The program is designed to help you quit smoking naturally without using any nicotine substitutes, and we don’t recommend them because:
1. You will be prolonging the physical withdrawal. When you’re nicotine-free, the withdrawals begin and end. When you use nicotine substitutes, you have a longer withdrawal. Also, when you stop using the nicotine substitutes, you will still go through withdrawals – so why not get it over with and be free?
2. Using nicotine substitutes keeps the mental addiction alive. Because it’s like telling yourself that nicotine is something you need in your life. So when you wear the patch or chew the nicotine gum, you have more intense mental cravings.
You don’t need nicotine, and the withdrawal is not worse than a common cold. Overcoming this addiction is a mind game, and it’s as easy or as big of a deal as we make it to be. Day 11 of the program addresses that in depth.
If you currently smoke while on the patch/gum, it’s best to stop the patch/gum on day 0, continue the program while smoking, and quit smoking on day 10.
If that’s not possible and you know you will be using nicotine substitutes along with smoking, please make sure you’re recording all the cigarettes you smoke in your notebook as well as all the nicotine substitutes you use. (See the exercise of day 0, video 4)
For example, every time you put on a patch, right after you put it on, add that to your smoking notebook and fill all the columns.
This is important if you wish to stop all forms of nicotine, which of course, you can do!
If you don’t smoke right now and you’re only using the patch/gum, you can use the program as it is and get off the patch/gum on day 10 of the program.
Please make sure you create a customized countdown to help you wean off these nicotine substitutes while going through the program. You can create a customized countdown under any video of day 0.
These instructions apply to all nicotine substitutes.
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