SmokeQuitters UK

15/07/2024

Hello All,
I am so sorry for the "radio silence" over the last two weeks.

I was very rudely reminded of the real ‘joys of breathing easy’ in these last three weeks. Like everybody, I have completely forgotten about the COVID-19 virus. I didn’t recognise it at all when it took hold. I thought it was a pollen-related thing. So, I self-treated using antihistamines.
It didn’t take long for it to knock me right out. I can’t remember the last time I was so sick. If one ‘good thing came of it, it was this. I lost 7 kilograms (+- 1stone) because I could not eat at all. I ‘fasted’ for five days simply because food would not stay down. I guess the fight between breathing and eating will be won in the short term by the need to breathe. But here’s the thought that came to mind. I knew that my lungs would regain full function because they are healthy. It wasn’t always that way. I used to smoke a lot of ci******es in a day. Frankly, I am now embarrassed to admit how many. Suffice to say that my daily intake was north of 40 ci******es daily.
The wheezing and coughing, particularly in the mornings, was just awful. I tried everything that most of us do, to stop, but no sooner had I declared that I would stop, then I would self-sabotage and go ‘rescue’ the ci******es that I had destroyed.
I stopped smoking on the 18th of February 1988. It has been 36 years now. It didn’t take long for so many good things to have been restored to me, like the ability to smell, the ability to taste, and the ability to wake up in the morning, feeling refreshed. The thing I appreciate the most though, is the ability to breathe easy. I love it and have been grateful for it for the last 36 years.
If you smoke, and would like to experience the real pleasure of breathing easy go to
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Stopping smoking is easier than you think,

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23/06/2024

I apologise for such a long delay between thoughts. Time has flown by so quick.
To stop smoking is not as tough as you may believe.
It is the 'self-talk' and behaviour that we do just before we light a cigarette that is important. If that cigarette is in your mouth, then it is already too late. Smoking is ‘reactive’. It is usually the result of a thought or a feeling.
Think of stopping smoking like running a marathon. To run a marathon takes preparation and practice long before the race itself. Smoking is like that. We do all the preparation work before we finally ‘cut off’.
It is this emotional and mental preparation that makes the ‘fallout’ of quitting bearable. I know because I stopped smoking using this system 37 years ago.
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03/06/2024

Dread. Dread. Dread.

“I am going on holiday to Mexico this summer and I am dreading it so much” Linda told me.

“Why”? I asked. “Because it is such a long flight” she answered.

“How long is the flight”?
“Eleven and a half hours”

Why was this a source of dread for Linda? I know that you already know what this is about.

Linda was a smoker. She was not looking ahead to her holiday and enjoying the whole experience. No. All she could think about was not being able to smoke for her thirteen to fifteen hours of journey time. Can you imagine that? Instead of her holiday being a source of pleasure it was a source of worry.

Can you help me? She asked.
Do you want to be helped? I asked.
“Yes”. “Then you can be helped but I can’t help you. Only you can do that”.

She was puzzled.

Let me explain.

Smoking is not something that came naturally to her. She needed to persist with it when she started. She needed to learn how to smoke. She needed to persist with the dizziness. The “taste” in the mouth. The smell in the hair and hands. This was an act of persistence.

Now, she needed to "unlearn smoking". Only she could do that.

It is like everything. All I or any moderator can do is give insight.

But she did the work.

If you want to stop smoking, the truth is this: Nobody can eat your meals for you. Nobody can sleep for you. Nobody can do your physical exercises for you. You must do the work for yourself.

Linda was up to it. All it took her was twenty-eight days as per the SmokeQuitters promise. She stopped smoking.

Here is an excerpt from her testimonial:

“The time soon came for my scheduled cut off and I sat after my last cigarette wondering how on earth, I was going to do this.
Well let me tell you I did. It is far easier than I thought and although I am still waiting for the balloon to burst and for it to get really difficult, I know it is not and in fact it gets easier day by day.
I would have done this years ago if it had been available. Trust me it will be the best thing you ever do”.

You can have this too.

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28/05/2024

“On the 7th of May was diagnosed with throat cancer, I'm not wanting a pity party for me, just getting it out of my system”.
I saw this on a smokers’ group this morning. Although the author goes on to say that his chances for recovery and survival are exceptionally good, he also acknowledges that he is one of the lucky ones who has a strong support network behind him. My thoughts go out to this person and others like him because smoking is ruthless. It is an equal opportunities killer. It doesn’t care about race, gender, religion, or anything else.
The truth is, that if cigarette smoking were to be discovered today, it would be outlawed instantly.
I get it. It is a big industry now, and millions of livelihoods depend on it. It can’t be destroyed.
For those of you who are smokers, it is your choice, and it is also your right. But it is also your right to save your money and to breathe easy. You do not need me to tell you how much money you are spending on smoking every year. You already know that.
What I can tell you is this; it is easier to quit than you think. The idea that it is tough to quit is not true. If you have a system that works, use it. The only regret you will have is that it took so long.

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25/05/2024

I found this beautiful piece on Facebook. I tried to trace it back to the person who wrote it because it is so beautifully done and I want to give them their credit. I looked on Google and Bing but regrettably can not attribute it to its rightful owner, but I want to share it with you anyway because it is so powerful. I would like to thank this person for writing this. It sums up cigarette smoking very well.

'The devil said, “I’m going to give them ci******es to smoke; every chance I get. The tar will coat everything inside and outside of their lives and will make their homes, cars, and the very breath they breathe, stink. My ci******es will ruin their health, making them cough and wheeze and eventually kill them in many ways. My ci******es are full of toxins, poisons, and chemicals that should not be humans.”

And it was so.

Then the devil bragged on: “I will make these sticks of poison expensive. I want them to pay dearly for this poison. I will raise the price so there will be little money left in their lives to buy the things that make them happy. They will pay through their noses and forget about even the things that they and their families really need. They will want to walk for a mile, or two or three, for a smoke, but will hardly be able to walk a few feet because they cannot breathe.
My smokes will cost them so much money, and even their lives. I am laughing so hard now”.

And it was so.

Then the devil said, “Once they are hooked, I will make life hard for them. Most of society will not accept their habit; they will not be allowed to smoke whenever and wherever. I want them sneaking around, hiding in dark places, finding smoke shelters, braving cold and damp and other secret places to get their fix.
I want them humiliated and shamed. Let them see and hear the condemnation of others. I want them to lose respect for themselves and for those around them. They will find themselves powerless. Oh, this is so good!”

And it was so.

The devil went on: “If they try to quit, I will send cravings from hell to stomp on their guts. I will keep sleep from them, so that they’ll “walk the floor every night”. I will make them gain so much weight, they won’t be able to carry themselves. They be a total mess, not what they could and should be. They will be such bags of nerves, and so irritated, they will lash out at their friends and loved ones until little love remains in their lives. Praise be to me!”

And it was s---WAIT:

But God said: “Come unto me all ye who are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. He said “Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security”. He went on to say, “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”.

And I heard Him say, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

AND IT WAS SO!

(Four years and counting for this generous soul)

22/05/2024

“For those of you that have quit and going through quitting I have a question. I’ve smoked for 45 years. I associate EVERYTHING with smoking. I do not smoke in my house. My question is what are you doing instead of smoking? I smoke when I read, play on my phone, drinking any beverage including water, I smoke when I’m on the phone, driving, after meals, when I finish a task, etc. I don’t know what to do instead of smoking. I just don’t know what to do. Any help or ideas. would be appreciated.”

I saw this article written by someone and I wanted to share it with you. This is so familiar to many people who try to quit smoking. I have said this so many times before. Smoking is more than just an addiction. It is not just a habit. If it were just an addiction and a habit, it would not be so tough to quit. No, to add to the misery, smoking is also a learned pattern of behaviour. It is a stimulus/response thing. Like the writer above says, it is wrapped up in EVERYTHING.
It is like a w**d with a long ‘tap root’. To make sure it does not come back, it, must be uprooted. This is what we spend 28 days doing at SmokeQuitters. We make responses to the stimuli that keep you trapped in the cycles. To the point that when it is all over, you are behaving differently, and those new behaviours DO NOT include ci******es.
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18/05/2024

Changes your body goes through when you stop smoking.


Within 20 minutes of last cigarette:
 Your blood pressure returns to normal.
 Your pulse rate drops to normal rate.
 The body temperature of hands and feet increases to a normal range.

After 8 Hours:
 The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
 The oxygen level in your blood increases to normal.

After 24 Hours:
 Your chance of a heart attack begins to decrease.
 Your chance of a stroke begins to decrease.

After 48 Hours:
 Your nerve-endings start to re-grow.
 Your ability to smell and taste things improves.

After 72 Hours:
 Your bronchial tubes relax, making your breathing easier.
 Your lung capacity begins to increase.

After 2 Weeks to 3 Months:
 Your circulation improves.
 Walking/running/playing with your children/grandchildren gets easier.
 Your lung function increases dramatically.

After 1 to 9 Months:
 Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease.
 Cilia are restored in your lungs increasing their ability to manage mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce infection.
 Your overall energy level increases

After 5 Years:
 The Lung cancer death rate for the average smoker [one pack a day] decreases from 137 per 100,000 people to 72 per 100,000.
 (After 10 years, the rate drops to 12 deaths per 100,000 – or the rate of non-smokers)

After 10 Years:
 Precancerous cells are replaced.
 Other cancers, such as those of the mouth, larynx, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas, decrease [63 chemicals in to***co smoke cause cancer]

All it takes to have all of these tremendous benefits is to stop smoking!

Source* The Drug Education Centre Newsletter, Australia

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12/05/2024

To make stopping smoking stick, forewarned is forearmed.
Smoking does not happen in isolation. There is usually a ‘command’ to smoke before the cigarette is alighted. When you smoke, this command tells you that it is time to smoke and usually, you light up. It is this command process that becomes so tricky when you stop. Just because you decided to stop, does not mean that your brain needs to cooperate. Those commands will still turn up and that is when the internal battle that you know so well begins.
For those of you who have stopped before, you will sympathise with those who struggle at this point because there is little else you can think about except to light up. Jung once said, “What you resist, persists”. These moments when the thought to smoke turn up, are known as triggers. Unfortunately, for smokers, there are many triggers for which there is only one response – to light up a cigarette.
This is where forewarning comes up in the SmokeQuitters programme. You get to identify all the triggers to which you respond, and ‘wire in’ an appropriate response. Did you know that even the time of day can be a trigger?
Time of day triggers, we refer to as ‘hotspots’ and help you to identify when they occur in your day. Just the awareness of it is enough to help you to rebuff the desire to smoke.
Find out more about it here: www.SmokeQuitters.Co.UK
Or email us at: info@smokequitters.co.uk with the word HOTSPOTS in the subject line.

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06/05/2024

For most smokers, smoking is not a problem because i.) they like smoking and ii.) they appreciate the choice they possess to do so.
It is your right to make the choice and that right is important.
If this is you, then don’t quit. You will know if / when you want to quit. Then, take whatever action you can to make it work for you.

If you are in the minority of smokers who do want to stop and find it hard to do, it could be that you have a high ‘degree-of-habit’ which is putting hurdles in your way. These hurdles make it hard for you to take the first step because your self-talk may make you believe it is far too difficult to stop.

Would you like to know about your ‘degree of habit’? Send for your questionnaire to assess your own situation for yourself.
You will, of course, be under no obligation to buy anything (we promise) but at the very least, you will get some insight.

Apply to: info@smokequitters.co.uk Questionnaire in the subject line.

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04/05/2024

In our share today, we’re going to highlight (as if you didn’t already know) the toxins and poisons associated with burning ci******es, and we’ve titled this session

“What’s Your Poison?”

A burning cigarette emits solid particles, gases, and liquids. Only the solid particles – about 5.8% of the cigarette’s output – are visible.

In addition to ni****ne, to***co smoke contains about 4,700 chemical substances of which approximately six hundred are deadly poisons, and sixty-three are known to cause cancer in different parts of the body. Others are mutagens, capable of causing permanent, often harmful changes in the genetic material of living cells.

Where do the chemicals come from?
About half the compounds are found naturally in the to***co leaf while others are created by chemical reactions when to***co is burned.
Some are introduced during the curing process; others are added by the manufacturers to impart a distinctive ‘flavour’ or ‘quality’ to their product. Here are some examples of what smokers inhale with each puff:

o Cyanide – a deadly poison.
o Carbon Monoxide – a poisonous gas.
o Formaldehyde – a chemical used to preserve organic material like body parts and organs of people and animals.
o Methanol – wood alcohol, used in engine fuel.
o Acetylene – a fuel used in welding torches.
o Ammonia – a chemical used in household cleaners.
o Acetone – a chemical used in nail polish remover and paint stripper.
o Nitric Oxide – another poisonous gas.
o Arsenic – rat and white ant poison.
o Benzene – dry cleaning fluid.
o Chromium – used to harden steel alloys.
o Nickel – used in making batteries.
o Toluene – industrial solvent; also used in high octane fuels.
o Phenol – found in disinfectant.
o Naphthalene – used to make mothballs.
o DDT – an insecticide.
o Butane – lighter fuel.
o *Pyrene – hydrocarbon.
o *Vinyl Chloride – an ingredient in PVC. Emits chlorine gas when burned.
o *Toluidine – used to make dyes.
o *Dibenzacridine – found to cause cancer in rat experiments.
o *Polonium-210 – an isotope which decays to lead.
o *Urethane – Used as a solvent.
o *Cadmium – a soft metallic element used in alloys.
o *Naphthylamine – has been found to cause bladder cancer.
o *Benzopyrene – aromatic carcinogenic hydrocarbon found in coal tar and cigarette smoke.

It’s truly enough to make you sick. Very Sick!
• The last nine on this list are known to be cancer-causing substances.

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01/05/2024

There are four things that you need to have in your toolkit to help you stop smoking.
They are:
Awareness, Knowledge, Energy and Repetition.
The first and second are provided by SmokeQuitters. The third and fourth need to be provided by you.
Awareness: Provides more than 50% of the ‘power’ you need to make big gains early because you will understand what is happening in your brain to make you reach out for a smoke. Be amazed by the instant reduction in your number per day because smoking now is a choice, not a compulsion.
Knowledge: The part of the plan that helps ‘defend’ against ‘trigger moments’. Those moments you are faced with choices like ‘do I light this up or not?’ This stage of the journey, we have found, shocks many of our clients, because they see that they can choose which to smoke, and which to not. It’s liberating and empowering.
Energy: One of the two things that only you can bring. It's your investment in yourself, which brings rewards in ways that will awe you. The energy you use builds up your self-esteem because you will see that you can, and do, use your power to put your smoking habit on notice that it is living on “borrowed time”.
Finally, Repetition. This is important because it is the most reliable way to “form new behaviour patterns” in your brain. These new imprints form long-lasting, permanent changes to your responses to the stimuli that make you smoke.
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28/04/2024

The History of To***co

Part 2.

The anti-smoking campaigns of earlier centuries were not based on reliable evidence and were laughed at by the general smoking public. When reliable and believable evidence was at last produced early in the 20th century, smokers still had the traditional understandable tendency to ridicule such evidence as just another flurry of pseudo-religious nonsense: mere fire-and-brimstone preaching by people who didn’t know how to have fun and hated everybody who did. So, it took a long time for the real evidence, the reliable evidence, to be accepted.

Meanwhile, the to***co industry was making a fortune. Ci******es (a French word meaning ‘Little Cigars’) were invented in the 17th century but remained obscure until the early 20th century. Their popularity was sudden.
They were cheap, neat, easy to carry around, light up and easy to manage.

During and immediately after the First World War, women also began to smoke along with men. A similar ‘intellectual-cultural snob appeal’ that made to***co attractive in earlier centuries, now made ci******es attractive to women.

To***co now had a grip on the world. Ci******es were (and still are) sold by the millions in every country around the world.

To top of all these social pressures, consider one other pressure – the most powerful of all. This is the pressure exerted by the to***co industry.

This industry does not intend to sit quietly and watch everybody stop smoking!
Although it frequently makes claims to the contrary, it certainly continues in its efforts to recruit more new customers each year.

At the first World Conference on Smoking and Health, held in New York, the late Senator Robert F Kennedy told delegates that ‘the to***co industry spends $300 Million a year in America alone, on television, radio, and newspaper advertising. The highest-priced, cleverest ad agencies in the world engage in this monumental pro-smoking campaign. To resist such a colossal force of it is not easy’.

Emerson Foote, a former ad agency president, told delegates at the conference that “agencies work in all media to represent smoking as a pleasurable, relaxing, and adult practice. . . Whatever effect this exposure to cigarette advertising may have on adults, its effect on teenagers verges on the catastrophic”.

It wasn’t that long ago, that the to***co industry agreed not to present advertising in which young smokers were pictured. Indeed, the smokers we saw in TV commercials and in magazines were plainly adults; they all were in the 25 to 35 age brackets. But they were carefully presented as the adults we all wanted to be – good-looking, sophisticated, confident, usually in the upper or upper-middle income bracket. They were adults in the 140+ I.Q. range and enjoying successful careers and rewarding love lives. Smoking was an inextricable part of their wide, glamorous world!

Government interventions in recent times have served to either ban cigarette advertising or at the very least, to present ci******es for what they are – stealthy and relentless ‘killers’.

The communications coups were scored a long time ago though. So, if you ever do wonder why, you are still a smoker can you begin to see now why it’s been hard for you to quit?

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