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1. orphereus · 1790169013 · focus · HN ↗

   You have to actually WANT to quit to actually quit smoking, and I don't mean on a superficial level.

   You might think, oh I should really quit smoking because it is bad for my health. But if you don't make a decision and change your core mentality that you really want to stop smoking, you'll just go back to it at some point, no matter what "trick" you use.

   1. lizardking · 1790169147 · focus · HN ↗

      Most people who think they want to quit are still in the "wanting to want to quit" phase. When I truly decided to quit (because of a family health issue), I quit cold turkey and never touched a cigarette again.

      1. orphereus · 1790179105 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes, I think you formulated what I think in a much better way. I quit by going cold turkey one day, but it was not out of nowhere, it took me a while to reach that mental point where I wanted to really quit.

         The best part of it is that it is not that hard to stop smoking.

   2. devinpower · 1790170995 · focus · HN ↗

      This is why Alan Carr’s book is an excellent resource and easy to mention to any smoker. I found his idea around every smoker always wanting to quit fairly true. I wanted to quit smoking since the day I started, but the amount of mental hurdles I was able to put in my own way is exactly what stopped me from giving it a serious attempt.

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