My best friend has been smoking about a month, and wants to quit, but is already pretty addicted – he is stressed a lot, and took up the habit to help ease the stress. I don’t live close to him, but can anyone give me ideas on how to help someone quit smoking?
I have emailed him the risks of smoking, and things like that, but wish I could do more.
I’ve been smoking for over 10 years, and i’ve quit many times. I have gone as long as a year without a ciggarette in one of my attempts. The combination of stress, and being in the same vicinity (around others) who smoke, is what has made me in the past take back up the filthy habit.
Any suggestions for permanently quitting?
I asked my boyfriend to quit smoking and for almost a week now he has. But recently he has told me that he is not ready to quit after 4 years of smoking. He says he is too stressed to quit right now. I have told him that it is always going to be hard for him but he is doing so good now, why give up. I just need to know how to help and encourage him to quit. I also need to know a good way to help him relieve some stress.
I am planning on having a surrogate carry my baby. I smoke and need to quit right away. Tomorrow sounds good. What things can I do to help with the stress?
I have been smoking cigarettes in social situations or when I’ve been stressed since I was 15 years old, now 21. On average I probably smoke two or three packs of cigarettes every six months. I love to smoke, and it helps me de-stress so much listening to music and having a cigarette in the car on the way home from school. Everybody knows they are terrible for you, and they cause an array of cancers. How do I stop doing this? How did you quit smoking?
I don’t want to substitute one drug for another (chantix, etc), but I’m really desperate to stop today! I’ve cut back dramatically, but it seems like when my heart rate is elevated from exercise or stress, I get a terrible craving for cigarettes. The same thing happens when I have conversations with other people, or if I see or smell someone else smoking.
Any advice from former smokers will help.. Thanks!