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How long will the craving last?
Who said it is a craving?nnI think one of the most common mistakes people make when they quit is associate everything they feel and do from the moment the finish their last cigarette as automatically something to do with withdrawals or cravings. If you think about it all the evidence suggests that nicotine will quickly leave the body and in truth be out within about 72 hours. So why is it that weeks and sometimes months (one post above even mentioned 10 years) after quitting
June 8, 2007
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Do you have the permission to quit smoking ?
I went through many stages of quitting before I finally nailed this last one. I can tell you the diffrence though. n nIn the past i had always blamed everything on quitting, from an aching back to a tooth ache, I soon realised this time though that not everything is to do with quitting. It does tend to overtake your life but these things would have happened whether you quit or not.nnThe second thing is that i thought that I had to somehow exorcise every trigger i had for smok
March 9, 2006
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Cortisol and DHEA - The thing that makes you smoke ?
Cortisol and DHEA - The thing that makes you smokennPart of my research is going to be into the short term mental issues of smoking. For instance when we talk to kids about smoking we always tell them about the long term effects that may or may not take place forty or fifty years after starting smoking. As with any young person that is a lifetime away and the here and now is all they are concerned with. But what if there were evidence that after only a short period of smoking
June 24, 2005
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Santa Claus made me smoke
WHY SANTAnnThe reference to Santa Claus may seem bizarre. I was trying to think of another marketing campaign as successful as the Tobacco companies. By successful I mean being able to get into the very fabric of society in a way that seems normal and matter of fact. There were two that sprung to mind straight away. Christianity and Coca-Cola. nChristianity we will leave in its wrapper I think, but the second refers to the title. nnIf you think about Christmas and Santa Claus
February 11, 2004
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What do you believe ?
Imagine if you saw the following headline in the mornings paper. How would it make you feel ?nn' LANDING ON THE MOON WAS A HOAX 'nnVirtually all adults not only in the U.S but all over the world accept that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the 20th July 1969 walked on the moon, everyone has built up a belief system around that fact and that people can travel in space and comeback again. But what if I was to tell you that it was a hoax. There are many conspiracy theories abou
March 4, 2003
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Fear as a friend not an enemy
Fear as a friend not an enemy nnnWhat we are really saying when we have fears or doubts is not that we are scared of getting hurt. Not that we are unable to do it but the real reason is we feel nnâwe cannot handle itânnSome fear is pure instinct and keeps us out of danger but the majority, the part that hold us back from achieving what we want is due mainly to our conditioning. Have you ever heard a mother or father shout out to their child as they go off to school "Take
December 19, 2002
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The Nature of Addiction (Nicotine)
The Nature of AddictionnnWhen you started smoking you will have been lulled in to a false sense of security, thinking you can give up whenever you want until you actually try to stop and canât.nSome people would have started smoking when they were young and most when they were teenagers. nEveryone in the world no matter who they are want to be accepted. We all fear rejection and ridicule and the majority of young adults have added pressure such as peer pressure and building
December 19, 2002
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Full Stop Smoking Online Support Forum
A new improved version of the forum that will offer free advice and help for anyone quitting, quit or thinking of stopping smoking
September 23, 2007
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Santa Claus made me Smoke - Ian Clark helped me quit
a quit process that will suit everyone. It does not rely on willpower or gimmicks just straight forward information that will allow you to make an informed decision about smoking and quitting. Online support group also available.
September 23, 2007