The Decision to Quit Smoking
I made the decision to quit smoking on November 17, 2010. As a 31 year-old and an Independent Product Consultant for dōTERRA, I felt it was time and the right choice. The oils, I believed, would help me quit smoking. Each time I had the urge to smoke, and it happened a lot, I put a drop of Clove and a drop of On Guard essential oil directly on my tongue. I continued doing this for a week. Then I chose to use only OnGuard. Today, approximately one month after I chose to quit smoking, I use OnGuard throat drops whenever I have the urge to smoke. These urges have drastically decreased from when I first began, and I have not had a cigarette since November 17, 2010.
Smokers may be aware that the other difficulty faced is your temper. When a smoker misses their cigarette, they can become easily irritated and moody. In my home we have a dōTERRA diffuser, and in that diffuser I place Lavender and Serenity. It has been a great lift to my spirits and allows me to relax. I believe that my diffuser saved me from sleepless nights as I began my journey to become smoke free. I highly recommend it to others who are trying to quit smoking.
-Martin
Comments
Martin you rock! Way to go on the stop smoking bro! A section of Denmark is now smoke free!
Wade Holbrook
January 3rd, 2011
Congratulations! Good for you. Thanks for sharing another way that the oils can help people.
Cindy
January 5th, 2011
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing. My brother’s new year’s resolution is to quit smoking and this will help him!
Sunny Park
January 16th, 2011
I tried this exact method. It did not work for me. The cigarettes actually taste pretty good with onguard. LOL I guess it just isn’t my time.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Romine
January 23rd, 2011
@Martin – this is awesome. I am passing it along to others.
It’s your time when you say it is.
@Elizabeth – The key with the EOs is really finding what works best for YOU. You definitely have to play around with them. Getting scanned with the Compass scanner helps as well. A good time for you to be scanned might be when you are have the urge to smoke. I know that for me, with my depression, the oils that worked for loads of my friends did NOT work at all for me. I refer to Wild Orange as my crack, whereas a FEW of my friends use Balance. It just takes some trial and error. You can do it.
Stephanie
March 22nd, 2011
Congrats to you for wanting to live and give up smoking. I know essential oils will keep you well.
Cheyenne Renard
April 9th, 2011
I’m going to try this! Congrats to you, any smoker knows this is not an easy habit to overcome.
Trish
February 18th, 2012