Why am i still smoking?
Two years out of stage 2 er+ pr+
Gave up drinking dont miss it but can not shake the cigs although only one a day... maybe two.
Anyone have any help/ words anything?
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Hi tabbytink
I smoked for 11 years and have stopped for 22 years. I started when I was a teenager, as the times back then, it was the 'cool' thing and then reality of life set in and it became an addiction for stress release. I quit 22 years ago as a wedding present to my husband. It was tough. I gained weight and cant get into my wedding dress. But what got me thru and got me to quit was what was mentally going on with me. For me, the mental issue was control. I like and do need control of my life as it helps on my anxiety and stress. In my mental state then, and what got me thru, was refusal to give control of my time, my life, and my habits to that one little cigarette. It controlled what I do when I woke up in the morning, what I do after lunch & dinner, and what I do before bed. I think to give up any addiction it has to start with your inner self, the mental aspect. Once you are committed to doing it mentally, the physical part should follow. Doing it cold turkey did not work for me. It was a slow and gradual process. There are times in this cancer journey that I crave it but I am not give in to it again.
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