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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
My wife and I are talking about quitting smoking. Guess from wht Im reading it can compound the HCV tx. Has anyone else heard that?
put a /Science/home after /BNstory and you have your article.
Regards,
Trish
Regards,
Trish
I'll get back to you when i can "tiny" that....
MyOwn .. I read this article online today and immediately thought of your husband's situation and others.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080402.wsmokegene0402/BNStory/Science/home
Considering the history of his parents as you have stated, it might explain why he has a harder time quitting than you might wish he did .. and why he might want to REALLY go all out at this in any way he can find.
The article indicates that there is scientific backing for the idea that there is genetic predisposition to both the level of the addiction and to lung cancer as a result of smoking.
I hope this actually helps him by giving him some serious incentive. I have never smoked but have been in relationships and friendships with those that do and I consider it one of the hardest addictions to kick only from what I've observed.
Good luck to your husband.. to you in supporting him .. and to anyone else who would really like to kick this.
Trish
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080402.wsmokegene0402/BNStory/Science/home
Considering the history of his parents as you have stated, it might explain why he has a harder time quitting than you might wish he did .. and why he might want to REALLY go all out at this in any way he can find.
The article indicates that there is scientific backing for the idea that there is genetic predisposition to both the level of the addiction and to lung cancer as a result of smoking.
I hope this actually helps him by giving him some serious incentive. I have never smoked but have been in relationships and friendships with those that do and I consider it one of the hardest addictions to kick only from what I've observed.
Good luck to your husband.. to you in supporting him .. and to anyone else who would really like to kick this.
Trish
I started smoking when I was 13. I tried quitting off and on since my late 20's. Was told to quit during TX, but couldn't.
Met my husband 6 years ago and got married 5. He thought I quit smoking. I didn't. I tried. FINALLY, got down to 4 or 5 per day (monday - friday) from 1 pack a day. Didn't smoke at home nights or weekends. But just could not give it up during work, no matter how hard I tried. And I did try.
Ended TX Sept 06 - two weeks later DX with a lump in my lungs. Scared the living cr*p out of me - so bad I haven't had a cigarette since. The first month had no cravings or desire at all. The third month was the hardest, but as long as I battled the instant craving it would only last a minute or two and then go away.
I have never been more grateful for anything in my life. Mind over matter - I don't know.
Some people have a much harder time quitting cigarettes than cocaine or heroin. But it certainly isn't up to us to judge how hard or easy it is for someone else to quit something.
Personally, I'd rather have a husband than had a problem with smoking than one that had a problem with cheating. Oh! My tumor wasn't lung cancer and I've never had another cigarette since that day. I do believe that deep down you have to want to quit. I said several times I wanted to quit, knowing full well that only half of me wanted to, the other half didn't.
I wish good luck to those trying and I wish good luck to those who don't want to quit.
Met my husband 6 years ago and got married 5. He thought I quit smoking. I didn't. I tried. FINALLY, got down to 4 or 5 per day (monday - friday) from 1 pack a day. Didn't smoke at home nights or weekends. But just could not give it up during work, no matter how hard I tried. And I did try.
Ended TX Sept 06 - two weeks later DX with a lump in my lungs. Scared the living cr*p out of me - so bad I haven't had a cigarette since. The first month had no cravings or desire at all. The third month was the hardest, but as long as I battled the instant craving it would only last a minute or two and then go away.
I have never been more grateful for anything in my life. Mind over matter - I don't know.
Some people have a much harder time quitting cigarettes than cocaine or heroin. But it certainly isn't up to us to judge how hard or easy it is for someone else to quit something.
Personally, I'd rather have a husband than had a problem with smoking than one that had a problem with cheating. Oh! My tumor wasn't lung cancer and I've never had another cigarette since that day. I do believe that deep down you have to want to quit. I said several times I wanted to quit, knowing full well that only half of me wanted to, the other half didn't.
I wish good luck to those trying and I wish good luck to those who don't want to quit.
I bought in an extra pack today..........just in case I needed it ;)
J/k back to you. Even though I hate them more than anything. Prayed and prayed and prayed for this last major addiction to be taken away but still it lasted last time for 8 months and then I had "one" one night when I was upset and said "wow see how easy that I was it didn't do anything I can have ONE MORE.." that was it again.
J/k back to you. Even though I hate them more than anything. Prayed and prayed and prayed for this last major addiction to be taken away but still it lasted last time for 8 months and then I had "one" one night when I was upset and said "wow see how easy that I was it didn't do anything I can have ONE MORE.." that was it again.
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