McKinney_5900
Bronze Member
Do things where you can't smoke. Put yourself in non smoking places/situations.
Go waaaay out camping for a few days, no access to cigarettes.
Stay away from people and places were smoking is prevalent.
It's tough- don't believe anything different. It was the hardest thing I ever did.
My wife (bless her heart) wanted to light a carton of cigarettes and shove them down my throat.
In 5 years your lungs will heal.
It will be the best thing you ever did for yourself.
It will take years for the desire to completely go away- but you can choose to ignore the desire.
I wish you the best of luck. You are going down a path a lot of us have already traveled down- were proof that it CAN BE DONE!
I never had to avoid places or people where smoking was a past influence with my electronic cigarettes. Pool halls, girlfriends...never places I quit going to.
I read a long time ago to never try stopping any habit by saying that I CAN'T have whatever it is. Purposely not going to my old spots and friendly people woulda sent me to lighting up for sure real quick.
It is human nature to desire what we say to ourselves is forbidden. I do support most of the other things you said though.