Quitting smoking help?

Published August 18, 2010

Question by Tyler: Quitting smoking help?
I’m only 19 years old and started smoking when I was 14. I quit for about a year after turning 15, when I decided I wanted to get healthy and lose weight and get in shape. I did successfully then, until I was 16 when two of my best friends were killed in a car accident. Until then, I have smoked to the present.

I see a love/hate relationship when it comes to nicotine and myself. I like the feeling it gives me, hence the reason I smoke.

There are so many associations/triggers. Here’s an inconclusive list going from the strongest trigger to the least:
-First of the morning
-Sex
-Alcohol
-Parties/Social Functions
-Anger/Arguments
-Frustration
-Anxiety
-Boredom
-Relaxation
-It goes on, but like I said, its inconclusive.

I have made a plan this time and have written it down on note cards. The note cards are labeled “Reasons I Smoke”, “Reasons to Quit”, “Trigger List”, “How to Deal With Triggers/Withdrawal,” and “After Withdrawal.”

I’m quitting cold turkey, because I believe that using nicotine replacement products just shifts addiction.

Anyone else got other supportive tips?

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