r/stopsmoking • u/Short_Animal1997 • 9d ago
Never thought that I would get addicted to smoking, Help me please
Hello everyone.
I'm in my late 20s and I never smoked in my life. It all changed last October when I started at a good company.
I had a lot of fear of coming up short and being fired during that time ans started smoking. Soon it became a regular. Like a pack a day on weekend and half of it during the week. Sometimes I managed to go 5-7 days without it. The longest was two month ago when I went on a family vacation for 3 weeks during which I did not smoke at all.
The interesting part is that I did not miss it at all. But somehow at home where I'm lonely, I get the idea to smoke.
I was a fitness enthusiast a few years back and only drank water, so this is a big let-down for me. I don't know how I can stop. I have thrown away like 10 packs but I always go back. Can you advise me?
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u/long-winded-discover 8d ago
It takes a shift in your mindset. You might be ready to quit because you’re panicked about how nicotine is changing your life for the worse, but are you ready to become a non smoker? It is not an easy journey but it is definitely an amazing one, so I hope you will start it soon :) and when you’re ready, come join this sub to post your daily updates - it helps me with motivation and accountability to post each day.
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u/NJsober1 9d ago
Nicotine is addictive from our very first puff. Read Allen Carr’s book The Easy Way to Stop Smoking. It will explain the addiction process and how to stop using it.