78th smoke-free day! (the great Tiki central mass stop-smoking thread) - Bilge

S Son-of-Kelbo Member NOHO, CA Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 590	S Son-of-Kelbo Posted posted on Mon, Jun 8, 2009 2:12 PM It WILL get easier, LV. The best bit of advice I got when I finally put the nasty things down (early 90's) was, "Just forget what that habit was. When you see it going on, just tell yourself you don't understand what you're looking at, don't recognize what that person's doing." I know it sounds a bit corny, but it helped me with the psychological aspect of getting free, a battle that went on a while longer than the physiological jones did. Best thing you could ever do for yourself. Just remember, and I speak for experience, because I had to go cold-turkey twice to make it stick: Those poisonous little cylinders are like snakes -- you can't "flirt" with them after you're free, bum a loose one, that sort of thing, 'cause if they get that venom back into you, you'll have to start all over. "What is that thing? I don't know, and don't want to." Not trying to preach here, just trying to help. You've already done the hardest part, and every day will get easier. Long Aloha, SOK

It WILL get easier, LV.

The best bit of advice I got when I finally put the nasty things down (early 90's) was, "Just forget what that habit was. When you see it going on, just tell yourself you don't understand what you're looking at, don't recognize what that person's doing." I know it sounds a bit corny, but it helped me with the psychological aspect of getting free, a battle that went on a while longer than the physiological jones did.

Best thing you could ever do for yourself. Just remember, and I speak for experience, because I had to go cold-turkey twice to make it stick: Those poisonous little cylinders are like snakes -- you can't "flirt" with them after you're free, bum a loose one, that sort of thing, 'cause if they get that venom back into you, you'll have to start all over. "What is that thing? I don't know, and don't want to." Not trying to preach here, just trying to help.

You've already done the hardest part, and every day will get easier.

Long Aloha,
SOK

Post #460195 by Son-of-Kelbo on Mon, Jun 8, 2009 2:12 PM