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Be Persistent: Try Again Until You Succeed

by Anonymous

, Kentucky
United States

One of the biggest problems that I believe all smokers make when they try to quit is that they kick themselves when they fail and then label themselves a failure and never try again. If you fail so what!! Get up and try again and again until you succeed. I actually smoked on and off for several years before finally giving them up for good about ten years ago. I would decide to quit and then wait until I felt the time right (it would usually be within two weeks). I might wake up and say to myself "I'm quiting". If I only lasted two hours, so what I knew I hadn't failed, it just wasn't time. When I found myself wanting a cigarette, I would tell myself "I'm not a smoker" and ignore the impulse. With some practice this becomes very easy. The main thing with this method is do not force anything if the cravings get too bad go ahead and light up, so what, you will quit if you continue to try.