Quote Originally Posted by ninjababez View Post
i tried cold turkey bro, di pa tapos yung day may yosi na ulit sa bibig ko hehehe
sana magawa ko na nga, gusto ko ulit mag basketball, tennis or boxing at hinahanap na ng katawan ko talaga. kaso alam ko need ko mag quit muna sa yosi
If you tried cold turkey and it wasn't effective, then it means you're not yet really ready to quit. For me that's where you need to focus on, not how to stop. I was a smoker. Smoked since high school. Blue seal pa binibili. Cool eh. Started with Benson and Hedges and eventually settled for Marlboro Mediums. Twice I tried to stop. One gradual and one cold turkey. Didn't work. Up until a few years ago I was doing at least a pack a day. I'm in my late 40s so just imagine how much I've smoked. When I met sina dreamur, CVT, etc, ilang beses ako pumunta sa smoking area. Eventually around 2018 I think I woke up and said to myself, "This is gonna be my last pack". I wanted to stop. It's not because of some medical test result or anything. I just wanted to stop. So yeah, I kept my word. For someone who smokes a pack a day, that last pack lasted me for 3 weeks. Talagang control na sinisimot ko and I was savoring each stick. Finally, after the last stick, that's it. Kept my end of the bargain. Didn't tell anyone, not even my partner. In fact, she was surprised when I told her after several weeks that I already quit. She doesn't mind anyway if I do or don't. When she met me I was a smoker already so tanggap na. I didn't count the days or weeks or months that I stopped. I just wanted to stop. When people found out, some asked if I do vaping now. I said, no. I never looked for an alternative to smoking. I just wanted to stop. So until today, I still haven't smoked. If you really want to stop, just condition your mind that you want to stop. Doesn't matter how you do it. Just stop. If you can't do it now, don't. Go ahead and smoke. I've been there and I don't deny that I like doing it. Now if you decide you want to stop, then just STOP.