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First, you have to be determined to stop and stop because you want to and not because someone else wants you to.
Everyday is easier after the first week.
The secret to quitting is to change you habits and find something to do with your oral cravings like playing with a pen and putting it in your month as you type or do your work.
Get up from the table after you finish eating instead of sitting there like you did when you smoked. Sit somewhere else when you drink your coffee. Take your breaks in a different way - such as going for a walk. Do lots of activities that you can't do when smoking such as sex, swimming, bike riding, surfing, taking pictures, etc. Eat foods that conflict with smoke, such as milk products, ice cream, soup. Never touch another cigerette or even hold it while your friend runs into a store real fast. The urge will be too strong and this will last for a while.
I quit cold turkey... after the first week, it was easier. But now, nearly seven years later, about once every six months I still look at a burning cigerette and wonder... but I will never smoke again.
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