If you have been struggling with a nicotine addiction, many excuses can be used for remaining as you are. All these excuses do is take away your power. What you need to understand is that all the people who have managed to break away from addiction also had plenty of excuses for remaining as they were; the difference is they did not allow these excuses to keep them trapped forever. So long as you remain focused on excuses, you have no real hope of breaking free of addiction
Start making choices, make the choice not to smoke. The excuse that you can’t function without nicotine only apply to right now; you can choose to learn new coping strategies that are going to not only allow you to cope with smoke free/nicotine free living, but to also help you find happiness. Addiction robs you of your self-esteem. This not only deprives you of your confidence, but it can also trick you into believing that your current situation is the best you can hope for.
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Excellent post! I discovered by educating myself on this addiction that ALL I thought smoking did for me was a lie. That stress you feel that you relieve by smoking was actually CAUSED by the last cigarette you smoked. That increase in the ability to concentrate is because your brain sensors were quieted by the hit of nicotine you gave them. You can concentrate just as well, if not better, when you quit. Part of what happened when you smoked was that you took a GOOD inhale and exhale. you can STILL do that - smoking is not required. You took a break from the stress in your life when you had a cigarette break. You can STILL take a break; smoking is not required!!
There is NEVER a good reason to smoke; to your point, there are only excuses!