I smoked so many years that I don't remember not smoking. I would tell myself that I would quit one day. I lay awake every night hating myself and promising I would quit. I dreamt up schemes. "I won't smoke until 9am, 10am etc" "I will smoke 1 less each week" I downloaded an app after someone shared it on Facebook. I already bought a hypnosis dvd which didn't work. I had a box of NRT patches in the car I never used and I had an ecig in the kitchen. I had a houseful of reminders of how I never quit. for all those 'aids', I never even quit for a day.
This app sat on my phone for months. It was free and is Jason Vale's Stop smoking in 2 hours. I listened to the intro that said I needed 2 hours set aside. Eventually on 19th October 2015, I sat down in the morning to listen to it. Here's the thing though. I truly had no real intention or belief that I would or could quit. Listening to the audio is, I believe, incredibly similar to he Allan Carr In formation and likewise Joel's information.
I basically had a two hour introduction to the myths, beliefs and core foundations of smoking which, importantly, I had never heard before. It quit at the end of that audio.
3 days later I found the forum. I didn't pledge and I didn't struggle day in and out with craves but what I did do is grab hold of my quit as soon ad I hot it going because I was (and am) terrified that I will wake up and this was a good dream. Quitting seemed like an impossible feat yet I did it without any real stress. Sure, I had moments.(don't drink and quit folks) bit on the whole, I got this quit from nothing and I am So grateful I could cry. In fact I did cry in the beginning.
Seven months down the line with 3 'near misses' I feel proud. I'm a quitter and I could sing it from the rooftops. Happy hunting gents.
