Quit Smoking Questions

Dear lybrateuser,
- To quit smoking one has to develop a strong willpower & determination
- fix a date on which you will completely quit the habit
- remove all the articles associated with it like cigarettes, lighter, ashtray from your home or any other place where you keep it so that they are out of reach when the urge is there
- inform your friends about your decision so that no-one coaxes you to have one
- keep your mind busy in various activities like your job, studies or...more

Dear lybrate-user, Smoking is not a treatment for losing somebody. Please try to stop smoking at the earliest. It has many health benefits in the long run.
When you stop suddenly, you may get withdrawal symptoms like restlessness, irritability, lack of concentration, increased hunger, sleep disturbance, headache, impatience, anxiety, depression, etc. If you have them please don’t get back to smoking, take nicotine gum or lozenge or patch. They are available in all medical shops. You don’t ne...more

Dear lybrate-user,
Congratulations for deciding to quit alcohol and smoking. It has lot of health benefits in the long run.
First step is to consult a addiction specialist or psychiatrist for overall assessment of your health status.
Step by step, you can take motivational enhancement therapy from a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist. It is a 12 weekly therapy session. Probably you can do it over online audio consult also.

Dear lybrate-user,
Please try to stop smoking at the earliest. It has many health benefits in the long run.
When you stop suddenly, you may get withdrawal symptoms like restlessness, irritability, lack of concentration, increased hunger, sleep disturbance, headache, impatience, anxiety, depression, etc. If you have them please don’t get back to smoking, take nicotine gum or lozenge or patch. They are available in all medical shops. You don’t need a prescription from doctors.
Use 2 mg...more

Dear lybrate-user,
Congratulations for deciding to stop smoking.
When you stop suddenly, you may get withdrawal symptoms like restlessness, irritability, lack of concentration, increased hunger, sleep disturbance, headache, impatience, anxiety, depression, etc. If you have them please don’t get back to smoking, take nicotine gum or lozenge or patch. They are available in all medical shops. You don’t need a prescription from doctors.
Use 2 mg gum if you smoke less than 25 cigarettes/d...more

Dear user. Many people think that they are ADDICTED to masturbation / sex, where as they are actually just used to masturbate / have sex regularly and can’t quit easily. Addiction is problematic and being used to is not, though there is only a thin line separating both. Masturbation / sex is not harmful as long as it is not an addiction. We need to determine if you are addicted or just used to. Sex thoughts, Sex addiction, masturbation addiction, porn films addiction etc comes under behavior add...more

Dear lybrate-user,
Congratulations for stopping smoking. It you stop smoking, you feel more hungry. You may put on weight in due course.
Please try to stop smoking at the earliest. It has many health benefits in the long run.
When you stop suddenly, you may get withdrawal symptoms like restlessness, irritability, lack of concentration, increased hunger, sleep disturbance, headache, impatience, anxiety, depression, etc. If you have them please don’t get back to smoking, take nicotine ...more

Dear lybrate-user,
Congratulations for deciding to quit smoking.
Please try to stop smoking at the earliest. It has many health benefits in the long run.
When you stop suddenly, you may get withdrawal symptoms like restlessness, irritability, lack of concentration, increased hunger, sleep disturbance, headache, impatience, anxiety, depression, etc. If you have them please don’t get back to smoking, take nicotine gum or lozenge or patch. They are available in all medical shops. You do...more

Dear lybrate-user,
Congratulations for deciding to quit smoking.
Please try to stop smoking at the earliest. It has many health benefits in the long run.
When you stop suddenly, you may get withdrawal symptoms like restlessness, irritability, lack of concentration, increased hunger, sleep disturbance, headache, impatience, anxiety, depression, etc. If you have them please don’t get back to smoking, take nicotine gum or lozenge or patch. They are available in all medical shops. You do...more

Dear lybrateuser,
- You can try to quit smoking on your own & if find it difficult then can consult a doctor or a NGO or any organisation that helps a person quit smoking
- you have to strengthen your will power and determination to quit
- decide a firm date & stop completely thereafter, you cannot reduce & stop it as then it becomes very difficult to give up due to the Nicotine deficiency
- remove all articles connected with it from your home or from wherever you keep them, they...more