Quit smoking is not straightforward. John Mellencamp, a 58 year rock star, is 1 person who felt how hard to go away from tobacco.
He had a heart attack in 1994, but was still smoking. His son who was 14 years old, Speck, even try to mobilize support in the social networking website Facebook referred to as “1,000,000 for support Mellencamp to stop smoking”.
If the support is to reach 1 million, Mellencamp promised to forget the cigarettes all his life. Until January 2010, nearly 290,000 Facebook-ers have expressed support and 1 day a million may be achieved.
You do not need to be a rock star had to come across creative ways to stop smoking. Here are some creative methods based on the experiences of ex-smokers in the United States a successful end to his bad habits:
1. Bury cigarette
“I had numerous packs of cigarettes wrapped in a plastic bag and buried in a flower pot in the back of the home. When I had to dig again, broke that cigarette and grave it once more that every single time I want to smoke. That’s the experience of 18-years ago ” – Pat Owens, Valley Stream, NY.
2. Bet for a gift
“I stopped smoking in February 2002. A friend of mine bet that I could not leave cigarettes, and I accept it. The stakes are smoking I had to quick during the month and if able, I am treated to a steak dinner in Brooklyn. The story is funny; take a lengthy time to get a treat it, even up to nine months! “- Eric Katzman, Queens, NY.
three. Paying fines “Two of my friends agreed to quit smoking or pay someone else 1000 dollars if they cannot. Be honest, competitive, and bankrupt, it will work! After that, neither of my two best friends who smoke,” said P. Microphone , Newport, RI.
4. Kill addiction “My cousin had smoked for 20 years. He stopped in a unique way. He eat ‘Milkbone’ biscuits for dogs! He chewed them to kill addiction and finally he stopped.” – Chris T., New York, NY.
5. Create an agreements “As compensation for the high cost of purchasing habits to stop smoking each and every day, I made a covenant with myself that I will be free at any time to acquire a lottery ticket, without feeling guilty. Since then, I’ve never smoked once more for 25 years, and feel comfy to say I would never do that. I want to say that between 1 lottery ticket was a million-dollar prizes, but it never happened – at least not yet! ” -Liz Rubin, of North Potomac, Milidarcy.
6. Drink baking soda
“I read an write-up in the newspaper quoted a doctor who wants to quit smoking. Mix a tablespoon of baking soda with a glass of water and then drink it twice a day for the 1st week, and once a day for the second week. I was smoking a pack or approximately 30 stems cigarettes a day. I had two glasses on Sunday and Monday. It is like Alka-Seltzer (like vitamin C). On Sunday and Monday, I smoked two cigarettes. On Tuesday I just smoked a cigarette and then stopped altogether. I go baking soda mixture until a week. I do not even feel to continue until the second week. I’ve stopped smoking for 20 years. ” – Joanne Fanizza, Farmingdale, NY.
7. Hypnotize yourself “I am a psychologist in New Jersey. In 1976 then, I had my doctorate, hypnosis training, and smoking a pack of cigarettes every single day. On New Year’s party, a friend asked me to show my hypnosis abilities in order to assist him quit smoking. We spent about an hour, where he was in an unconscious condition. 1 week later, my friend talking on the phone, and he was smoking. At that moment I realized that I did not smoke during the last week. I had hypnotized myself! Once or twice a desire smoking has appeared again, but now I never even believe it again; I never again smoked more than 30 years. ” -Sheila Sidney Bender, PhD, Florham Park, NJ.
8. Start tiny “I made a covenant with me, and then I can stop. I can’t smoke a cigarette a week if you live up smoking a pack. Last summer, I was just a smoking two cigarettes and throughout the fall, I do not smoke at all. I think, is over! ” -Kevin Gerard Kilpatrick, San Diego,