I’ve smoked for a long time and I hate it. I have no illusions left about it. I generally look after my health pretty well, eat healthy, work out etc, and every time I have a cigarette I feel disgusted and like I’m slowly killing myself. It’s not so much the physical difficulties of withdrawal that I can’t handle - it’s more like smoking is ingrained in my identity, like I can’t conceive of myself as a non-smoker or going through life without having it as a crutch. I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on re-orienting psychologically towards being a non-smoker? I’ve managed to cut down a lot but I can’t seem to let myself give it up completely no matter how much I want to.
Hey. I did this last year. It was incredibly hard I managed to keep 100% cig free for about 6 months but now Ill let myself have one with drinks etc. but I don’t buy them myself. Overall I have no cravings and could go indefinitely without a cigarette.
I know this sucks to hear but literally you just have to go cold turkey. No vape. I got a 0 nic juice and just puffed on it constantly for like 3 months until the cravings went away. It was incredibly hard but I almost never think about cigs anymore unless I smell one at the bar.