So i just turned 17 on the 17th of this month! And i have been smoking since i was..13ish 14ish. So i started at a young age! Everywhere i am there is people who smoke, everyone at my house smokes, all my friends smoke..i can never get away from it! And everytime i see someone pull a cig out i want one. In the mornings when i wake up the first thing i do is go out and smoke a cig even if i don’t want one..it’s like routine for me. And i smoke buglar so those are pretty strong..no filters. I smoke a lot more when i’m with friends because it’s “something to do” and i smoke less when i’m by myself. It may sound like an “oh she just smokes to fit in” NO not like that AT ALL. Problem is..i know smoking is bad for me and i wish i had the will power to actually quite. Ahh..please help :/
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Logophile wonders when
It's possible to quit with smokers around
It’s just an added challenge. One thing you can do is let people know you want to quit and ask them to try not to smoke around you for a while, or at least try to smoke less around you, and definitely not to let you bum any smokes off them! Somebody might even surprise you and want to quit with you.
I have had great success with bupropion (Wellbutrin or Zyban) and nicotine replacement therapy (patches for me, but there’s gum, lozenges, inhalers, etc). I also found it helpful to read up about nicotine addiction and quitting to get myself psyched.
This site has all kinds of suggestions and support forums. You have to register, but it’s free:
You’ll find people there who’ve quit in all kinds of circumstances and have lots of suggestions, some of which might be worthless for you but some of which might be just what you need.
Good luck!
