Smart Ways To Stop Smoking
People say I have tried to stop smoking several times and failed,Some people say others can stop smoking easily,listen if I can stop smoking after 40 cigs a day over 42 years you sure can.
Quitting the habit quickly is important, especially since there are a variety of dangers that go along with smoking. More than likely you already know all the dangers that come along with smoking, so we’ll not go into them here, but you shouldn’t stop thinking about them.
It’s not easy to kick the habit.
There are literally thousands of methods out there. Some will work for you, some won’t.
What works for you may not work for someone else and, conversely, what worked for your friend may not work for you.
This is why you can’t just dismiss a method for stopping smoking just because you’ve heard people say it doesn’t work or it just seems too ‘weird’ or ’stupid’ to possibly help you quit smoking.
So let’s talk about substituting one habit for another.
I have heard of people giving up smoking using this method, where they replace their habit with another habit.
We all have habits, they dictate much of our lives. Some are bad, some are good and yet others are neither bad nor good.
The trick in this instance, if you’re gonna try this method, is to pick a habit that will distract you sufficiently from smoking (at least long enough for the craving to pass), but that will also not become damaging in itself!
For example, I have known people to stop smoking by sucking on boiled sweets whenever the urge arises for a cigarette. The problem is pretty obvious: gaining weight, rotten teeth, etc.
One of my attempts to quit smoking involved chewing on a straw! Strange as it sounds it did actually quell my cravings for a while.
Here are some other habits (good ones only!) you may want to try:
- sugar free boiled sweets/lollipops/gum (watch this one, the sweeteners can cause a laxative effect in excessive amounts!)
- chewing toothpicks
- chewing straws
- take up a hobby
- spend more time with your kids/pets/spouse/family/friends
- spend more time with a non-smoker friend (this one’s quite good actually)
- go somewhere pretty, like a park or the beach and enjoy the view
- get fit, take up swimming or running or whatever takes your fancy
- take up yoga, meditation or Tai Chi
Willpower is the key to controlling any habit and if you can strenthen your resolve to stop smoking then that will help you enormously. This seems to be the idea with hypnosis so that your subconcious mind becomes more convinced that you do not want to smoke a cigarette at all. I have not tried this myself but it seems that some people have found this a very effective way of overcoming their desire for a cigarette.
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Your attempts to help, no matter how well meaning, are likely to be ignored at best, and dismissed as nagging at worst. So just how do you help someone to quit smoking? It’s not easy, but if you are to have any hope of success, you will have to use a bit of reverse psychology.
If possible, wait until your birthday, anniversary or other special occasion is on the horizon. Christmas is more difficult as people tend to want to relax, which for a smoker will certainly include smoking for them! New Year, however, can be a good trigger time to make this work even though gifts are not traditional at that time.
Now, you may have heard of a quit smoking aid, program or course that you think will work for the smoker. Research with care – there is a vast range on the market, each with its own set of benefits. You are going to purchase the aid you choose as a gift – but with a twist.
It is vitally important that if this tactic is going to succeed in helping someone to quit smoking that you follow the rest of the instructions.
Get a nice card and make sure it is opened before the gift itself. The message inside should read, give or take your own style of wording:
“As your gift to me, (this anniversary, New Year,occasion of your choice), all I ask is that you use this as it is intended. If, once you have done that, you decide to continue smoking, I will respect your decision and I will never mention it again.
“Your being alive and healthy is the most valuable thing I could think of to want in my life right now. Thank you.”
By accepting your gift, the other person is obligated to give you the gift of using it. In case you think this is underhand or manipulative, just spend a few moments considering all the cigarette and tobacco advertising you’ve seen over the years and ask yourself which is the manipulative one?
If you sincerely want to help someone quit smoking you have to undo all the damage they’ve done. This idea might just do the trick.
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