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Are You Smoking Like A Chimney The Day Before You Quit?

JonesCarpeDiem
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‎04-08-2018 09:29 AM

Isn't That Projecting To Yourself

      "I'm Really Going To Be Giving Up Something So I'm Going To Cling To It   Right To The End."

      It's Certainly Not  Changing Behavior Before A Quit. It's Certainly Not Easing Into A Quit. The Road Becomes More Like Shock Therapy.

      I Don't Believe The Majority Of People Who Approach Their Quit In This Way Are Really Ready To Quit And They Will Most Likely End Up In The 94%.

(The Exception Being Those Forced To Quit Because Of Health)

      I Think A Better Mindset Is Getting Into Letting Go Of Smoking Instead Of Giving Up Smoking.  See, This Belief That You Are Giving Up Something Good Is BULL****.

The Problem Is You Can't See It 'Til You've Done It.

(Sorry I forgot To Include Any Roses Or Fairies.)

(This Post Is Intended Simply To Make Those Who Aren't Preparing Or

Changing Their Routine Before They Quit Think About Doing So.)

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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.