Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Anyone have any natural remedies to stop smoking? Thanks! Carla in SD (who is getting hammered by snow right now!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Dear Carla, First I wish to send you healing energy and wish you much success. Here are a couple sites that may be of some help for you and I do hope that members here who are EX-smokers will offer suggestions for you. http://whyquit.com/ http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/consquits.htm http://www.quitsmokingonline.com/ I am a smoker with a love-hate relationship with ciggies and at 60 years of age I have tried to quit so many times I have lost count. I have had to finally face the fact that until I really want to quit I will keep puffing away. My hubby also smokes and he is an excellant excuse that I have used many times until one day I finally faced the fact that my failure is entirely up to me as will be my success when and if that day comes when I finally decide I really want to quit. May I suggest you post here on how you are doing? Even post set backs. I for one, will offer you encouragement and as a smoker will not judge you. I know from experience how hard it is. Good Luck and lots of wishes for your success. Remember take one day and one step at a time. Brightest Blessings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Let me piggyback here with a suggestion that works--HYPNOSIS. It's a kind gentle way to quit smoking. It can also address the accompanying issues of added stress and overeating at the same time. It works well, but I find that some persons need more than one session--after all, look how long you let tobacco have control of you. So if you need more than one session to rid yourself of it, that should be ok. How do I know it works? I'm a certified hypnotherapist, and have been doing hypnosis since 1990. Most of my clients have successfully be able to quit smoking. I'm the first one to admit that not all of them could. There are always one or two who feel that "cigarettes are my only friends" or "I don't want to quit". I personally feel that those types have much deeper problems than smoking (like a desire to hurt themselves), but I hope they got help elsewhere and are now healthy nonsmokers. If you want to learn more, Staudacher and Hadley have a great book out called "Hypnosis for Change". It's available in paperback, and you might be able to find it cheap on http://www.half.com The book is written from the viewpoint of self-hypnosis. Maybe you can do it for yourself. If you have questions, I'll be glad to answer them. Joan Earnshaw - amaquinna Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:01 AM Re: Stop smoking ideas? Dear Carla, First I wish to send you healing energy and wish you much success. Here are a couple sites that may be of some help for you and I do hope that members here who are EX-smokers will offer suggestions for you. http://whyquit.com/http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/consquits.htmhttp://www.quitsmokingonline.com/I am a smoker with a love-hate relationship with ciggies and at 60 years of age I have tried to quit so many times I have lost count. I have had to finally face the fact that until I really want to quit I will keep puffing away. My hubby also smokes and he is an excellant excuse that I have used many times until one day I finally faced the fact that my failure is entirely up to me as will be my success when and if that day comes when I finally decide I really want to quit. May I suggest you post here on how you are doing? Even post set backs. I for one, will offer you encouragement and as a smoker will not judge you. I know from experience how hard it is. Good Luck and lots of wishes for your success. Remember take one day and one step at a time. Brightest Blessings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I sure am glad the snow stopped at Sioux Falls,SD and didn't come up into Minnesota....we had 2 storms in one week here....and I am not that far from Sioux Falls. I thought it was suppose to be spring...I mean, I saw a robin...shivering. Pat Until lions have their historians, tales of the huntshall always glorify the hunter. African Proverb - Carla Mathews Monday, March 20, 2006 4:49 PM Stop smoking ideas? Anyone have any natural remedies to stop smoking? Thanks! Carla in SD (who is getting hammered by snow right now!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 I have to chime in on this one. First let me say that as of yet, I have not quit but have every intention of it. At the beginning of the year my significant other and I were hypnotized for quitting smoking. I fully believe in this method. I believe that my circumstances and location were a detriment at the time however I can say that I have never (even with the patch) received results like I did when I was hypnotized. Being a person who wakes up in the morning and lights a cigarette I was amazed when I woke the next morning not wanting one. My house was making me nuts with the smell of smoke. I chose an inappropriate time for this attempt and intend to return (the hypnotist is about 4 hours from my home). I had literally just become unemployed, turned 40, accepted a job that completely didn’t fit me out of sheer necessity and was dealing with stress like ive never experienced before. Excuses in the grand scheme of things, but it didn’t help. I have since gained much better employment and feel much better about everything. I am planning a return visit when I am able to keep the windows in the house open more. You cant imagine how much even my pillows and comforters smelled like an ashtray *cringe* I haven’t wanted anyone in my house since. I highly recommend this method if at all possible. May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, and all your heart might desire. ~Irish Blessing On Behalf Of Joan Earnshaw Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:26 AM To: Re: Re: Stop smoking ideas? Let me piggyback here with a suggestion that works--HYPNOSIS. It's a kind gentle way to quit smoking. It can also address the accompanying issues of added stress and overeating at the same time. It works well, but I find that some persons need more than one session--after all, look how long you let tobacco have control of you. So if you need more than one session to rid yourself of it, that should be ok. -- Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.6/286 - Release 3/20/2006 -- Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.6/287 - Release 3/21/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Thank you for letting people know that. Joan Earnshaw - NorthernDoe Wednesday, March 22, 2006 7:48 AM RE: Re: Stop smoking ideas? I have to chime in on this one. First let me say that as of yet, I have not quit but have every intention of it. At the beginning of the year my significant other and I were hypnotized for quitting smoking. I fully believe in this method. I believe that my circumstances and location were a detriment at the time however I can say that I have never (even with the patch) received results like I did when I was hypnotized. Being a person who wakes up in the morning and lights a cigarette I was amazed when I woke the next morning not wanting one. My house was making me nuts with the smell of smoke. I chose an inappropriate time for this attempt and intend to return (the hypnotist is about 4 hours from my home). I had literally just become unemployed, turned 40, accepted a job that completely didn’t fit me out of sheer necessity and was dealing with stress like ive never experienced before. Excuses in the grand scheme of things, but it didn’t help. I have since gained much better employment and feel much better about everything. I am planning a return visit when I am able to keep the windows in the house open more. You cant imagine how much even my pillows and comforters smelled like an ashtray *cringe* I haven’t wanted anyone in my house since. I highly recommend this method if at all possible. May you always have walls for the winds,a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire,laughter to cheer you, those you love near you,and all your heart might desire. ~Irish Blessing On Behalf Of Joan EarnshawTuesday, March 21, 2006 11:26 AM Subject: Re: Re: Stop smoking ideas? Let me piggyback here with a suggestion that works--HYPNOSIS. It's a kind gentle way to quit smoking. It can also address the accompanying issues of added stress and overeating at the same time. It works well, but I find that some persons need more than one session--after all, look how long you let tobacco have control of you. So if you need more than one session to rid yourself of it, that should be ok. --Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.6/286 - Release 3/20/2006 --Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.6/287 - Release 3/21/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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