It’s not hard to acknowledge feelings of lust and passion towards someone, but that is not what love is. Until I can let myself BE LOVE, I cannot give love, and therefore being “in love” won’t happen. It’s far, far away, if at all, for me.
It’s not like it’s necessarily bad for you. In fact, it could be the reason I have such a strong immune system. I give up… there are more important things in life.
I was able to quit by using Nicorette gum (2 mg) whenever I had a craving for a cigarette. Once the smoking habit is gone, you sort of forget to chew the gum. It worked for me and is worth the investment. I still keep some gum around just in case I’m ever tempted (like when I’m around smokers or have been drinking)
As an incentive, keep a “piggy bank” of cash that you would have spent on a pack of cigarettes (so for example, in my state cigarettes are $7 a pack and I would smoke about 1 pack every 3-4 days, so every 3-4 days I would put $7 in the bank. Then, when you have quit and are totally free of nicotine… take that money and buy something cool for yourself as a reward.
Good luck… be one of the 5% who actually remain non-smokers after quitting! It is hard, so you should be proud of yourself when you do. Who wants to be a wheezy, yellow, wrinkly, stinky old person anyway?
I just signed up for a 10 day course in Australia this summer. Any advice on how to prepare for this course by those who have completed it would be appreciated. I believe this may just be the most difficult thing I have ever done, but also the most important.
i did it for 3 years and its the only time in my life when i felt like i was truly at home. i will return someday.
