Source: 18 months smoke free, brother to an addictions specialist therapist.ĭating a smoker or living with one is going to make this insanely more difficult. The 12 step program works for any addiction as well. If you want to replace the addiction, do it with something healthy. TL:DR if you truly want to quit, you don't need a replacement for it, just fucking do it. I used to run 0.25 mile in about 15 minutes and now I just ran 2.3 miles in 24 minutes as a relaxing jog after work. Keep in mind I also started running and working out. I hated them so much I used them less and less until one day (about 3 months) I forgot to bring them with me to work and said fuck'em. Always spat it out after 3-10 minutes like a smoke break. I would pop one every time I wanted a cigarette. The lozenges though they taste like shit. The patches lasted all of a day because even if I took it off before bed I had the most crazy dreams. Bought a box of patches and a thing of generic nicotine lozenges. Loose leaf and even drying and cutting my own tobacco (I lived in Kentucky, there's a farm for it 20 miles in some direction always). I truly enjoyed smoking for the longest time also. I hated not being able to outrun my coworkers children and being winded after just taking two steps at a time up a single flight of stairs. That is the most effective way to quit a bad habit but only if you replace it with something better.įor myself, I started to just flat out hate what smoking had made me become. You're asking the best way to replace smoking with something else. What you're asking isn't how to quit smoking. I started when I was about 13/14 as well. I had my last cigarette in October of 2011. Look at the physiological effects of quitting. Keep track of how much money you're saving (I'm at $2058). I took a lot of walks (and I ate a whole lot, unfortunately for my waist line). If you're getting particularly antsy find something to distract yourself with. Nicotine will be completely out of your system in 3 days, after that you're just getting over the psychological addiction. The trickiest part is getting in the right mindset, but one you're there it's golden. You're not making a sacrifice, you're kicking an addiction. Just accept this as the truth.īe happy about quitting. When you start bargaining with yourself on how it's okay to smoke remember there is no such thing as 'just one' or 'just a drag'. ![]() Not a single cigarette, not a single puff. Understand that you can never smoke again. Spend a few days getting mentally prepared to quit. I smoked about a pack a day for 20 years and my wife still smokes and she smokes in the apartment. I quit smoking about 6 months ago, cold turkey. Note: Bans will not be reversed if the post/comment in question has been deleted from your history. You may appeal this initial ban by messaging the moderators and agreeing not to break the rules again. Note that moderators will use their own discretion to remove any post that they believe is low-quality or not considered a LPT.īans are given out immediately and serve as a warning. Posts or comments that troll and/or do not substantially contribute to the discussion may be removed.Do not post tips that are advertisements or recommendations of products or services. ![]() ![]() Do not post tips in reaction to other posts.Posts concerning the following are not allowed: religion, politics, relationships, law and legislation, parenting, driving, medicine or hygiene (including mental health).Do not post tips that are based on spurious, unsubstantiated, or anecdotal claims.Do not post tips that could be considered common sense, common courtesy, unethical, or illegal.The tip and the problem it solves must be explained thoroughly. Posts must begin with "LPT" or "LPT Request” and be flaired.No rude, offensive, racist, homophobic, sexist, aggressive or hateful posts/comments."No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." Keep in mind that an aphorism is not a LPT.Īn aphorism is a a short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth or a concise statement of a principle. “A marriage proposal should not come as a big surprise, despite what you may have seen in the movies.” “Always be prepared to leave your employer because they are prepared to leave you.” Advice is offering someone guidance or offering someone a recommendation. Keep in mind that giving someone advice is not the same as giving someone a LPT. A Life Pro Tip (or an LPT) is a specific action with definitive results that improves life for you and those around you in a specific and significant way.
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