I Quit Smoking

almost 2 days since i quit and only had one black n mild. yay! i'm doing really good i think. think it's going to take this time!! yippee! panic feeling is gone..

it's been 14 hours since i had a smoke. a huge feat for me. pat pat. (the sound of me patting myself on the back.) yay! :)

It is not really a chemical addiction but a mental one. Mind over matter.

Like with drinking, don't tell yourself you quit forever. You just don't smoke that cigarette NOW. And then you don't smoke the next one.

Keep hard sour candies. Mint toothpicks. Think of the clothes you won't burn holes in. The stink you won't stink. The panic when the pack is empty. The desperation of a cig and no lighter.

You get through a night's sleep without them. You visit hospitals without them.

You don't need them. They want YOU.

Just remember you are so much more than your addiction. Rule it instead of it ruling you

If you need it, my husband got himself a book called "The Easy Way to Quit Smoking" by Allen Carr. He quit the next day and hasn't gone back. That was 10 years ago.

Ive spent all 2018 without smoking. Now Im smoking again, occasionally.

How not to smoke? Lot of walks at night lol

Chew gum. Exercise. Those are starters.

I quit more than ten yrs ago, I smoked more than two packs a day... I just took it one hr at a time.. I would tell myself I can go another hr without a smoke.. then keep that up.. I used the patch for 3 days then said fuck it.. I am done with it.. once you get by the first week it does get easier.. does it ever go completely away? no.. but if you have good support it really is easier than you might think

Should have something else to think/do, but I suppose that's part of the challenge...

Simplest and direct answer? You can't.

Check yourself into a rehab

Lolipop or something keep hands busy

It is easy to quit smoking. I have quit so many times

Just stop buying them

woohoo! finally 24 hours nicotine free! YAY!! thanks everyone for the encouragement!!

Good.