only have to do two things. Do NOT ever spend another penny on cigarettes or tobacco. And NEVER put a cigarette in your mouth again. It works. Enjoy the rest of your considerably longer life.
Not sure if you can pick more then one? Knowing that I would be back at the beginning stops me from smoking , I may have odd craves now at times but they are not as bad as the earlier days in my quit, I don't want to go back there. I didn't refrain from alcohol, coffee or any other major weakness that might make you want to smoke I just didn't want it to seem like I was punishing myself or going without and i knew one day I would have to face certain circumstances that will make me want to smoke so may as well get some practice in.
Remaining focused on why you want to quit.
Not being around other smokers until you feel comfortable in your quit.
Learn about what your body will go through so you know what to expect. Knowing it gets easier as time goes on is also a great help especially in the beginning.
I always ask myself when the cravings would hit "What difference to the situation will there be whether I have a ciggie?" The situation will be there regardless.
Roisin01 said
"Powerful post Lanark - thank you for sharing,
Could I ask a favour, would you mind copying this post and creating a new post as your introductory post, I think it really would benefit our newbies and anyone yet to begin their journey :)"
I don't know what you mean. I've copied your post but where do I put it as an introductory post?
Sorry Lanark for being unclear, I thought your reply to this poll would be very helpful to our new members who possibly would not see your reply here in a poll thread.
You can go to the very top of this page and you will see a green button at the right hand side - 'Write a post' click on it and you can create a new post and follow the few sections to complete....
Done. And will add that instead of thinking of it as quitting I think of it as healing
Lu x
Understand that things will be different. Real change involves a sacrifice of some sort. This is not like adding a "smiley face" on an email, it is not a reposting of a facebook post, it is not a thumbs-up "like" on Youtube. It is a real, visceral thing. And once you have decided to make that change... then THAT IS IT. No bargaining for a ciggie just once in a while, no U-turns, no buying tobacco products EVER. Not ever allowing a cigarette onto your lips ever again.
That is how it has to be. Hard line. This is forever. No deals. Life or Death. You don't bargain with Death. My old pal Johnnie Walker died from Lung Cancer due to smoking. He went up in a puff of smoke through the chimney at Masonhill Crematorium. After the funeral I drove back through to South Lanarkshire thinking about the band we formed when we were teenagers. I felt glad I had stopped being a smoker a decade before, but wished I had stopped a decade before that.
The Philip Morris Group, British American Tobacco and Imperial Tobacco group pocketed over $13.5 Billion in profits last year. Laughing their heads off. They just cant believe the suckers are still paying them to kill themselves. They are not interested in your personal happiness.
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Don't give them another penny. Live a considerably longer life.
I did not realize what a creature of habit I was: My weakness seems always to be seems to be familiar physical locations or actions that trigger the need (urge) to light up. After 46 days smoke free you would think that the chemical dependency is all but gone - and I have no doubt I would be in for the biggest head spin if I tried (I won't!). But these darn triggers are a pain - so for me it is nothing more than sheer bloody minded determination (does not help that my wife still smokes !!). Still I am told I am a stubborn old fart - so I guess stubbornness in this case is a virtue.
Merry Christmas to all - always stay in control so be careful of the Chrissy drinks and keep your eyes on the prize - lets make it to Christmas 2017 smoke free
Cheers
Nigel (Nudge)
Hi there...
For me it has been determination and I've changed things over time. I use an e cig as it seemed to work for friends.. I dropped a cigarette every couple of weeks from 20-25 per day. I started last August and also changed my diet, began exercising as I was afraid of weight gain (am menopausal and genetic high cholesterol condition).
I made sure I was truly ready to quit... the e cig helps. I started on 16mg then to 10mg, now at 8mg in 20 days! Super happy to have found this site with such honest support!
hi jobm1
I used e sig,works for me 😁
you are doing great 😁
you should keep posting,keep in touch 😁
take care 😁
keep kicking 😎
