Whats Your Best Strategy For Taking A Break?

[Whats a KM?]

Ive been smoking on and off for about 6 years. more so on. Every time i take a break i end up coming back a week or two later. im really looking to start a rotation of a month casually on, a month off and im wondering what strategies you guys employ to take your mind off smoking. O and i guess i should say im not completely addicted to hookah, but all of my friends smoke and i almost always end up participating in a sesh when we chill on the weekends. hard not to after a couple of drinks. any input is welcome.

[bigtoepfer]

For me it was just one of those willpower things. Just said I was gonna take a break and I did. But when the people you hang out with are smoking then that just makes it all the more difficult.

[delSol_si]

Take your hookahs to a friends house and leave them there. I left all my hookahs and accessories as my buddy's place during winter break and part of last summer. I didn't smoke much at all because he lives 3.5 hours away from where my parents are at (i stay with my parents during breaks). Out of sight, out of mind....sometimes. Of course, I still thought about smoking and really wanted to...but come on, are you going to drive 215 miles for a hookah session? NO Well, then again i think i drove about that much to K1024's hookahfest, but that was a different story.

[Arcane]

the only break i want is off a piece of that kit kat bar...

[Codename067]

Just do it man! Don't make your self feel the need to smoke.

I can choose not to smoke for several days if I wanted, and I have done it before! I'd be lying if I said I didn't crave smoking during those days, but hell, I never [i]needed[/i] to smoke. Two different stories!

Just put your mind to it!

[Chreees]

All about the willpower... I don't ever have "urges." I smoke because I enjoy it, in my spare time. I usually smoke 2-3 times a week, but some weeks I just don't get a chance due to how busy I am with work and school, especially since I'm really getting into my classes for my major.

One definite way to take your mind off of it is stay busy doing something else. If you go to school and work and have too much spare time, join some clubs or something. Put yourself out there and do more stuff. Not only will it take your mind off hookah but it'll also look good when you're trying to find a job out in the field when you graduate. If you just work and don't go to school, then I say pick up a hobby that'll take up more of your time and will keep hookah out of your mind. Build a car, a toy plane, build a train set (I did that back in the day as a kid- hella fun), or find house projects to work on... The possibilities for hobbies to take your mind off hookah are endless...