Smoking and How to Quit

My dad has been smoking for 27 years now since he was 18 and I’m SO worried . My dad is my life and I keep telling him to go for a checkup but he never does. I’m so scared so what should I do ?

I started smoking cigarettes when I was 12 years old. I just recently quit last November when I was 20. It’s not easy but I can offer up some things that may make your experience a little bit easier. First off it must be your decision. No one else can make it for you. No matter how much your significant other, friends, or parents nag you about quitting it makes no difference on you quitting. This cannot be your motivation. So to start off your journey you need to find a reason that you hate smoking. May that be that it gives you bad breathe, girls or guys don’t find you attractive, or the fact that its killing you, which doesent make a difference to most people. The first week is the absolutely the hardest. So what I would suggest is finding something that takes you away from the ordinary for the first week or so. In my particular case something came up, that just happened to last about a week that took me away from my ordinary. Now this could be a camping trip out into the middle of nowhere just an example. But whatever it is make sure that it occupies you most of the day so you don’t have that much time to think about it. After you complete the first week or so it’s all downhill from there. I began to chew a lot of sunflower seeds. I would also go to my normal smoking spot at work and stand around and talk to everyone else that was smoking just to show myself that I could and that I didn’t need it. It didn’t take long and after a little while I didn’t even notice it anymore. Sure I get cravings once and a while but they just make me laugh to know that I beat the one thing in my life that I never thought I could beat. I feel much better now I have tons more energy, my hands are steady and don’t shake, life itself is much better. It really gives you a new outlook. I hope this helps someone out there. I really do. P.S. Working out a little helps a lot too.