How I Quit Smoking & Addictions, Ep129

[letitsmoke]

please, tell me, why did you start smoking ?

[rmed30]

@letitsmoke : The same reasons everybody does. Curiosity. Trying to fit in. Peer pressure. Trying to look like a boss. Because people in movies do it. People make a conscous choice to start smoking the first few, but NOBODY chooses to become addicted. You are a non smoker I take it.

[letitsmoke]

@rmed30 very sad, that people start smoking - no, I dont smoke, but I tried for a few months

[rmed30]

I'm glad this person quit. But her advice is severely misguided. It's no wonder why it took her years, and so much misery.

[snookas1]

I quit the same way, cold turkey - twice.

I messed up once. I was quit for 1.4 years and then hooked up with a woman who was a smoker. Big mistake. I thought I could control it, but I was wrong. I left her six months later (unrelated reasons) and quit again. Lesson learned. I can't "be" with a smoker either. I'm so glad, I'm so relieved, and I am so grateful that I quit again. It wasn't as hard the second time around. What was harder was deciding to quit because I thought I "needed" it.

[gr4ndhustle]

after watching this video it's really scary how much i agree with you.. you're a really interesting person. i subbed.

[gr4ndhustle]

all those medicine that "help" you quit smoking are nonsense.. if you don't WANT to quit nothing in the world can help you quit smoking.. you have to realize how bad smoking really is and how it's not helping you achieve anything at all.. the "need" for smoking is an illusion and can be delt with very easily.. you have to just man up and stop cheating on yourself. When you say i quit you just have to fucking quit (sorry for my french) i've smoked for 5 years.. 5 retarded years i may add.

[spacecatmoonbeam]

Stopped watching this video as you started talking about "needing" to suffer and feel like hell as part of the process. Absolute balderdash!! I quit a twenty-five year habit (and I smoked weed which I quit at the same time) with no side effects, no cravings, no weight gain, no grieving, nothing except ease and joy at having done it. I did it all with EFT. If you want to know how...put Magnus Tapping Smoking in the search box above. There's no need for giving up to be a miserable experience!

[rmed30]

@spacecatmoonbeam : I used some EFT when I quit. I didn't have much use for it when it came to smoking. However, I used to get really bad anxiety and I think EFT helped me out. Where are the videos that you watched? Was it a guy with a red shirt. I watched RObert Gorich for panic attacks, he's pretty good. But I would like to know who you recommend. thanks

[spacecatmoonbeam]

@rmed30 Yes, guy with the red shirt. Put Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Introduction into the search box and that should lead you to him...if not his channel is called magnustapping and his website is tapping.com and he has some free videos there also. His tapping scripts are very thorough but quite long. If I fancy a shorter tap I go to Brad Yates...he is the master!! His style is very warm and conversational, he has a huge amount of topics and his videos are much shorter. Best wishes!

[SandiiDee1]

When you said you would smoke but were very much into healthy eating and detoxing etc.. I was so shocked cause I'm like that right now!!! I'm trying to stop smoking.. Cutting down to a few a day is helping but I can't seem to just STOP completely. Thanks for the video!!

[SacredSocietyAP]

On my 8th day of quitting Cold Turkey. I did the same thing. I tried to compensate being overly healthy in some parts of my life while being an addict at the same time.

[wordey123]

3 packs a day? Thats a cig every 15 mins...

[DaRealJZ]

This is so true, COLD TURKEY is how I quit my addiction to oxycontin, three days of hell. I will never do them again, out of fear. I am having trouble with cigarettes though, I am trying, I will try again. I need to do, not try.

[BWS777unlucky]

I smoke only to make crappy videos

[SRNF]

You really look young for someone who smoked for 20 years....miracle?

[sahil2479]

thanks for sharing, one of the best quit smoking advice/video gives a good motivation thnx

[xsunshinebree]

you're great, i've quit smoking aswell and his video is reassuring me that anyone can do it, you just have to grab control of your life. your videos are extremely helpful and you seem like such a lovely person.

[GeishaAndroidHooker]

Youre right rawradianthealth. You're so right. You did a great job illustrating how disgusting it really is to be completely hooked to something that's killing you. Fuck it I quit. For real this time.

[clarehope05]

thnx for the tips!!! so, were you eating all the time or did you gain weight?

[GreenMindist]

I quit daily smoking 1,5 years ago. It smells terrible and kills your health spirit, when doing sports etc.

[viperchris34]

Girl you look like you need a smoke.

[saffnpepa]

@viperchris34 lol she looks like shes full of shit.

[porkythepig007]

Thanks so so much. I am a week into NO MORE CIGS and it has been tough, and I am tempted as hell to smoke! I needed to hear this.

THANKS A LOT!

[riniks112]

thank you!

[mcfrankie94]

i agree....tell no-one..until days in...omg!! i did the same thing i had a pack w me for 2 weeks..

[aminudma]

beautifully said

[chasrar]

fukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.... i envy you.

[zincfreud]

I quit about 6 weeks ago I feel free and in control of my life

[gusskull]

dont say you mow it disturb

[gusskull]

how it help???

[The4everchrist]

A healthier way to smoke tobacco!

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[leostyle7771]

im smoking while watching this video.. :/

[Rebornvids101]

true i quit the same way ;) thumbs up

[wrfrock]

thanx for the support i know this is an old vid but ur tips help me im on day 5

[mikigirl16]

@wrfrock congrats! ^_^ keep going

[BarefootBotanist]

@bsterguitar Ha Ha. I managed to quit again, by smoking herbal cigarettes for a couple of weeks. As they are non-addictive, I was smoking less each day till I just forgot to have any. Have been free a week now. At least I know now that if I ever need a smoke in the future, I can have one that won't get me hooked again!

[liberallivingiscool]

You are so awesome!

[onstageagain]

@liberallivingiscool Go to the toilet to take a crap, smoking worst than a fresh crap. Laguna Ca, is the 1st city in Orange County to prohibit smokers lighting up on home patios.

City Council Wed gave approval to a amendment to its smoking ordinance, it prohibits smoking on patios & balconies. New law, will go into effect in 30 days, applies whether the patios r- open or enclosed, residents r- allowed to smoke on enclosed patios if patio windows & doors r- shut.

[mmjjddxoc6]

I like this video but you can't just not be around someone that you like because they smoke. If you hadn't quit and it was your friend. How would you feel if she didn't want to know you anymore because she decided to kick the habit. I disagree with that point but Well done!

[happyboybabe]

you smoked for 20 years?? you dont look that old,,, how old are you?

[vivekapply]

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[BarefootBotanist]

I quit, cold turkey, for three years, then took it up again. After a few more years, I quit again(cold turkey), again for only about three years. Have been smoking nearly 2 years again now. I want to quit, but am afraid I'll just take it up again in a few years...what should I do?

[etibmw]

You are so sweet! Thank you for this great video, Hope I will quit also

[stankennykylecartman]

day two of quitting and i feel like shit

[Pauloz19]

Great advice, i'm 22 i have smoked 20 a day, im quitting tomorrow!! thanks for your advice, it has inspired me!!!

[NothinRhymesWithNick]

thanks you inspire me

[sheek80]

No Offence but you look like your smoked 3 packs a day

[effinurmother]

@sheek80 how the fuck is she not suppose to take offence to that you little prick?

[leaveblank]

@sheek80 no no, she is is just a real person, what you see on your screen it is called photoshop, this is how real people look like, and she is very beautiful ;)

[lolALCOHOL]

glad ur off it luky

[audiho]

This video has really, really helped me during nicotine withdrawal. Thank you for highlighting the negative "directions" of nicotine. I agree-- it's important to suffer through this process. It makes cigarettes seem scary, not appealing at all.

[marlin187]

You are RADIANT !

[running90away]

YOU ARE AWESOME!!! your tips are very good! Im quitting smoking on the 4th of novembre and am VERY VERY anxious about it. I want to do it because i see Hope. Hope that my life will change to the best! You encouraged me in sooo many ways!! THANK YOU... <3

ps: its shocking to see there arent many videos about quitting smoking on youtube... though if you search make up and you'll find tons of tutorials. :/

[HornedHydra]

I just can't quit. I didn't smoke a cigarette for a month, but I still wanted to. Now I am a smoker again :(

[MuddyGunz]

@HornedHydra Look up allen carr.

[parkesme]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

[jessicahaggett1111]

wow this was very inspiring. you're awesome.

[sneakybutcher1]

it's difficult when everyone around you smokes. I've tried quitting many times before only to relapse after a few weeks or months. The worst part about quitting for me is not the cravings but the anxiety and helplessness you feel without nicotine.

[ramseydarkstar]

Well anyway... good stuff. But if people cant make it and they still want to quit there is the E-Cig!

[TheRobbie1990]

Thank you sooooo much, I quit cold Turkey for 2 months and have been smoking again for 2have weeks, I have smoked for 11 years and I'm turning 20 this month, so I have to stop! The only thing that I didn't do this time was stay away from smokers, I thought I was strong enough to not quit and be around them, but I'm not, this time I will stay away from all smokers! Another this how you described withdrawal fits how I experience it to a tee! You have helped me tremendously!! Take care. -Robbie .M.

[TheRobbie1990]

Thank you sooooo much, I quit cold Turkey for 2 months and have been smoking again for 2have weeks, I have smoked for 11 years and I'm turning 20 this month, so I have to stop! The only thing that I didn't do this time was stay away from smokers, I thought I was strong enough to not quit and be around them, but I'm not, this time I will stay away from all smokers! Another this how you described withdrawal fits how I experience it to a tee! You have helped me tremendously!! Take care. -Robbie

[Ceylon73]

Great video .. really inspiring .. I really related to everything you said especially the lack of control over your life .. Thanks !!

[JuicyStacy]

I am a smoker of a strong menthol cigarette, I smoke the 100's, about 1 1/2 pack a day & have been smoking for 15years. I am currently on my 6th day of a water fast where I have not been consuming anything except water... EXCEPT I still smoke. I really really wanna quit especially since I'm fasting cause I wanna do it the right way. I don't know what to do without going insane. How long before I won't crave a cigarette when I quit? To me.. to not eat at all is easier than to quit smoking.

[MuddyGunz]

@JuicyStacy Look up Allen Carr.

[JuicyStacy]

@MuddyGunz I SWEAR TO GOD that I have not smoked a cigarette in 3 months & 3 days. I stayed on my water fast for a total of 23 days & not 40 like I actually wanted to. I quit COLD TURKEY! I suffered through the side effects & full effects of withdrawls. I still sometimes want a cigarette but OH NO WAY :) I owe it to water fasting though because if I weren't fasting then I highly doubt that I would had quit. The water fast didn't end up so good but hey... I QUIT SMOKING & that is enough for now!

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[vba4accountants]

i wonder if most people are like me.. they looked up quit smoking and clicked on this coz this girl is hot!

[tigerlilyxoxo]

I'm a vegan (5 years) and while I am not fully raw all the time, I do believe I follow a healthy lifestyle. But I smoke! This video has made me feel so good about myself! I feel bad about being a smoker yet trying to be healthy in every other way. The people around me all make feel like I'm a weirdo for eating healthy foods and then lighting up afterwards. But this video has inspired me. I'm not the only health conscious person who smokes. I'm quitting this month and I'm so excited! Thanks <3

[joeaviatormccormick]

Hey, I agree with you on the whole destroying thing. I can never focus properly without having a cigarette. Then there's the laziness, the not being able to sleep properly, etc. I hate it! I have a quit date for Monday August 16, 2010. It's time to get rid of my bad habit! Congrats on the one year btw!

[finallyquitsmoking]

Smoking is not worth it. You are paying to put toxins in your body, what a waste! I was a heavy smoker till I came upon this miracle cure. Youtube wont let me post the link here but if you really want to know, its in the website on my profile.

[mommymaas]

i am on day 5 of not smoking and i am using the gum. it seams to be working. i tried to quit cold turkey but i was so angry and unlikable that i had to chew the gum. i didnt even like myself without the gum.

[prettythick]

It's been difficult for me to quit because my husband smokes and it's hard trying to motivate him to quit. So how would i be able to quit and be around him while he continues?

[jisaw80]

@prettythick

I am an ex smoker, and you know when people like us quit. you can't convince smokers to quit by intidmidating or galvanizing them by showing them ads of bad results for smoking. everyone around me insisted that I quit, but i didn't, until i myself was feeling my body worsening. however, if you have babies, then it's different. you might have children, and if you smoke, your children will be covered with nicotine, no matter how much you wash yourselves.

[spottybott]

read allen carr stop smoking its the final end to smoking please believe me from scotland its a great book just takes away all the illusions

[johnlovesbridge]

Good video, really honest. Im on day 5 quitting. Even with wellbutrin and patches it is quite hellish.

[MrHealthQuest]

I am on day 9 without smoking. So far so good

[fukavchip12]

good for you hun i smoked for a year. and quit good luck with everything xo

[markking2006]

what a load of crap, telling people how to live there life,if they wanna smoke then let them smoke,so what it could kill u.you could wake up tommrow and get hit by a car and die,then this health kick and quit smoking stuff would be for nothing,just cause u get healthy doesnt mean your going to have a longer life than anyone else,i say drink,smoke eat fas food and everything cause u never know u could die anytime soon

[Virgilx711]

I used to feel similarly. It also depends largely on one's lifestyle and their intended life expectancy; if you don't intend to stretch your life out as much as possible, then as you say, there's very little incentive to quit.

It can be very fulfilling and liberating to quit, though. Even if you do end up dying a short time later due to unforeseeable circumstances, I think there's a huge sense of empowerment when you rid yourself of any influence that controls your life in a negative way.

[HondoXP]

Brilliant attitude. face it, quiting sucks so don't sugar coat it. Very real. Thanks. Wish me luck.

[Nahimabella]

Thank-you soooooooo much for sharing...

[westeh]

Smoking a cigi right now sweetheart.... OOOOH YEAH draw back and blow it out feels wonderfull !

[76newyork]

I've been smoking 19 years and sick of it. I like the way you change your thinking to deal with the withdraw. I too am going cold turkey this time.

[SarahLee1]

@Tamyy1988 Umm...except that it's healthier to cook food than eat it raw??

[kclord7777]

I would def. agree fasting really helps when quiting. i too have tried all sorts of remedies, and i had finally succeeded when i had gone cold turkey, combined with the Master Cleanse. thanks for your wonderful videos, i have been really enjoying you since i've subscribed :D i also love the way you say "Fabulous" you have such a contagious smile...luv ya! <3

[faylinameir]

@Tamyy1988 Natasha was raw for almost a year before she quit smoking.

Personally I've been raw for 4  months, and now I'm in the quitting stage.

I do however believe you won't get the full rewards from raw food if you're still killing yourself slowly. Please take my word for it, I was raw for 3 months with no smokes, and its FAR FARRRR more rewarding, and you'll feel MUCH better, much more "clean"

Also should be said, don't use raw food as an excuse not to quit. Just advice, Good luck

[blakexac]

thank you so much for the inspiration to quit. i am about to try (again) and i really want this to be the last time.

[Phyle9]

Of course it's ok!

Go raw!!

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[Phyle9]

I suggest a week waterfast to quit any addiction. Also food addictions. It is maybe hard to believe if you didn't do it, but it seems after a few days on water (like 3 or 4) the nervous system gets reset. You don't even crave that chocolate anymore then! I'm not kidding!!

[wutahoot]

I quit in October! This is the longest I've been without a cigarette in 10 years. I quit cold tukey as well. I've tried to quit many times but this time I dumped my last disgusting ashtray in a glass jar with a lid and put it up in my closet. I decided that when I had a craving I'd take it out to look at it or smell it. The amazing thing is that I never even had to take it out. I only had to think about it's nastiness when I had a craving and it helped me get through it. Strange but true :)

[RawRadiantHealth]

Yes, whenever i have a craving I also think about the nasty cigarette smell-- I never want to smell like that again!!!

[faylinameir]

@RawRadiantHealth I'm the total opposite, I love the taste and especially the smell of cigarettes, I believe this is because my mom smoked around me while I was growing up. I quit smoking for almost a year and restarted due to stress, quit again, then restarted from stress again.

I'm working right now on quitting again, and trying to develope a new stress reliever ;) lol

[gusskull]

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[edciwb]

You have amazing teeth for smoking for twenty years; are they real?

[RawRadiantHealth]

yes!

[bouncingsoul100]

cool film BTW i asked before how to quit with juicing gonna stop on jan 3rd ready and siked now --- need help gonna juice alot - no cigs around

[vaw1979]

I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU!! Your quit smoking journey sounds exactly on par with mine... i tried everything ... 5months ago ... stopped cold turkey ... still feel like i am adjusting sometimes ... but feel soooooooooooo much better .... thank you thank you thank you ....

[Shaitan295]

great video!

[BeckyInCa]

You have so much experience and wisdom for someone your age. Thanks for sharing.

[bouncingsoul100]

so patronising

[joannegero]

So inspiring Natasha, I dont smoke but ive had a sugar addiction all my life as far as i can rememer. The juice fasting is the best thing to cut cravings but i fell back onto sugar addiction again. I think i just need to make a decision and stick with it like I tell my clients. Just what i needed to hear ..thanks Super Woman:)

[hillrunner616]

I used to smoke, drink and eat junk food. The raw food changed my life 100%

[Psypomp]

This is very inspiring, even though I don't smoke. We all have some kind of addiction (sugar, anyone?).

Actually, I'd like to convince one of my friends to quit, but I don't want to offend her. Is it easier to just let the addict choose to change, or will persuading help?

[RawRadiantHealth]

Persuading won't help. You just got to be your friend's friend and support them with whatever they do. That I believe is most important!

[MonaalizMJiheartU]

you keep me going :) the daily videos are like a boost of inspiration and motivation, I just don't know what to do with myself in the weekends LOL

[zepper72]

Good for you that you were able to quit smoking. Fortunately I did too in my early twenties and it was the best decision I've ever made.

[angelbe88]

you and I were seperated at birth. Parallel situation to the T. I"m in the health field as well. Been smoking for 20 years. I'ts the monkey on my back. I appreciate you doing this vid. Thank-you so much for going into detail too ; )

[Mongodelight]

come on, i ve done it too, but i was fortunate that i had the book of allen carr. I beg you to read its the greatest book on psycological addictions ever written, the principle can be used on any psycological addiction. smoking has no physical addictions. when i quit i had no physical symthoms at all, it was the easiest thing because of the book, ridiculously easy. READ THE BOOK ITS CHEAP U WONT REGRET IT, EVERYBODY SHOULD READ IT

[RawRadiantHealth]

I've have read it over 5 times and have read all his other editions and books, plus had the audio program. I know many people who successfully quit with it, but for me it didn't help!

[wookie37]

@Mongodelight

Smoking has no physical addictions? Please site a specific source (pref. that I don't have to buy.) Thanks.

[CptUnknown]

No WAY!! I would have NEVER thought you were a smoker!

Great job on a year! I am now at 8 months tomorrow! :D

I smoked for 20 years as well. But here is my take on it. Everyone will be able to quit in their own way. All we can do is share our own experience like you are.

All I did was reduce the amount I smoked From 20 to 5 cigarettes a day. I did that for 3-4 months. Every day I told myself this is just silly and disgusting.Then I set a day and went with using the gum. (cont.)

[CptUnknown]

Since I reduced the amount of cigarettes I smoked I felt that it helped me get through the first 2 weeks A LOT!!!

I used 4mg Nico Gum for 2 weeks then I switched to 2mg for another 2 weeks and that is all I needed. I also created a journal of the experience that helped a TON! I told myself I WILL PREVAIL VICTORIOUS everyday! I did WIN and I do NOT have issues with wanting a cigarette now.

I hope this will inspire people to quit! BTW CONGRATS Natasha on your victory!! :D Great Video!

[RawRadiantHealth]

Fantastic, congratulations!!!