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Blue_Skies
Member

Advice - Can a temporary fix become permanent?

I feel like I've tried 1000 things to quit, but I keep caving. I'm the type of person that keeps thinking to myself "I'll quit tomorrow" or "I'll just smoke right now and not again." This thought process keeps going on every single day and I'm never able to fully quit. I'll quit briefly, but then I'll cave to the thought that I'll "just smoke this once."

Has anyone had success by trying to do just the opposite? By saying something along the lines of "I just won't smoke for the next 10 minutes" every time you have an urge to smoke, and by starting over with the 10 minutes with every new urge? Is it possible to turn this into a permanent habit and then continue it forever?

I've been telling myself this for the last hour (have needed to do it at least 20 times), but so far it's been a success. Does anyone know if this can turn into a permanent success?

Thank you to those who respond!

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virgomama
Member

It will be permanent if you want it to be.  I really encourage you to work on getting a plan together.  Go to My Ex Plan and get one started.  Pushing the times back between smokes can really be helpful.  For me it helped gradually build my confidence to quit altogether.  Anything you can do to help your discipline of not smoking will make you stronger.  This site is full of those.

virgomama
Member

crazymama_Loriput that article together.

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