And I'd like you to know its really not as hard as you think it is.

Yes, the first few days/weeks/months MAY be tough but they're doable. And maybe they won't be tough at all. Its all in how you look at your quit. I looked at mine like losing my best friend and I made my whole first year miserable because of that. Ironically my quit buddy who quit one day before me sailed through his first year and embraced his new found freedom.

Regardless of our different mindsets we both succeeded in quitting. 

So how did two different people with two different mindsets both succeed in quitting such a horrible addiction? By sheer determination and the support we received from people who were not only traveling with us but had also gone before us and paved the way so that our trip might be a little easier.

You can quit and we want to help you.  Hope to see you on the board, i promise you won't regret it 😊

Great post Jillar. It's different for everyone.....

 

Freedom can be found in many Roads ....

Some take the scenic route ....some take the highway route ....

It doesn't matter ...getting there is priority....👍

So true. And no two quits are the same. Setting and controlling the mindsets are key. 

G’day 

Yep. It was like losing a close friend. But I discovered pretty soon that friend wasn’t really the friend I thought they were.

They were out to kill me. 

They were costing me more than I thought. But once in realised that it became easy to walk away.

No friend of mine......

Once you realize the damage (physically, psychologically, and socialogical) that smoking does to you it will become clear that you can quit.  Quitting may be difficult but with understanding and support, which you can find here, you will see that quitting is doable.  Some hard work at times but the rewards are so worthwhile!!!!

I watched Allen Carr's video so many times I can't remember. Also watched all the sad stories of people whose lives were destroyed by nicotine. 

I didn't "get it" for a long time. I tried so many times to quit that I don't remember. Sometimes made it a day, a week, sometimes a month. 

Eventually, I really got it. I found my real reason, a strong enough "why." It was Covid. If I'd gotten the disease as a smoker, I'd have had a poor chance of living.

Find your "why." Then you'll quit. And stay quit.