Quit Smoking Monday Messages

Finding True Freedom From Nicotine Addiction

If there is a golden rule about quitting smoking, it is this:

Smoking cessation is a process of gradual release over time.

As much as we'd all love to be able to quit smoking and be done with it in a week or two, it doesn't work like that.

We spent years building up associations to our smoking habit, and it takes time to undo them. Not only that, if we are to truly break the chains that bind us to nicotine addiction, we must change our relationship with smoking.

A thoughtful discussion about the mental shifts we go through when we quit smoking is taking place now at the About.com Smoking Cessation support forum:

• Fear of Relapse

I invite you to read this thread and join the conversation.

True freedom is a state of mind.

• Will I Miss Smoking Forever?

Change your mind about what smoking means to you, and you will find your freedom.

Take The Quit Smoking Monday Pledge

Healthy Monday encourages us to think of every Monday as a day that we can begin work anew on goals that we have for ourselves. If you're still smoking, put your cigarettes down and get started on your quit program today.

We all have the ability to quit smoking successfully, and we all deserve a life that is free of addiction. Honor your life by choosing Monday as the day to start and reinforce your quit program.

You can quit smoking ... and we’re here to help you, one simple Monday at a time.

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