I used to liken the smell of a freshly lit smoke with toast. No idea why. So smelling toast after I quit usually appeased that sense a bit. That became my breakfast for a while, seemed to do the trick. Also used to go out 'for a smell' at lunchtime - bakeries, shops with leather goods, etc. Reminding myself that other things actually smelled better helped tremendously.
x T
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 1/1/2007 Smoke-Free Days: 1093 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 25,139 Amount Saved: �6,913.23 Life Gained: Days: 95 Hrs: 5 Mins: 19 Seconds: 12
People who are addicted get pleasure out of relieving the strong need for a fix. In other words, it isn't the cigarettes that give us pleasure. It's the fact that it has been 20 or 30 minutes since we had one and we're needing our fix. We smoke and then we feel better. Until the next time we need our fix. It's an endless and destructive cycle. The only way we can stop the cycle is by stopping smoking. There is no stopping an addiction without discomfort, but if we focus on the good we are doing and do other good things at the same time, we can make it happen!
Rusty
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 12/13/2004 Smoke-Free Days: 1842 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 93,942 Amount Saved: $21,136.95 Life Gained: Days: 166 Hrs: 7 Mins: 35 Seconds: 13
Quitting
smoking is hard for at least five reasons.
5.)
Pleasure
- Many smokers get a great deal of pleasure from the habit. They enjoy the
taste, smell and feel of cigarettes. Although directly related to habit, smoking
a cigarette can be a very personal, relaxing occasion. This makes it difficult
for some smokers to even think about quitting.
