Addiction Lab

I am the type of person that is an all or nothing type person. If it is around I typically crave it. So for me I have to not have it all in my environment. Moderation is an issue, so for me cold turkey has been the only way this worked.

1. Think about the reasons to quit - whether for friends and family, improved health, or other reasons. 2. Make a decision to stop and pick a quit day. 3. Make a list of smoking triggers to avoid for the first few weeks, if possible. 4. Come up with a list of activities to do when experiencing cravings.

Studies show that if you are going to do a big pattern interupt like cold turkey, it can be good to set a time in the future to start. That gives you brain time to prepare. On the day of the start, do something different on that day - break a lot of patterns at once. Plan for self care - do things to sooth yourself Get an accountability partner if you can that can hold you high throughout the process. Print out a daily tracker log - you can find some cool ones on Etsy, to track your progress. Set a duration - try 30 to 60 to 90 days to start. Plan some rewards at certain points. What ever you do, never break the cold turkey for the time you have allocated. This will build the whole structure.