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04-04-2007, 02:24 AM

I had a spot in the third month that was the hardest.
After the first thee-four weeks, it is all mental. Habit and why you smoked/continued to smoke... that core issue.
But, you really don't have to get to that, just replace it with why you don't want to now, and HOLD-ON to that.

I'll also say that the whole, "this is my last smoke ever, everever" then you slip-up and smoke and you label yourself a "failure" while counting days... then start counting all over again, is bullshit IMO.

The one thing I do like about those step progams is the mantra when I got-up "dude, I bet you can get through today without a smoke". Sometimes when I was craving I would bet myself how long I could last before I gave-in.
At 1:00, "you are a pussy if you don't make it to 3"... and so on.

When I did smoke, it would be a puff or two and I would REALLY pay attention to the taste and ask myself "you like that... not the fix, tasting that, SMELLING like that for Kan, pussy?"...out it went.

I had two 40lb dumbells in my room, I was not as sick then, and I would curl or press them, when I had a craving, until I either did not want a smoke or could not lift it to my lips...

Pavlov was seriously on to something there.
Voice in the back of my head, next moring: "Craving, shut the fuck-up dude... you tryin' ta' kill us!?"
Me: "What was that?"

Voice: "Nothin' man... you still crazy... s-ok... no smoking assholes here... just us carrots... go take a shower..."

04-04-2007, 02:24 AM	#4
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I had a spot in the third month that was the hardest. After the first thee-four weeks, it is all mental. Habit and why you smoked/continued to smoke... that core issue. But, you really don't have to get to that, just replace it with why you don't want to now, and HOLD-ON to that. I'll also say that the whole, "this is my last smoke ever, everever" then you slip-up and smoke and you label yourself a "failure" while counting days... then start counting all over again, is bullshit IMO. The one thing I do like about those step progams is the mantra when I got-up "dude, I bet you can get through today without a smoke". Sometimes when I was craving I would bet myself how long I could last before I gave-in. At 1:00, "you are a pussy if you don't make it to 3"... and so on. When I did smoke, it would be a puff or two and I would REALLY pay attention to the taste and ask myself "you like that... not the fix, tasting that, SMELLING like that for Kan, pussy?"...out it went. I had two 40lb dumbells in my room, I was not as sick then, and I would curl or press them, when I had a craving, until I either did not want a smoke or could not lift it to my lips... Pavlov was seriously on to something there. Voice in the back of my head, next moring: "Craving, shut the fuck-up dude... you tryin' ta' kill us!?" Me: "What was that?" Voice: "Nothin' man... you still crazy... s-ok... no smoking assholes here... just us carrots... go take a shower..." Last edited by rkzenrage; 04-04-2007 at 02:43 AM.