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I've been "clean" for about 4 years now but I had a dream that I was smoking last week. It gets easier after awhile.
But for me the hardest lesson was:
"Not even one !"
Giving up Nicotine
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I've been "clean" for about 4 years now but I had a dream that I was smoking last week. It gets easier after awhile.
But for me the hardest lesson was:
"Not even one !"
Gave up smoking last week, coughing custard up once or twice a day.
Never been a heavy smoker, but smoking is smoking.
Smoked till 2014 gave it up, only smoked 4 or 5 cigs a day a pack of 10 would last me between 1 and 3 days. I did occasionally purchased a box of 20, in my smoking history I only probably Ever purchased around 6 packs of 20 up until 2014.
I started again in 2017 smoked between 3 and 4 a day on average some days never really smoked and there have been a few occasions were I smokes 5 to 7 cigs a day, these were my gf cigs.
I decided to quit for good so I started to brainwash myself every time I smoked or saw someone smoking. I would say how disgusting it was, the taste was horrible etc... constantly negative thoughts.
I stared to purchase a box take out between 1 and 4 cigs and either give the box away to someone or throw the box away.
Eventually, I gave up last week cold turkey and now when I see someone smoke the negative thoughts associated with smoking comes to mind. I still say negative words about smoking.
My girlfriend smokes one box of 20 a week now, I have been using the same tactics to get her to give up with negative words when she smokes and positive words when she hasn’t smoked.
I now deeply regret ever smoking and hope it has not damaged or cause future possible health issues.
I self indoctrinated myself regarding smoking, how utterly filthy and worthless habit it is. How you don’t need it and It causes problems like stress or makes it even worse.
I don’t think I can tolerate the smell as it is really disgusting my gf had to go on the street to smoke and even then I complain about the smell.
I have reinforced it recently when I was outside a supermarket and someone was smoking, told them I am allergic to this and the smell was horrible.
Never been a heavy smoker, but smoking is smoking.
Smoked till 2014 gave it up, only smoked 4 or 5 cigs a day a pack of 10 would last me between 1 and 3 days. I did occasionally purchased a box of 20, in my smoking history I only probably Ever purchased around 6 packs of 20 up until 2014.
I started again in 2017 smoked between 3 and 4 a day on average some days never really smoked and there have been a few occasions were I smokes 5 to 7 cigs a day, these were my gf cigs.
I decided to quit for good so I started to brainwash myself every time I smoked or saw someone smoking. I would say how disgusting it was, the taste was horrible etc... constantly negative thoughts.
I stared to purchase a box take out between 1 and 4 cigs and either give the box away to someone or throw the box away.
Eventually, I gave up last week cold turkey and now when I see someone smoke the negative thoughts associated with smoking comes to mind. I still say negative words about smoking.
My girlfriend smokes one box of 20 a week now, I have been using the same tactics to get her to give up with negative words when she smokes and positive words when she hasn’t smoked.
I now deeply regret ever smoking and hope it has not damaged or cause future possible health issues.
I self indoctrinated myself regarding smoking, how utterly filthy and worthless habit it is. How you don’t need it and It causes problems like stress or makes it even worse.
I don’t think I can tolerate the smell as it is really disgusting my gf had to go on the street to smoke and even then I complain about the smell.
I have reinforced it recently when I was outside a supermarket and someone was smoking, told them I am allergic to this and the smell was horrible.
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My only trigger was alcohol and being in a pub, the lads nights out stopped a long time before the smoking ban but I never craved without a drink, used to do a pack of 10 on a night out and probably scrounge Afew but this was way back 30 years maybe
It is about breaking the association of habits that people have self-programmed themselves and marketing.
14 years smoke free for me now, still get occasional moments that i fancy a cigarette but not a craving as such. There have been more than a few occasions where i've dreamed that I had smoked a cigarette and i've genuinely woke up confused and disappointed in myself about it before I realize that it was just a dream. I know i'll never ever smoke a cigarette again.