How did you stop smoking?

[charliecat]

Hypnosis
Allen Carr
Willpower
Nicotine replacement
Support Group
or what?

Willpower, crying, shouting, ranting, chocolate.

3 and a half years now....

lOZZIES,Lozzies and yet more Lozzies!

But this time a lot of will power too!

Allen Carr in April, although have been very tempted over last couple of months (DH started again).

Not sure Im completely convinced by his method as Ive gone this long before.

I got pregnant!! That made me stop. After 9 months of not smoking, i didn't like it when i tried it after i had ds so just didn't bother.

willpower, patches and the nicorette puffer
I gave up for 9moons and started again last month through alot of stress

lots of times saying im going to stop tomorrow.
then one monday i did, it was & still is the hardest thing i have ever done,& im still very proud of myself, its now 18 years ago.anyone thinking about it , do it for your self its the best feeling in the world.

Went on Allen carr course. £130 for 4 hours - the best 4 hours of my life. Haven't had one since and that was 6 years ago.

Allen Carr does the book too and a cheesy but very effective video. I did the course and lit up a week later, but the book and the vid sorted me and I've been off them now for 5 years.

On the successful attempt, I think something in my brain just gelled and I really wanted to give up, rather than feeling I ought to.

Bon courage, you will feel fab once you have stopped - so proud of yourself as well as healthier - and have lots more ££££ as well

Hypnosis

Cold turkey and alot of manic cleaning.

Allen Carr did it for me.
I read his book and it was over.

I always said I'd stop on my 30th birthday though and I did.

Allen Carr was fantastic though I am a bit of a successful failure,stopped for 3 years and started again,then stopped for 18 months and started again!
Then last week stopped for 5 days and started again,
I will do it for good soon i hope!!!!

Pregnancy.

My MIL developed lung cancer. It was a combination of 'it could happen to me', having a small child and the thought of my DH's face if he saw me light up with his mum in that condition.

She died a fee months later.

I found giving up no problem at all, even though I have no willpower. Plus I got pg soon after and would have given up for that anyway.

Haven't started again, it's been 3 yrs now.

Don't know how I did it, it just happened like that.

I have heard Allen Carr is very good.

I've mentioned this a few times on here, but I reckon it must serve as some sort of warning. I gave up smoking cigs on Jan 04, nearly 2 years ago, and started on Nicorette chewing gum to stop the craving. I am now still on Nicorette chewing gum, it's costing me alot less than the cigarettes, and there is no passive smoking going on in my house, less cancerous I hope to god, but I am still addicted to the old nicotine. If anyone considers giving up with nicorette chewing gum, then make sure you limit yourself to the amount of gum you chew and decrease over time otherwise you're going to end up with jaw ache and no teeth But still got to be better than the old cigs.

First time - I fell pregnant - that (non-smoking, not pregnancy!) last 4.5 years

A few abortive attempts in the 2-3 years after that

Last Xmas I was pretty ill and went a week without a cigarette. After that there didn't seem much point. So Xmas Eve to today, however long that is.

And I studiously avoid all the the 'Fag-free' threads on mumsnet. I dipped in once briefly but there were too many 'I had a cig last night' 'Don't worry it was only one' comments for me. I think I'm just an all or nothing kinda gal

Stopping was easy. Staying stopped always more difficult.

I always gave up when I was in the middle of stress, so that I didn't have the excuse of going back to it at the first whiff of stress.

I tried to keep out of smoker-friendly environments and to spend more time with non-smoking friends and in non-smoking environments.

If in a bar, I ordered things like orange juice (or if drinking alcohol, gin or vodka and OJ) because it doesn't really go with smoking.

Also would ask for snacks so that I had something to do with my hands (I know that's not advised because you put on 3 stone, but I felt it was just more important to stop smoking).

When out pubbing and clubbing I thought of how much worse my hangover would be if I smoked. Seriously, I once got a hangover from having been talking in the same (very small) room as two blokes who chain-smoked, and I hadn't been drinking alcohol. I realised how much smoking contributes to that awful morning after feeling.

HTH

I am not suggesting for one moment that smoking is ok,but girlfriend of mine on 20 a day recently died following a head on car crash with a joy rider,it puts life in perspective a bit more

I obviously worded that wrong!!!

Pregnancy. The guilt of smoking put me off and I'm 9 months quit. I still yearn for a ciggie, particularly when things with DD get stressful, but I just remind myself of the cost, smell, poor health and absolute foolishness of starting up again now I'm doing so well and my resolve strengthens. It is hard though- good luck, quitters.

Both me & DH gave up at New Yr 05. We both used the patches & we didn't find it that difficult really (not as bad as I expected).We even went out drinking without bothering.
Then....July/Aug we had the odd fag before we wnt on holiday-we were drinking & thought the odd one was Ok. It wasnt...We smoked 20 a day on the 2 wk holiday....& still smoking now.

Feel so disappointed with myself & feel very self contious of the smoke smell on me as when I gave up, the smell of smoke was horrendous & horrid, I was def put off by having another.
But then thats my weakness when Ive had a drink.
We are going to give up again this new yr.

Thats how we saved for our holiday by giving up. I can honestly say that I felt healthier too. Since starting again Im suffering with catarrh & lots of earache, which disappeared when I gave up.

Well Im now going for a smoke.........its made me fancy one all this talking about it....