How do I stay quit. When theses voices in my head talk. I need help. I got copd and wanna quit but the junkie. And wen they s the best time to quit after u sleep? In mornings or nights?
I'm in the same boat! I have C.O.P.D. and can't quit! I've tried Chantix, patches, nothing works! I'm new here, so I hope this helps. If you hear anything, please, let me know. Thanks and good luck to you!!
I am so sorry to hear of your diagnosis and you absolutely DO have to quit. It isn't easy, but it IS doable. A lot of us here smoked for years and years and have successfully quit. You have to make the decision that you will not smoke again NO MATTER WHAT and then do whatever it takes to honor that decision. Sometimes you will need to stay quit just a minute at a time (a crave usually only lasts for three minutes or so and will be gone whether you smoke or not). You also have to be patient; this journey takes awhile and you need to continue to travel it until you reach the end----- but I promise you, freedom will be worth it!
The most important thing you can do right now is to educate yourself on what nicotine does to your body and mind. To that end, I highly recommend Allen Carr's “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.” This is an easy and entertaining read. Here is a link to a free PDF version of it:
As well, read the sections on this site, and read the blogs, responses and pages of folks you think might be helpful. You might visit whyquit.com and quitsmokingonline.com for the good information contained there. You should also do the tracking and separation exercises suggested on this site
After you have completed the recommended reading, it will be time to make an informed choice of the quit aid, if any, you will use. If you go that route, I personally recommend the aids that don't let the addict control the dose such as the available prescription drugs or the patch. I do not recommend the e-cigarette for three reasons: 1) the vapor has been compared to the polluted air in Bejing on a bad day, 2) they just provide another nicotine delivery system while continuing the hand to mouth smoking motion, and 3) the batteries can spontaneously catch on fire. . But – any method that you think will work well for you will be best for you.
The idea is to change up your routines so the smoking associations are reduced. Drink your coffee with your OTHER hand. If you always had that first smoke with your coffee, try putting your tennies on right out of bed, going for a quick walk, then taking your shower and THEN your coffee! Rearrange the furniture in the areas you used to smoke so the view is different.
You need to distract yourself through any craves. You can take a bite out of a lemon (yup - rind and all), put your head in the freezer and take a deep breath of cold air, do a few jumping jacks, go for a brisk walk or march in place, play a computer game. Don't let that smoking thought rattle around in your brain unchallenged. Sometimes you need to quit a minute or an hour at a time. You will need to be disciplined in the early days to distract yourself when a crave hits. Don't let that smoking thought rattle around your head alone. Get busy! Here is a link to a list of things to do instead of smoke if you need some fresh ideas:
The conversation in your head in response to the "I want a cigarette" thought needs to be, "Well, since I have decided not to do that anymore, what shall I do instead for the three minutes this crave will last?" Then DO it. You will need to put some effort into this in the early days, but it gets easier and easier to do.
Stay close to us here and ask questions when you have them and for support when you need it. We will be with you every step of the way!
P.S. There are varying opinions on the best time to quit. I smoked my last cigarette before I went to bed. Others have smoked in the mornings and then quit. For me, if I smoked one in the morning, I think it would be more diffciult not to have that second one. Starting out without one was easier for me, I think. But - everyone is different.
Think of it this way - you quit smoking for 8 hours every time you go to sleep so why not EXtend that time by another hour and another and....
This ite is all about relearning LIFE without Sickerettes and that's how you Quit for LIFE!
You will have to do the Readings that are listed above. They will help you think about Smoking with a new point of view! Then you can EXtend that reading by writing Blogs like this one and paying attention to the comments that Quitters write! We are where you want to be and we know that you can Quit! But You have to believe that you can! And then you have to just DO IT! Make the 100% Commitment that
I will not smoke for any reason, under any circumstances NO MATTER WHAT!
Smoking is not an option! So what can I do instead?
These sound like simple principles and they are! Quitting is very simple - Keep them away from your face - but that doesn't mean that it is easy! It isn't easy - but it is doable - one day, one hour, even one minute at a time! Then you keep stacking those days! Simple - not Easy!
Welcome! Please - read the Carr book that Nancy gave you! It changed the way I thought about smoking. Plus, you need to hang out here. You can do this! I did and I had smoked for 40 years! Stick around!
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