epiphany
OMG - I have just had a thought that I have NEVER had in my whole life. I WANT to give up smoking. I am on Day 9 of Champix and it has got to be doing something to my brain, because I have always thought of it as "I have GOT to give up smoking" or "I NEED to give up smoking" - never that I WANT to give up. I wake up every morning wondering if today is going to be the day, but have just decided that I need to start thinking - today is one day closer to being smoke-free. FOr the first time last night I actually imagined myself not smoking, and I have never been able to do that either. BTW - I have smoked 2 packs a day for 35 years.
WANTING to give up is the secret to it all. I was a smoker for 53 years and "tried" to give it up 3 or 4 times in the past. It wasn't until I realised that I really WANTED to give up that I succeeded far more easily than I thought possible, been clean since the 13th June 2012. You can do it too.
The "Want to" is the secret ingredient as well as "Ready to"
Put them both together and you have your reason for quitting.
Like Bill I smoked for over 50 years and was smoking 30 cigs a day.
Now it is 384 days smoke free mainly because I was "Ready" & "Wanted" to give up.