Hmmmm.... My brain is not helping sometimes.
Anyone else find that you can be conciously be fine with not smoking, then you'll see someone light up, or one of those opporunity arises where you could have a smoke....
And your brain suddenly becomes the enemy and runs through silly justifications on how it will be OK to have one?? Like... 'I'll test myself'... 'It'll make me feel crook and I wont want another, so that's OK'... 'It's only one and I'll stop again'... 'Nonone will know'... 'I've been so good'...
This has occured a couple of times and I haven't given in. The 'I'm a non-smoker' thought helped, but it took some effort!
Anyone have some more tips on shutting up that Nicotine dependent part of my brain? (Besides doing a Homer and stabbing it with a Q-tip?)
I know exactly what you mean, I had the same thing happen to me when I quit previously. I alway removed myself from the temptation.
This is going to sound a bit rough, but as I watch someone draw back on a smoke, I visualise the damage the smoke is doing to their lungs and body - and it makes me think of smoking as the disgusting habit that is it and not want one. Hope this helps :)
Good, my brain is not the only one. Thanks Violet, that's not bad. I always think how good that drag would be, must remember the damage!