Suggestions please.. needing help!

D&DD

Hi everyone am currently trying to pack in the ciggies..again as it just doesn't go with being a moneysaver :cool: I love this OS forum as you lot are a fountain of wisdom so have you any OS suggestions on what I can be doing to keep my mind of the dreaded cigs please? Thanks in advance

Bogof_Babe

A friend of mine stopped after just one session of hypnosis. She's never gone back, and she was quite a heavy smoker for many years.

Best of luck - you'll feel so much better (and richer of course)

squeaky

As I said in the daily thread about an hour ago - there are many threads on giving up smoking - one of the longer support threads is in the link below:-

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=38742

frosty

My mum stopped smoking nearly 3 weeks ago,she has been smoking since the age of 12 and she is 68 now,my mother has started to do cross stitch this keeps her hands busy and her mind off smoking.

Rebob

I went to the local smoking cessation and the doctor prescribed me patches. I also did a lot of cleaning and wordsearches. That was 4years and 5months ago!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Strepsy

Reading! Lots and lots of reading. Educate yourself against your addiction, it's the best way.

Look here: http://groups.msn.com/FreedomFromTobaccoQuitSmokingNow It's completely free and has no connection to tobacco or pharmaceutical companies. There is even a colour-in picture you can print off to help you get through the 72 hours of physical withdrawal. May sound silly but it's the little things that can really help at first.

And look up dedicateddesigns.com for a quit keeper which will keep track of your fab achievements.

Here're mine

Free and healing for 1 Year, 8 Months, 1 Week, 3 Days, 9 hours and 21 minutes (620 days). I have saved £3,722.33 by not smoking 18,611 cigarettes. My Quit Date: 08/06/2004

Just remember to NTAP - Never Take Another Puff

jenniferpa

Not so much for keeping your mind off them, but if you're really craving one, deep breathing really helps. I know it sounds strange, but it just does.

Jennifer

arkonite_babe

The following website might be of some use to you.........

http://www.cutdowntostop.co.uk/

moggins

I really want to quit too, I've tried so many times, even lasted 6 weeks once. I bought the Allen Carr book last year but that didn't work as the kids got me so irritated whilst I was trying to read it that I had to go and have a fag

I'm thinking of investing £160 and going to the Allen Carr clinic in Cardiff. They give you a full guarantee that if you don't quit smoking after the first session they will give you as many free sessions as you need until you do, they reckon no one has ever needed a third session. Considering how much I spend over the course of a year in fags then £160 investment will save me a fortune in the long run.

Edinburghlass_2

You should have a read of Martin's thread here for a money savers view on smoking and trying to stop

ladygrey_2

what did people use to help in the old days befor nicorette and patches?