The Combination of These Steps and Cannabis Made it So Easy!

Hi, I smoked cigarettes for over 20 years before I met the lady who was to become my wife. We were both 'pack a day' smokers. We started with a few decisions to set up changes in our routines. We worked toward making the changes 'regular' for a few months and then spent a month and a half of actually ending our relationship with tobacco.

These initial steps greatly reduced our stress levels, reducing our tobacco/nicotine cravings. As we gained skills, we were able to reduce the overall number of cigarettes we were smoking. Once these levels were greatly reduced, using cannabis to quit tobacco was ridiculously easy.

Here are the steps we took, before actually quitting

• We made a pact to work together as a team.
• We agreed to be honest with ourselves and each other. Period.
• We agreed not to smoke inside, houses or vehicles.
• We agreed to 'cut back' and worked on smoking a bit less
• We agreed on a "No Drama" policy in our house

Team Coaching

We, as humans, work together better in teams. It's easier to stay focused when two people agree on the same goals. Yes, there were times we both were distracted, we did find our way back 'as a team.' We agreed to call each other out when we stepped off the path, and to not get upset about it because we'd agreed on the goals.

Trust is a big part of who you choose as a team member. Hopefully a significant other can be of assistance.

Honesty

The more honest you are, the less stress you have in life. We found we had friends who were uncomfortable around honesty, they eventually quit coming around. Depending on your current level of honesty, this may or may not make things worse in your life. I can tell you things were pretty chaotic when we switched to a full honesty policy.

14 years later, I wouldn't have it any other way. :)

Not Smoking Indoor

Get in a car, you want to light a cigarette. Walk into your house and sit down to relax, you want to light a cigarette. Quitting smoking while inside houses and cars served two purposes.

One, it reduced the number of times you're going to smoke. Having to stop what you're doing to go smoke is time consuming. You'll find you smoke quite a few less cigarettes over time.

Two, weather restrictions also make smoking 'not fun' when you're stuck with going outside to do it. I remember 120F temps and skipping a smoke, just to stay inside where it was cool, same with freezing temps.

Cut Back

We worked on smoking fewer a day. We didn't make it 'tough' to quit, just enough 'fewer' that we weren't uncomfortable about it. This actually reduced our overall need for nicotine, as time went on.

No Drama

We are interested in moving forward in life. This means working toward and achieving positive and worthwhile goals. Talking about a problem and the people involved in it, without searching for a solution or way to improve the situation, is drama.

We began to explain this to people and ask them to respect the "No Drama" policy in our house. Perfectly ok to go talk like that on the porch, just not in our house. We keep this policy in place even today, years later. It's a good one.

Our 'friends' began to not come over and our stress levels went down even further. Working together brought my wife and I closer together and the time without 'others' was good for us.

The Cannabis

Several months after we put this plan together, we bought a pound of cannabis. It cost us $1500 at the time and the quality was decent for the area. This is when the fun began.

With one exception, we completely replaced our cigarette smoking with cannabis. We agreed to employ the glass of water trick first, before any consumption of cannabis.

Drink a Glass of Water and Wait 10 Minutes

Any time we wanted a cigarette, we waited 10 minutes before acting on it. 10 minutes passed and we still wanted a cigarette? We would down a glass of water and wait another 10 minutes. Still can't stand it?

Smoke a joint!

Massively Awesome Results

I used zero cigarettes from the first day. My wife, in an extremely stressful job, took another 2 weeks. I don't blame her one bit, that job was AWFUL! The stress and harassment were at lawsuit levels.

I walked away from cigarettes as if I'd simply taken a shirt off. At the end of the pound of cannabis, almost 2 months later, my cannabis use had returned to pre 'quitting' levels. Zero desire for tobacco.

My wife experienced the same, after the first 2 weeks were past. Neither of us have had a cigarette in 14 years now, maybe 15?

There is Life After Tobacco!

I'm unable to be critical of smokers, I did it for 20+ years and know what it's like. I've quit for short periods multiple times and always ended up smoking again. The cravings were always too much.

This was final, over, done with. Tobacco is no longer a part of our lives and we love it. Here's hoping you get the opportunity to do the same!

STEEEEMIT!
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