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One of the aspects of quitting smoking that was the most difficult for me to deal with was the emotional attachment that I had developed to the habit. Smoking was what I turned to when I was stressed, unhappy, or angry; it was my companion when I was celebrating or enjoying coffee or a conversa...
I have tried everything to stop smoking. I have been on patches dozens of times. I can deal with the loss of nicotine or the replacement but find that certain triggers had me ripping my patch off and having a cigarette, not because I needed nicotine!
Every day I try to stop and every day I cross a dozen or so habitual moments where I have to smoke. It overpowers my desire to give in, adds to my day, relieves boredom (thats the key one for me).
Over the past year, I have become more dependant if anything and need either smoking, a glass of wine or some fatty/salty food to 'comfort' me and ease the boredom.
Anyway, I digress, basically if I could get over the emotional attachment to smoking, I am sure I could give up. I am just not sure this article really gives me a solution yet.
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