How to Quit Smoking: Tried-and-True Methods that Work

Fact:

The brain becomes dependent on nicotine because the consistent use of it tricks the brain into thinking that nicotine is a necessary chemical for the body's survival. This brings on the urge to smoke. Your brain thinks it that your body can't function without it.

Here are ways of how to quit smoking, according to you.

You:

If you have a stressful job and you feel smoking helps you cope with the stress there or you have heavy stress in any other aspect of your life, the patch or the quit smoking pill may be good for you, (ask your doctor first).

Your Method:

If you smoke to curb stress going cold turkey will make you crazy and even more stressed out thus making you want to smoke more. The patch and the pill (in some cases) allows you to wean yourself off from smoking and curbs cravings for the nicotine that your brain thinks it needs for you to cope or survive.

How I Know:

I've seen it time and time again.

You:

If you only smoke when your not busy or you smoke when you're bored: try a quit smoking hot-line; nicotine gum; or quitting cold turkey.

Your Method:

Usually, people who smoke when they're bored have restless lives or restless energy. A hot-line will give you something to do, and going cold turkey will make you even more restless with you finding yourself doing something that seems to make you forget you haven't smoked. The nicotine gum is touch and go because restless people tend to have addictive personalities and could probably get addicted to the gum itself (but not necessarily).

How I Know:

I became addicted to the gum and then ended up quitting smoking and the gum cold turkey.

You:

Got a habit and don't even realize you smoked six cigarettes in a row and lost count of how many packs a day you actually smoke.

Your Method: