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I have been without a cigarette now for almost two weeks.  On Sunday March 22nd of this year I decided that enough was enough and put down the cigarettes for good.  I am in my upper 40’s and quit smoking for 11 years but started back up a little over 2 years ago.  That was the worst thing I could have done.

Back in 1994 I decided that I was done smoking and ordered a kit from a company called Quick Quitz.  It consisted of two pills and an aroma therapy bottle.  I quit on a Thursday evening by taking two pills and heading to bed.  The next morning I had just a slight craving but it was no big deal.  That night, Friday night we were out in the boat and went to a waterfront bar.  It seemed like everyone was smoking including people I went with, yeah I know, no love at all.  But that was the last I smoked for over 10 years.

Fast forward to 2006 and I was at a comedy club and had a bunch to drink and bummed a cigarette from a friend.  Well you know the story… the rest is history.

Well now I am unemployed and running out of money it seemed crazy to spend that much money on a nasty habit, so I quit.  I didn’t feel like spending money on patches, drugs, or other cessation remedies.  So I reached for a cigarette Sunday night and said NO.  That was it… almost two weeks and no problems.

The secret to my success has been the internet.  I started a blog called www.quitbeforebroke.com  This allowed me a place to create and write stuff that kept my mind off cigarettes.  It also helped me stay occupied by researching products and web sites that deal with the idea of quit smoking cold turkey.  There are also a lot of tools that can help you along the way like counters and calculators.  These small software applications record the time and day you quit and keep a running total of money saved, number of cigarettes not smoked, and days added to your life.

Here are my stats as of today:

1 week, 6 days, 14 hours, 13 minutes, 5 seconds  since last cigarette, 299 cigarettes not smoked, $59.80 saved

When you think of quitting cold turkey style do you think its going to be hard? Well actually it’s not as bad as you think. Most smoker who quit smoking the cold turkey way have a better chance of quitting for good. There’s no easy way to quit and there is no other way to quit. Smoking less doesn’t mean you’ve quit smoking and that’s why other methods or quitting doesn’t really work.

To really quit smoking cold turkey you will have to give it up all together and if means not hanging out with your friends on a Saturday night at the club then don’t The worse thing you can do is quit for a month then go out to a club see everyone smoking and get tempted to go back. Once you go back it gets harder and harder to stop. Each time you quit then go back, quitting the next time around isn’t the same because you know that its there and you can always go back to it.

However lucky for you there are many methods you can quit smoking cold turkey. The first cold turkey method is to quit and just eat or munch on things when you feel the need. And you can also pick up a new hobby like painting or figure painting to kill time and stop you from thinking of smoking.

The next quit smoking cold turkey way is self hypnosis which is by listening to recordings that help to reprogram you mind while you sleep. It’s a very popular method right now and it works really well. The cold turkey way is a lot better if you also have a hobby on the side.

The next cold turkey way is the nicotine patches which you use while you sleep and while at work or out. This cold turkey method is highly effective especially when your body starts craving for nicotine.

For optimal results you should combine all these quit smoking cold turkey methods together and you’ll notice the real difference when quitting. Last but not least another popular quit smoking method is to see therapy or a quit smoking support group. Speaking with other smoking addicts who are quitting just like you can help you feel that you’re not alone. You can also speak with people who’ve already quit and are there for your moral support.

Support groups will benefit you in the long term because if you’re thinking of smoking again in about 6 months visit your quit smoking support group and they’ll be able to advise you. So quit smoking the cold turkey way is the most effective method and you can try doing it today or tomorrow it’s really up to you.

There are many smokers who have quite the habit by going cold turkey. Most will tell you that they did so without much in the way of preparation. Usually going the cold turkey route is something that is not thought out or pre-meditated, it just happens. Usually the smoker goes cold turkey in response to an event like a close friend or loved one dying of lung cancer, or perhaps they lost someone in a house fire that was caused by careless cigarette smoking.

To quit smoking this way, usually involves a drastic and very emotional motivator. The event usually is something that shows the smoker in a very dramatic way that smoking has caused a lot of grief or harm to someone and smoking becomes so distasteful that quitting becomes the only option. The smoker simply stops and the motivator is so vivid in their mind that every time the urge to smoke occurs the motivator zaps the urge and the person remains smoke-free.

There are times when the motivator to quit cold turkey is a pregnancy announcement and mom decides that the baby’s health is more important then the pleasure received from lighting up yet another smoke. Sometimes the motivator is the health of another person that is living in the same household as the smoker.

Whatever the reason, the timing is usually in a way that prevents the smoker from putting much thought or planning into the act of quitting. To succeed the smoker either needs to be able to stay focused on the motivator or to have a constant reminder of the motivation to quit. A pregnant mom can tape the ultrasound picture on her refrigerator or bedroom mirror as a reminder of the life growing inside of her that needs her to quit smoking. A father of an asthmatic son may need to hear his son wheezing and watch him reach for his inhaler to serve as a reminder that he needs to make his home smoke free.

Having gone cold turkey without a plan does not mean that you need to continue without one. You can devise a plan and can enlist the help of family and friends anytime. Speak with your healthcare provider about your decision to quit smoking and ask for advice and support groups.

After you have quit the smoking habit, you can still let others know of your decision and surround yourself with non-judgmental supportive individuals. Negative people will only drag you down and make you feel like you cannot succeed. Surrounding yourself with positive energy allows the positive energy to flow through you and gives it the ability to bring about positive changes in your life.

Whether you are going cold turkey or have designed a plan to quit you are likely to run across feelings of irritability, being tired, cravings at every turn and the need to put something in your mouth.

Here are some tips to help you survive:

-Understand that being irritable tired or out of sorts is to be expected.

-Make sure you drink lots of water all day and evening.

-Do something physical like going for a swim or walk to keep your mind active and off your cravings.

-Surround yourself with support – people who can help you to resist the temptation to smoke.

I am pregnant and need to quit smoking. We planned on quitting after the pack we have (we split packs), However I found two new packs in his coat tonight. How do I get him to understand that him smoking while I have to quit is not going to help me and lying to me is not going to help either? He does not know I found the packs.

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