30 years ago I quit a 25 year 3 to 4 pack aday habit of non filters. I had tried several times before but I wasn’t successful until I tried Dr Shad Helmsetters Self-Talk method to change a bad habit.
What to Say When you Talk To Yourself: Shad Helmstetter ...
Understanding bad habits...
http://jamesclear.com/how-to-break-a-bad-habit
How it worked for me: This really works if you give it a chance...
1. At first don’t try to quit but think about the reasons why you want to quit. Read these reasons from a 3x5 card every time you lite up.
2. on a 3x5 card list all of the reasons you would benefit you by quitting. You must get rid of why you enjoy smoking thinking and replace stinky thinking with a healthy self image.
>burning holes in clothes, seat, etc.
>Putting myself at high risk of Cancer, (many types are linked to tobacco use)
>Putting me at higher risk of cardiovascular disease.
>Puts me at high risk of developing emphysema
>I’ve had 3 cousins die from smoking 2 from emphysema at 67 & 72, the other at 80 with lung cancer. I had a supervisor die with lung cancer at 52
>the guy selling bait had throat cancer now talks through a hole in his throat.
>smoking harmful for my children
>accidentally burnt my daughter while she was playing on my lap.
>nasty mouth in the mornings
>stinky cars
>almost wrecked from dropping a lit cig. Happened more than once.
>100 packs a month at $6 a pack=$600 today’s dollars that I’m depriving my family from!!!
Replace each one of the statements with a positive one and read them without fail every time you light up. Carry the card with you in your pocket at all times. I carried mine for a couple of years after I quit as it took me years to eventually lose all desire and craving.
You must first Create the desire to quit. Then, you will.
I feel so much better about myself for kicking the habit. It’s like being in a special elite club with many members. This year is 30 years being smoke free! Whoohoo!