Hi there, I wanted to pop in here because im looking for some advice as a partner of a smoker. He says he really wants to quite smoking but it has been two years now of unsuccessful attempts. With his permission, I have tried taking his cigarettes and giving him an agreed limit a day but that failed, I have tried hiding them altogether (he went cold turkey for 10 days but found it too hard) i have tried buying 200 at a time and letting him smoke as many as he wanted with the promise he would quit afterwards but that didnt work. I have tried nagging, not saying anything, tell him his kids stink of smoke and its bad for their health (i insist he smokes outside at the very least)
I feel he has a strong emotional connection as he always says its because of stress or anger/dissappointed even happiness. When he goes a few hours he wants to have a cigarette as a reward for being good! SO i guess he sees smoking as a stress relief and also as a reward.
The spray nicotine was working but he didnt like the sensation of the spray going into his mouth so that failed too. I really want to try and be as suportive but i dont want to be pushy as he really wants to quit, he feels terrible about the thought of the kids getting second hand smoke and the money we cant really afford but im not sure what i else i can do!
I would really appreciate any insight as to what you as smokers or you as partners of smokers think is the best way I could help him and support him. Thank you x
I feel he has a strong emotional connection as he always says its because of stress or anger/dissappointed even happiness. When he goes a few hours he wants to have a cigarette as a reward for being good! SO i guess he sees smoking as a stress relief and also as a reward.
The spray nicotine was working but he didnt like the sensation of the spray going into his mouth so that failed too. I really want to try and be as suportive but i dont want to be pushy as he really wants to quit, he feels terrible about the thought of the kids getting second hand smoke and the money we cant really afford but im not sure what i else i can do!
I would really appreciate any insight as to what you as smokers or you as partners of smokers think is the best way I could help him and support him. Thank you x