On Sep 13, 2:13 pm, Anne Jackson wrote:
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On 12 Sep, 18:49, wrote:
I quit over ten years ago at the same time as the Mrs. Not had
a smoke since and certainly no desire to do so.
I'd given up several times for varying durations prior to the
successful giving up. The key to success seemed to be one of
mental attitude. The first few failed times there was an attitude
of "I'm trying to give up smoking" - which just seems to cause
internal strife. The successful attitude was "I don't smoke". and
"I'm a none smoker". If you take that attitude you've already won.
Never torment yourself saying "I'd love a smoke" - if you do it's
be thin end of the giving up wedge. Just move on. It gets easier.
Eventually you'll regard cigarettes as objects of contempt.

David thank you very much. I don't know what to say - especially on
this forum, if you know what I mean. I'll get there, especially with
nice advice like you've just given me. Thank you again ))

We can't have too many smokers giving up. Otherwise something else
will get clobbered for tax.

I've been saying that for years... Can you imagine the wailing and
gnashing of teeth if everyone's income tax was to rise by five pence
in the pound? ;-)

The Treasury would be in a very bad way if everyone stopped smoking
and drinking , the revenue is ginormous even set against smoking
induced disease treatment.

Judith