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Care to cross fingers for husband and me? We're trying to cut back or stop smoking!
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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 422976" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Good luck DDD! As an ex-smoker (gave up some years ago and can't imagine being a slave to cigarettes again - but it's probably like an alcoholic and one should never say never...), here is another voice saying you can definitely do it. And not only that, that life is incomparably better without the wicked weed... </p><p>Do you have the Allan Carr books in the States? This is how I gave up and it is truly very effective. Basically his premise is that you are not GIVING UP anything by stopping smoking, not sacrificing any pleasure... you are freeing yourself, walking out of prison... Alleluia!!</p><p> His idea, which makes sense, is that the idea that having a cigarette is a pleasure is an illusion. It seems like a pleasure because it relieves the nicotine cravings. If you don't have nicotine withdrawal symptoms, there is nothing to relief and no "pleasure". Try a cigarette after years (or even weeks) of not smoking - it tastes truly disgusting. No pleasure in it at all.</p><p>And the freedom of not having to even think about when I can get my next "fix"... of having to clog up my arteries and make myself wheeze... I hope you can step outside the prison gates too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 422976, member: 11227"] Good luck DDD! As an ex-smoker (gave up some years ago and can't imagine being a slave to cigarettes again - but it's probably like an alcoholic and one should never say never...), here is another voice saying you can definitely do it. And not only that, that life is incomparably better without the wicked weed... Do you have the Allan Carr books in the States? This is how I gave up and it is truly very effective. Basically his premise is that you are not GIVING UP anything by stopping smoking, not sacrificing any pleasure... you are freeing yourself, walking out of prison... Alleluia!! His idea, which makes sense, is that the idea that having a cigarette is a pleasure is an illusion. It seems like a pleasure because it relieves the nicotine cravings. If you don't have nicotine withdrawal symptoms, there is nothing to relief and no "pleasure". Try a cigarette after years (or even weeks) of not smoking - it tastes truly disgusting. No pleasure in it at all. And the freedom of not having to even think about when I can get my next "fix"... of having to clog up my arteries and make myself wheeze... I hope you can step outside the prison gates too :-) [/QUOTE]
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