Who is Going to Help Me Quit Smoking?

Who is Going to Help Me Quit Smoking?

You might be asking yourself, "who is going to help me quit smoking?" Lots of men and women (and teens for that matter) far and wide who have decided (or was peer pressured in) to start smoking, are probably kicking themselves for starting this disgusting habit and are having a hard time quitting now. Once they realize they don't look so cool anymore because they are hacking and coughing, their fingers and breath smell, clothes, hair, and car smell gross, and their fingers take on this yellowish color from the nicotine, they realize that it's time to quit smoking. The signs are there, everyone who smokes knows it's bad for them. But people also realize it when they get winded just from doing simple walking or jogging exercises. They don't have the stamina anymore to do the activities that they used to be able to do with ease. Their chest hurts from the lung damage being caused by the tobacco and carcinogens.

Or maybe their family or friends have been urging them to quit. I am sure you have had someone in your life tell you that smoking is bad for you. Your physician has hopefully even advised you to quit and may have even provided reading material to you to persuade you a bit more. There's good reason for this. Since the first Surgeon General’s Report in 1964, over 12 million smoking-related deaths have occurred. More than 500,000 deaths in the U.S are caused from smoking-related illnesses. Adult smokers reduce their lifespan by an average of 13 to 14 years. Smoking is directly responsible for approximately 90 percent of lung cancer deaths and approximately 80-90 percent of COPD (emphysema and chronic bronchitis) deaths.

Some people quit smoking natural but there are several quit smoking methods available in today's age if you think that you might not be able to quit cold turkey. There is quit smoking laser therapy available, also some people have tried hypnosis for quitting smoking as well. There are also electronic cigarettes, CD's, quit smoking forums, help lines you can call, nicotine patches and nicotine gum. All of these methods should work if the person trying to quit smoking is really serious about it. They can't try to commit to stopping smoking if they think "one cigarette won't hurt." No, if you are committed to stopping, you have to not even have one. You need to be ready to say "I want to quit smoking" and mean it!

The first few days are the hardest. That is when the withdrawal symptoms are at their worst. This is also when most people give in to those cravings and start smoking again because the withdrawal symptoms really got to them. You have to be prepared for this and go into this decision to stop smoking knowing that you will be up for a big battle but the rewards after you quit smoking are tremendous. You will start to feel better, you lungs will begin to repair themselves, your sense of smell and taste will return to almost normal again and your stamina should begin to return. People will want to stand or get close to you again because your hair, breath and clothes will smell better.

But be warned, even if you are successful with quitting smoking for any amount of time, the temptation to smoke again is always there. Some people are able to stop for several months or even years. But then something happens in their life, a stressful situation, death in the family, teenager issues, loss of a job, financial stress, whatever the issue, and they have an urge to smoke. Because when they smoked, stress just seemed to melt away with every puff of that cigarette. But if something like this happens to you, no matter the reason, don't start smoking again. Because for those who have stopped for months or years, in that moment of weakness they reach for a cigarette. And why did they do this? Because they thought "one won't hurt" but it did. They will break down in their moment of weakness and will have just one but will lead to two and three and before you know it, they are smoking full time again. Now, they are kicking themselves because they are now addicted to this bad habit again and will have to go through withdrawal symptoms all over again if they ever decide to stop smoking again.


Can't wait for the day you can say "I quit smoking"? Then you need to quit smoking right now and stop asking yourself "who is going to help me quit smoking?" The answer is you and only you. You have to find the strength from within and just do it. Good luck!