My sister did it some years ago with a Cancer Society Course. They started by having people track their smoking for a week to learn WHEN they smoke, WHY they smoke,etc. They had to rate each cigarette of the day in importance. The second week they had to choose the two least important ones to drop, the next week they dropped two more, etc. This led to a gradual withdrawal, and when it got to just two cigarettes a day it was alot easier to stop. They also urged people to drink lots of fluids, esp. juice, and to try chiclets or other small sweets when cravings were strong. She has been smoke free for 25 years, even though her husband continues to smoke. Hope this helps! Good Luck!
Remembered some more- when they looked at WHY they smoked a particular cigarette (i.e. "I was bored") they talked about alternate activities (i.e. read, play cards, call a friend). They also suggested making changes to cigarette 'routines', for instance, if you always have one with coffee after a meal, switch to cocoa, or skip coffee and have a bowl of jello for dessert, or just leave the table when the meal ends. If I think of more, I'll comment again.
wellbutrin, an antidepressant, also goes by the name of zyprocore...i think...any way as zyprocore it's an thingy to help you stop smoking but you can't get covered by health insurance so you need to tell whoever that you need wellbutrin instead.
Quitting things that you depend on are really hard. I used to be addicted to juggling. It got to the point where I had to juggle at least once every 2 hours or I just couldn't function. My grades lowered, I didn't get enough sleep for I would stay up late juggling, I didn't get enough to eat because I forgot to eat when I was juggling so much, and my levels of social interactions lowered dramatically for I was only willing to spend time with other jugglers because non jugglers got annoyed when I started juggling around them. One day I realised that I would have to quit. To do that, I got myself obsessed with other, healthier things. Eventually the constant need to juggle lessoned, and now I can even see someone else juggling, and not have to run over and juggle with them. My life style is so much better now that I've quit.
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One day I realised that I would have to quit. To do that, I got myself obsessed with other, healthier things. Eventually the constant need to juggle lessoned, and now I can even see someone else juggling, and not have to run over and juggle with them. My life style is so much better now that I've quit.
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