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How I Finally Quit Smoking

Anne Mitchell
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I was a smoker for more than 25 years and tried to quit literally...

Anne Mitchell

Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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I was a smoker for over 25 years. I smoked about a pack a day and maybe inhaled another pack when I went out drinking. I started smoking when I was 15 years old. I first tried to quit when I was 18.   About 13 years ago, a series of events occurred that finally forced me to face my growing pro...
  1. I was a smoker for 37 years!
    journeyfawn
    Friday, September 25, 2009 at 04:52 PM

    I have been ABSOLUTELY smoke free for 4 months on 23rd of Sept..   I wanted to thank you for your share particularly on how many things you went through to help you.   I went through many years of separating myself from them too rearranging my smoking places, routines.  A few examples would be:  Sometimes I would smoke while feeding animals other days I would not too driving my car, sometimes I would go 1/2 hour w/o nico. sometimes 3/4 of hour too some days I would smoke in house some I would not.

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    re: I was a smoker for 37 years!
    Anne Mitchell
    Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 06:53 AM

    Congratulations! Your approach of breaking up your routine is key to becoming a successful nonsmoker.

     

    The act of smoking becomes deeply entrenched in our daily routines and when we first quit smoking it can be very difficult to get through our day without the habitual smoke breaks. But you can do it if you are imaginative and keep at it.

     

    I hope you can maintain your success, but remember: if you do relapse, just look upon your recent success as a great experience, then get right back on that horse and quit again!

     

    best,

    anne

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