Here it is June 25, six days before my proposed Quit Day. It’s sort of ironic since I am excited while at the same time apprehensive. Smoking has been a part of my daily routine for over twenty years. My habit had and has its own schedule depending on what my personal agenda consisted/consists of for the day. My personal triggers include stress, a filling meal, consumption of alcohol and sex. There is no easy fix for any of them and I know this will be one of the hardest tasks I have faced in my 42 years of life. This will be my second attempt at dropping this habit. The 1st time I tried to stop I feel I relied too much on myself and did not utilize the various aids and support systems there were available to me. Also, I was too hard on myself when my attempt appeared to be in vain. The first thing that came to my mind was that I had failed not only myself but my loved ones also. If I go into this with that mindset, I am sabotaging my own recovery. They say positive thoughts brings positive results, but in addition there must be positive works along with those thoughts.
