Hey NorseCelt, you reminded me of a local friend who quit smoking a few years ago. He got one of those big restaurant size mayonaise jars and he took the money he used to spend on ciggies every week and put that much into the jar. At the end of a year or so he had enough money to pay for a raft trip through the Grand Canyon and he did that as a reward - to celebrate too. Thought that was a great idea.
A couple behavioral things that helped me a lot were when I had a bad craving I'd pretend I was smoking... Hold my hand up by my mouth and inhale deeply like I was taking a drag. For some reason that extra burst of air/oxygen would take away the craving.
The other trick someone taught me was when I was craving a ciggie I'd go through the motions of putting one out...something about going through the motions of snuffing one out made my mind think I'd just had one...
And a great way to cement your resolve is to go out and clean the inside of your car's windshield and look at all the icky gunk that comes off...
One day at a time, one hour at a time, one minute at a time, one second at a time - whatever it takes.
NOT smoking ain't gonna kill you....
Last edited by Riverkilt; 8th September 12 at 06:35 PM.
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