Can You Stop Smoking Without NRT?

November 21st, 2009 by Chris James Discuss this article »

If I could avoid killing my body and keep smoking I would. I am not a lover of cigarettes mind you, but I do enjoy the taste of cigarettes not to mention the rush I get to my brain. Incidentally did you know that cigarette addiction is centered in your brain? This is why you can stop smoking without NRT.

Nicotine inhaled into your lungs goes into your blood system and hits your brain faster than all other narcotics except for heroin and morphine. Your brain is getting a charge over and over with each puff you take.

You can stop biting your finger nails by learning to relax or being aware that you are biting your finger nails. Sometimes if we simply become aware of habit we can simply say stop and we stop. But when your brain is used to a particular sensation and you stop that sensation your brain will not let you rest until it gets that sensation again.

I quit cigarettes because I chose good health over poor health. I confess I was hardly a chain smoker. No I started here and there and stopped here and there.

It has been over fifteen years since I had smoke by the way. And I have no plan to go back. I believe I have breathed enough dirty air living in the city at my age so why make it worse by lighting up a cigarette again.

When I returned home I decided to keep on smoking. Not a lot of course. Like before when I was out with my friends drinking or at our monthly poker games. And then I decided to smoke one cigarette when I got home from work at night. I actually would smoke my one cigarette in the bathroom to keep the smoke out of the rest of the house.

In my late thirties I traveled throughout Europe. In that continent smoking is more accepted than in the States where it almost is illegal you would think with all the bans on smoking in public. I started smoking again when I was in Europe and kept it up when I returned home. Nothing regular but I smoked when I was out with my friends having a beer or two. Then I chose to have one cigarette each night after work. During one tough day at work I looked forward to my cigarette that night. I stopped and realized that I was relying on the cigarette.

I decided not to smoke my cigarette that night when I got home. No I tossed the pack in the trash. I thought if I looked forward to a smoke to ease my day at work then I had a bigger problem than a hard day at work. And the problem was in my mind, my brain actually. You can stop smoking without NRT when you understand you need to overcome your brain’s need for nicotine. You might have to go through some tough times. But you have to learn to say no to your brain. You can do it!

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  1. Quitting smoking without anything to replace the addiction is extremely hard. While there are people that can do it, it’s not for everyone.  For those that can’t do it, they should try weaning themselves off slowly until eventually being able to quit

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