My husband not willing to stop smoking as he says he addicted and it pisses him a lot if he doesnt smoke.How can i make him stop?  

Here are 12 techniques that will help you quit the habit.
Remember - you can do it!

1. Deep Breathing Perhaps The Single Most Powerful And Important Technique: Every time you want a cigarette, do the following. Do it three times.

Inhale the deepest lung-full of air you can, and then, very slowly, exhale. Purse your lips so that the air must come out slowly. As you exhale, close your eyes, and let your chin gradually sink over onto your chest. Visualize all the tension leaving your body, slowly draining out of your fingers and toes, just flowing on out.

This is a variation of a yoga technique and is very relaxing. If you practice this, you'll be able to use it for any future stressful situation you find yourself in. And it will be your greatest weapon during the strong cravings sure to assault you over the first few days.


2. Taking In Fluids:
The first few days, drink LOTS of water and fluids to help flush out the nicotine and other poisons from your body.

Remember that the urge to smoke only lasts a few minutes, and will then pass. The urges gradually become farther and farther apart as the days go by.

3. Stay Away From Alcohol, Sugar And Coffee
Do your very best to stay away from alcohol, sugar and coffee the first week or longer, as these tend to stimulate the desire for a cigarette. Avoid fatty foods, as your metabolism will slow down a bit without the nicotine, and you may gain weight even if you eat the same amount as before quitting. So discipline about diet is extra important now. No one ever said acquiring new habits would be easy!

Nibble on low calorie foods like celery, apples and carrots. Chew gum or suck on cinnamon sticks.

Answered by Smarty , an ibibo Master, at 11:02 PM on May 06, 2008

aysha the best way is to take him to meditation and counselling where he can get control over his mind , check out all stress and feelings out whichg can make him feel free , self motivation can also help him

Answered by sanjay , an ibibo Guru, at 9:59 AM on April 25, 2008

It is a difficult situation. You can ask him to reduce the number of cigarette he smokes. If he does so, in times he will be able to give up the habit. You can ask him to join smoking rehabilitation camps around your place and by doing this he will be benefitted. There are some necotine replacement therapies like cadies, gums, etc. which smokers use when they feel the dier urge to smoke, you can provide him with those for cigarettes.
Few of the trick you can play is that whenever he feels like smoking engage him in some work of his interest. By that way gap between his cigarettes will increase thereby reducing the numbers in a day. Ask him not to buy packs of cigarette and instead visit a cigarette selling shop whenever he feels like smoking. Once he stops brining cigarettes home, the numbers of cigarettes smoked a day increases dramatically. Try to keep him away from his smoker friends.
If you can do so, I hope you can reduce the number of cigarettes your husbands smoke if not stop him totally.

Answered by MRIDUL BORA , an ibibo Master, at 11:32 PM on April 24, 2008

Here are 12 techniques that will help you quit the habit.
Remember - you can do it!

1. Deep Breathing Perhaps The Single Most Powerful And Important Technique: Every time you want a cigarette, do the following. Do it three times.

Inhale the deepest lung-full of air you can, and then, very slowly, exhale. Purse your lips so that the air must come out slowly. As you exhale, close your eyes, and let your chin gradually sink over onto your chest. Visualize all the tension leaving your body, slowly draining out of your fingers and toes, just flowing on out.

This is a variation of a yoga technique and is very relaxing. If you practice this, you'll be able to use it for any future stressful situation you find yourself in. And it will be your greatest weapon during the strong cravings sure to assault you over the first few days.


2. Taking In Fluids:
The first few days, drink LOTS of water and fluids to help flush out the nicotine and other poisons from your body.

Remember that the urge to smoke only lasts a few minutes, and will then pass. The urges gradually become farther and farther apart as the days go by.

3. Stay Away From Alcohol, Sugar And Coffee
Do your very best to stay away from alcohol, sugar and coffee the first week or longer, as these tend to stimulate the desire for a cigarette. Avoid fatty foods, as your metabolism will slow down a bit without the nicotine, and you may gain weight even if you eat the same amount as before quitting. So discipline about diet is extra important now. No one ever said acquiring new habits would be easy!

Nibble on low calorie foods like celery, apples and carrots. Chew gum or suck on cinnamon sticks.

Stretch out your meals; eat slowly and wait a bit between bites.

After dinner, instead of a cigarette, treat yourself to a cup of mint tea or a peppermint candy.
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Answered by deepa iyer , an ibibo Advisor, at 10:37 PM on April 24, 2008

Hi it is good that your husband wants to stop smoking. Stopping smoking requires effort, determination, and commitment. The more he learns about his options and prepare for quitting, the easier the process will be. While there is no one best way to quit smoking, he will be most successful if he is aware of the challenges ahead and make a plan to keep himself on track.

Answered by Meera , an ibibo Master, at 9:46 PM on April 24, 2008

why don't u start smokin urself for the time being? he'll automatically stop. if u can't smoke then atleast pretend somhow.trust me its the best way.my frnds mum did that to her husband & he stopped drinking

Answered by ZINNIYA , an ibibo Citizen, at 7:56 PM on April 24, 2008

yes the addiction is difficult to stop bur your persistence will pay in the end sometimes the person also starts feling that smoking is bad for his health

Answered by rajesh goyl , an ibibo Advisor, at 1:56 PM on April 24, 2008

First it is he who has to decided & makeup his mind to stop smoking. let him cut down on smoking, cut the cigarette 1" and start smoking, let him not carry
cigarettes with him. let him not take the smoke in . when he feels like tell him to have some menthol sweets. let him start all this slowly he will be able to come out of it.

Answered by jyothi . , an ibibo Specialist, at 12:42 PM on April 24, 2008

But the question is why do you want him to quit his smoking. Why do you want to dominate him. Why can’t you give him a freedom to smoke as he is your husband and you love him and he wants to smoke. If you feel that you are doing something great to stop him or feel that this is a bad habit than please understand that domination is also a bad habit and it is worse than smoking. If this is for health reasons than please understand he is a human being and any creature in this world takes care of his being on first priority.

Answered by S K Jain , an ibibo Citizen, at 12:35 PM on April 24, 2008

1. Believe in yourself. Believe that you can quit. Think about
some of the most difficult things you have done in your life and
realize that you have the guts and determination to quit
smoking. It's up to you.

2. After reading this list, sit down and write your own list,
customized to your personality and way of doing things. Create
you own plan for quitting.

3. Write down why you want to quit (the benefits of quitting):
live longer, feel better, for your family, save money, smell
better, find a mate more easily, etc. You know what's bad about
smoking and you know what you'll get by quitting. Put it on
paper and read it daily.

4. Ask your family and friends to support your decision to quit.
Ask them to be completely supportive and non-judgmental. Let
them know ahead of time that you will probably be irritable and
even irrational while you withdraw from your smoking habit.

5. Set a quit date. Decide what day you will extinguish your
cigarettes forever. Write it down. Plan for it. Prepare your
mind for the "first day of the rest of your life". You might
even hold a small ceremony when you smoke you last cigarette, or
on the morning of the quit date.

6. Talk with your doctor about quitting. Support and guidance
from a physician is a proven way to better your chances to quit.

7. Begin an exercise program. Exercise is simply incompatible
with smoking. Exercise relieves stress and helps your body
recover from years of damage from cigarettes. If necessary,
start slow, with a short walk once or twice per day. Build up to
30 to 40 minutes of rigorous activity, 3 or 4 times per week.
Consult your physician before beginning any exercise program.

8. Do some deep breathing each day for 3 to 5 minutes. Breathe
in through your nose very slowly, hold the breath for a few
seconds, and exhale very slowly through your mouth. Try doing
your breathing with your eyes closed and go to step 9.

9. Visualize your way to becoming a non-smoker. While doing your
deep breathing in step 8, you can close your eyes and begin to
imagine yourself as a non-smoker. See yourself enjoying your
exercise in step 7. See yourself turning down a cigarette that
someone offers you. See yourself throwing all your cigarettes
away, and winning a gold medal for doing so. Develop your own
creative visualizations. Visualization works.

10. Cut back on cigarettes gradually (if you cut back gradually,
be sure to set a quit date on which you WILL quit). Ways to cut
back gradually include: plan how many cigarettes you will smoke
each day until your quit date, making the number you smoke
smaller each day; buy only one pack at a time; change brands so
you don't enjoy smoking as much; give your cigarettes to someone
else, so that you have to ask for them each time you want to
smoke.

11. Quit smoking "cold turkey". Many smokers find that the only
way they can truly quit once and for all is to just quit
abruptly without trying to slowly taper off. Find the method
that works best for you: gradually quitting or cold turkey. If
one way doesn't work do the other.

12. Find another smoker who is trying to quit, and help each
other with positive words and by lending an ear when quitting
becomes difficult. Visit this Bulletin Board and this Chat Room
to find a "quit buddy."

13. Have your teeth cleaned. Enjoy the way your teeth look and
feel and plan to keep them that way.

14. After you quit, plan to celebrate the milestones in your
journey to becoming a non-smoker. After two weeks of being
smoke-free, see a movie. After a month, go to a fancy restaurant
(be sure to sit in the non-smoking section). After three months,
go for a long weekend to a favorite ge

Answered by Rekha , an ibibo Advisor, at 12:01 PM on April 24, 2008