I will def have a read, I've failed in my attempts to quit so many times it's pathetic Managed 6 days once
6 days is good... I have heard 3 weeks is the time where some form of light at the end of a tunnel appears However how would I know?
I liked this bit ''Did you know that unplanned attempts, which avoid accumulation of self-induced fears, are up to 2.6 times as effective as planned attempts?'' I don't have the addiction thank goodness, but I think I may have a sugar addiction, I've got a very sweet tooth.
I knocked the tobacco on the head last February,after decades of smoking and many attempts to quit. No patches,no e-cigarettes,no hypnotherapy,no nothing.
Once you get past the 2 week mark you're about there in terms of cracking the physical addiction, it's the mental reliance on them as some form of crutch that takes a bit longer to get past.
The killer for me is certain ciggy times First one, last one, after diinner, with coffee, when reading, when stressed, when not stressed, when awake Seriously, the one in the moring and after meals, those ones keep getting me. Tho I blame me not the ciggies
The quack once said to me, think about the number of cigs you smoke a day and think about the ones that you actually enjoy, and it'll be a small proportion of the total. He was right of course, as it was maybe one in the morning with a coffee, one after lunch, and one either after dinner or with a drink that were the only ones I actually savoured, the rest were just either fulfilling an addiction need or merely habitual behaviours. Once I starting thinking like that it was easier to rationalise it.
Mate seriously, the best thing is to just tell yourself you'll quit for as long as you can with no pressure to restart if you want. Keep doing that as and when you want, and the smoke-free days become longer as you're not bothered about restarting. It's basically a step further than the 'unplanned' method stated above. And it works The key to any successful method is deciding you WANT to quit. Once you do that, relax and keep trying.
Maybe I should stop being a little bitch and quit. Tobes, agree mate it's those certain ones that always undo me, well my lack of will undoes me, but you know what I mean. Maybe I should stop being a little bitch and quit.
Given your political stance I would have thought the idea of lining the pockets of giant corporations like Philip Morris would be enough alone to repulse you and make you stop. What brand do you smoke??
started when I was 13, if I knew than what I know now I smoke rollies because I refuse to pay 5 quid a pack a day mate out of principle. That's finland, it's 10 quid a pack in Ireland where I left 2 years ago Besides it's an illness please log in to view this image
I quit about 4 years ago now, didn't actually find it too hard because I realised I didn't really enjoy smoking all the time, as Tobes put above - there were certain ones that were the best. 1 in the morning, 1 after work and 1 before bed. I cut it down to these 3 for about 6 months and then it was quite simple to just stop completely
Thats £1,825 a year. That could be a great family holiday each year, should be enough motivation on its own!
Now that is one of the least successful reasons to quit according to the experts - swiftly followed by my wife/mother/ children want me to.
Well, obviously the number one reason should be wanting to. To want to, you will require motivation. That could be anything from health, money or general presentation, doesn't really matter. People quitting solely for the money doesn't work because they don't actually want to, they just want the extra money.
Why on earth would you want to smoke a cigarette full of nicotine before going to, or as must be the case, trying to go to sleep??
Knew you'd be a rollie man. Yeah I know, in Ireland the ***s are mad expensive. Not even sure how much a 20 pack costs in UK/Eire these days. Have they broke the 7 quid barrier in England yet??
My mrs (nm) is like this. Not smoking though, she insists on having a cup of coffee before going to bed
