How to quit smoking???

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Every time I successfully quit - and for years stretches, I simply told myself "don't smoke" - despite craving. Once I was 7 days out, it got easier. It was kinda a cognitive technique that I used but it's not working now. I think it'll be the fear of surgery that'll make me quit or worse, a terrible health event (gee, maybe I should quit now). It was so easy when in my early 20s to substitute exercise for cravings. Also, another time I wore a rubber band around my wrist and snapped it every time I had the cravings that worked as a cognitive reminder. Duh, maybe I should try this too.

It isn't easy but possible. Let's try together. PM me if you want or if smokers wanna quit we can create a thread and check in and use the honor/honesty system. Self-help group related so spine surgery! Yeah. But I'd have to check with our Mending Dad.

Best, Allan