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smoking addiction
My husband had quit cigarettes for 3 months. I thought he had quit for good, but guess what?? I found a cigarette lighter on the bed under the sheets when I got in bed the other night. I was upset that he didn't tell me, but he thought NOT telling me would be better cause I guess he figured I would never find out being he has enough control not to smoke around me in the house. He didn't want to upset me by telling me he went back to smoking, but I told him that by lying to me and saying he quit is more upsetting than hearing he is still smoking.
His parents both had cancer - mouth/ throat and both due to smoking. His father died from it and thank God his mother was cured. So thats why for the last 20 years I have been hoping he would quit and up until now, I thought he did.
Did anyone have a real hard time giving up cigarettes and knew that they needed extra help. If you did get extra help, and were able to quit, how did you do it? He'll try anything but hypnosis. He even thinks he needs to talk to a psychiatrist cause he just can't believe how he keeps going back to it - even after 3 months of not smoking. He thinks he has a harder time than anyone and I can't convince him that all ex-smokers had a hard time and you just have to resist.
I had given it up years ago on my own without using anything, so I am unable to suggest anything to him.
Any suggestions or maybe someone has gone through the same thing and took some pill or something. I remember reading a while back that there is a pill to help a person stop smoking but I forgot the name of it and I don't know if it has sx. I am upset that he lied to me, but I won't harp on that because he thought he was protecting me from added stress - thats how different men are from women,,,I would have wanted to know and hear the truth so I could help him.
well if you have any ideas please let me know. Thanks, MO
His parents both had cancer - mouth/ throat and both due to smoking. His father died from it and thank God his mother was cured. So thats why for the last 20 years I have been hoping he would quit and up until now, I thought he did.
Did anyone have a real hard time giving up cigarettes and knew that they needed extra help. If you did get extra help, and were able to quit, how did you do it? He'll try anything but hypnosis. He even thinks he needs to talk to a psychiatrist cause he just can't believe how he keeps going back to it - even after 3 months of not smoking. He thinks he has a harder time than anyone and I can't convince him that all ex-smokers had a hard time and you just have to resist.
I had given it up years ago on my own without using anything, so I am unable to suggest anything to him.
Any suggestions or maybe someone has gone through the same thing and took some pill or something. I remember reading a while back that there is a pill to help a person stop smoking but I forgot the name of it and I don't know if it has sx. I am upset that he lied to me, but I won't harp on that because he thought he was protecting me from added stress - thats how different men are from women,,,I would have wanted to know and hear the truth so I could help him.
well if you have any ideas please let me know. Thanks, MO
This is what worked for me. Cant recommend the program enough. No gimmicks. Works because it deals with why you smoke.
http://www.smokenders.com/
http://www.smokenders.com/
Thanks. I know its got to be done. Almost hesitate to say but haven't lit up since my last comment above. Don't hold me to it.. but Good Luck to you too
I love your name so much, I named a son that 23 yrs ago.
I work in health care, trying to rehab people who have had a hip fracture or stroke or pneumonia, have been hospitalized and want to regain their strength to go home.
It's easy to spot the smokers, whether they've quit or are still addicted.
They have a harder recovery, not much lung power to build endurance on, and have many more wrinkles than the non-smoker.
I bet you could care less about wrinkles, but statistically, smokers have a higher incidence of stroke, osteoporosis which causes those hip fractures, and a much harder time healing due to the decreased circulation.
Why did I ever start? I will say this--and it's really a stupid thing to say--(that's never stopped me before) the ex smokers are usually more fun! They're usually more social and more likely to laugh at their situation...
But it's not a recommendation to continue smoking! I hope you go through with it and conquer the addiction. You'll feel better about yourself, your skin and teeth will look better, and those lungs will thank you for the rest of your days!
Good luck,
Bug
I work in health care, trying to rehab people who have had a hip fracture or stroke or pneumonia, have been hospitalized and want to regain their strength to go home.
It's easy to spot the smokers, whether they've quit or are still addicted.
They have a harder recovery, not much lung power to build endurance on, and have many more wrinkles than the non-smoker.
I bet you could care less about wrinkles, but statistically, smokers have a higher incidence of stroke, osteoporosis which causes those hip fractures, and a much harder time healing due to the decreased circulation.
Why did I ever start? I will say this--and it's really a stupid thing to say--(that's never stopped me before) the ex smokers are usually more fun! They're usually more social and more likely to laugh at their situation...
But it's not a recommendation to continue smoking! I hope you go through with it and conquer the addiction. You'll feel better about yourself, your skin and teeth will look better, and those lungs will thank you for the rest of your days!
Good luck,
Bug
MsOckert, just know it can't be good for us. My wife's been wanting to quit too. It would blow your mind to know how many nurses light up. It's bad... really bad. I WANT to quit... I just hope my wife's serious, it would be hard to do on my own. Addictions *****. If I can kick it, it wouldn't be the first thing I've overcome but it might be the hardest.
LadyBug... yep, I want to. Congrats on day FIVE!
LadyBug... yep, I want to. Congrats on day FIVE!
I didn't start smoking till I was 50 yrs old. Pretty darn stupid right??
I tried several times to quit, smoke during tx even though I could hardly breathe walking from the car to the bldg I worked in.
You DO have to want to quit. I wanted to stop, but I enjoyed it too much to try very hard. I stopped for 3 weeks a few months back when I was sick with a respiratory virus. I thought I'd just have an occasional cigarette when I had my first one, but quickly got hooked again.
I thought Everett Koop said it was a pediatric disease and hard to hook folks over 21??
Well, I'm on day 5 of quitting again, and though it's hard I know what I need to do. Just don't light up, just don't think "I'll just have one" because for me it will never work that way again.
I'm so proud of myself for making it through this last week at work, even though I have no friends left, and my co-workers all hate me!
Good luck to all that want to quit!
Bug
I tried several times to quit, smoke during tx even though I could hardly breathe walking from the car to the bldg I worked in.
You DO have to want to quit. I wanted to stop, but I enjoyed it too much to try very hard. I stopped for 3 weeks a few months back when I was sick with a respiratory virus. I thought I'd just have an occasional cigarette when I had my first one, but quickly got hooked again.
I thought Everett Koop said it was a pediatric disease and hard to hook folks over 21??
Well, I'm on day 5 of quitting again, and though it's hard I know what I need to do. Just don't light up, just don't think "I'll just have one" because for me it will never work that way again.
I'm so proud of myself for making it through this last week at work, even though I have no friends left, and my co-workers all hate me!
Good luck to all that want to quit!
Bug
I'm not sure what you mean by compound the HCV tx? I smoked during tx and was UND week 12 thru end of tx, but relapsed by 6 months.
I never felt that smoking had much of an impact on my tx'ing. Others might think differently, tho.
I never felt that smoking had much of an impact on my tx'ing. Others might think differently, tho.
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