OP the good news is that you don't need nicotine to live so abstaining won't kill you. The bad news is that you'll feel bad for a while before the drug is completely out of your system.
I used to smoke and I quit cold turkey, well, more like a sawtooth weening. When I wanted to smoke I would try not to and when that urge became too great I would buy a pack. The instant I thought about quitting I would focus on that idea and destroy the pack. Rinse and repeat and the times between buying a pack increased and the amount of time a pack survived in my house decreased. Now I don't even think about smoking....
Much.
The real question, or underlying problem is how to "enjoy life", ultimately that is why we turn to things like smoking, drinking, caffeine, or whatever other compulsions grab us. My answers have been rock climbing, playing bass guitar, swing dancing, getting married, having a child. In that order.
I still drink booze and then energy drinks in the morning to cure the hangover, so no real solutions from me just replacement behaviors.
I used to smoke and I quit cold turkey, well, more like a sawtooth weening. When I wanted to smoke I would try not to and when that urge became too great I would buy a pack. The instant I thought about quitting I would focus on that idea and destroy the pack. Rinse and repeat and the times between buying a pack increased and the amount of time a pack survived in my house decreased. Now I don't even think about smoking....
Much.
The real question, or underlying problem is how to "enjoy life", ultimately that is why we turn to things like smoking, drinking, caffeine, or whatever other compulsions grab us. My answers have been rock climbing, playing bass guitar, swing dancing, getting married, having a child. In that order.
I still drink booze and then energy drinks in the morning to cure the hangover, so no real solutions from me just replacement behaviors.
