[quote="mo1905: When the time is right, you'll succeed. If you're not 100% committed it won't work.
Spot on with that, Mo.
I used to joke that giving up was dead easy - after all, I'd done it dozens of times - but when it comes down to it, something in your mind has to be in synch with your idea of quitting, though even after that, you really have to be careful.
A few years ago, I'd managed to stop for 2 years when, during a particularly boozy night, I found myself accepting a cigarette from a friend. That wasn't a particularly long or slippery slope to finding I was, yet again, completely hooked.
This time I went cold turkey last May, but for no special reason I can think of other than a longstanding notion that I really had to stop ... sometime .... maybe next week ...... maybe sometime never
Well, something clicked, as I've found myself off them ever since. I still get the odd pang, but they're less often and don't last as long as they used to, although I'm not kidding myself that I'm totally over them and couldn't easily go back.
The really good thing is that I often find now that I've actually forgotten that I once smoked and that sometimes lasts for days on end. Downside is I'm not sure if that's a result of quitting or a sign of advancing years ............
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