09-12-2020, 05:35 PM
I quit quite easily the first time and after a couple of years drifted back into smoking occasionally, then that became more regular, and you can guess the rest. My second proper attempt at giving up was harder, but I did it. That said, even a decade later I still have the occasional craving for a cigarette.
Anyway, I was a very heavy smoker so I reduced the number so I was only smoking one pack a day (20). Then I started smoking less of the cigarette - just enough to take the cravings away. Then maybe inhale a bit into my mouth so I could taste it, but not down into my lungs. That way I got used to far less nicotine.
Finally I realised that in my failed attempts to give up I'd always kept my lighters and ashtrays "just in case". This time I threw them out. I felt as though keeping them was like I'd already anticipated failing to give up. If I was truly quitting I wouldn't need these things.
Good luck.
Anyway, I was a very heavy smoker so I reduced the number so I was only smoking one pack a day (20). Then I started smoking less of the cigarette - just enough to take the cravings away. Then maybe inhale a bit into my mouth so I could taste it, but not down into my lungs. That way I got used to far less nicotine.
Finally I realised that in my failed attempts to give up I'd always kept my lighters and ashtrays "just in case". This time I threw them out. I felt as though keeping them was like I'd already anticipated failing to give up. If I was truly quitting I wouldn't need these things.
Good luck.