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Share your quitting journey

I /You We/Way Hey/Ho

JonesCarpeDiem
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‎10-08-2023 01:29 PM

"I wouldn't be here telling you I wanted to change if I wasn't going to change, would I?"

The truth is,

You can't change until you decide.

Thinking about it,

Wanting to quit,

Hoping something will stick,

Looking for good luck

None will get you where you desire to be until you DECIDE.

Then, you must be WILLING.  Willingness beats willpower in this journey. You can't fight something that doesn't exist. It will wear you out. If you want the desired outcome, you will willingly accept your decision. This attitude will make your journey much smoother.

Parts of the road will have ruts or rocks.

You must stay focused so you don't take wrong turns.

Carry a spare (your self talk and crave busters) if you fear a flat.

 

There are many here to help you.

Onward and Upward

 

2 Comments
About the Author
Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.