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Cold Turkey: Push Hard and You Can Do It

by Melissa Miller

Clayton, North Carolina
United States

Cold Turkey!!! I tried to cut back a few times and that didn't work. I did quit cold turkey in Sept 2001. I was doing really good, till I met my boyfriend (Brad) in Nov 2001. I started back, cause he smoked and it was easier for me to smoke with him. Then in Jan 2002, I decided to stop cold turkey again and this time I stuck to it. He of course still smoked but now Jan 2003 at midnight he stopped and itÆs been hard, but I tell him, "You can do it, I know how hard it is, I did it myself. But you can do it." I give him words of encouragement every chance I can and he smiles and knows he is doing the right thing. We have to do it for our future children. I don't want our kids to start up that filthy habit. They have enough things to worry about than smoking. My mother and father both smoked for probably 20 years, they stopped cold turkey about 15 years ago and has stuck to it. BradÆs father smoked for about 20 years also, and just stopped about 6 months ago, cold turkey. So if they can do it we all can. Yes its hard, mentally and physically, but you can do it, just push hard and you can make it.