Discussion, comments and links related to Joel Spitzer's cold turkey quit smoking videos
Index to Joel's Video Pages
- 2020 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking Cessation
- 30 years of nicotine gum
- A 99.9% commitment to quit smoking will fail
- A 100% guaranteed way to successfully quit smoking
- A message to our "Lurkers"
- A safer way to smoke?
- A smoking cessation expert?
- A thirty year success story
- About Joel Spitzer
- Acknowledge the negative but dwell on the positive
- Actions speak louder than words or thoughts
- Additive free cigarettes
- Advantage of having a difficult time when quitting smoking
- After I lose weight I will quit smoking
- After quitting smoking is there such a thing as a quitter’s flu?
- Alcohol and quitting smoking
- All quits are not equal
- Amount smoked
- An important choice must be made today
- Are cigars or pipes safer than cigarettes?
- Are doctors taught about nicotine recovery?
- Are people doomed to fail if they don’t get professional help to quit smoking?
- Are sunflower seeds or toothpicks a good substitute when quitting smoking?
- Are there social smokers?
- Are you a nicotine junkie?
- Are you questioning your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking?
- Are you smart enough for an IQ pin?
- Are you stronger than your cigarettes?
- Are your odds improved next time you quit smoking
- AskJoel
- Be prepared for confusing information
- Be proud that you quit smoking
- Because now it really hurts
- Being an addict for the rest of your life does not mean that you have to fight physical craves for the rest of your life
- Being locked up to quit smoking
- Blood sugar issues when quitting smoking
- Boy, do I deserve a cigarette for that
- Boy, do I miss smoking
- Breaking free from nicotine’s grip is more doable than most people think
- But smoking is the only vice I have left
- Cabin fever
- Can people quit smoking and still drink alcohol?
- Can second-hand smoke cause relapse
- Can taking a break from smoking help you “get rid of” nicotine tolerance?
- Can you help a person who doesn’t really want to quit smoking?
- Can you spare about an hour and a half to help to save your life?
- Carrying cigarettes
- Carrying mock cigarettes
- Change of season triggers – the fall
- Change of season triggers – the spring
- Cigars and relapsing
- Cilia
- Closet smoker
- Cold turkey quitting
- Cold turkey quitting defined
- Cold turkey quitting redefined again
- Come share your strength, come recognize your vulnerabilities
- Comment notification problem on my YouTube channel
- Common symptoms
- Comparing quits with others
- Comparing quitting smoking experiences with others on YouTube blogs
- Complacency
- Contrary to what you may have heard – vaping is not safe
- Coronavirus and smoking
- Craves or thoughts that occur over time
- Criteria of addiction
- Crutches to quit smoking
- Curiosity killed the quit
- Danger of using Internet quit sites as a crutch to quit smoking
- Dealing with people who try to undercut your quit
- Difference between physical and psychological urges
- Discussing other books at Freedom
- Disorientation that may occur when first quitting smoking
- Do relapsed members really have something to teach
- Do whatever it takes to quit smoking
- Do you really need to want to quit more than you want to smoke?
- Do you see yourself simply as a smoker?
- Do you want a cigarette ... H.A.L.T.
- Does everything smell and taste better after you quit smoking?
- Does hypnosis really generate some of the best success rates for quitting smoking?
- Does it take 21 days to break the smoking habit?
- Does nicotine withdrawal really last for months or years?
- Does smoking cause my headaches?
- Don’t be so hard on yourself, you’re only human
- Don’t beat yourself up for smoking
- Don’t let a slip put you back to using
- Don't quit quitting
- Dreams of smoking
- Dual use of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes
- Dying for a cigarette
- Economic costs of smoking
- Effect of secondhand smoke on pets
- Electronic cigarette users having a harder time when quitting smoking
- Electronic cigarettes as effective as nicotine patches
- Every quit is different
- Everyone is different?
- Everything you did as a smoker you can do as an ex-smoker
- Extreme nicotine tolerance
- Fallacy of good cigarettes
- Falling back into the abyss of nicotine addiction
- Fan Letter
- Fear of failure
- Fear of relapsing
- Fear of success
- Fears regarding smoking and quitting
- Feel how smoking affects the lungs
- Feeling handicapped in your ability to quit smoking
- Feeling like you are getting sick after quitting smoking
- Finding cigarettes
- Finding out you have lung cancer after you quit smoking
- First Monday morning after having quit smoking
- First television ads for e-cigarettes with the theme Reclaim your freedom
- First weekend issues after quitting smoking
- Fixating on a cigarette
- For former smokers not celebrating a major milestone today
- For people celebrating their first year nicotine free
- For people who think quitting smoking is the hardest thing they have ever done
- Freedom from Nicotine Support Board
- Freedom from Nicotine support board’s zero tolerance relapse policy
- Frequency and duration of thoughts and urges
- Gallup Poll: Most quitters credit cold turkey
- General warning about getting colds or flu after quitting
- Get right back in the saddle?
- Getting on with your life after you quit smoking
- Getting vigilant and staying vigilant with the concept of addiction
- Going back to normal after quitting
- Going to places where you can’t smoke when first quitting smoking
- Good reasons to take a puff after having quit smoking
- Have you hugged a relapser today?
- "Hell Week": The use of the term "Hell Week" when quitting smoking
- "Hell Week": Real "Hell Weeks" in regards to smoking
- Heart and circulatory diseases
- "Help me, I've relapsed"
- Helping others quit
- Helping others see that thoughts for cigarettes do diminish over time
- Herbal and marijuana cigarette issues
- Hey, I am talking to you
- Holiday related resources
- How can I be addicted, I can go hours without smoking.
- How can I quit if I live with a smoker?
- How did the former smokers you know quit smoking?
- "How do I deal with ... "
- How does your program compare to…?
- How holidays that result in three day weekends affect recent ex-smokers
- How I started running quit smoking clinics
- How I try to keep my videos short
- "How in the world did I actually quit smoking?"
- How long before I don’t want a cigarette?
- How long does it take to become re-addicted to nicotine?
- How many ways have you tried to quit smoking?
- How quitting smoking is like learning to ride a bicycle
- How testimonials regarding quitting smoking can help others to quit
- How to best utilize my resources to quit smoking
- How to deal with people offering you cigarettes after you have quit
- How to do nothing without a cigarette
- How to help kids stop vaping
- How to help your patients quit smoking
- How to quit smoking
- How would you deal with the following situations
- How you can help prevent kids from vaping
- I am afraid I might get addicted to my nicotine replacement therapy
- I am climbing the walls because I quit smoking
- I am doing okay, I am not buying cigarettes
- I am going back to smoking when I am eighty
- I am the only smoker I know.
- I can’t afford to quit smoking
- I can’t quit because…
- I can’t quit because I am addicted
- I can’t quit or I won’t quit?
- I couldn’t have done it without you
- I don’t feel any better since I quit smoking!
- I don’t have a choice, I have to quit smoking
- I don’t know if I have another quit in me
- I don’t need to smoke
- I don’t want to quit smoking
- I don’t want to see any scary pictures
- I feel 100% better since I quit smoking!
- I gave up smoking
- I hate smoking so much that there is no way I could ever go back
- I have heard that women don’t have much of a chance at successfully quitting smoking
- I know I am going to gain weight if I quit smoking
- I know I will quit again
- I know I will quit smoking!
- I know too much about smoking to ever be able to relapse
- I liked my other support group more
- I quit the wrong way
- I smoke because I like smoking
- I smoke because I like the flavor
- I smoke because I’m self-destructive
- I tried your resources once, why should I bother trying them again?
- I want one
- I went back to smoking while in the hospital with pneumonia
- I will control my smoking now
- I will not smoke today
- I will quit when…
- I will quit when I finish this pack
- I’d rather be a little overweight and not smoking than underweight and dead!
- I’ll be a nervous wreck forever if I quit smoking
- I’ll come for reinforcement when I need it
- I’ll have to use willpower for the rest of my life not to smoke.
- I’ll never be as productive again if I quit smoking
- I’ll smoke anywhere I want
- I’m a serial quitter and I want to help people quit smoking
- I’m just too weak to quit smoking!
- I’m not joining this clinic
- I’m mad that I can’t smoke anymore
- I’m safe from smoking because of my genetic makeup
- I’m trying to quit smoking
- I’ve got my smoking under control
- I’ve read so much about the dangers of smoking I’ve come to the only logical conclusion…
- I’ve relapsed and I hate it
- I’ve tried everything to quit smoking and nothing works!
- If I go back to smoking, I’ll just quit again
- If I relapse I’ll smoke until it kills me
- If this is your first time quitting
- If you quit smoking with a lousy attitude…
- Importance of quitting for yourself
- Incorporating exercise after quitting
- Index of existing replies
- Intentional relapses
- Introduction to my free resources to help you quit smoking
- Is anyone else experiencing the symptom of…?
- Is cold turkey the only way to quit?
- Is quitting smoking harder than quitting other drugs?
- Is relapse a natural part of the quitting process?
- Is relapsing on nicotine a good learning experience?
- Is this a symptom of quitting smoking?
- Is this a symptom of quitting smoking? (part 2)
- Is this an unlucky day to quit smoking?
- Is withdrawal prolonged with more addictive nicotine products?
- Is your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking?
- Is your nicotine free electronic cigarette actually nicotine free?
- Isn’t quitting cold turkey too dangerous?
- Isolation of the widowed smoker
- It's cold outside, boy do I need a cigarette
- It’s inevitable, some smokers are going to relapse
- It’s only cigarette smoking, it’s not like a crime punishable by death
- It's still cold outside,--why this is a bigger problem for smokers than for non-smokers
- Joel’s Halloween Fearfest
- Just one little puff
- Just think of something else
- Keeping cigarettes to deal with stress
- Keeping NRT in case of emergency
- Kids and vaping: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
- Kids just don’t get it
- Law of addiction
- Learning how to comfortably smoke just after meals
- Learning how to inhale
- Life as a smoker is a balancing act
- Life goes on without smoking
- Limitations with Quitmeters
- Longer-term quitters who say they are still having bad days
- Looking and waiting for an easy way to quit smoking
- Lost long term quits
- Luck related videos
- Lucky ones get hooked
- Lung cancer: Isn’t there a cure just around the corner?
- Lung damages caused by smoking
- Make a list of why you want to quit
- Make sure your quit is not contingent on others
- Maybe a puff isn’t that big of a deal
- Maybe I am different
- Medication adjustments that may be necessary after quitting smoking
- Members of your site seem too happy
- Miracle aids for quitting smoking
- Misery loves company
- Money wasted on cigarettes
- My Cigarette, My Friend
- My first encounter with NRT
- My goals for the resources I produce to help people to quit smoking
- My new and exciting QCT program to stop smoking
- My personal views on Chantix
- My smoking helps me to breathe better
- My support group is responsible
- My work in the field of smoking prevention and cessation
- Neither side is perfect
- Never take another puff
- New reactions to anger after quitting smoking
- New Year's Video 2018
- Nicotine addiction
- Nicotine is nicotine is nicotine
- Nicotine tolerance
- No need to apologize for not posting for a while
- No one understands
- No thank you, I can’t have a cigarette
- NRT addiction
- NRT and Quitmeters
- Offers for cigarettes
- One day at a time
- Only time I think of smoking is when I get one of your stupid letters
- Oops I had a false start
- Oral tobacco products and addiction
- Our views on the need for harm reduction
- Palmolive Bottle demonstration
- Past successful quits
- People in recovery from other addictions
- Pitfalls of forming a buddy system to quit smoking
- Please don’t quit using
- Please don’t smoke
- Please help me
- Please hold me accountable so I can quit smoking
- PMS and Quitting
- Possible changes in caffeine tolerance
- Possible voice improvements after quitting smoking
- Post operative complications and slower healing
- Power of nicotine addiction
- Predestined bad days after quitting
- Premature deaths caused by smoking
- President and nicotine gum
- Prolonging nicotine withdrawal
- Proud to be a smoker?
- Question about the accidental absorption of e-juice and relapse risk
- Quitting by gradual withdrawal
- Quitting for others
- Quitting from the comfort of my own home
- Quitting in a smoking friendly society
- Quitting may lead to other self-improvements
- Quitting often results in healthier looking skin
- Quitting smoking: A fate worse than death
- Quitting smoking can be a very lonely experience
- Quitting smoking can make you calmer, happier and healthier
- Quitting smoking for a specific event or time frame
- Quitting cold turkey during Stoptober
- Quitting smoking is a simple process
- Quitting smoking is an option
- Quitting smoking out of fear
- Quitting smoking should cost you nothing
- Quitting smoking while being in lockdown
- Reading at other quit sites
- Real cigarette induced roller coaster ride
- Real "Hell Weeks" in regards to smoking
- Relapse prevention resources
- Relapse related resources
- Relapses are not determined by how you quit smoking
- Resources regarding interaction between nicotine and stress
- Resources regarding mental health issues
- Resources regarding stop smoking aids
- Resources regarding the advantage of quitting with a positive attitude
- Resources regarding the fears involved with quitting smoking
- Resources regarding the use of electronic cigarettes as a quitting aid
- Resources related to breathing issues
- Resources related to diseases of the lung
- Resources related to facing or avoiding triggers
- Resources related to keeping cigarettes or nicotine replacement products after quitting
- Resources related to kids and smoking initiation and prevention
- Resources related to the implications of a puff once you have quit
- Resources related to the importance of being smarter than nicotine as opposed to having to be stronger
- Resources to pass along to health professionals
- See how smoking destroys the lungs
- Setting quit dates
- Severe illness and deaths linked to vaping
- Sharing WhyQuit.com materials at other quit sites
- Should I let him know that I know he is smoking?
- Should I really avoid smoking triggers now that I've quit?
- Should I reset my quit meter?
- Should I take up smoking to get off of vaping?
- Should smokers feel safer because some non-smokers get lung cancer?
- Showing others that there is life without smoking
- Sleep disruptions and adjustments after quitting smoking
- Smell of relapse
- Smokers DON'T have to quit multiple times before they will succeed
- Smokers vow
- Smokers who face even higher risks from smoking
- Smoking a cigarette will help me secure my quit
- Smoking and cabin fever
- Smoking benefits?
- Smoking breaks
- Smoking does not help you overcome stress
- Smoking is easier than not smoking
- Smoking is not an option
- Smoking triggers
- So I can’t run marathons…
- Some people won’t be happy until they relapse…
- Standard reply for Allen Carr inquiries
- Standard response to inquiries about careers in the field of smoking cessations
- Starting day one of your quit
- Starting day two of your quit
- Starting day three of your quit
- Starting day four of your quit
- Starting day five of your quit
- Starting day six of your quit
- Starting week two of your quit
- Getting on with your life after you quit smoking
- Stop smoking support groups are not suicide hotlines
- Supercharging nicotine’s addictive potential
- Surgeon General says…
- Summer seasonal triggers
- Talk to your doctor about quitting smoking
- Talking to others about not smoking
- Taking a 21 day challenge to quit smoking
- Teaching of conventional wisdom at Freedom
- Tell a newbie how many seconds a day you want a cigarette
- Telling others that you have quit smoking
- Terrible 3’s
- Testimonials: How testimonials regarding quitting smoking can help others to quit
- "Thank goodness it's only cigarette smoking!"
- That’s amazing that you didn’t smoke
- The advantage of having a difficult time when quitting smoking
- The closet smoker
- The costs of waiting for an easy way to quit
- The criteria of addiction
- The danger of using Internet quit sites as a crutch to quit smoking
- The economic costs of smoking
- The Fallacy of Good Cigarettes
- The Fan Letter
- The fear of failure
- The fear of relapsing
- The fear of success
- The first cigarette of the day
- The first Monday morning after having quit smoking
- The Freedom from Nicotine Support Board
- The Freedom from Nicotine support board’s zero tolerance relapse policy
- The importance of quitting for yourself
- The importance of the day-one playlist
- The importance of the first three days of your quit
- The isolation of the widowed smoker
- The law of addiction
- The lucky ones get hooked
- The only time I think of smoking is when I get one of your stupid letters
- The Palmolive Bottle demonstration
- The pitfalls of forming a buddy system to quit smoking
- The power of nicotine addiction
- The President and nicotine gum
- The real cigarette induced roller coaster ride
- The right to smoke in public
- The smell of relapse
- The smokers vow
- The Surgeon General says…
- The teaching of conventional wisdom at Freedom
- The Terrible 3’s
- The urge hits
- The use of scare tactics
- The use of the term "Hell Week" when quitting smoking
- The ways a smoker may trick him or herself back to smoking
- There IS more than one way to quit smoking
- There is no legitimate reason to relapse
- Thoughts for cigarettes that may seem worse than when first quitting smoking
- Treat quitting smoking as if you are fighting for your life
- A tribute to Joel's friend Joe
- Understanding the emotional loss experienced when quitting smoking
- Unexpected benefits after quitting
- Update to additional resources for my videos
- Update to video Premature deaths caused by smoking
- Urge hits
- Use of scare tactics
- Use of the terms Nicodemon and Hell Week
- Using cigarettes as rewards
- Using cigarettes to self medicate pre-existing conditions
- Using deep breathing as a safe and effective quitting aid
- Vaping: What you can’t see can still hurt you
- Vic Videos
- Videos related to quitting aids
- Videos related to the benefit of developing a positive attitude
- Videos related to the concept that quitting is more doable than most people think
- Videos to watch to enhance your ability to quit smoking
- Videos worthy of being released on April Fool’s Day
- Waiting to bottom out
- Watching others quit smoking
- Watching others smoke
- Ways a smoker may trick him or herself back to smoking
- Weight related resources
- Well-meaning but often meaningless advice for smokers who are quitting
- Well meaning offers for cigarettes
- Were you addicted?
- "What a relief, I think I have cancer!"
- What about using herbal cigarettes to quit smoking?
- What bad habit should I replace it with?
- What did they do to you to make you quit smoking?
- What does NTAP mean?
- What is nicotine withdrawal really like?
- "What is the harm of smoking a few more years if I am young and healthy?"
- What is your quit smoking mantra?
- What lessons are smokers teaching their children?
- What programs do I recommend
- What quit smoking support sites do I recommend?
- What should I call myself?
- What should I do with my leftover cigarettes?
- What withdrawals should I expect from quitting smoking
- What’s the use in quitting now?
- Whatever you do don’t quit smoking cold turkey!
- When did I actually quit smoking?
- When you may really need to talk to your doctor about quitting smoking
- Where can I get information on how to quit smoking cold turkey?
- Who should you believe?
- Who wants to go back to smoking
- "Why am I still experiencing nicotine withdrawals?"
- Why did I ever start smoking?
- Why do I smoke?
- Why do smokers smoke?
- Why do you even try to help THOSE people quit smoking?
- Why I no longer conduct stop smoking clinics
- Why I recommend cranberry juice when first quitting smoking
- Why many people cough more after quitting
- Why my resources are free
- Why should I quit smoking, I could just get run over by a truck?
- Will I eventually not like the smell of cigarette smoke?
- Will I ever stop thinking of cigarettes?
- Will my lungs ever look better?
- Will this get better?
- Wish me luck in quitting smoking
- Words that translate to relapse
- You got this
- “You know smoking two or three cigarettes is better than having smoked two or three packs!”
- You mean you haven’t had a single puff off of a cigarette?
- You never smoked, how can you know what I am going through?
- "You're wasting our money on cigarettes"
- You have relapsed--now what?
- You should retitle that video
- You smoke because you’re a smokeaholic
- You will never make it, here have a cigarette
- Your first allergy season after quitting smoking
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