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Here's What Smoking Does For You

JonesCarpeDiem
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You Can Unchoose It

This Is Not About Willpower Or Determination.

It's Simply Making A Choice Then, Accepting It.

Making A Choice To Not Smoke Each Time

Just Because You Thought Of Smoking.

Not Letting Situations Throw You Off Your Game.

You Do This For Awhile, You Give It The Time It Takes,

You Will Distance Yourself From The Memories Connected To Smoking

And You're Free!

You Give Up Nothing

You Let It Go.

Nothing Can Make You Smoke But You.

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About the Author
Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.