How hard it is to quit smoking? Here's what people had to say...

Answers people gave to "how hard it is to quit smoking?"

• It's a piece of cake...when you finally put your mind to it.
  
• Try transcendental meditation
  
• Hard as hell.
  
• The first year is horrible
  
• Its hard. Work your way up to it.
  
• just because you quit smoking wont mean you live longer...
  
• i quit cold turkey where as my husband has tried to quit three unsuccessful times
  
• But don't be discouraged;
  
• its like that whole temtation thing.
  
• very hard for me I just slept for three day and after that all the nicotine is out your body and it should be alto easier to quit
  
• I have heard it can take up to four attempts
  
• Wonder how your child got asthma?
  
• I quit recently with the support of my husband and coworkers.
  
• You have all the good reasons to QUIT smoking, especially the one for your child.
  
• Congratulations! It's a mental thing.
  
• DECIDE to quit and stay with that decision.
  
• Identify the cravings (when you must have that stick), be strong and avoid them.
  
• Once you break the habit/pattern, it is easy.
  
• You never get over wanting a smoke, but many people are able to overcome that.
  
• Hard for some, like me.
  
• huge effort - took me 3 times to quit
  
• THINK OF YOUR child everytime you want to smoke.
  
• don't know, never tried.i'm 2yrs into my 5th decade of smoking.
  
• Pretty easy if you're really willing to quit.
  
• no...my boyfriend quit cold turkey!!! I was so proud of him
  
• It’s pretty hard for some people… maybe not as hard for others.
  
• Well let's see...I quit smoking when I got pregnant
  
• Its difficult, but you have some very valid reasons to quit.
  
• My friend stopped smoking by using the patch.
  
• Been there..................I stopped and started 3 times. Reason, I enjoyed smoking.
  
• yes quitting is hard especally the first 3 weeks but the best way to do it is, to wake tomorrow and just not smoke any more.
  
• damn near impossible
  
• I am 28 years and have smoked for 14 years. I have lost both of my parents, my father to throat cancer 15 years ago and my mom to lung cancer 3 months ago. After watching both my parents die from smoking i decided it was time to quit.