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Smoking - Quit!
Formula For Quit Smoking SuccessMake a list of all of the reasons why you should quit smoking. Next to each item draw a picture of the reason. Now make a list of all the reasons why you believe that you can succeed and quit smoking. Positive thinking is one of the most important ingredients to a smoker’s successful attempt to quit smoking. They have to believe that they can quit smoking. Understanding all the important reasons for quitting can help you to stay focused on the prize. If you believe you can quit smoking, then you can.
Keep this list handy for those times when an unguarded moment causes you to falter. Make a goal picture of what you will look like being triumphant over the evil cravings. Post the picture where you will see it. Post signs over the whole house that declare you to be smoke-free Ask for support from your family, friends and co-workers. Ask for their encouragement when you feel yourself slipping. Plan to succeed. Make a plan and detail what it is that you will do to succeed. Write out what you will do when cravings strike. Make sure you know how you will handle any situation that may arise. Make your plan specific with a date to quit smoking. Announce your plans to everyone so that they will all know that you are going to be quitting and can uplift you when needed.
Make plans to celebrate your success. Throw a party or go out to dinner with friends. Make a specific date to celebrate your achievement. Make another list of everything you are going to be able to do just as soon as you are home free. Put on this list such things as to be able to enjoy food again, playing on a team and not getting overly tired, buying something you have always wanted with the money you have saved by not smoking anymore. Put in BOLD highlighter all of your triggers and next to each one put what you will do to combat this trigger, make your comments detailed. Have a list of support persons who would be willing to have you call them day or night and chat about your cravings. On the day that is your start day make sure that you go through the house and office throwing away or giving away anything that is connected to your smoking and sell it or throw them all away. There are usually multiple addictions, not just to the nicotine but to the different ways you experience smoking - the feel of the cigarette in your fingers, the sounds the cigarette makes when being lit and when you take a draw from it. The many aspects of smoking that you become so used to are also addictions that you need to overcome.
Don’t be a couch potato, get moving and stay busy so you don't think about needing to smoke. Keep your body and mind moving. The first few days are the roughest. It might be best to quit on a Friday evening so you have all weekend to use for the roughest part of the process. Latest Stop Smoking News
12/05/2008 |
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