Hey all,
I got my start date of September 1, 2012. Since I sent my date, I've been smoking like a choo-choo train. I mean back to back. Maybe I'm trying to smoke as many as I can before my quit date. Today I'm going to start writing down my many triggers, and try not to smoke as soon as I think about it. Anyone else have any suggestions? I am determined to quit this time.
Determined quitter.
Oh, yes - LOTS of suggestions. Firstly, do read Allen Carr's " Easy Way tp Stop Smking," While I never could wrap my mind around his "you can be happy quitting smoking because you aren't really givig anything up" philosophy - the book contained tons of information that I found useful in being xuccessful. It is an easy, entertinining read/ One thng he does mention is that the wORST way to quit smoking is to try to limit the number of cirgarettes by only allowing youself, say, one every two hours. He believes that only keeps your mind thinking about that cigarette every minute of every day and makes you want it even more
I also chainn smokied leading up to my quit day - so don't despair. I smoked for 40+ years and had never tried to quit before. I had decided I was just not strong enough to be successful. I have now been quit for 5 weeks - and trust me, if I can do this, EVERYONE can! I very rarely now think much about smoking and when I do, it's more of a <"gee, I always used to smoke while I was here, or did this," than a real craving. I won't say the first week wasn't awful because it was - which is the other reason I know I will not ever have another puff from a cigarette. I never want to put myself through that again@
Best advice I can give you is to read, read, and learn as much as you can - and have a plan in place for the first week or so. I sepnt tons of time here on this site the first days after quitting - And, finally, be 100% committed to success. Don't think you can, but KNOW you can.
Come here whenever you need some encouragement!