October 5th I made a commitment to myself that I was not purchasing/ingesting any more nicotine. And I am proud to say that it's been 7 whole days and I feel great! The first day was brutal, all I could think about was smoking... And then my gf gave me an acupuncture treatment and it gave me the first relief I'd felt all day. It seemed like that relief sort of helped carried me through the rougher parts... Each day the cravings became less frequent and less intense and today I've noticed a couple of small nudges but nothing really worth acknowledging.
I think it helped that I've been preparing myself for a number of months, I had become really sick of the habit... Hated the way I smelled all the time and how my mouth tasted and my clothes constantly smelled. I couldn't get away from it! Didn't matter how much I washed my hands, I could still smell it and I didn't like it at all.
I also read most of Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking... Funny enough, I stopped reading before the final two chapters, those two chapters are where you're supposed to actually quit... I thought I had lost my courage to stick with it. When I did quit a couple of weeks later, I noticed my thought process was definitely different and the "tools" that Allen Carr's book offered, were still in my brain and ready to help. I bought an e-cig to help with the hand to mouth craving and used it for part of the first day only... I think the combination of these two things was really awesome, maybe the book more than anything. Really helped me look at the addiction in a different way, making it easy and enjoyable (as he said in the book) to release myself from the nastiness.
Another thing, I went away for a few days for Thanksgiving... I found that removing myself from my normal way of life was really helpful... And I went out hiking and dog walking every day I was away, my mode of thought was to get my lungs working and help to move things along.
And that's that. I'm committed to this and excited about this positive change I've made... And actually a bit surprised at how easy it honestly was (other than the first day). So, there you have it. I am officially smoke free and just wanted to share my happy story with you folks
xoxo Fiona
I think it helped that I've been preparing myself for a number of months, I had become really sick of the habit... Hated the way I smelled all the time and how my mouth tasted and my clothes constantly smelled. I couldn't get away from it! Didn't matter how much I washed my hands, I could still smell it and I didn't like it at all.
I also read most of Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking... Funny enough, I stopped reading before the final two chapters, those two chapters are where you're supposed to actually quit... I thought I had lost my courage to stick with it. When I did quit a couple of weeks later, I noticed my thought process was definitely different and the "tools" that Allen Carr's book offered, were still in my brain and ready to help. I bought an e-cig to help with the hand to mouth craving and used it for part of the first day only... I think the combination of these two things was really awesome, maybe the book more than anything. Really helped me look at the addiction in a different way, making it easy and enjoyable (as he said in the book) to release myself from the nastiness.
Another thing, I went away for a few days for Thanksgiving... I found that removing myself from my normal way of life was really helpful... And I went out hiking and dog walking every day I was away, my mode of thought was to get my lungs working and help to move things along.
And that's that. I'm committed to this and excited about this positive change I've made... And actually a bit surprised at how easy it honestly was (other than the first day). So, there you have it. I am officially smoke free and just wanted to share my happy story with you folks
xoxo Fiona
