Depack chopra (a self help guru you may have seen on Oprah)says that in order to quit a habit, cold turkey is not necessary. But the next time you light up, be very conscous of everything you do. Constantly ask your self how you feel, what are you getting from every puff and don't let yourself stray from the experience. Don't beat yourself up cause that just gives you stress and causes you to want to give in more feeding the endless cycle of the addiction.. The real trick is to replace your habit with a better one. like everytime you feel the urge, go for a walk, or run off some multiplications in your head or whatever you want. just get it off your mind. its like you know when you try not to think of something, the harder you try the harder it is to not think of it...for example i want everyone reading this to not think of the word I'm about to write. Elephant. I hope you aren't thinking of an elephant as you read this, standing in a pool of water eatting peanuts. instead tell your self "not thinking of an elephant is really not important. Another thing i read once(self hypnosis) went to great lengths describing a study room. Very comfortable and relaxing, except occasionally the phone across the room would ring. and the guy talking would say its ok, you don't hav to answer the phone...the phone can wait. In other words you are not a slave to your environment or to your urges, you just have to try your hardest not to give in, and if you do, examine closley your sences. hope this blather display of trivial guru talk helps ya out a bit.
