General Discussion & Chat: TC's Challenge - Please help, 1 by langbr

langbr wrote:
TC - as a current smoker that has tried to quit I have one piece of advice.........not sure if you've ever tried to quit before but if you have you remember well your own personal disappointment at failing. Soooo.....when the urge to smoke hits you tell yourself to wait 5 minutes and then begin enumerating the reasons you WANT to quit. Tell yourself what a great disappointment you will be to yourself if you give in and smoke and fail to beat this addiction.

If you've never tried to quit before...well let's just say it's mighty hard to live with yourself after failing. You feel weak and out of control and a slave to something that shouldn't have power over you. Remember these things when you think one little puff or two want cause no harm.

I REALLY, REALLY hope you stop for good. I just failed my 3rd serious try at stopping this past week. I wasn't doing well (cheating on myself) and I'd really hate to see you feeling like I do right now.

God be with you and give you strength during your personal struggle to put this unhealthy habit behind you.

Brenda


P.S. You might give this a try too.

http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/s/link.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=39...
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/consquits.htm