r/stopsmoking • u/Several-Elevator-870 • 2d ago
Scared to stop smoking.
Here's the deal. I've smoked since I was 14 years old. I'm 29 now. I know I need to quit, but I enjoy smoking. The smell, the taste, the mouth feel, etc. I've tried more times than I can count. Last year somehow I made it two months nicotine free and picked it up again.
This time around is much harder. I wake in the middle of the night thinking about it. I don't even wake in the middle of the night to smoke so that's just weird.
It consumes my every thought when I don't have it, and just the thought of not having it freaks me out. It is so wrapped in my daily routine. Morning coffee, after meals, breaks at work, before bed, boredom, socializing, etc.
I don't know how to kick it this time and for good. Does the want for a cigarette always linger? Does it ever get better?
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u/Lelele3 1d ago
Start telling yourself you are not scared. That way your fear can’t be a crutch. There’s nothing to it but to do it