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Any one got any fool proof way of giving up smoking, or am I just doomed to continue?? Tried patches, inhaler thing, gum, and got the chiro to do a special tweek to make the taste so horrid that I wouldnt want another. Didnt work aarrrgghhhhh Clare x

Do you have any children Clare?

I do...????

Sit down and think really hard about how life would be for them if they didn't have you around/or you in very poor health. Spend some time doing this. (sorry - that's all I could think of unless you emigrate to somewhere where cigarettes don't exist ie the moon lol) Good luck. I hope you succeed. :-)

I am down to about 6 a day and only buy 10's I write on the pack what time I opened them and space them out,it's hard but I will get there. Keep going, don't give up on giving up as the saying goes. Sue x

Have you tried reading Alan Carrs book the easy way (to give up smoking) I have to confess after a year off I always return to the cigs but that has been the only thing has ever worked for me all 6 or 7 times I have managed it lol. Also I made sure for the first few weeks I had really strong horrid tasting sweets in my bag that burnt my throat and for some odd reason I found that helped. Good luck xx

Sue, your really good cutting down like that, but I wont buy 10s as they work out more expensive that way!!! Mad isnt it?? Leslie, I would love to save that much, and the amount they cost I could probably go on a carribean holiday!!! lol x Its that advert with the hooks....its just so true...

Clare, it must be hard. I've never smoked so don't know what you are going through. I know my grandad struggled with them. My dad just decided to give up one day when I was very little and just gave up. However, I know that most people cannot do this. My aunt (his sister) has tried numerous times and still smokes. Do you usually smoke at certain times? eg when you have a cup of tea/coffee during a certain TV programme. You may need to change your habits so that you're not tempted to smoke.

Clare i have been smoking 20 years for the past 6 years i have smoked 40 a day (disgusting) today is the 11th day of giving up i have patches but you have to be determing aswell , i do miss my ciggs but the smell in my home is lovely and food smells and tastes so much nicer . I dont know if i will stick to it but im determined to for my kids but if i fail i will keep on trying but i know how hard it is :-) good luck Rosex

Have thought, and seen, what it does... I think i need to find some sort of switch in my head. Havent found it yet. Wish I could!!!!

Muffy, have read Alan Carr (actually have read 2 of them!!!) I think I must be a really stubborn person. Ron, poor you, you really have been through it. I know I need to give up before I get a scare like yours... Might try the old patches again tomorrow..... I will keep trying... Cx

I'm sure you've done this too - work out how much money you will save a week/month/year if you didn't smoke. Put that money towards a particular goal/treat eg holiday Put the money aside that you would use to buy cigarettes for the week. If you buy a pack deduct the money for them. Any money that you manage to save at the end of the week/month put into a separate bank account. At the end of the year spend it on that goal if you have enough money.

why don't you choose a perfect holiday, somewhere that you really really want to go with your family. Draw up an itinerary of what you are going to do. Imagine it all in your head. Cut out the pictures from the brochures and keep it in your handbag. When you go to pick up a cigarette, look at the pictures first (and those of your children)

hypnosis looks good,xxx

Clare if you do it through the chemist im sure you would be better off coz its like a goal , a bit like weight watchers ... you go in and blow in a tube and then they see if you have been smoking atleast then you wont smoke coz you will be cheating only on yourself <, does that make sence lol Rosex

Imagine you are me!! My arteries clogged and in 1992 my right leg nigh on stopped working was threatend with having it cut off. Three angioplasties later over several years and with 3 stents in my gut artery it's still working but at reduced power. 1995 admitted to Coronary Care 4am one morning when I said to myself if I survived I'd stop smoking - I did. 1997 major surgery for cancer - again, linked to smoking. Your choice ain't it? Yes, I know it's hard (I smoked over 20 a day) but I hope I've scared you and got you thinking. Good luck - You need it!!

I didnt know they did that at the chemist... must admit i went to the no smoking clinic down at the docs last year, and didnt go back coz I failed and was too embarrassed to face the nurse....might try the chemist then - is it any or just a particular chain of them do you know???? Cx

Rose, that makes sense to me. :-)

Think I need to channel my stubborness into not wanting them..... is that reverse psychology do you think, and can you do it on yourself??? lol coz I have to else id go mad!!! Cx

Clare i go to the one that used to be moss but i think boots have taken them over just ask your GP they will tell what chemists do it and its one to one aswell . i have got a pot here with a £110. in it and i feel good lol Rosex ~~~waves ~~~~~~~~~~to Lesley x