Hi I’m working on it I can’t get closure. I will say though, your videos are great really relatable and informative. I quit for 18 months 3 years ago but have smoked for the last year.
I have made a decision to quit smoking today. I will make a commitment to stay quit permanently. I realize I have to do it for myself. No one else can do it for me. I'm done smoking. Thank you.
I diagnosed COPD 2yr ago! Friend mine enfazema! Rite inhalers I'm breathing! WHEN I LAY IN BED QUIET IM AWARE OF BREATHING EFFERT! 50YRS NEVER EVER REASON THINK ABOUT IT! I LAY IN BED THINK, I DID THIS! I COULD HAVE STOPPED! NO REVERSING IT NEITHER! DAMAGE IS DONE! BUT MEDICATIONS IM BREATHING GOOD! I WATCH HER VIDEOS PICK UP! I SURE HELL DONT WANT SMOKE NOW 4 SURE
Talk about triggers, Neighbor said I'd rather smoke than b a fat ass like u! IM NOT FALLING 4 THAT TRIGGER! AGAIN! SMOKING LAST THING MAKE LIFE BETTER! CANT OVEREAT IF IM DEAD LUNG CANCER😆🙄 so nice not smoking!! Thanks CBQ n god n doctors
Wow, this was really eye opening. Thank you for this perspective. I now realize my four attempts at quitting were actually abstaining, not quitting. You have given me hope and inspiration for my next attempt at quitting. And, I'd like to let you know I find I am Truly listening to you and letting it all sink in in a way I never have before. There is something about you that really matches my mentality in a way no one else has been able to reach. You say things that really make sense to me. Thank you.
I have watched about 10 of your videos. I have been abstaining tobacco for about a year with niccotine lozenges with a few failures. I smoked for 60 plus years. Your videos are arming me with knowledge,and inpiring me to quit. I have some lifelong friends who still smoke and feel bad for them. Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate you. Thankyou so much!!!
I adore you, Nasia. I've forced myself to abstain from smoking dozens of times over the years, and now I feel I've got the right mindset to quit for good. Your videos have been so helpful. Thanks so much!
Hi, thanks to your videos I have gained more freedom from smoking than I ever have in 50 years of chain smoking by Abstaining. But I get the difference this video makes clear and struggle with the Mental dependence. What I would really appreciate from you is an exploration unpacking what this Mental dependence is made up of, particularly in terms of Oral fixation, the need to keep the mouth busy by sucking, biting, chewing etc which relates to other addictions people who get stuck at this stage of development have, such as Alcohol dependence and Compulsive Overeating. I know you could be really helpful in helping smokers understand and process the meaning which drives the behaviour.
Best and exact time of having this video. Words can't express how much joy and confidence I have about this video, Practically this give me courage to maintain my Quitability from smoking. I'm also gladened to know the difference between quitting &abstaining. Well blessed Thank you. Ali
Thank you for this video. I think I must have been abstaining as I was able to stop smoking for 18 months but have relapsed. I am striving to try again and successfully become smoke free. My prediction is That I will be successful as I was before but.... my confidence is not there yet.
I'm working on it, again I'm embarrassed to say. I must quit! Thank you for the video. It definitely is perfect food for thought. It helps you to see your way to being a none smoker.
You are annointed to do this assignment on earth! I see your videos to quit coffee sucessfully. Today is day six. The freedom signs are awesome sleep and anxiety feeling is same as euphroric feeling which is energy. My colleagues ask me why i higher without coffee.
I abstained today, but the entire day I just wanted to smoke , super irritable not wanting to talk to people, jealous everything you said in the video... Before when I quit I realize it was super emotional but this time I’m older and I’m having a lot of changes happening all at once. I’ll keep at it, I must quit mentally emotionally and physically. But it must start with my thoughts. Thank you so much for This content is there a way I can donate?
You guys very helpful i quite after almost 18 years of smoking 🚬 never try to quite before eventually the time had come,i am free of nicotine one month now i share all your videos with all my friends those who still stragling . thanks love you!!!
I relapsed to smoking for the last 6 months so I guess i abstained for 5 months of no smoking before I relapsed. I quit smoking 4 days ago cold turkey. This time i'm sure I quit smoking and not abstained. Thank you for making me understand between abstaining from and quitting smoking. Reason for my last relapse: I went to a gambling casino and was exposed for prolong hours with cigarette smokers. And because I can't stand the prolong exposure I made a mistake by asking for one cigarette because I can't stand it anymore. I was going to blame my wife for bringing me to the casino but I admit it's all my fault and mistake because I'm the one who asked for a cigarette. I will not let it ever happen again. Thank you. So this time I quit. 1-Quit. Thank you very much Nasia Davos.
This year I decided again to quit but I am abstaining, as I don't do it for myself but for the loved ones. It' s really though to resist but I am doing all that I can.
With the aid of Varcenline line, 3rd try, I stopped on 4th day. The meds made everything taste bad, and me sick. After 6 weeks still stopped, I gave up the meds. I was doing so good, although still craving...2 days ago on day ,59 I smoked standing at the stovetop exhaust. I smoked again today in the car. Only a couple a day.....I feel on the road to stopping, but being pulled back in I want to be done with them. I am abstaining by your definition but still really trying. This is day 60. I found this site a few weeks ago and believe you approach is what I am attempting... psychology vs me...
I quit smoking today. I will make a commitment. I'm not relying on my will power. I'm relying to God. I surrender all addictions to God. I pray for all smokers to do the same. Thank you.
I have run out of money so I haven't had a cigarette in a couple of days. Same thing happened at the end of last month, and I didn't smoke for 4 days. That can't be considered to be quitting or abstaining. In both cases, it was forced deprivation. Last month, I had hoped to parlay those 4 smoke-free days into a final quit, but I bought cigarettes when I got paid. I think I'm still in the decision-making stage. Do you think my circumstances lend themselves to a successful quit? I guess the fact that I asked that question gives me my answer. Thanks for the videos. They're helping me now and will help me when I am in a position to CHOOSE to quit.
Compared to what I've heard about other people, my struggle to quit smoking was relatively easy. Perhaps I'm fortunate in how I'm a sharply decisive person. When I make any decision, I stick to it, unless there's a truly good reason why I should change my mind. I've always been this way and my daughter Evette has taken after me. It's a trait of leadership like being the captain of the ship. So with to quit smoking, I decided I would smoke no more, and that was it. Rather than to forcibly deny myself of smoking, I told myself, I could have a cigarette anytime I wanted, but I didn't want one. During my quitting phase, I carried around a pack of cigarettes and my lighter. Sometimes I'd start to pull one out and even put it in my mouth and light it, but then tell myself I didn't want it. My biggest problem with quitting was the weight gain. I got fat. I gained 140 pounds
No, the mental addiction does not go away by itself (unless you rely on luck and coincidence which is unreliable), you have to actively change how you think about smoking.
I'm 25 years old, i want to stop smokinging because i realize that it harms my body.. feels like a struggle between dark and light and i'm in the middle of it and that i have to choose 1 side Vitality or Damage fight on your own.. i would like to think that this world is a better place and it's worth to live long and healthy, but i remember Linkin Park vocalist choking on the rope.. Wars.. Crush streams.. Dark.. Inocence, new life, happiness..Love..
It the same thing quitting and abstaining. You use your will power to abstain from smoking and then reinforce the decision not to smoke by thinking of all of the positives you get from not smoking. Quitting but thinking in the back of your mind that you cannot quit isn’t going to work. Bottom line is everyone is different and there is no “better” or “guarantee” method to stop smoking.
This "quit" vs "abstain" differentiation was helpfull. Thank you lovely Nasia. Keep it going with your videos. Συνέχισε τα βίντεο γιατί θα βγεί σε καλό στο τέλος. Είμαι μαζί σου σε ότι κάνεις και ασφαλώς ετούτη την περίοδο είσαι κι εσύ μαζί μου βοηθός στο κόψιμο απο κάπνισμα που κάνω.
That's okay Lynn! You can always turn things around. It's all about your frame of mind. Start focusing on all the great things that are happening / will happen in your life now that you are addiction-free!
Fantastic! Made super sense...great video 👌👌👌 Abstain is when you postpone the next smoke ...with a pack of cigerette and lighter lying around next to you... Quit is when you go chuck the cigerette and the lighter in bin away from home...atleast that's the frist step
Thanks for watching! Let me know in the comments below who has quit?And who’s abstaining?
1-Quit
2-Abstain
3-Working on it
Hi I’m working on it I can’t get closure. I will say though, your videos are great really relatable and informative. I quit for 18 months 3 years ago but have smoked for the last year.
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I have made a decision to quit smoking today. I will make a commitment to stay quit permanently. I realize I have to do it for myself. No one else can do it for me. I'm done smoking. Thank you.
I diagnosed COPD 2yr ago! Friend mine enfazema! Rite inhalers I'm breathing! WHEN I LAY IN BED QUIET IM AWARE OF BREATHING EFFERT! 50YRS NEVER EVER REASON THINK ABOUT IT! I LAY IN BED THINK, I DID THIS! I COULD HAVE STOPPED! NO REVERSING IT NEITHER! DAMAGE IS DONE! BUT MEDICATIONS IM BREATHING GOOD! I WATCH HER VIDEOS PICK UP! I SURE HELL DONT WANT SMOKE NOW 4 SURE
Talk about triggers, Neighbor said I'd rather smoke than b a fat ass like u! IM NOT FALLING 4 THAT TRIGGER! AGAIN! SMOKING LAST THING MAKE LIFE BETTER! CANT OVEREAT IF IM DEAD LUNG CANCER😆🙄 so nice not smoking!! Thanks CBQ n god n doctors
Wow, this was really eye opening. Thank you for this perspective. I now realize my four attempts at quitting were actually abstaining, not quitting. You have given me hope and inspiration for my next attempt at quitting. And, I'd like to let you know I find I am Truly listening to you and letting it all sink in in a way I never have before. There is something about you that really matches my mentality in a way no one else has been able to reach. You say things that really make sense to me. Thank you.
I have watched about 10 of your videos. I have been abstaining tobacco for about a year with niccotine lozenges with a few failures. I smoked for 60 plus years. Your videos are arming me with knowledge,and inpiring me to quit. I have some lifelong friends who still smoke and feel bad for them. Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate you. Thankyou so much!!!
Just over 17 months into a cold turkey quit :)
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your success.
I just quit today. I will make a commitment to stay quit permanently. I was able to quit smoking before for 2 years. Thank you for your video.
I adore you, Nasia. I've forced myself to abstain from smoking dozens of times over the years, and now I feel I've got the right mindset to quit for good. Your videos have been so helpful. Thanks so much!
You're very welcome Jason! Let me know how you're doing!
It’s a ‘Decision’….once you DECIDE to quit you are in the right mental state👍
Hi I haven't smoked for nearly one month and I am going to stay this way thanks for your advice
Hi, thanks to your videos I have gained more freedom from smoking than I ever have in 50 years of chain smoking by Abstaining. But I get the difference this video makes clear and struggle with the Mental dependence. What I would really appreciate from you is an exploration unpacking what this Mental dependence is made up of, particularly in terms of Oral fixation, the need to keep the mouth busy by sucking, biting, chewing etc which relates to other addictions people who get stuck at this stage of development have, such as Alcohol dependence and Compulsive Overeating. I know you could be really helpful in helping smokers understand and process the meaning which drives the behaviour.
Best and exact time of having this video. Words can't express how much joy and confidence I have about this video, Practically this give me courage to maintain my Quitability from smoking. I'm also gladened to know the difference between quitting &abstaining. Well blessed
Thank you.
Ali
I'm glad you liked it. Congrats on your success, keep at it!
I have been abstaining but am ready to quit.
Thank you
Thank you for this video. I think I must have been abstaining as I was able to stop smoking for 18 months but have relapsed. I am striving to try again and successfully become smoke free. My prediction is That I will be successful as I was before but.... my confidence is not there yet.
I’m definitely going to use this method. Using your video to mentally prep for the day
I'm working on it, again
I'm embarrassed to say. I must quit! Thank you for the video. It definitely is perfect food for thought. It helps you to see your way to being a none smoker.
Great! Glad you liked it Betty. You can succeed. :)
You are annointed to do this assignment on earth! I see your videos to quit coffee sucessfully. Today is day six. The freedom signs are awesome sleep and anxiety feeling is same as euphroric feeling which is energy. My colleagues ask me why i higher without coffee.
I abstained today, but the entire day I just wanted to smoke , super irritable not wanting to talk to people, jealous everything you said in the video... Before when I quit I realize it was super emotional but this time I’m older and I’m having a lot of changes happening all at once. I’ll keep at it, I must quit mentally emotionally and physically. But it must start with my thoughts. Thank you so much for This content is there a way I can donate?
Hi Shaun, thank you for commenting, Really glad you enjoyed this video! No need to donate anything just keep watching the videos :D
So proud of you dear. I'll download this video.
You guys very helpful i quite after almost 18 years of smoking 🚬 never try to quite before eventually the time had come,i am free of nicotine one month now i share all your videos with all my friends those who still stragling . thanks love you!!!
Hi Wedi, congratulations on being 1 month smoke-free! You have achieved something truly incredible. Thanks for sharing our videos with your friends! 🙏
I relapsed to smoking for the last 6 months so I guess i abstained for 5 months of no smoking before I relapsed. I quit smoking 4 days ago cold turkey. This time i'm sure I quit smoking and not abstained. Thank you for making me understand between abstaining from and quitting smoking. Reason for my last relapse: I went to a gambling casino and was exposed for prolong hours with cigarette smokers. And because I can't stand the prolong exposure I made a mistake by asking for one cigarette because I can't stand it anymore. I was going to blame my wife for bringing me to the casino but I admit it's all my fault and mistake because I'm the one who asked for a cigarette. I will not let it ever happen again. Thank you. So this time I quit. 1-Quit. Thank you very much Nasia Davos.
58 days but I think I am abstaining.
This year I decided again to quit but I am abstaining, as I don't do it for myself but for the loved ones. It' s really though to resist but I am doing all that I can.
Working on it. Thanks for the info.
What really frustrates me is that I don’t enjoy smoking at all but I get so angry and nasty when ever I try to quit and I hate myself for it
Oh geez,I'm doing exactly the same thing,why oh why,!!!!!I don't get it
With the aid of Varcenline line, 3rd try, I stopped on 4th day. The meds made everything taste bad, and me sick. After 6 weeks still stopped, I gave up the meds. I was doing so good, although still craving...2 days ago on day ,59 I smoked standing at the stovetop exhaust. I smoked again today in the car. Only a couple a day.....I feel on the road to stopping, but being pulled back in
I want to be done with them. I am abstaining by your definition but still really trying. This is day 60. I found this site a few weeks ago and believe you approach is what I am attempting... psychology vs me...
Good job
I quit smoking today. I will make a commitment. I'm not relying on my will power. I'm relying to God. I surrender all addictions to God. I pray for all smokers to do the same. Thank you.
I haven't smoked since 6/24/2023 but still miss them. I need to redo the program!
I quit. Day 2. Thank you.
I think i am abstaining ☹️
I quit now..
7 days quit. I feel depressed. Sad. Nothing to look forward too. No joy.
That we posted a year ago. How have you done. Are you still smoke free and do you feel happier now?
I have run out of money so I haven't had a cigarette in a couple of days. Same thing happened at the end of last month, and I didn't smoke for 4 days. That can't be considered to be quitting or abstaining. In both cases, it was forced deprivation. Last month, I had hoped to parlay those 4 smoke-free days into a final quit, but I bought cigarettes when I got paid. I think I'm still in the decision-making stage. Do you think my circumstances lend themselves to a successful quit? I guess the fact that I asked that question gives me my answer. Thanks for the videos. They're helping me now and will help me when I am in a position to CHOOSE to quit.
Compared to what I've heard about other people, my struggle to quit smoking was relatively easy. Perhaps I'm fortunate in how I'm a sharply decisive person. When I make any decision, I stick to it, unless there's a truly good reason why I should change my mind. I've always been this way and my daughter Evette has taken after me. It's a trait of leadership like being the captain of the ship. So with to quit smoking, I decided I would smoke no more, and that was it. Rather than to forcibly deny myself of smoking, I told myself, I could have a cigarette anytime I wanted, but I didn't want one. During my quitting phase, I carried around a pack of cigarettes and my lighter. Sometimes I'd start to pull one out and even put it in my mouth and light it, but then tell myself I didn't want it. My biggest problem with quitting was the weight gain. I got fat. I gained 140 pounds
Can someone abstain long enough until their mental craving subside
No, the mental addiction does not go away by itself (unless you rely on luck and coincidence which is unreliable), you have to actively change how you think about smoking.
I'm 25 years old, i want to stop smokinging because i realize that it harms my body..
feels like a struggle between dark and light and i'm in the middle of it and that i have to choose 1 side
Vitality or Damage fight on your own.. i would like to think that this world is a better place and it's worth to live long and healthy, but i remember Linkin Park vocalist choking on the rope..
Wars.. Crush streams.. Dark..
Inocence, new life, happiness..Love..
I'll just keep smoking like those soljers Keep loading their guns and rockets
It the same thing quitting and abstaining. You use your will power to abstain from smoking and then reinforce the decision not to smoke by thinking of all of the positives you get from not smoking. Quitting but thinking in the back of your mind that you cannot quit isn’t going to work. Bottom line is everyone is different and there is no “better” or “guarantee” method to stop smoking.
I have tried to quit smoking many times I managed to last two days.
Then I caved because I was feeling horrible I’m very mean without cigs.
Hi, this is where I get confused, surely you need a bit old fashioned gumption to beat this?
This "quit" vs "abstain" differentiation was helpfull. Thank you lovely Nasia. Keep it going with your videos. Συνέχισε τα βίντεο γιατί θα βγεί σε καλό στο τέλος. Είμαι μαζί σου σε ότι κάνεις και ασφαλώς ετούτη την περίοδο είσαι κι εσύ μαζί μου βοηθός στο κόψιμο απο κάπνισμα που κάνω.
Thank you Alexis. Wish you success, you can do this!
@@CBQMethod Thank you a lot Nasia!
This might explain all the quit smoking forums & sites. They moan & constantly describe the horrors of withdrawal. They scare me from even trying.
I'm quit with the CBQ method and your tedx video. Your dress was nice
Thank you for your kind words and congratulations on your success!
In the past I have never made it more than 3 days and I get depressed, but I absolutely must quit. My health is already in danger
I thought tapering off... abstaining at first then full quit?... is that a successful method?
U r my favourite
I have quit only two days one day at a time
I think, I’m abstaining 🥴
That's okay Lynn! You can always turn things around. It's all about your frame of mind. Start focusing on all the great things that are happening / will happen in your life now that you are addiction-free!
Smoking Cessation Formula - CBQ Method yes, I have been. It’s working . Thank you for all you do♥️
I quit
8 days already
Fantastic! Made super sense...great video 👌👌👌
Abstain is when you postpone the next smoke ...with a pack of cigerette and lighter lying around next to you...
Quit is when you go chuck the cigerette and the lighter in bin away from home...atleast that's the frist step
Still smoking
My bf threatened to break up if i kept smoking so i quit
I can't imagine how beautiful you WERE when you WERE 16 years OLD
When I was 16 years old I was a child.
Just change your shirt you are not grandma yet