I've set my quit date for Saturday. I'm nervous but I know I can do this. It's easier during the day, if I keep busy at work. Driving to and from work is a lot scarier. I know through Christ all things are possible. However, I'm nervous about driving and seeing as how I'm a manager in customer service, sometimes after dealing with a customer i feel the urge to really go smoke. I am looking for tips on things I can do instead of smoking. One person suggested after meals creating the new habit of brushing your teeth vs smoking. Any other suggestions???
Good morning. I hope you have done some reading about this addiction...yes, it is an addiction. There is a copy of Allen Carr's "The Easy Way to Quit Smoking" available here. I identified my triggers and decided what to do INSTEAD of smoking...driving was a big one, keep a water bottle next to you and sip on the water as you drive. Cold water works best. This is a journey and not an event, it is one day at a time, one minute at a time. Smoking does nothing FOR you but it sure does lots TO you. I kept repeating NOPE, Not One Puff Ever and I came to this site every morning and every evening and I read everything I could get my hands on...I reached out for help and it was there. We are here, I am going to try to post a link to Nancy Youngatheart.7.4.12's list of 101 things to do instead of smoking.
101 Things to Do Instead of Smoke
Stay close by and remember that smoking will not change anything, if you are angry, take deep breaths, punch a pillow, SCREAM into a pillow, splash your face with cold water, suck on a shocking hard candy...sour or really hot. Distract your mind.
Welcome to EX.
Ellen