How did I quit smoking ?
I haven´t.
I just have not smoked in nine years.
You see, everytime I tried to quit, and I normally went cold turkey, I always felt it was a hell of a promise to never smoke again. The rest of my life ? It seemed so awfully long that I quickly went back to smoking.
When I got pregnant with my daughter I stoped. I didnt smoke for nine months, but I told myslef , I would , after she was born, But then I was feeding her, so I told myself when she was a bit older, then when she got older,and she was at home I said I would wait until she was in nursery and so it went. Now she is nine. I havent smoked all this time but I dont call it quitting. I just go one day at a time. I didnt smoke today. And for that I am glad.
Best wishes,
UC

I used Chantix and still do. I still backslide ocassionally, it's hard to quit!

I didn't, but if you're wondering because you have tried many things and you couldn't, then go to a specialist, because there is a new product that, according to studies, works on more than 99% cases (the non-responders have a mutation in the drug's target receptor). It does not require effort to stop in most cases and you'll have no widrawal symptoms. It is called Chantix (you can search on the internet).
It works by making you stop liking to smoke and stop feeling the need without using nicotine (not a nicotine substitute like other products).
Good Luck!

There are many ways to quit smoking. There's a patch, pills, losenge, gum, not purchasing and eliminate temptation to smoke. They don't always work for everyone, but then again it also depends on how bad the person wants to quit.

I quit smoking when my obsessive compulsive disorder became so bad I had to ritualize forhalf an hour before lighting up. It finally became so complicated and ungainly an experience that took so long I just stopped rather than go through the anxiety of lighting up- and quit cold turkey. But I wouldn't recommend this method- eventually I became nearly catatonic andit took 11 years of treatment to get right again. But I never resumed smoking!

Take up knitting.

i had a few deciding factors.
1. i didn't enjoy it anymore
2. it went to $3/pack
3. my kids were little and told me they didn't want me to die (guilt trip)
4. i developed a smokers cough which was NOT attractive.
i didn't really stop over night, but i basically went cold turkey. a few weeks in i bought a pack and smoked a couple then stopped again. i found that if i had one drag (just one draw, not a whole smoke) now and then it wasn't enough to get back on but it was enough to taste damned awful and make my head spin, so that actually helped to put me off taking it back up. i guess the main thing for me was that i just didn't enjoy it anymore and i really wanted to give up deep down, just for myself. all the times i tried to give up for other reasons, like my kids or my bf or because other people said i should, it didn't work. you have to give up for you, because you really want to, if you're trying to give up for someone else or for some other reason, it will be a lot harder.
also, find soething to do with your hands, the habit of having something to do is as hard to get off as the habit of nicotine. i personally stopped biting my nails when i gave up smoking, because filing, buffing, painting and cleaning my nails gave me something to do with my hands. it made it a double whammie for me because i now have nice nails as well as clean breath and fresh smelling hair. i haven't smoked for 16 years, i took it up when i was 13 and gave it up when i was 22.
just one more thought, avoid situations that make you want to smoke more, if you smoke more when you drink, drink less for a while; if you smoke more when you socialise, reduce your social outings for a while. it is hard for a while, but it really is worth it.
if you're going to give it a go, i wish you all the best and hope you do well.

just decided i wasnt ever going to smoke again. No body is going to make me smoke. I felt alot of power thinking this

I've never smoked a cigarette. Smoked cigars for a while. I simply decided to quit before I got hooked.

All of us being x-smokers aside, there are many forms of OTC's you can use to quit. I actually used the patch and the gum together. I replaced my normal smoking times with a healthier habit, walking, reading, playing w/the dog. I started running the day after I quite and began with only 1 block before had to start walking, now 2 years later I am training for a mini-tri; so I guess what ever you need to get thru the initial cravings and habits you had when you are smoking just do it. I still have cravings but they are not as bad as they used to be. I tend to try and stay away from whatever behavior caused that craving in the 1st place (if you can). If you have health concerns please see your doctor 1st. Some of the OTC's for quiting can interact with certain medications, but all in all most doctors are happy with your decision to quit and consult them about it...I would rather run 10 miles that try to stop smoking agian!

I don't smoke . But my friends did. They chew gum instead of smoking. That is the way they gave up it.

I've never smoked nor do I plan to, but my dad used to smoke for 46 years. He stopped because he had a heart attack and had to have a triple bypass. That made him realise that he'd rather live and see his kids grow up than die smoking.
Different things work for different people. That story alone could help you to stop or you may need the support of other people trying to quit smoking, in which case join a support group, or you could try a self-help book, nicotine patches, gum, inhalators, tablets and lozenges, or nasal spray (not all at once though!).
Maybe you could limit yourself to only smoking in a place that you don't want to smoke in (either far away or a room that's really boring or that has to be unlocked to get in to) and while you are going there you think "Do I really want to go through all this effort just for a tiny little stick, does it really have that much power over me?” You realise how pathetic it is and stop.
Of course I have never had to stop smoking so I can only imagine how difficult it must be, but keep in mind my dad. After 46 years he stopped cold turkey for the people he cares about most.
Good luck!

In November I told myself I would quit on March 1st following year. Every day I repeated that statement. On March 1st I awoke, showered, dressed and before leaving home threw what packs of smokes I had left in the trash.
Have never had the urge since. And I live with two smokers. That was many years ago.

I smoked 3 packs of Marlboros a day. I have willpower and self-discipline, so I cut back and went from there. Every so often I would cut back more. It took several months altogether. That was 20 years ago, then I smoked for a bit in the first Gulf War, but quit cold turkey when I came back. That was 16 years ago. Good luck...

Smoking sucks, you cant quit unless you want to and even then it takes dedication.

I have no real answer as i am in the process of quiting myself.

Stopped picking up a ciggy. and my boyfriend's asthma has made me want to quit.

There is only one way. It is to fight the urge one cigarette at a time. You may never overcome the addiction, but conquering it is not really the goal. The goal is to stop smoking and that is a battle you fight one cigarette, one urge at a time. As soon as the urge strikes, switch your focus. Don't dwell on the urge. The urges will subside, and rather quickly at that, until you stop getting them.

Again, the temptation may never go away, but as long as you never - ever- light the first cigarette you will quit.

Best wishes,
An ex smoker

I was trying to give up for a few years. I tried reading a quit smoking book. Gave up for a few months. Went to 'Quit Smoking Counselling". Worked for a while. Did the new years resolution thing a couple of times.
Now I only smoke if others do. The pull is so strong, I can't watch someone else smoke without having to have one.
But right now I have given up because no one around me smokes. For now..

I've tried a lot of times but still do. I think part of it is I always beenopposed to people pusing me to do things, family, friends, doctors basicall anybody that thought I should to something they thought was good for me. I just have to figure out its is good for me on my own and do it. I guess.

I have been a smoker now for over half my life and i am only in my early thirties. i have made the attempt to quit so many times but in the last 2 years I gave up trying... My dad died 2 years ago and since then I feel as if I stopped living, I stopped caring and and still smoke because I know it is going to kill me someday and I just don't car, I am the only smoker in my family and everyone wants me to quit I have so much to live for and I have overcome so many worse addictions than this , but the addiction of missing my dad prevails, How do I move past this pain? I am going home for thanksgiving this year and will be surrounded by my whole family , I am thinking that somehow this would be a good time to let it all go to finally fully grieve my dad and move on and start living again instead of trying to die. wish me luck , love to all