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       The Five Stages Of Quitting.
   DIR By: Nessie
       Date: August 12, 2015, 6:22 pm
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       A lot of people when they give up smoking struggle with the fact
       it takes awhile to feel better. So I thought I would break it
       down to show you how for MOST people quitting works. We are all
       different and i can't give you a time frame, but this is the
       general process.
       People who attempt to give up smoking go through these five
       stages.  They must successfully overcome each specific phase to
       deal with the next.  Some people have particular difficulty
       conquering a specific phase, causing them to relapse back to
       smoking.
       How many of you feel that you will never smoke again?  It is
       remarkable that for the most part people are in a state of
       denial - they will not quit smoking, "I don't want to quit
       smoking," or "I am perfectly healthy while smoking, so why
       should I stop," or "I am different, I can control my smoking at
       one or two a day." People that do this through their denial
       stage, set up obstacles to make it even harder to attempt
       quitting.
       Those who successfully overcome the denial stage progress to
       anger and irritably, and you are more than likely no fun to be
       with, but don't worry it doesn't last long. Most smokers do
       successfully beat this stage.
       Bargaining is probably the most dangerous stage in the effort to
       stop smoking.  "Oh boy, I could sneak this one and nobody will
       ever know it."  "Things are really tough today, I will just have
       one to help me over this problem, no more after that."  "Maybe
       I'll just smoke today, and quit again tomorrow."  It may be
       months before you even attempt too quit again.
       Depression or more feeling like a loss, something is missing,
       usually follows once you successfully overcome bargaining
       without taking that first drag.  For the first time you start to
       believe you may actually quit smoking.  But instead of being
       overjoyed, you start to feel like you are giving up your best
       friend.  You remember the good times with cigarettes and
       disregard the detrimental effects of this dangerous and dirty
       addiction.  At this point more than ever "one day at a time"
       becomes a life saver.  Because tomorrow may bring acceptance.
       Once you reach the stage of acceptance, you get a true
       perspective of what smoking was doing to you and what not
       smoking can do for you. Finally the addiction is broken and the
       rose tinted glasses are off, hopefully, the stages are
       successfully overcome and, finally, life goes on.
       Life becomes much simpler, happier and more manageable as an
       ex-smoker.  Your self esteem is greatly boosted.  Your physical
       state is much better than it would ever have been if you
       continued to smoke.  It is a marvelous state of freedom.  Anyone
       can break the addiction and beat the stages.  Then all you must
       do to maintain this freedom is simply remember - NOT ONE PUFF
       EVER
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