Addiction Recovery

I will say that I am lucky. Smoking has held no ill effects for me. Perhaps I did not inhale deep enough or whatever or perhaps the genetics of having people who live to 100 plus in my family had something to do with it. My journey to quit smoking started more than 2 decades ago. I never thought the smell of stale tobacco was glorious even as a smoker. I always tried to be a considerate smoker. I did not mind sitting in a non smoking section and I did not mind going outside to smoke.

The first thing I tried was the gum and other then making my mouth feel inflamed it did nothing for me. The hypnotist lasted almost 2 full weeks. The patch worked for a while to alleviate the withdrawal or so I thought.

My friend spent the money to do laser only to start again in 3 months as a sneaky smoker. There is no such thing as a sneaky smoker. The reason I say this is the smell even a faint odor lingers on the person. If you are going to smoke just do it honestly that is if you are old enough.

My husband and I were in one of my favorite Book Stores and saw a book for $14.00 on the Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Alan Carr. I of course bought the book and my husband said you really believe this. I said no, but I have tried everything else besides I can still smoke while I read. This was the beginning of December of 2006 and now on December 27, 2007 I will be smoke free for 1 year. It was easy and informative in a totally different manner then what we hear from the scare tactics.

The man had a 5 pack a day habit and drew from his own experience and decided to make it as it turned out his life long study of why people smoke. I felt so connected to him from the first chapter of this small book and was laughing a lot.

Some people say the weight gain keeps them from stopping. I now know why I became fat while I smoked. The bottom line is since I controlled how much I smoked I kept myself in perpetual withdrawal and just exasperated my agony of smoking.

One week after I decided I was done my husband and I were invited to a social event where there were many smokers. My husband was concerned that the environment would not be good for me. I said well there is only one way to find out if I have really quit. The experience did not bother me at all in fact it was quite the opposite I had no desire for the smell. I knew then that I was a non smoker.
Another benefit I have noticed is many of the dark spots on my skin just simply disappeared.

I am a firm believer why get addicted to something else? In other words why change one habit for another? No patches, no gums, no pills, no anxiety, no nothing, and a 33 year habit is gone. I still shake my head wondering how did something so simple make it easy for me to stop.

I hope my experience helps someone else on the journey to quit.

Ruth Bruegger lives in Rockton Illinois with her Husband Hans. Ruth has 4 grown children and eight grandchildren. Ruth has owned her own business for 15 years. She has attended the Eureka Ranch to learn marketing and was on the radio with Doug Hall. Ruth has been written up for Tourism ideas in a book written by the University of Wisconsin. She has her CIAO in Taxes. Ruth wrote political bios, church missions newsletter and the first History of Harlem Township. She was the first woman on the Zoning Board in Rockton IL, also served on the Village Board. She has won many business awards over the years as well as being chosen to receive a Volunteer Award. Ruths passion is checking out new and interesting places and people. Ruths latest vision is to bring the Creative Secrets of Rockton Roscoe and South Beloit to you no matter where you live. To learn more about Ruths journey go to http://www.creative-secrets-in-rockton-roscoe-south-beloit.com

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