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Repost:  Don't Give a Damn!

I think this is a great repost.
I was very negative early on, try when possible to focus on the positives. When I did that my quit got easier. Now, I cannot think of 1 single reason to smoke as it does nothing for me but kill me.
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
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Don't Give A Damn
From DJD8960 on 2/7/2007 10:03:03 AM

I liked this advice...
Donna

Sometimes, it can seem that you are not making any progress, but you really are!

You're going through a stage that we all know.

You are still AFRAID of and want to GET RID of the desire to smoke.

Today try to notice if you are still FIGHTING the desire to smoke -TRYING to make it go away.

I bet you are feeling:

"Oh, I wish this craving -this feeling would go away. When will it go away?"

And I bet you, now and then your mind whispers to you:

"What if it NEVER goes away? What if you will always feel like this?".

Don’t worry if you have this thought. .

It is ONLY a THOUGHT in your mind.

And it is not even ‘your thought.’ EVERYBODY who gives up smoking has these thoughts.

Try to accept: you are going to experience the desire to smoke for a long time yet.

You can decide to hate it and push it away OR you can say to yourself.

"OK, I going to stop kidding myself. For the next few weeks, I'm going to have these feelings -this desire to smoke. I'm NOT going to wish it goes away. No, I'm going to EXPECT it. I'm NOT going to run away from it or EVEN TRY TO MAKE IT GO AWAY.

In fact, I'm going to LET IT BE and say to it;

"You can do whatever you want......You can make me feel good OR bad, comfortable OR uncomfortable - I don't care. I REALLY, REALLY don't mind. You're finished. You're in your death throes. I'm just going to WATCH, NOTE AND OBSERVE you for HOWEVER long it takes...........

And if you can really adopt this attitude you'll experience the GREAT PARADOX: When you can get to the stage where you don't GIVE A DAMN whether the desire to smoke is there or not it will totally disappear!

Just wait and see!

Repost: Don't Give a Damn!

I think this is a great repost.
I was very negative early on, try when possible to focus on the positives. When I did that my quit got easier. Now, I cannot think of 1 single reason to smoke as it does nothing for me but kill me.
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
D6916
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Don't Give A Damn
From DJD8960 on 2/7/2007 10:03:03 AM... Show more