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I don't think you can "force" yourself to quit smoking, when you're ready to quit though, you will. I smoked from ages 16-31. Tried to quit numerous times, but I always inevitably wound up CRAVING tobacco at odd hours, after meals, first thing in the morning with my coffee, at parties, etc. Then one day, I was able to stop. I can't really give an explanation, except that maybe on a subconscious level, I was ready to. Of course, I had a short fuse for a while, and headaches, and ate like a horse while withdrawing, but after about a month or so the cravings stopped. Two years later, and still smoke-free.
The real problem though at first was being around others who smoked. Most of my friends smoke, and of course being around them at bars, parties, and so forth was rather trying for a while. But somehow it all became easy to resist after a couple of months. Smoke doesn't even bother me now. Also cut way down on my pot use, and found that with cleaner lungs I had way more stamina for things like hiking, running, swimming, etc. Its nice not to get winded or hack up a lung oyster when I wake up in the morning. Its a fair trade. |
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