Been a few months since I was last here. Just don't have the time since...

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GogglesOff

4 years ago

4,206 Days Quit

4 years ago

Been a few months since I was last here. Just don't have the time since becoming a full time student, but college now finished for summer.
To any new quitters, quitting smoking can be as simple or as difficult as you like (note, I said simple NOT easy). It all comes down to DFS. As long as you DFS you will have a successful quit.
Of course some actions can help in sticking to DFS:-

Following on from my 8 step plan to a successful quit and my guide to calling b@llocks on relapses, I now present to you:

GogglesOff's Guide to WTF do I actually do when I come up against the inevitable craves?

A great question that I'm sure many a new quitter asked themselves when embarking upon the great and miraculous journey of Quit.

No. 1-Infinity - DFS (Don't f@cking smoke for those that are new here.

Infinity - Beyond (sorry, couldn't resist). I'm serious -DFS. This is the only thing you must do when you have to face a crave. Remember, every time you don't smoke when you crave you are one step closer to becoming a contented and happy ex-smoker.

Ok, even though DFS is simple, it is far from easy. So, what can you do to make DFS a bit easier? Absolutely anything you want (apart from kicking the cat or any other animals, or children, or other adults, or inanimate objects unless they happen to belong to you). The possibilities are as limited (or limitless) as your imagination - as long as you do anything other than smoke.

Some tried and tested methods are:-

1. The 5 Ds. Drink water, take Deep breaths, Delay that urge to smoke, Distract yourself and Discuss.

2. NOPE (not one puff ever). Always follow NOPE at all times - if you follow NOPE and DFS you cannot fail and you will have a successful forever quit.

3. Educate yourself. This, for me, was the most important thing after DFS and NOPE. Once you become addicted to nicotine, some of your brain chemistry was changed so that feeding your nicotine addiction became an important, if not the most important, purpose in your life. Only time away not ingesting nicotine will switch these receptors off. But in the meantime read things like @Gummer .. profile.

I thought of it as brainwashing myself but in a good way. In the same way as nicotine had brainwashed me into believing its lies, I could re-brainwash myself to learning the truth about addiction.

Think you like or enjoy smoking? Think again, your addiction is lying to you. The only reason you think smoking is enjoyable is because it relieves your withdrawal and postpones the crave and your feelings of being on edge, uncomfortable and anxious. Smoking causes this and will keep on doing this for the rest of your life unless you break the cycle and stop feeding the addiction. Short term pain for long term gain. Do not let the nicotine-addicted instant gratification monkey stop you from achieving your goal of being an ex-smoker.

4. Do not, never ever ever, leave any wiggle room in your quit. When I first quit I had this fantastically great idea that I would stop smoking, then once I reached 6 months of smobriety I was going to smoke - ONLY WHEN I WAS DRINKING! Luckily for me I discovered Quitnet at 7 days quit and by the time I reached a month I knew that I never wanted to smoke again - by the time I had 3 months I knew that I wouldn't smoke ever again. I still had a lot of craves to get through but the knowledge I had learned and experienced for myself meant that I knew that I would get through each and every following crave with NOPE because I was fully committed to become a non-smoker.

So don't think 'yeah, I'm not going to smoke unless (* insert BS situation here) happens because you are giving the nicotine-addicted instant gratification monkey the opportunity to start an argument with the now sane and responsible you. Don't leave a crack in the door open - DFS and NOPE all the way.

5. Don't listen to the nicotine-addicted part of your brain. It will try its hardest to convince you to smoke. It will tell you that you have a great...