My mom and I went to SmokeEnders years ago. We both quit for several years. She asked me at the beginning
"what do you do instead of smoking?" Obviously the answer is everything you've already been doing except for the smoking. In the short run, there are a few things I have come up with that work as a substititute.
1.Cut a straw to the length of a cigarette. Pretend to "smoke" it. You can even pretend to light it and pretend to flick ashes in an ashtray.
2."Smoke" a little pretzel stick. It will dissolve as you "smoke" it and will actually last about as long as a real cigarette.
3.Put little dabs of perfume on your wrist. You will have to keep inhaling deeper and deeper as the fragrance fades. When it's gone, wash your wrist and put on another fragrance. I bought a sample set of perfumes a while back, each one 1/2 milliliter. They've been a godsend for me.
4.I'm using patches this time. They're working great for me. They give me a rash, which in an odd way is satisfying the masochistic aspect of smoking. A touch of burning pain is good. Why, I'm not sure.
5.Blow Pops and Tootsie Roll Pops and bubblegum keep your mouth busy. They keep me from feeling hungry or thirsty too which are triggers for me.
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