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Repost: How to make quitting really hard
I made my quit hard in the early days by focusing on all the negatives - I can see that now. Today, all I feel is FREE!!!!
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
D6616
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by thinking you're missing out on something great by not smoking
by remembering how great they taste and how much you enjoyed them
by thinking you can't be yourself/enjoy yourself or do things without them...Repost: How to make quitting really hard
I made my quit hard in the early days by focusing on all the negatives - I can see that now. Today, all I feel is FREE!!!!
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
D6616
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by thinking you're missing out on something great by not smoking
by remembering how great they taste and how much you enjoyed them
by thinking you can't be yourself/enjoy yourself or do things without them
by thinking you can't socialize without them
by giving them way more power than they deserve
I write this because I did this very thing for the past few weeks and I felt angry, deprived and miserable. All of it is untrue of course but I allowed my mind to romanticize smoking. The good news is I did not pick up a cig and as of yesterday I have 8 weeks nicotine free!
I learned something though. these thoughts will enter my mind and I have a choice. I can buy into them and make things much harder than they have to be or I can recognize that is my addict talking and shut that down right now!
The main thing is not picking up that first cigarette. I know that it would lead back to full blown, immediate addiction. I have no illusions about that.
Now, how to make your quit easy (or easier):
by thinking what a wonderful thing you are doing for yourself and loved ones
knowing that you are missing nothing (good) but ridding yourself of a highly addictive, disgusting habit
believing that each day will get easier and before you know it you won't even remember what it was like to smoke (can't wait for that!)
by not picking up that first smoke, period! because you know it will lead to slavery all over again
to keep going and think positively and celebrate escaping the clutches of a nasty addiction
by taking deep breaths and saying I am free!
Cindy
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