It absolutely works! I had already been quit for a week before I stumbled onto this site and I can honestly say that I would not have made it 7 months (so far) on my "willpower", or desire to quit, alone. I needed the support, encouragement, and occasionally tough love from those who had been down the same road I was traveling. Society makes you believe that nicotine addiction is simply a habit and that if you have enough time away from said habit then you are "over it" and I must say that is not completely true. Education is key!! Learning about nicotine, how it traps you, how it lies to you, and how CHOOSING not to smoke is the only thing that will kill it, was the MAIN thing that helped me stick with my quit. Reading Alan Carr's book also did help a good bit as well. I don't agree with his take on using support groups (obviously) nor his perception of easy quitting is... however the way he breaks a cigarette down to it's parts and pieces, showing you that a cigarette is in no way bringing you any type of joy, happiness, relief from daily stress... it is lying to you. It has no power if you don't let it but you have to get to the point where you can see that and accept it.
Read, read, read! Blogs and links and anything anyone sends you or that you come across on here.
Someone sent me a link to a different site (I can't recall the name of) that discussed neuro pathways and how that is a big part of nicotine addiction as well. It made a huge difference!!
Keep coming back and sharing and letting us know how you are doing!
