I had a revalation today, but I'd be interested to know what anyone else thinks of it.
I think one of the worst things when you stop smoking is the thought of getting through the rest of your life without cigarettes. I think that only smokers will understand that feeling because it's not easy to compare it with anything else.
So I suddenly thought to myself "Why imagine it for the rest of my life? Why not just set a date that I won't smoke until?"
So I decided that I'll not smoke for one year. That doesn't seem so bad, I mean a year seems to go pretty quickly these days. So I can start smoking again on January 12th 2009!
Of course, I'm hoping that by the time it gets to that date, I won't want to start again. It just doesn't seem such a daunting task if it's only a year, rather than the rest of my life.
Is this a good idea or not? It certainly has made it seem a bit easier for me. What do you think?
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Don't think that is a good idea. Because, before you know it, it will be 2009! Understand that your thoughts of smoking will decline more as time goes by. That can be good and bad. Good because we want to put the nasty idea of smoking behind us and bad, because we won't be as "on guard" to the cravings in a year from now. I quit Jan. 1 and so I am well aware what you are going through. do not try to rationalize the process and don't think in such long terms as the rest of your life. Every morning I tell myself "I am not going to smoke today". That simple statemnet reinforces my resolve to quit and helps when those thoughts start creeping in to smoke again.
There is a great web site with videos called www.whyquit.com as well as a wonderful book by a Britt named Allen Carr "The Easy Way To Stop Smoking." It is worth checking them out.
I am with you in support buddy from the other side of the pond! And I have to let you know that you are an inspiration and motivation to me. I log on every day and see if you are still "Smoke Free" and feel good when I see you are. Trust that it will get easier and don't talk yourself into smoking again. Like the mantra at whyquit.com says, "Never Take Another Puff!".
Best of Luck.
Steve in Michigan USA
you know it will be over and then you'll just try it again. its a bad bad thing and now me being a filthy lepper i shall go stand in my box at uni. I'm sure you can do it!
Thanks for your comments people, it's good to know others are reading my blog!
I really can't put into words srj900 how pleased I am that I'm inspiring and motivating you. It was the whole idea to start with to try and help someone else, as well as me.
Sounds like my inspiration wasn't such a good idea after all, but it made me feel better for a while. The Allen Carr book was one of my failed methods a couple of years ago. I'm sure it's helped thousands of people, but not me. I re-named it "The easy way to stop smoking, my arse!"
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