Have you joined the site and are kind of reading the blogs once in a while when you get a chance? Have you tried the EX program a little bit, but not gone whole heartedly into it? Have you gotten an NRT or are you on Chantix or some prescribed medication and expect that those aids will be sufficient for you to quit?
Think again. They won’t. They will only lessen your desire, your craving for a cigarette. They won’t kill it entirely. You still have to the do the psychological work yourself. And you still have to be disciplined. Sorry. Scary word, I know for most of us addicts. But it’s the truth. Nicotine is only one part of this addiction. The behavioral aspect - another. And that part is actually much more difficult to get a handle on.
Those of us with long term quits achieved such because we spent HOURS and HOURS reading, educating ourselves about the addiction, reading blogs, posting support to others... in other words we were immersed in the quitting process. Every waking moment available was devoted to learning about the addiction and protecting our quit once we put that last cigarette out. And there was a LOT of self study going on along the journey.
How many hours do you devote to watching television every night? If you devote as much, or even half that time to the study of your quit - well, let’s just say you’ll be a whole lot further ahead than the one who doesn’t.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK!
