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What Did They Do To You To Make You Quit Smoking?

A common question posed to graduates of my stop smoking clinics was what the clinic did to the them to make them quit smoking. The video explains that as a clinic, we did nothing to them to make them quit. All that we did was provide the participants with information that helped them to understand what they needed to do to quit. It is the same information that provided freely on the Internet, through Joel's YouTube channel as well as through information and support available at the WhyQuit.com site.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTEf2IacX4Y

 

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Welcome to WhyQuit.com

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Should I Reset My Quit Meter?

Video stresses the importance of drawing a clear line in the sand regarding the issue of whether a person should reset their quit meter if they ever take a puff off of a cigarette, or really deliver nicotine via any tobacco product or other nicotine containing device.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfzV-Gmshk

 

Related videos:
"Don't let a slip put you back to using"
https://youtu.be/0cfxzB804S4
Reading at other quit sites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W2IJ...
Words that translate to relapse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdBvS...
"You mean you haven't had a single puff off of a cigarette?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvve3...
The lucky ones get hooked
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8XvS...
Get right back in the saddle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcEzzF...
"I know I will quit again"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHp8yF...
"If I relapse I will smoke until it kills me."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCRLo9...
Never take another puff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYNWI8...
"Maybe a puff isn't that big of a deal?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLxFE9...

Related article:
http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_03_08_NR...

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A Thirty Year Success Story

A short video discussing a clinic graduate and panelist who just celebrated his 30th year anniversary of having quit smoking. His experience relates to the video "Amount smoked" that is linked in the video description.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62wrmoJEpuE&feature=youtu.be

 

Related Video:

"Amount Smoked"

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"It's Inevitable, Some Smokers Are Going To Relapse" 

If you are a member of any quit smoking support group, whether it be online or a live program, it is likely that some members of your group are going to fail. You should not interpret this fact to mean that it is likely or inevitable that you are going to fail. Video spells out the major difference between people who relapse and those who don't.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ego_dpPmfOk

 

Related Videos:

There is no legitimate reason to relapse


Is relapse a natural part of the addiction process

Should I find a quit smoking buddy

"My support group is responsible"

"I liked my other clinic more"

Intentional relapse

Teaching of conventional wisdom
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Keeping NRT In Case Of Emergency

Video addresses the consequences of keeping a supply of any nicotine replacement product in the event of facing major or minor stress.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMRj1BlDTRw&app=desktop

Related articles:
From the string "Carrying cigarettes"
http://ffn.yuku.com/reply/425364/Carr...
I have to smoke because of all my stress
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/15534
How would you deal with the following situation
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12463

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Smoking does not help solve stress

I am climbing the walls because I quit smoking

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Why do smokers smoke


 
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There Is No Legitimate Reason To Relapse

Video explains how that under any conditions, even those of catastrophic stress or loss, there is no real legitimate reason to take a cigarette. Following are links to several articles and videos that extensively explores this principle.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCm_5b144XE

 

Related articles:
There is no legitimate reason to relapse
http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/24
We understand why you relapsed
http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/23027
I have to smoke because of all my stress
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/15534
How would you deal with the following situation
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12463

Related videos:
Resources explaining interaction between nicotine and stress


Smoking does not help solve stress

I am climbing the walls because I quit smoking

I'll be a nervous wreck forever if I quit smoking

Why do smokers smoke

 

Video referred to in this video:
Carrying nicotine replacement products in case of emergency


Nicotine is nicotine is nicotine
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Are Doctors Taught About Nicotine Recovery?

Sometimes the response people get from their doctors upon finding out that they had quit smoking is less than enthusiastic, often expressing great skepticism that the people will be able to sustain their quits over the long-term. The former smokers are often left discouraged and at times begin to question their own ability to stay off. Video explains why physicians are often pessimistic of people's ability to quit smoking and stay smoke free over the long term.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u__qleLP1bw

 

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How did the people you know quit smoking?

Am I doomed to fail if I don't get professional help

Who should you believe?

Is cold turkey the only way to quit?

A smoking cessation expert?


Related articles:
"What ever you do don't quit cold turkey!"
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12109
So how did most successful ex-smokers actually quit?
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12122
"40 years of progress?"
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12108
Who should you believe?
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12116
Is cold turkey the only way to quit?
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12120
When did people start to take your quit seriously?
http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/11819
"I would rather be a little overweight and not smoking than underweight and dead."
http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_06_03_un...
Resources for doctors to help their patients
http://whyquit.com/patient_cessation....
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"When you quit smoking, you're detoxifying yourself from nicotine."

 

Prolonging Nicotine Withdrawal

Video explains how the 72 hour withdrawal symptoms that I discuss in many of my videos and articles is only applicable to true cold turkey quitters.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHx12A8-mFg

 

Related Articles:
Pharmacological aids Part II
http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_03_08_NR...
"You know smoking two or three cigarettes is better than having smoked two or three packs!"
http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_03_12_99...

Related Videos:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvkxt...
My first encounter with NRT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k_mc...
The first Monday morning after having quit smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJKCp...
Comparing quits with others
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIlyD...
How long before I don't want a cigarette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLp_i...
Nicotine addiction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-EGq...

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What About Using Herbal Cigarettes To Quit Smoking?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22EO9TF-MTU

 

Yesterday a question was posed on the video "Prolonging withdrawal symptoms"about using herbal cigarettes to quit smoking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHx12...

This video addresses the question.

Related information
Herbals:
http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/22951

FTC link from 2000: http://www.quackwatch.org/02ConsumerP...

Article discussing how some Nicotine Free E-cigs still deliver nicotine:
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonolo...

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Well Meaning Offers For Cigarettes

Suggestion on how to deal with individuals who offer you a cigarette after you quit who actually believe they are doing you a favor.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72mmwgRvQc

 

Related videos:
Offers for cigarettes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvlAP...
"No thank you, I can't have a cigarette"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD25Z...
"I'm trying to quit smoking"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOmE...
The fear of success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhWS...
Smoking does not help you overcome stress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buyqv...
Why do smokers smoke?
https://youtu.be/S9AmZiI3rNI
I am climbing the walls because I quit smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUUsA...
I'll be a nervous wreck forever if I quit smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJBu7...
Smoking does not solve stress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C5eT...
Quitting smoking can make you calmer, happier and healthier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K038...
I will quit when...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEiU...
How would you deal with the following situations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw4ac...
There are no legitimate reasons to relapse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCm_5...
Good reasons to take a puff after having quit smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvHl-...
Life goes on without smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8nBj...
Can you help a person who really doesn't want to quit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEE_R...
Helping others quit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Xvx...

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

What Should I Do With My Leftover Cigarettes?

Video explains the importance of immediately getting rid of your cigarettes as soon as you decide to quit smoking.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-vrUF0qLG4

 

Related videos:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9XCz...
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Be Proud That You Quit Smoking

Video discusses the importance of being proud of yourself when you are first quitting smoking.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpxnCA7fBNs

 

Related video:
If you quit with a lousy attitude

 

Related resources:
Proud to be a smoker?
http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_02_14_pr...
The advantage of developing a positive attitude
http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/25640/The-a...

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After quitting smoking, is there such a thing as the "quitters flu"?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU3Y5le6SV4

 

 

Many Internet sites talk about a condition called the "quitters flu" This video discusses how in the first few days after quitting a person may experience symptoms that seem flu like, but how they are really different than actual infections and the importance of not writing off these symptoms once past the first few days of a quit.

Related videos:
Getting colds and flus after quitting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5WsG...

Why many people cough more after they quit smoking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp7v-i...

Blood sugar symptoms
http://youtube/YYGsz7WNh_8

Disorientation that may occur when first quitting smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu7hs...

Common symptoms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU8Fuk...

Going back to normal after quitting smoking
http://youtube/zUKBBcZ26BQ

Will this get better?
http://youtube/ltffrIgcw5U

Is anyone else experiencing the symptom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EJ3Ot...

Is this a symptom of quitting smoking?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUK92...

Is this a symptom of quitting smoking Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw5jbj...

Life goes on without smoking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8nBjO...

Related articles:

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http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/12152

http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/26572/Will-...

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Joel's Halloween Fearfest

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IPynhryM2RY

 

Halloween is a holiday where people try to scare themselves. It is a perfect holiday to address irrational fears people have regarding quitting as well as the frightening realities faced by people who smoke and do not quit. For those looking for blood and guts, some of the videos linked below will meet those needs too. What is really scary is that all of the stories and pictures related in those videos are real. Scaring yourself to death is really pretty hard to do. Smoking yourself to death isn't. Don't use fear to trick yourself into not quitting--treat yourself to a healthier and happier life by making and sticking to a personal commitment to never take another puff.

Videos addressing the fears surrounding quitting smoking:

The fear of failure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_64R...
The fear of success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhWS...
The fear of relapsing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoWuS...
Quitting smoking out of fear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wpre...
Everything you did as a smoker you can do as an ex-smoker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlyA...

Videos addressing to the scary effects of smoking with no gory pictures:
"I don't want to see any scary pictures"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZgIM...
Feel what it is like to breathe with emphysema
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf0ts...
The Palmolive bottle demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVbUG...
"I can't quit or I won't quit"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i22AI...
The power of nicotine addiction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpYRr...
Premature deaths caused by smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5a7D...

For those wanting to see the blood and guts kind of destructions caused by smoking:
Heart and circulatory diseases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xt9v...
Lung cancer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFNv8...
See how smoking destroys your lungs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0EHB...

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Every Quit Is Different

Video discusses how it is impossible to determine with any certainty what kind of withdrawals or problems a person may encounter when quitting because every quit is different.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYHkaGt-YhE

 

Related videos:

Comparing quits with others

 

Amount smoked

 

The fear of failure

 

If I relapse I will smoke until it kills me



Quitting smoking is more doable than most people think


What is withdrawal really like


Related article:

Every Quit is Different
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11549
Posted

Smoking Breaks

Video explains how most smokers productivity and level of personal comfort are negatively impacted by the chronic need to having to smoke to alleviate the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qJkZ8Wfmsk

 

Related articles:
Smoking breaks
http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/11950

The Economic Costs of Smoking
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/22948

Related Videos:
"I'll never be as productive again if I quit smoking"



Disorientation that may occur when first quitting smoking


Blood sugar symptom


Common symptoms


Going back to normal after quitting smoking


"How can I be addicted, I can go hours without smoking"
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New Reactions To Anger

Video discussing why many people find themselves encountering exaggerated anger responses after initial smoking cessation.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC8wRhjLFL4

 

Related article:

New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12462

Related videos:

The emotional stages of loss



Smoking does not help you overcome stress
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Is Your New Year's Resolution To Quit Smoking?

New Years is typically a time when many people decide to try to quit smoking, often using a New Year's resolution as a device to start their quits. This video explains that while such past resolutions didn't last, this year can be different and how the resources below can help you to make this year the one that you finally quit smoking and stick to a personal commitment to never take another puff.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1_7pGizgR0

 

Related videos:
How to quit smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l27zW...
"What ever you do, don't quit cold turkey"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUSJL...
Prolonging nicotine withdrawal symptoms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHx12...
Quitting smoker can make you calmer, happier and healthier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K038...
Be prepared for confusing information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgaU3...
Past "successful" quits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39An4...
"I'm trying to quit smoking"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOmE...
Quitting is more doable than most people think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gtXG...
"I've tried everything to quit and nothing works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUTIJ...

 

Be Prepared For Confusing Information

Video discussing how you are more likely to be blitzed by pharmaceutical industry marketing during campaigns like Stopober, World No Tobacco Day or the Great American Smoke Out.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgaU3YzBtrk

 

I'm Trying To Quit Smoking

Video discusses how the way you describe your quitting status can impact your early quitting experiences. Previous videos covering similar information are:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOmEW61sN4

"What should I call myself" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXuJCu...
"Carrying Cigarettes" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9XCzf...
"Offers for cigarettes" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvlAPi...
"No thank you, I can't have a cigarette" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD25Zz...

 

I've Tried To Quit Smoking And Nothing Works!

Video explains why people should not be convinced that they cannot quit smoking just because they have "tried" many times in the past yet always failed.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUTIJki2U9Y

Related Videos:
Are you ready for Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa0WN...
Quitting is more doable than most people think
http://youtu.be/3gtXGwu3uC4
Past "successful" quits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39An4...
Whatever you do, don't quit cold turkey"
http://youtu.be/lUSJLDzkIhs

Related String:
I've tried everything to quit and nothing works
http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/12121

Posted

30 Years Of Nicotine Gum

Nicotine gum has now been available for over 30 years. Video discusses the dismal success rate of this product as well as introducing materials explaining why all of the aids out there have done little in helping people to successfully stop smoking.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUtsVIdvaJo

 

Related Videos:
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"Whatever you do, don't quit cold turkey"

How to quit smoking

Miracle aids for quitting smoking

Prolonging nicotine withdrawal

The president and nicotine gum

Keeping NRT in case of emergency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMRj1...
Resources regarding stop smoking aids

Quitting by gradual withdrawal
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Posted

Does It Take 21 Days To Break The Smoking "Habit"?

A common misconception is that smoking is simply a habit and that if you can go 21 days without using you will break the habit . Video discusses how smoking is more than a habit, it is an addiction accompanied by associations with many events and activities encountered throughout life. Experience, not time is what is going to determine how long it is before you break all of the different associations that you may have with cigarettes.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1v7o4q399s

Related resources:
Craves and thoughts that occur over time
http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/207

Other related videos:
Craves or thoughts that occur over time
http://youtu.be/P7Z980ITCvk

 

Will I ever stop thinking about smoking?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8310BI...

 

The terrible 3's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTIr3U...

 

Predestined bad days after quitting smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SdPE...

Difference between physical and psychological urges
https://youtu.be/_A8s7Pw7jA0

Smoking triggers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMhyHz...

Everything you did as a smoker you can do as an ex-smoker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlyA...

You smoke because you are a smokeaholic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9rRR...

Being locked up to quit smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBHsH...

Avoiding situations where you used to smoke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M681p...

Smoking breaks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qJkZ...

Make a list of why you want to quit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgZ-P..

Posted

I Will Control My Smoking Now

One of the major reasons why some people relapse is because they have been off smoking a significant period of time and they begin to believe that they will now be able to control the way they will smoke.
Video explains the full power of the grip that nicotine can take on an individual once it is administered and how they will likely end up smoking just as they had before and possibly even worse.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kALov4eEK4w

Related videos:

The power of nicotine addiction
https://youtu.be/TpYRrZG5l8A

"Were you addicted"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWcTk...

"Nicotine addiction"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-EGq...

Complacency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZSkt...

Amount smoked
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8MEE...

Are there social smokers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Wmt...

"I've got my smoking under control"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl9uo...

"Don't let a slip put you back to using"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfxz...

"Lost long term quits"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJeHt...

Resources explaining interaction between nicotine and stress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHbpX...

The fallacy of "good" cigarettes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WDTz...

"I want one"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHvi6..

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