In theory quitting smoking by going cold turkey might appear to be like ripping off a bandage: One rip and get it over with!
But quitting is not a one-time event where it hurts for only a few seconds. Quitting nicotine is a process, and the physical withdrawal takes place over 2 to 3 days at most. But then there are cravings that continue even after that for weeks, so it all seems rather impossible. I know. I quit eight times before I was finally successful. Had I known there was a proven, fool-proof method that works as time goes on, I wouldn’t have needed to fight through withdrawal all those times.
Most people have not been taught how to walk through the experience of physical and emotional withdrawal without fighting the discomfort. Struggling with withdrawal is like what happens with one of those Chinese woven toys that you put your finger into. When you attempt to pull your finger out, the woven mesh grabs onto it and tightens around your finger, making it impossible to free yourself. After struggling with it to release yourself, you give up and you discover that by letting go, and stopping the struggle, the toy mesh expands, and you can release your finger easily.
At Choose a Smokefree Life, we teach you how to let go of the struggle. We teach you to lean into the experience of withdrawal so that you can get through the temporary discomfort without making it worse. What we resist, persists! What we allow, gets absorbed and goes away by itself.
What does quitting smoking or vaping bring? A lifetime of freedom from having to smoke or vape, renewed health, and a better quality of life. If you truly want your life to be easy, then quitting cold turkey using the Choose a Smoke/Vapefree Life method is the easier, softer way.
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