How can I quit smoking soon?

Catlady said:
@StarSong - Video had no cc, can't hear what he was saying. Can you tell me in a few words?
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How odd. It plays perfectly on my computer.

I copied the following from the LA Times archive. (I have a paid subscription and am not sure if this article is behind a paywall, which is why I copied it instead of simply providing a link.)


Yul Brynner’s Posthumous Message

Feb. 20, 1986

12 AM

NEW YORK —
Yul Brynner spoke from the grave Wednesday, warning “now that I’m gone--don’t smoke,” in an eerie anti-smoking commercial released four months after the star of the “King and I” died of lung cancer.
“Now that I’m gone, I tell you: Don’t smoke, whatever you do. Just don’t smoke,” Brynner says in a throaty voice in the American Cancer Society television commercial.
Brynner, who for a time smoked five packs of cigarettes a day, died Oct. 10. He was 65. He gave his final performance three months earlier on Broadway as the bald, strutting monarch of Siam in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
Brynner fought lung cancer for several years and often told interviewers that he wanted to leave an anti-smoking campaign as his legacy. The 30-second TV commercial is taken from an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America” in which he was asked what he would tell smokers if he could speak to them after his death.

It shows a close-up of Brynner in January, 1985. He says, “If I could take back that smoking we wouldn’t be talking about any cancer. I’m convinced of that.”
It first appeared Wednesday morning on ABC, said Susan Islam of the American Cancer Society. She said all three major U.S. networks planned to air the commercial, which is given to television stations to run without fee as public-service announcements.
Islam also said Israeli television planned to air it, and Spanish TV had expressed interest.
“This is the most powerful indictment of smoking that we’ve ever produced,” Islam said. “This one is stronger by virtue of Yul Brynner’s international reputation.”
 

Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs that we have here in the U.S., so it is no wonder that people have trouble quitting smoking. When we quit smoking, we have to go through nicotine withdrawal, which is no fun thing. When I quit, I suffered with SLS or Shaking Leg Syndrome, which drove me batty. Thankfully, it only lasted four days, but the withdrawal’s other symptoms, including the cravings lasted about ten days.

There are anti-smoking meds on the market that will aid with the cravings and withdrawal. But, like most others have stated, the person must have a very strong desire to quit and make the commitment to stay the course.
 
Don't forget smokers stink. I smoked for 20 years and now I can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke. It is in their homes, furniture and clothes. The Feds just raised the age to buy smokes to 21. Finally, they so something good.
 
Deciding that you will quit, not want to quit but deciding YOU WILL QUIT and if you have a determined mind, the rest will follow. You will do it. When I gave up pork and beef years ago.. I had a determined mind and now, I don't miss it AT ALL. The first step is to have a determined mind. It will not happen overnight by no means.. but with a determined mind, the Universe is there to assist. No matter the WHY you have to do it, if you do not have a determined mind, it won't happen. Bottom line, in my humble opinion, YOU CAN DO IT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO!!!!!
 
I recently turned 60 and I tried smoking when I was 18 mainly because I had an older boyfriend that smoked. However, that did not last too long, thank goodness. When I quit, I use to dream about smoking and glad it was a dream. However, I remember the time I was DONE with cigarettes.. I had quit for years and tried to smoke one and got sooooo sick.. I knew then I was done.
 
Pappy said:
Started when I was 16 and quit, cold turkey, at age 62. I knew I was getting the start of COPD and I told myself, you freaking jerk, enough is enough. Just make your mind up and stick to it. After a couple of rough weeks you will realize it’s not so bad and start enjoying life without cigarettes.
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I to started at 16 and quit at about 45 yrs old I wanted to quit before the doctor asked me to quit or before a smoking related illness set it. And yes I agree the first 2 wks is the hardest you will feel as if you lost your best friend but believe me the relief of not having carrying cigs around was refreshing. Although I have not checked my lungs in years I am always concerned that a smoking related disease such as lung cancer will come knocking at my door. Fingers crossed..good luck
 
It's one of the hardest things to quit. Make it your life's goal to quit, and try everything. Use a nicotine patch, go to a support group, avoid other smokers, whatever you need to do. Once you stop, your lungs will begin to heal.
 
Look at your original post. Look at the damage that those cigarettes have done to you. Do you want that to get worse? I understand it is going to be difficult to do, but there are a lot of things in life that are difficult. You health is definitely something to take that step no matter how difficult the challenge and make this happen. Get a great support team around you that will not back down and that will be tough on you. You can do this.
 
I smoked for 50 years. My 7 year quit anniversary will be Oct 31, 2020. It’s not a trick...it’s a treat!

For me, I quit cold turkey when the Dr told me “He doesn’t need to be around smokers”. So I came home from the hospital, drank a beer, smoked until midnight, cried. Had a full carton of cigarettes ripped them up. Took a picture. Done. So Happy I did it! Cannot stand the smell of them today. Don’t miss it and for me it was not difficult to quit.
 
PinotGrigio said:
I smoked for 50 years. My 7 year quit anniversary will be Oct 31, 2020. It’s not a trick...it’s a treat!

For me, I quit cold turkey when the Dr told me “He doesn’t need to be around smokers”. So I came home from the hospital, drank a beer, smoked until midnight, cried. Had a full carton of cigarettes ripped them up. Took a picture. Done. So Happy I did it! Cannot stand the smell of them today. Don’t miss it and for me it was not difficult to quit.
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Congratulations on your quitting....kudos! I quit cold turkey many years ago after smoking for only 15 years, but it didn't happen until I was ready. Never regretted it, smartest move I've ever made....and I loooved to smoke, Marlboro reds was my brand.
 

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