I work better without Nicotine.

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I started smoking at the age of 15 and this year, I am 37. After 22 years of smoking, I have not given up the habit yet. Honestly speaking, to me at least, the habit of lighting up a cigarette plays an important role in my life and my identity. I have been consistently pairing up smoking with different occasions of my life to the point of no return.
- I smoke when I’m happy
- I smoke when I’m sad
- I smoke when I feel alone
- I smoke and drink tea after my meals
- I smoke when I am having phone calls
- I smoke before I go to bed
- I smoke to reward myself after acquiring a project
- I smoke when I am with my friends
And, the list goes on. As you can see, everything that I do or feel is tied to smoking. Therefore, it is challenging for me to quit that habit once and for all.

I picked up Allen Carr’s book ‘Easy Way To Quit Smoking’ recently and it opened up my eyes to what smoking does to me in a general way — a way that I am not able to see as a smoker. One of the main points I picked up from this book is that we don’t need nicotine to work or enjoy life. In fact, after injecting nicotine into my system the first thing in the morning, my cravings for nicotine…