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Anything your brain comes up with that tells you that you’re justified in smoking is simply an excuse. Here are some examples
If you check any one of those boxes then you either haven’t done your homework or you’ve not made a commitment to quit. Because if you have, NOTHING will prevent you from maintaining it. NOTHING. Well, except it you’re drunk. Commitment means squat if you’re drunk because you aren’t in your normal right mind. But if you ARE - then the rest is a choosing. Choosing to smoke.
Are you getting the message here? There is NOTHING in your mind that should allow you to smoke once you have made the commitment to quit. ANYTHING that causes you to put a cigarette in your mouth is an excuse to continue the addiction. Recognize the thought for what it is - an excuse - and eliminate it immediately. You came to this site to help you quit. Number one lesson - recognize and ditch the excuses.
Commitment means no smoking No Matter What.
Here's a link to another blog on Junkie Thinking - Excuses to Smoke.
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Addendum 1/30/17
Recognize that any reason you can come up with to delay your quit date, like "I wasn't ready," is also an excuse. Don't justify why you CAN'T, rather elaborate convincingly on how you CAN and embrace your choice.
Spot on.
OMG!!! I was just going to post something called Excuses! Excuses ! Excuses. As I approach a milestone I have been looking back. All could see was excuses. As I was looking at all the post, and blogs, I found your blog. Thank you!
Mary
Hey, post yours too! The more we talk about excuses, perhaps the less there'll be. Soon to celebrate your two-year anniversary. You definitely are done with excuses! Kudos. Just added you to our /blogs/Giulia-blog/2017/06/18/elders-list-ao-december-7-2016?sr=search&searchId=224fdf59-53ab-4953-9... (Better late than never. Sorry about that.) angelpar
Thank You Giulia!
Your welcome!
I only read the first line because I kno anything & everything other than staying quit is just BS. Thx!!! Good Luck To me, U & all others tht want to succeed in staying quit.
Quitting really IS that simple! Make the decision to not smoke another cigarette NO MATTER WHAT and never entertain the thought of doing anything else. You already decided to quit, so anything else is just noise.
Good thought!
I think making a decision to quit is easy Nancy. The hard part is making a real commitment.
I have used many of not all of these. No more excuses for me. I'm ready.