Five Techniques to Move Forward through Difficult quits
It can be said that life’s a journey. The only way to progress through this journey is to take steps forward. Throughout our lives we will encounter a number of twists and turns, perhaps even a few stoppages. Obstacles make life challenging and rewarding. It’s important to remember that even though we may find life difficult at times, we must continue moving forward.
Dipp and Nicotine can make moving forward seem impossible at times. Overcoming these challenges starts as simply putting one foot in front of the other. Learning small daily strategies can help dismantle the overwhelming cravings caused by quitting , and other similar triggers. This can be hard, especially when we find ourselves in the midst of a difficult crossroads, or a path that seemingly leads to nowhere. The only way we can find our way is to continue moving forward.
Five Tips to Continue Moving Forward
1. Don’t Give Up Firstly, and perhaps most importantly – don’t give up! Just because an obstacle emerges, no matter what size, does not mean that the journey is over. once you quit, it is never quite the same. Your relationships, job, and your life, are better and you are in charge of your choices. Giving up may enter your mind, but find some way to keep going, even if you have to do things a little differently like talking to strangers on the internet. So when the going gets tough, don’t be afraid to text a brother, or, to find a way to overcome the funk obstructing your way. The journey continues from there.
2. Stay Positive It may seem a bit cliche to say that positivity is key, but the truth is often worth repeating. A positive mindset can make all the difference when it comes to progressing through one’s life and it’s challenges. It is also important to remember that the world is not our enemy. True, we will all face our own shares of ups and downs, but when we are confronted by the “Craves”, we must remember that they don’t happen because the universe hates us or that we are the victims of some sort of terrible cosmic vendetta. Rather, by adopting the perception that the world around us exists to do us good, we can learn to see the opportunities that surround us, instead of just focusing on the obstacles. In this way, we open ourselves up to the possibility to flourish, and learn not to accept failure.
3. Take Things One Day at a Time A simple yet effective piece of advice is also to take things one day – or one step – at a time. Trying to tackle more than one day head on all at once is the easiest way to get overwhelmed and, consequently, want to just give up. Instead, it helps to learn to tackle things one at a time. For example, if we’re having problems with your quit, worrying when the suck is going to go away can seem not only difficult but outright impossible, which can lead us to feeling defeated before we even try. But by approaching our Quits one step at a time, we can improve our resolve by strengthening the parts that comprise it. To begin with, we might start by improving WUPP, then maybe we text more vets or post in other groups. One-by-one we take on the things that were causing us to feel triggered and stressed, and by doing so we not only improve the health of others quit, but our own personal quit as well. We don’t need to do everything at once in order to see progress. In fact, we may find that it is easier to move forward when we are taking steps, rather than large, uncoordinated leaps.
4. Go at Your Own Pace Quit is not a race, therefore there is no need to rush progress. You may have been beaten down, but you are not broken. Even if you have dipped for years and lived through a life-altering trauma, if you still have a beating heart and air in your lungs, you can quit. The key is doing what we can, when we can, and taking breaks when we need to (burn out is real). These periods of rest can be what we need in order to get the energy to continue forward. However, we must remember that taking breaks should not be the same thing as stopping entirely. In other words, if we’re trying to get help our quit and decide to have a cheat day by not posting roll, we shouldn’t allow that day to become everyday, otherwise it defeats the purpose. We must continue on our quit journey, but there is nothing wrong with taking time every now and then to collect ourselves and refocus on our quits.
5. Don’t Be Afraid of Disappointment Unfortunately, disappointment as natural to life as is breathing. People from all walks of life experience disappointment, regardless of who they are. That being said, disappointments, while admittedly discouraging, should never stop us from moving forward in our quits. There is nothing wrong with feeling disappointed from time-to-time, but disappointment is not an excuse to go back to dipping and destroying our body's again, as has always been said 1 problem + nicotine= 2 problems. No matter what, we must keep going. After all, we have a lot to see and do before our journeys end. So why let cancer fuck that up?
Nick~133~ ran into this blog and revised most of it to fit my quit.
