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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2616332" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>I quit smoking on the 13th of August, 2004. When I dream, I still light up, because it was my go-to for social anxiety. Having kicked that, and a few medication addictions, I'd say, give yourself 3 months. When you're hooked on something, it ends up everywhere, down to your bone marrow. And it takes about three months for your body to kick a habit properly.</p><p></p><p>It won't last forever. But it does help to replace one addiction with another. Alice Cooper went from booze and drugs to hitting the golf court daily at 6 a.m., I went from lighting one sigarette with the other by putting a camera in my hand instead. I photograph everything and everything, and it has now become my coping mechanism for my anxiety, as smoking was before. Just find something to keep your fingers and mouth busy until the worst cravings pass. The mental aspect'll get better as time goes by, I promise. Right now you're not getting instant gratification and your brain is basically pouting. Let it throw its tantrum and move on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2616332, member: 401801"] I quit smoking on the 13th of August, 2004. When I dream, I still light up, because it was my go-to for social anxiety. Having kicked that, and a few medication addictions, I'd say, give yourself 3 months. When you're hooked on something, it ends up everywhere, down to your bone marrow. And it takes about three months for your body to kick a habit properly. It won't last forever. But it does help to replace one addiction with another. Alice Cooper went from booze and drugs to hitting the golf court daily at 6 a.m., I went from lighting one sigarette with the other by putting a camera in my hand instead. I photograph everything and everything, and it has now become my coping mechanism for my anxiety, as smoking was before. Just find something to keep your fingers and mouth busy until the worst cravings pass. The mental aspect'll get better as time goes by, I promise. Right now you're not getting instant gratification and your brain is basically pouting. Let it throw its tantrum and move on. [/QUOTE]
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