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I quit smoking 1 week ago today. I also quit a while ago for 6 months.

This time it was extra hard, since my girlfriend and i just broke up just over 3 weeks ago, and i found out that there was this other shit to the whole situation, which naturally caused me to become a little depressed.

Either way, even though a lot of this other stress was put on my shoulders after i quit smoking, i still continue to not smoke. I set up a plan for quitting smoking, and a lot of people have said some of the same things that are in my plan.

First of all, i knew i needed a big change in my life. I started going to the gym every day about 3 weeks ago. That was a fairly big change, and i used this to get ready to quit smoking. I was starting to feel healthier, so quitting smoking would help me feel a whole lot better. I also didn't smoke on my way to the gym, or back, so i didn't get into that habbit.

Then i sat down and thought about when i smoke. Every time i came down to my computer, i would light a cigarette up. Every break at work i would go outside and have a smoke. After every meal, naturally, i would smoke. After waking up from sleeping, i would have a smoke.

The best thing to do is, think about other things you can do instead of smoking when you do these things. Take each time as a different event.

When i come downstairs now, i just open up my bag of goodies and suck on a sucker.

After i eat something i focus on the taste of the food rather than the feeling i would be having if i were to have a smoke. I also drink a lot of water after and maybe suck on some candy.

At work on break i still go outside with the smokers, i just dno't smoke. I suck on life savers instead, and i drink a drink when i am out there.


The best advice anyone can be given about quitting is the fact that the actual cravings don't last all that long. Within a few days, you won't crave the nicotine anymore. All of that nicorette and all that other bullshit is exactly what it is... bullshit. It's the mental cravings that you need to overcome. The only way you can do that is by taking action, believing in yourself, and the most important is, you can only do it if you actually want to quit.

A lot of people want to quit because it's bad for their health and all that, but they would still like to smoke if it was good for them. DON'T EVER THINK THIS WAY. If you do, you won't quit.

Just make little changes in your life to compinsate for the times you would have been smoking.







I know how to explain it a little better.....

You know those cravings you get when you would normally be having a smoke... you get a craving to have a smoke at that time? Well, instead of thinking about that craving being a craving for a smoke, try to turn it into a craving for something else. Mine is candy (life savers and suckers)... You might gain a little bit of weight, but that's a fuck of a lot better than dying from cancer.