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Originally posted by wargames
Any advice or tips on quiting smoking ?
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Yes and I just found out there is an actual system that does what I did 6 years ago on my own. After 6 years, I find myself able to smoke socially without getting hooked back into the habit which is great because it helped me learn to get through the cravings. To me wanting a smoke and not having it isn't any harder than passing on chocolate. If you cannot pass on chocolate or your favorite foods, then you might have a harder time than I did.
1st) I gave myself a two week notice to get mentally comfortable with the idea of not smoking everytime I had the craving.
2nd) I switched to American Spirit which doesn't add additional nicotine to their tobacco to help the body ease off the nicotine without the jolt. I smoked those for about 8 days.
3rd) I stopped smoking in my place and my car.
4th) After the 8 days or so, I switched over to the grossest cigarettes money could buy and extra light... Doral or Generic will do... So giving into the urge after the 8th day was a gross experience...
5th) On the last day, I was almost grateful not to have to smoke those shit cigarettes anymore.
6th) Anytime I had the urge to go for a smoke, I mentally compared it to eating something really fattening that is hard to say no to such as donuts or chocolate and the craving would go away after a little while.
I don't know if this will work for you but it did for me. Best of luck!
xoxo