"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
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"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
The important thing to know is that you have to get the nicotine out of your system completely to overcome the addiction. That means no patches or gum and no cutting down.
Personally, I gave up smoking and turned to bulking up and working out, which helped distract me from the cravings and give me a good incentive to stay off the cigarettes. I did start eating more, but I made sure I was eating high protein/low calorie food to advance my bulking.
Also, try writing a long list of benefits from giving up and compare it with the benefits of continuing. It helps put it into perspective.
As Sazuki said, the first 3 weeks are the hardest, but after that you'll be glad you gave up.