[quote]First off, let me state I'll never say quitting is easy, because it's not, but sometimes I wonder if we make it harder for ourselves than it needs to be.[/quote]
Nothing wrong with not believing that quitting is going to be the hardest thing you ever do. I didn't allow myself to believe and it helped me tremendously in this 'quit smoking' endeavor.
[quote]We (or at least I) tell ourselves it it extremely hard to quit, Some people make it out to be one of the hardest things you'll ever do. I might just be talking out of my you know what, but isn't this kinda like a self-fulfilling prophecy?[/quote]
In my opinion, if that is main thing being dwelled on, then yes, it is like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
[quote]If I believe quitting will be extremely hard, it will be.[/quote]
Exactly.
[quote]This makes and already difficult task very hard. I don't want to belittle the efforts of anyone here, or anyone that has quit, if it was easy I would have suceeded on one of my numerous other quits,[/quote]
Not if you believe it was so difficult. If that is what you believed, for all you know you were setting yourself up for failure.
[quote]but does anyone else think we could make it a little easier on ourselves if we could talk ourselves into believing it wasn't really that hard to quit?[/quote]
Yes, that will most defiantly make a quit easier, combined with coping tools and knowledge/power. If you want to change your life, change your mind.
Fondly,
Free
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 159
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,784
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $636
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 13 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 20
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$54,740.40
Amount Saved
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Days: 5982
Hours: 5
Minutes: 16
Seconds: 20
Life Gained
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45617
Smoke Free Days
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136,851
Cigarettes Not Smoked
