any piece of advice is welcome

P.S. Thanks to all the people that have taken their time to help me (and not just me, but others as well). It is much appreciated, and, from what I‘ve read, the „cold turkey“ method seems the most appealing to me. I‘ll quit smoking today, on the 7th of November 2024.

  • superkret
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    17 days ago

    I quit smoking successfully a few years ago, after at least a dozen unsuccessful attempts.
    Here’s what was different the time I succeeded:

    I changed my mindset. Basically, I told myself that I won’t ever smoke a single cigarette again in my life, no matter how shitty that makes me feel.
    The trigger for that mindset was a common cold that left me breathless for 4 weeks.
    And the key to success was the realization that:

    1.) I’m not addicted to cigarettes, I’m addicted to nicotine
    2.) Nicotine by itself isn’t all that harmful
    3.) Whenever I have a craving, I can just chew a nicotine chewing gum
    4.) Nicotine by itself isn’t even that addictive

    So I bought a whole lot of nicotine gum, and whenever I felt the slightest craving I popped one in.
    After about 2 weeks the cravings subsided (cause nicotine isn’t actually what makes you addicted).