I've been in some heated debates about free will, drug addicts, victim mentalities, etc etc.
After showing my hard-ass "suck it up - decide to change" side, I felt I needed to also show my hypocrisy, and hopefully still make my point about how we all need to take responsibility to what we do to ourselves.
I don't actually believe what I said at the end of the video - about me being predisposed or hard wired permanently, and unable to ever quit. I do want to.
I wish I had that kind of mental will, I am subdued by my physical addiction to easy. I have smoked a pack a day for 11 years now, and am hardcore addicted. I went nine months one time and then went back like a fool, last year this time I went for two months and went back like a fool. I know they are killing me and I know that most of my disabling health problems come from it, but I cannot get the will to quit.
I don't use will power so much as I use mindfulness. Very often the unconscious makes decisions our conscious later regrets. If we can become more mindful of the tricks our unconscious plays on us we are able to defuse them more immediately.
1) Not really. Whatever moodiness I had went away pretty quickly. I think it's easy to blame moodiness on quitting, but It didn't really effect me like that.
2) It's true that you enjoy food more without tobacco. It does not necessarily follow that you start eating more . . . If you need to snack try healthy stuff: fruit, veggies, etc.
This is a great video. Thank you so much for sharing and posting it. I think that the reverse psychology stuff will be helpful with staying off caffeine, knowing I can have it if I want it, but knowing that I don't want it in the longterm. Thanks!
I started when I was 18 one night when I was drinking and I liked it which is probably why I continue too (and addiction xP) I'll probably quit one day.
@J0hnwi11iams, good incite into positive inner self-talk to defeat an addiction.
Wish there was a link to the video you're replying to.
ZangaroZen 8 months ago
and thank you for taking the time to share this
I truly appreciate it.
onlywhenprovoked 2 years ago
Hi John.
I've been in some heated debates about free will, drug addicts, victim mentalities, etc etc.
After showing my hard-ass "suck it up - decide to change" side, I felt I needed to also show my hypocrisy, and hopefully still make my point about how we all need to take responsibility to what we do to ourselves.
I don't actually believe what I said at the end of the video - about me being predisposed or hard wired permanently, and unable to ever quit. I do want to.
But god damn it is hard.
onlywhenprovoked 2 years ago
I made it for 8 month....smoked again
2 days....smoked again.
Good Job...you did great!!!
stopsmokingwithme 2 years ago
Instead of quitting smoking, try enjoying your health. Change as little as necessary - take breaks, etc. I carried all my stuff with me for a month.
j0hnwi11iams 2 years ago
I wish I had that kind of mental will, I am subdued by my physical addiction to easy. I have smoked a pack a day for 11 years now, and am hardcore addicted. I went nine months one time and then went back like a fool, last year this time I went for two months and went back like a fool. I know they are killing me and I know that most of my disabling health problems come from it, but I cannot get the will to quit.
TheOriginalKingDude 3 years ago
I don't use will power so much as I use mindfulness. Very often the unconscious makes decisions our conscious later regrets. If we can become more mindful of the tricks our unconscious plays on us we are able to defuse them more immediately.
j0hnwi11iams 3 years ago
Thanks for posting this. Ive been struggling to quit for years now and this is a really fresh perspective.
I liked your Ron Paul Neo-lib video as well.
Im looking forward to browsing through your channel over the weekend.
chaseef 4 years ago
Can I ask a couple of things though? :
1. Didnt you become a bit more moody and grumpy during the process??I heard of people almost divorcing because of quitting.
2. How about appetite? I am worried that if I quit I am going to start eating more and gain more weight.
panostsak 4 years ago
1) Not really. Whatever moodiness I had went away pretty quickly. I think it's easy to blame moodiness on quitting, but It didn't really effect me like that.
2) It's true that you enjoy food more without tobacco. It does not necessarily follow that you start eating more . . . If you need to snack try healthy stuff: fruit, veggies, etc.
j0hnwi11iams 4 years ago
This is a great video. Thank you so much for sharing and posting it. I think that the reverse psychology stuff will be helpful with staying off caffeine, knowing I can have it if I want it, but knowing that I don't want it in the longterm. Thanks!
UnificationNow 4 years ago
I started when I was 18 one night when I was drinking and I liked it which is probably why I continue too (and addiction xP) I'll probably quit one day.
TheTNC420 4 years ago