Finding some way to taper off the nicotine will dramatically improve your odds of quitting for good. The oral fixation is a bit harder to deal with but nicotine-free electronic cigarettes can emulate some of the experience of smoking and chewing gum can give you something to do with your mouth. Working out also helps with cravings for some reason. One of the biggest obstacles to qutting can be the social groups/situations you smoked in. I was lucky enough to wind up without any other friends that were hooked on nicotine and that made it easier.
The the second week off of it is the hardest for some reason but after you get past that its all downhill. Getting past that threshold may take multiple tries. Because of how addictive nicotine is I would HIGHLY reccomend abstaining from any form of nicotine once you decide to quit completely. If you let him get his foot in the door youre gonna wake up with him in your bed again, metaphorically. A behavior can be forced into extinction but addiction only ever goes into remission.
I’ve been off the stuff for exactly two years and two days at this point and I still get occasional cravings, particularly after crying or exiting a high-stress situation.
Good luck. Sorry for the word vomit. You CAN do this and it WILL be worth it, I promise. If you fuck it up, thats alright, just keep trying.
Finding some way to taper off the nicotine will dramatically improve your odds of quitting for good. The oral fixation is a bit harder to deal with but nicotine-free electronic cigarettes can emulate some of the experience of smoking and chewing gum can give you something to do with your mouth. Working out also helps with cravings for some reason. One of the biggest obstacles to qutting can be the social groups/situations you smoked in. I was lucky enough to wind up without any other friends that were hooked on nicotine and that made it easier.
The the second week off of it is the hardest for some reason but after you get past that its all downhill. Getting past that threshold may take multiple tries. Because of how addictive nicotine is I would HIGHLY reccomend abstaining from any form of nicotine once you decide to quit completely. If you let him get his foot in the door youre gonna wake up with him in your bed again, metaphorically. A behavior can be forced into extinction but addiction only ever goes into remission.
I’ve been off the stuff for exactly two years and two days at this point and I still get occasional cravings, particularly after crying or exiting a high-stress situation.
Good luck. Sorry for the word vomit. You CAN do this and it WILL be worth it, I promise. If you fuck it up, thats alright, just keep trying.