It is hard to quit if you approach like its a big life-changing event.
Like getting married - a big commitment that happens on some official
date, with vows and ceremony.

You will set yourself up for failure if you approach it like that and
then back down.

Instead, treat it like an everyday activity. Make every pack you buy
a conscious decision to go against your innermost judgement. Make an
effort for your true self to win out against the compulsive chemical
driven self once in a while.

When you have done this a few times, you'll realize that you really
can do without sometimes. Now, you just need to make a habit of
restraining yourself when you feel the urge to buy up.

I don't want to repeat everything I said previously, but I do want to
mention how I feel after having quit

I do not crave cigarattes. I thought that I always would, but I
don't.

I think this part of the mythology/mystique that intimidates people
into not trying to quit. I have even read that cigarettes are on par
with heroin for addictiveness. This is totally ridiculous.
Cigarettes are just a lot easier to get and work into your lifestyle.
They do not make you throw up and hallucinate when you quit.

I do not have that nicotene feeling in my blood, and I don't miss it.
My breathing and circulation have gotten better. This is your 1
chance in life to turn back the clock and get healthier with the
passage of time. It's like getting younger instead of older.

In fact, the whole smoking lifestyle doesn't even seem real to me. It
doesn't even seem like something I would do. And yet I did it for 20
years. It just goes to show you, it's all about getting caught up in
the moment. Take some time to cool down before you act on your
impulses.

-Ed


--- In beurgersdisease@yahoogroups.com, Courtney <wingluvr5@c...>
wrote:
> Thank you for your help..:-) It really helps to know its really as
hard as it feels to quit lol..:-)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rodonic2000
> To: beurgersdisease@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:23 AM
> Subject: [Beurgers Disease] Re: smoking cessation
>
>
> With regards to tapering and finally quitting, here is the
psychology
> I used on myself, that worked.
>
> When you try to quit cold turkey, the last pack can be hard to
reach.
> Every time you get to the end of a pack, you get agitated and want
to
> buy another one, thinking to yourself that you will quit after
THAT
> one runs out. This is a perpetual motion machine, and you will
> eventually give up trying to quit.
>
> It's very important to break this dynamic of needing to replenish
your
> supply as soon as (or before) you run out. Let it run out. Plan
on
> doing without for a while after you run out. Wait as long as
> possible. Try waiting a whole day. Make it a policy not to buy a
new
> pack for a day after you run out. This will really build your
> willpower, without too much sacrifice. As I mentioned in my other
> post, increase the number of days you do without.
>
> It's not important to be 100% successful in these day to day wars.
> Instead, look at the big picture and where you're heading. You
know
> you want to quit. So the first step is understanding that you
won't
> drop dead if you don't have a cigarette for 4 hours. So, actually
try
> it. Steer in the direction of quitting. Eventually your own
nagging
> pressure will win out, if you give yourself attainable goals.
>
> Sorry if this is redundant, but I feel better for having said it.
>
> -Ed
>
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