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Pooh thought to himself... "If the pig sneezes, he's fucken dead."
There are a myriad of reasons why people start smoking. The act of smoking appealed to the rebellious side of me.
Addiction never entered my head as a teenager when I started to try and perfect blowing smoke rings in front of the bathroom mirror. I was under the illusion that I could stop whenever I wanted and that it was just a bit of fun.
I thought that the adults I knew smoked because they wanted to and not because they had to. I had no understanding of addiction and believed that I smoked because I wanted to and not because I was addicted.
I consider myself to have been a heavy smoker and honestly didn’t believe that I’d be able to stop without going through some sort of torture. I spent years starting my day with a lit cigarette in hand. I had the desire to stop, but it’s only half of the solution. The problem is that most of us spend our time being half way there and never go much further than a torturous attempt beyond that.
Cold turkey never worked for me… in fact I think it sets you up for failure or a lifetime of cravings. Patches and other gadgets I think set you up for another addiction of sorts.
What has worked for me is simply reading and following the instructions of Allen Carr who writes rather dull, but very effective books about “the easway to stop smoking.”
The first time I read his book “the easyway to stop smoking” I was excited at the prospect of a quick fix solution and pretty much raced through the book looking for the answer without absorbing or following his simple instructions. Of course I failed to become an ex smoker as there is no quick fix solution without a little effort.
Once I became aware of how I had set myself up to fail due to the fact that I was afraid to become an ex smoker I reread the book. I had been afraid that I would miss and crave cigarettes like I had in the past using other methods and I wanted an effortless solution.
Fortunately Allen Carr’s method is almost effortless…. Reading his book isn’t a breeze as he’s not much of an entertaining writer, a bit like myself, but he does have valuable information to share that really does make stopping smoking possible and easy.
It's always nice to be in a position of choice. I hated feeling trapped. Unfortuantely for most of us we don't really choose smoking as when we start we're not aware of what will follow. It's a tricky one.
Click Allen Carr to read more about him and his method.
I hope if you are looking to stop that this will assist you.
best wishes
Chalking & Bush Walking...
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