QUIT SMOKING TIMELINE: The 5 Psychological Stages of Quitting Smoking
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2019
- How long does tobacco stay in your system? How long does our brain keep wanting to smoke? Will I crave cigarettes for years? How can I get smoking out of my system for good? These are all great questions! And most every person who thinks about quitting smoking has asked at least one of these questions.
What you’ll learn:
-What happens in your brain once you put out that last cigarette
-The 5 psychological stages of quitting smoking
-How to beat the mental and physical effects of stopping smoking cold turkey
Register for the free How to Stop Smoking or Vaping Without Withdrawal, Cravings or Weight Gain masterclass here: www.smokefree123.com/stop-smo...
Rita Black is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and smoking cessation expert. She’s helped tens of thousands of people to become smoke free with her online, hypnosis-based program Smokefree123. To learn more, click here: www.smokefree123.com
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I Took my last cigerette on 28.feb.2022 @11:55 pm..
Till now 71.5 hours without cigerettes, ..
In real, cravings are at peak while writing this Comment.
May Allah help me to get well soon and led
A smoke free life. Aameen
This just got me through a craving, thanks! 16 days cold turkey!
Any palpations?
Hi im on day 14 now cold turkey too
Are you still a non smoker?
@@idanmashta Stopped again Dec 2020 through April 2021, but smoking now with my coffee. Good luck.
@@deptotpr thanks you too
@@idanmashta how’s yours going? I’m on day 6
I’m only on day 3 (cold Turkey), but this is what really helps…. Every time I get a BAD craving, I tell myself (often out loud) “Smoking a cigarette will NOT change ANYTHING. It won’t change the way I feel, it won’t give me a good buzz… it’s literally WORTHLESS.”
For whatever reason, this helps me a lot…. Just telling myself that it is POINTLESS.
Try L-Glutamine for cravings, mix it in a protein shake or your drink of choice. *Avoid if you have any liver or kidney disease. Talk to your doctor.*
Hey Cory are you still doing well?
It takes one big thing to help quit. For me, my niece (age 4) asked if she could smoke too. She looks up to me so much. It hit me hard so I told myself to use the power of love to help me....and it has. I'm on Day 5 after smoking a pack a day for 2 decades.
I placed notes all over my room like 'do you want Zoey admiring a smoker?', 'do it for zoey', etc as visible reminders. With every craving, I scroll through photos of her or I just go downstairs and hold her. It helps. And I'll never smoke again. It's the power of my love for her and hers for me that keeps me going ❤💏
I left a comment on this video with helpful tips. You can try L-Glutamine for cravings.
I finally quit smoking 1 month ago today after many many years of almost 2 packs a day. I didn't think I could ever quit. I just did it one day. Will not look back. Taking it a day at a time. For TODAY I will not smoke. That's how I get through it
I found the growing feeling of self loathing after repeated attempts to stop finally convinced me that I HAD to stop !!
It contributed anyway to my eventual success. I honestly despised myself for not being able to stop !!
I think we all have been in a quantum quandary between denial and contemplation at some point. Before, now, later; either in denial or in contemplation or somewhere between. Whether it's alcohol, eating habits, exercise, smoking, being nice, following goals, anything. The Quantum Quandary of Existence. I'm coining that.
I think I’m a one but I’m ready to quit for good!
Thank You
Thank you
Yes, it has been very helpful. Thank you.
Thank you Doctor
I have your program. I am still in the preparation phase. I appreciate this explanation. It has provided me a clear understanding of where I am in my smoke free journey. Thank you for giving this.
I did not prepare I tried to prepare many times never worked, you just need to act I didn't have enough cigarettes for work and said thays my last one right there, now I'm free
Hi. Thanks a lot. You should do more videos like this. I think a lot of people need your guidance. Including me. Cheers.
I quit smoking 5 min. ago..
Very helpful Thank you. I am in the action stage. 1 week
Hi Rita. Thanks for this video as it helped me realise I am in the contemplation phase which had me worried as I thought I should be hurrying which made me beat myself up. One thing I would like to have you address is the fact that since I enrolled in your course and leading up to that decision my smoking increased by up twice what it was and I would like to know why my brain is doing this. I presume it has to do with fear but I am beating myself up about it!
Maybe you subconsciously think you should get all the cigarettes in as long as it's possible before you finally quit. Maybe it's a good sign. I usually didn't smoke inside my apartment because my boyfriend is a nonsmoker and hates the smell. So 2 weeks ago he went out of town and I was smoking in my living room, living my best life... And I smoked so much Friday - Sunday, I was kinda grossed out by myself and switched phases. From thinking about stopping to OK THIS IS ENOUGH. 😂❤️ Send you strength, stranger. You got this! I'm smoke free since then.
I just quit cold turkey after 25 years.
Day 7!
I'm a mentor and health advocate for women (I've never smoked), am interested in breast health and wondered what kinds of resources there were for women who wanted to quit smoking. I think you did a fabulous job in presenting simple, practical steps, and embracing emotional aspects, always part of the change process. This feels very nonthreatening and nonjudgmental. I especially love your emphasis on smoking cessation as not deprivation but transformation. Well done!
The mind has to go through no stages or psychology, just this; realise you are in the grip of a powerful addiction and realise that you will only break it if you go through every hell life throws at you without lighting up for 1 year. Heaven will set you free and bestow on you life’s secret, which really is no secret, all you need is love ☘️❤️🙂💪👊🏼
True .
I was smoke free for 2.5 years. Then my dog passed away and I started smoking for 8 months straight. Wish me strength... On my second week being smoke free again.
That is literally what happenes.
I can't seem to get over that 2week mark . 3rd time now 4days clean
God Bless you Glory be to god!!
I have to start all over again I went 11 days and last night I smoked half of a blunt and to be honest the high wasn’t the same so I’m done
Check the helpful tips comment I left on this video. Try L-Glutamine for cravings it might help. Mix with drink of your choice.
I quit about 10 years ago for over a year and it absolutely drove me crazy the whole time. I just couldn't get past it.
It depends for different people. Some people get really challenged when someone they know dies of smoking reasons or because they are jealous of someone else quitting or they have a bad reminder of their smoking which gives them a shock reality check that forces their mind to really consider making the big change. Other times it is a natural progression but other times people continue to smoke despite the health problems because of the ingrained addiction.
Either way with the internet, people are able to get information, advice and motivation on quitting smoking which they can use at their own pace and if someones advice dosen’t click with them. Then they can watch another youtube channel.
I also want to quit smoking and l am smoking one smoke per day
Things that can help when quitting...
1. WATER/TEA (Green tea helps cravings and helps repair tissue damage from smoking)
2. GOOD HEALTHY WHOLESOME FOOD and FRUITS and VEGETABLES
3. EXERCISE (Good for you overall in every way)
4. PROPER SLEEP (Your body recovers & repairs during sleep)
5. L-GLUTAMINE (Repairs nerve damage, helps with addictions and cravings) Mix it with a healthy protein shake or 100% juice with low acidity or water.
6. EPSOM SALT BATHS (Helps draw out the tar, nicotine and toxins through the skin. Saunas can help too)
7. SUGARLESS GUM AND MINTS (Helps for some people)
8. Pick up a new hobby or learn something new
9. Play with your kids or pets (If you have any)
10. GO FOR A WALK
11. Try relaxation techniques (massage, deep breathing, calm music, aromatherapy etc)
12. Join an online community or read and gain more knowledge on the damaging effects of smoking or just read a book.
13. AVOID SUGAR and CAFFEINE when quitting. (Can cause relapse) Avoid NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY and VAPING (For some they keep you addicted and you’re basically teasing yourself) Remind yourself of all the benefits of not smoking.
14. NATURAL HERBS TO HELP WITH STRESS AND SLEEP can help (Do your research and if you have any medical conditions speak to your doctor) Ashwagandha (good for stress and helps sleep, research others too) Passionflower, Valerian root, Chamomile, Mint, Holy Basil etc.. or melatonin.
15. THROW AWAY SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA & DON’T dwell or look back. Things will improve as you go forward. First week is the hardest for some. (Also staying away from smokers for some people makes it easier for the first 3 days or week)
** “While L-glutamine supplementation is usually considered safe for most people, there are some who should avoid it. PEOPLE WITH KIDNEY DISEASE, LIVER DISEASE OR REYE’S SYNDROME, A SEVERE CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE SWELLING OF THE LIVER AND BRAIN, SHOULD AVOID TAKING L- GLUTAMINE SUPPLEMENTS.” **
Smoking doesn’t help you relax. Only when you’re eager to light up because you’re a smoker. So you’re stuck in a cycle. You can break free but you have to want to give up smoking with a strong desire. Preparing helps.
ALWAYS BE KIND TO YOURSELF AND REMEMBER DOING SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN DOING NOTHING AT ALL.
GOOD LUCK!
All good tips,, thank you
@dinaThese achievements come with the time not in a week, so you must discipline yourself.
@dina #15 is just implying when the decision is made to quit. The first week is the hardest time for some. Not to do it all within a week, that would for sure be a disaster. They're just helpful tips that might help some on their journey to being smoke-free. Choose whatever works.
@dinahn6955true that. Am 10 days smoke free but am eating nicorette mints like there is no tomorrow! I trust the process, grateful am not smoking anymore.
I've quit smoking one time in my life.
I stayed clean for 180 days and relapsed while having some Martinis at happy hour. I used the University of Miami free quit smoking program.
I will start day 1 tomorrow. I just watched and subscribed. In other quitting attempts I fail because poor management of the evolution stage. Looking forward to future appearances.
Sound like me I went cold turkey for 11 days and smoked last night i felt like shit I promise I’m done
@@kaystencel4320 Kay look you can't look at it as you failed just look at it like I've had one and move on. You can't let having a cigarette be failure have it be a hurdle I'm only 7 days into quitting probably had 3 cigarettes and I don't feel I failed because I used to smoke 30 a day
You can’t have only one
I am always at the first stage 🤠
Day 89. Finally learned how to stop forever
Your video was okay. Do you have any others that address, what to do now that you have quit. With your hands, with the times that you normally smoke and how to get through them. It is absolutely physical, how can you say that? Thank you
Your comment was ok. Do everything and anything when you quit. Read that book from
Allen Carr's Easyway to quit smoking. How can you say that? Put your thumb in your mouth. This makes no sense to me. But love ya anyway. Good luck with everything.
@@jeramibross1369 your response was alright. Why are you on this video, though? Obviously you're in need of some guidance as well. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
..Or masturbate in the daytime.
Passive aggression sucks. "Your video was okay.." 🙄
I WANTED TO STOP SMOKING YESTERDAY BUT I WANTED A GLASS OF RED WINE SO I PUT IT OFF UNTIL THE WINE IS FINISHED WHICH WILL BE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS
i made a song of my smoking experience of 14 years called 'Spartakos - Smokotin'
bless you all, substitute it asap and dont worry!
I'm an introvert, smoking is my friend, I like to smoke, whatcha got to say about that
Into my 17hours of not smoking..This is hard...🥺🥺
I hope you stuck with it. You should be coming up on a month pretty soon (based on ur comment) if u stuck it out. I’ll be at 48 hours in the next hour or 2. It’s been rough 😪. Didn’t sleep well AT ALL last night. I still smoke weed, but I’m DONE with cigarettes!
@@coryjohnson2486 Im into my 23rd days of no smoking..anxiety is the main problem now 🥺🥺
And some chest pain
MFK You will be OK without cigarettes!
Hi..its been 1 year and 9 months no cigarrete and no vape...run 5-8 km daily. Thanks for the support
On my third day!
I hope you are ok!
Day 36 was easy. Day 37 feels like day 1
Isn’t it CRAZY how that works? Got it completely kicked and then WHAM! Cravings out of NOWHERE!
🙏🙏🙏
Mam How long does it take for normal life after smoking? Please
Good question
I'm only 15 hours into quitting and I'm a tearful, emotional, cranky mess. Doesn't help that I'm perimenopausal. How do I deal because I hate this?
I hope you got through it. I’m at the end of my 2nd day, and I had a really bad bout of tearing up and getting emotional earlier today… out of NOWHERE lol.
I am 2 months nicotine free. I know that I can never go back. Now if I get a nic fit, I stick hard candy in my mouth and drive on.
Premenopause 6 days in feeling very stabby fighting fighting fighting trying trying trying googling videos now grrrrrrrrrrr
Adam. I don't take candies because i don't want to gain weight.Idrink a lot of water wheni want to light a cigarette.
Wow,a journey to stop smoking?!?I did it cold turkey after a pac/day strong cigs for 17 years.I have 1 1/2 years and i can't stand even the smoke.Why should i deny, prepare etc?You want to quit?Then you quit!
If you quit 23 years ago, you didn't really smoke that long then. Do you think these steps apply to people who have smoked for 45 - 50 years? Most people at that stage are not really in denial. They have developed some very deep obsessions and habits that have been part of their life for MANY years and with aging they're probably desperate to quit because they can't breathe good. Or even if they don't have breathing problems, they know they're inevitable; therefore, they have MORE stress and anxiety. What is your suggestion for LONG TERM smokers.
Get a TON of regular chewing gum. Put packs in your car, in your room, at work, and by the TV. You have to just decide one day that you REALLY want to quit, then you just stop. Chew gum constantly and try to keep yourself busy… maybe start exercising regularly. Much easier said than done, but that’s the best way in my opinion. You will NOT succeed if you don’t REALLY want to.
You can change your habits and deep obsessions with time. If you usually smoke when you have your morning coffee, drink freshly made orange juice instead. Your hands will have something to work on making that juice and the codependency with the coffee is gone. If you usually smoke after having a big meal, go for a walk with the dog right after dinner instead of sitting around thinking about a cigarette. At the end of the day we smoke because we're bored or because it's an emotional blanket. Trying to find new coping mechanisms and making new habits can be done by someone who smokes 10 years or 40 years. It's all up to your willpower.
These steps apply to everyone unless you're not human. It's often a psychological battle hence why denial is the first step. It's not denial of smoking, it's denial about addiction: "oh I can stop at any time" but you can't. Breathing poorly/health issues are the snapback to reality from delusion. It's a feedback loop of stress. You become stressed about health issues then stressed about giving up smoking, either way you're stressed so why kill yourself at the same time? Say it out loud. It makes no sense. You need a carrot and a stick.
Source: 15yr smoker, recently quit for family reasons.
@@lyndonbauer1703 I agree 🩷😊
you remind me of Julia Louis-Dreyfus
I thought this was really good.
What a awful curse past kayne put on me.
Even after seeing my uncle die to lung disease I still smoke, started to accept I could quit and resigned to suicide when I am finally do become ill.
Day 1
I started to chew gums to quit smoking, now i smoke with chewing gums
🤣😅
50 hours or so in, and your fucking LA and new york joke was so bad it made me want to smoke an exhaust pipe.
😂😂😂😂 same… and I’m around 40-45 hours. We in that moody phase huh? 🤣😂
Well actually, u should be around a month by now (if u stuck to it)
Honestly I had all this information already in my mind ... the one issue is this ; if I focus too much I will want to smoke ofcourse , If I do not focus I forget I quit smoking and when I am busy answering questions / thinking and so on ; I am used to smoking when I make it comfy for myself and when I sit at my desk creating things and solving issues for others or myself ... I get bored a lot even when I am busy , I feel the constant need to do something ; just sitting is for me not comfortable ... I am always bored even when I do difficult things ; I get bored again ... my mind does a lot the whole time . I am used to smoking because it helped me slowing down ; others can't always go on your level or better yet ; society is not on a high level , usually their level is too slow for me so i get bored and even frustrated .. when I am answering questions for society ; I am still not using my mind ... I am bored and feel the need to fidge into things .. even when I was a kid at school I could not sit still like the others but needed something to fidge in ( some playdoh or so on ) just because I always had to wait for the others to finish the task ... I get bored and frustrated eventually , now that I am trying to quit I feel like it is doing nothing else but NOT being me ; always at THEIR level , how about me beying me for once , without getting bored ? I already do a lot of activities and I am a member of lots of societies but doing nothing ( using both hands when busy ... not needed for me .. ) so I keep on urging to USE something .. it is not about controle anymore but about pure boredom and even when ; I do have an interesting and nice life ??? so wtf about that smoking , this info is not for everyone ? can u help me too ? i crave for something aaaaalll the time , if not a cigarette I keep doing these OCD things
Less talk more action
Sadly, you dont have a relapse stage 😢
3 min video better.
I'm sorry but, WTF? I quit cold turkey 15 days ago after smoking for 40+ years. What is this she's talking about and who is she?
Nope!! Never thought of it....Ugh! Irritated with this video and do not believe in Hypnosis!
Enjoying a smoke and not wanting to give up does not mean you are in 'denial.' It means you are quite comfortable with the way you live your life and take no notice of others who cannot help but interfere in it. In denial eh...? Why don't you just leave people in peace...
95% of smokers want to quit. That’s why. So that obviously doesn’t apply to you. So why watch this video?
@@SunOfTheSun To broaden my understanding of my fellow human being. You should try that too. Or when it comes to respecting other people's views are you in DENIAL too...?
@@albertjack4050 so you want to understand better yet comment BS on this video? Yeah ok mate. Ta’ra
This video was literally made for people who DO want to quit tho bud. It isn’t meant for people (like you) who 100% WANT to smoke. It’s really that simple 🤷♂️
You're in denial that it's literally killing you, bro.