Jezston
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My uncle has been shall we say a little poorly for the last few months with untreatable cancer of the spine and lungs. I've never been a huge smoker - max about 5-6 a day, and in recent months I've reduced this to two or three a day, and have found the experience of smoking increasingly less pleasurable and plan to increasingly lower my daily intake until I just stop.
I have no idea if this is an effective long term plan. Casual consultation of assistance NHS gives tends to be aimed at heavier smokers, and I'm not sure swapping your intake of nicotine to another method and maintaining the addiction suits me. Besides, I think for me it's a more an addition to the process of having a fag rather than particularly a chemical addiction to nicotine.I did try just all out stopping late last year and lasted a few days but just found myself stressed and distracted and constantly thinking about having a cigarette too much of a burden when I was very busy with other things.
After being stable for almost a year despite being given until last May to live, my uncle's condition suddenly deteriorated in the last week, and he (perhaps fortunately) passed away peacefully in his sleep last night.
I really need to give up soon. Can anyone offer any advice that would suit someone more dependent on the process of going for a cigarette occasionally than a deeper chemical addiction?
I have no idea if this is an effective long term plan. Casual consultation of assistance NHS gives tends to be aimed at heavier smokers, and I'm not sure swapping your intake of nicotine to another method and maintaining the addiction suits me. Besides, I think for me it's a more an addition to the process of having a fag rather than particularly a chemical addiction to nicotine.I did try just all out stopping late last year and lasted a few days but just found myself stressed and distracted and constantly thinking about having a cigarette too much of a burden when I was very busy with other things.
After being stable for almost a year despite being given until last May to live, my uncle's condition suddenly deteriorated in the last week, and he (perhaps fortunately) passed away peacefully in his sleep last night.
I really need to give up soon. Can anyone offer any advice that would suit someone more dependent on the process of going for a cigarette occasionally than a deeper chemical addiction?