PRAISE AND PARALYSIS

HOW I QUIT SMOKING

I started smoking cigarettes in college. After twenty years of smoking a pack a day I wanted to quit and I did. This is the method that made quitting EASY for me. First, I cut back to only 2 puffs at a light-up( one to light the cigarette and one to savor). Then I put the cigarette out and saved it for the next two puffs. This started a weaning- off process.

After a year of 2 puffs and a move to a new apartment, I was ready to quit
I bought some nicotine gum, just in case.(chew for emergency only!) use it as a cushion.
I gave away my last carton of cigarettes so I wouldn't have the temptation in the house.
Then, I asked my best friend to pray for me so I wouldn't run across the street and buy more cigarettes. (Prayer does help).
I realized my smoking was just a behavioral habit that I could control if I really wanted to. You can too, if you want to.
I ate carrot and celery sticks in place of that smoke for about a week.

I broke down once because I thought I needed to smoke to keep calm. After one cigarette I was so disgusted I threw the rest of the pack away. I was ashamed that I let a habit control me.That cigarette was probably the most influential cigarette I ever had--it tasted AWFUL! That was the last cigarette for the rest of my life. Quitting smoking gave me a real confidence in myself. I enjoy this new freedom! Let God help you, too: 1 John 16:24
That was over a year ago. I haven't even wanted another cigarette. Realizing it was just a habit that had full control of me and that I could change if I really wanted to was my first step to freedom. I found quitting smoking can be simple and easy if you use your mind!