"Keep it Simple"... Revised
Education is the key to a successful quit!
Read the suggested material: Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking on pdf on the web. No link allowed
Start with a plan: How and When you are going to do it My EX Plan | BecomeAnEX
Study your triggers and prepare for them Getting Ready to Quit | My EX Plan | BecomeAnEX
* Be willing to do whatever is necessary to not smoke
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Take smoking off the table NMW Smoking in no longer an option SINAO SINAO
if necessary be willing to change people places and things NOPE no matter what, when where, how or whoMake a vow and commit to it. Love yourself enough to honor it.
Develop your own mantra. Mine was "Not in my hands, not on my lips, not on my tongue, not in my lungs, not up my nose, not in my clothes not in my throat because i will not smoke. and , " I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me." Connect to your higher power.
Come here often Research, Read, Study, Blog, Get Involved.
Make a Pledge Daily Daily Pledge
Ask questions, offer support, tell what you are Experiencing. Type HELP if you need it. Someone will respond Blog your journey it helps, your written history, you will not regret it. Learn self Talk - ~Self Talk~ "I don't do that anymore". Hang tough, it is doable if you never give up, never give in. NMW (no matter what)
Believe that you can and you will, one day at a time
One urge at a time, one craving at a time, one success at a time.
Just BREATHE your way through it
3 Deep Breathing Exercises to Reduce Stress & Anxiety - YouTube
This is a journey, not an event but life-changing
Be willing to relearn your thinking and behavior. Learn that you do not have to smoke
Quitting is the easy part, staying quit requires the work Be willing to do the work to protect your quit.
Note to self: If you drink alcohol and need to smoke, do not drink. If you have to smoke if you are around smokers don't be around smokers. Keep it Simple
No turning back know the law. Freedom's "The Law of Addiction" thread: Page 1 @know the law
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