Become a non-smoker, instead.
Step Four: Prep for the Countdown
I found the way to break my wall of resistance and realized that---deep down and in spite of my fears--I really wanted to be a non-smoker. That allowed me to set a cessation date and gather up the gumption to tell everyone I met. I added to my plan a one week diet, and I spoke with my doctor about how quickly nicotine leaves the body (just a few days at the most). That took care of the addiction angle: a few days of withdrawal agony and then I would be faced only with my thoughts. I decided on this thoughts-plan: I needed my thoughts to be positive (becoming a non-smoker and making my life happy) and not negative (quitting smoking and making my life miserable).
I stocked up on fruit juices, gum (I really don't like gum, but sometimes I just have to use it), hard candy (no chocolate), and Stim-U-Dents.
The remainder of the preparation I had to do was mental/emotional. I let all the little reasons for becoming a non-smoker loom large in my thoughts. For example as I drove around town and put out a cigarette in my car ashtray, I thought about how nice it would be when I was a non-smoker and stopped stinking up and dirtying up my car. I decided to treat my car to an detail job on March 15th. I stopped at an auto supply store and purchased air freshener clips for my car.
I gave away or threw away all my ash trays but one. When that filled up, I let myself feel disgust at the stinky mess it made.
I planned for a cleaner house, one without so much dirty, yellow nicotine all over and in everything. I arranged for a house cleaner to come help me do a deep clean.
My story continues with Step Five--when March 15th arrived
I stocked up on fruit juices, gum (I really don't like gum, but sometimes I just have to use it), hard candy (no chocolate), and Stim-U-Dents.
The remainder of the preparation I had to do was mental/emotional. I let all the little reasons for becoming a non-smoker loom large in my thoughts. For example as I drove around town and put out a cigarette in my car ashtray, I thought about how nice it would be when I was a non-smoker and stopped stinking up and dirtying up my car. I decided to treat my car to an detail job on March 15th. I stopped at an auto supply store and purchased air freshener clips for my car.
I gave away or threw away all my ash trays but one. When that filled up, I let myself feel disgust at the stinky mess it made.
I planned for a cleaner house, one without so much dirty, yellow nicotine all over and in everything. I arranged for a house cleaner to come help me do a deep clean.
My story continues with Step Five--when March 15th arrived
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