A podcast that resonated with me by Gretchen Rubin pretend there are 4 type of people concerning getting motivated. -High achiever: like goobster, kleinbloo, nil (according to their comment). They find motivation within themselves to do what they intend to - Cerebral: like thenewgreen, need to think of all the good things (and bad) and that keep them on track - Socialite : (like yourself, I guess) Need to have other people account to their effort, and to push them forward - Rebel :( like me, according to that comment ) just do thing out of spite, even against themself. I stopped smoking, because everyone , and myself, said it was hard. I needed to prove them (and I ) wrong My advice, get cold turkey. 48h without nicotine. Tell your family and friend about that, get someone to stop with you. Drink a lot of water for 48h. Disrupt your usual pattern associated with smoking (mine was sugared-coffee, so I drank coffee without sugar and it was enough to stop the association ) Good luck, I have trust in you. And you'll feel so much better after, I promise
nil, ooli Alright, I'm cutting a deal with the both of you. I have two day's worth of nicotine gum left - after it's gone I'll go cold turkey, like you both suggested. I'll keep you guys updated. nil, sorry friend but I'm gonna need your help to understand what the fuck you're talking about! If you think there's some substance that can help me out, I'm all ears
The trick is to do it one hour at the time. When craving, drink some water, find some distraction. The craving long far less than it seems. After 48h without nicotine in your body. You have no more physiological dependency. The mental one endure for 2 month, and for some people that the most difficult. It's the demon in your brain having those automatic pathway of activity associated with nicotine. Change your routine, and tame the demon obligatory Alen Carr book (pdf): prdupl02.ynet.co.il/ForumFiles_2/15119301.pdf
You can do it! You're worth it! Withdrawals suck! I've gone on and off a few different SSRI/SNRI class drugs, which sucks, and I'm currently down-titrating something that's related, which also sucks. That period of time of things sucking is worth the trade.