Educate yourself by reading all you can it will help you. Blog if you get into any trouble wanting to smoke before you smoke give everyone a chance to help you.
A friend of mine on here just looked up the word "luck" because of something she, herself said.
1.luck
Noun
Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.
Luck really has nothing to do with quitting because quitting takes action. Like reaching out today with your first blog!! Welcome!!
The home page on this site has really helpful preparation exercises. And whyquit.com has a great article called "Nicotine 101" Reading, educating ourselves really is so important to staying quit. Here's a link to Allen Carr's book "The Easy Way..." A lot of people find this book very helpful, and its an easy read, free online.
Jordan is right: there is no "luck" involved in a successful Quit.
The key to quitting is not in "luck", "trying", "hoping", "attempting". Those are all words that leave failure on the table as an option.
The key to success is in making a firm decision to quit, COMMITTING to that decision, and sticking by your commitment, no matter what happens or how you feel.
Start by doing the reading that Jordan has provided for you. It's good that you've given yourself a few weeks to read and prepare. All the reading materials will help you to change the way you are thinking about quitting cigarettes.
You will start to realize that when you quit, you are not "giving up" something, or "doing without" something or "sacrificing" something. It's a POSITIVE thing, not a negative thing. You are GAINING something, Donna. You are gaining your freedom from nicotine addiction.
You can do this, Donna. But you must listen to the advice and follow the suggestions given by the Elders and EXperts. They know exactly how to quit. If you listen to the people who have already achieved what you came here to also achieve, then you will succeed. Congratulations!
Congratulations on your decision to quit smoking and welcome to the site! I second everything everyone else has so eloquently written.
I wanted to share a quote I found especially helpful as I approached my quit date (from Henry Ford): "If you think you can or think you can't, you are right." So much of your success or failure is controlled by your mind. If you commit to this quit 100%, you will be successful. You need to read, read and read some more, then make your plan of how you intend to handle the inevitable cravings of the early days of your quit. Choose your quit smoking aid wisely. Think about YOUR personality and which one, if any, might work best for you, based on your reading and understanding of how they work. Get your crave buster supplies ready and throw out all cigarettes, lighters and ashtrays in your life. Leaving even one cigarette in your environment is giving yourself permission to fail.
Ask for advice and support from this community when you need it. We are all here to help. Remember, luck has nothing to do with it. You care in control of the success or failure of your quit!
This is a life or death decision you are facing not just some pesky 'habit' ...
AGAIN: "If you think you can or think you can't, you are right."
Some tips to make quitting smoking easier:
Prepare yourself. Make a list of your reasons for quitting. Track your cigarettes and identify your ‘triggers’. Go to the EX homepage and follow the instructions for preparing to quit. Preparation is essential to your quit but more than that it makes your 1st week it easier and getting through that 1st week is the name of the game!
Pick a quit date. The day before you quit get rid of ashtrays and lighters, and all cigarettes.
Make your home and car smoke-free. It is healthier for others and will help you resist smoking.
Put together a quit kit. Cinnamon sticks to chew on, sugarless gum, crunchy healthy things…celery sticks, baby carrots…whatever YOU like… Plan for situations that may tempt you to smoke Make a list of all the things you will do INSTEAD of smoke. The EX mantra is “be prepared not surprised” Distract immediately when a craving comes up. This list was posted by Aztec and I printed it and carried it everywhere for 2 weeks. That along with my list of reasons I wanted to quit. https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/blogs/aztec-blog/2012/10/16/things-to-do-instead-of-smokeAdd your own crave busters…My personal favorite was jumping jacks because you can do them anywhere and after 30 I was breathing so deeply I remembered why I really did NOT want to smoke. The key is DO something…don’t entertain any thoughts about smoking. Kick them to the curb.
Get support and encouragement. Tell your family, friends, and co-workers that you are quitting and ask for their support.
Get a quit buddy. Ask a smoker to quit with you, or find someone who has already quit who you can talk to for support. Ask one of us on EX to keep an eye on you and check in with you every day. Maybe exchange phone numbers with someone for immediate phone and/or text support.
With the support and encouragement of this site I have been joyfully smokefree for 66 days…Welcome! Xo
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