Tip 1: Rise above the cravings
Imagine the cigarettes as
crutches. You’ve always had these crutches to lean on and soon, it becomes
impossible to walk without them. The important thing to learn is that as soon
as you walk on your feet again, they’ll quickly regain strength. It may be a
little known fact, but about half of what a smoker inhales from his cigarette
is pure air. The next time you’re hit with a craving, take some deep breaths
and relax. You will soon be able to rise above the craving, feel refreshed, and
move on.
Tip 2: All the reasons to quit
Why do you want to quit? Do
you have children? Do you want to live to see your grandchildren? Are you sick
of the smell? Whatever your reasons are, write them down. Keep a daily journal
of how you feel and in the very first entry list in bold letters every reason
you have for quitting. List things like health reasons, expense, inconvenience,
bad breath, or other reasons and make the list as long as possible. Also be
sure to list how you WILL feel when you’ve kicked the habit.
Tip 3: The good, the bad and the ugly
After you complete your
lists of reasons you want to quit and how you’ll feel after you’ve quit, make a
list of the consequences of not quitting. Have other smokers in your family
gotten cancer? Have they died? Do they have to speak through a hole in their
neck? Will you be unable to pay off debt because you’re always buying
cigarettes? Whatever you consequences, be sure to list all of them. As above, be
sure to list the consequences (good consequences, of course) of quitting. Keep
them to look forward to.
Tip 4: Break time!
Most smokers agree: a
cigarette is a break. When quitting, give yourself breaks, but do something. Go
for walk, eat a piece of fruit or drink some juice. This is critical because
the body will be going through changes expelling all the accumulated poisons.
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