1. Built up a strong belief in you blended with stronger will
power to quit smoking. Consider giving up smoking as one of the
very difficult things you have done in your life. It's all up to
you.
2. Develop your plan and take a decision right away for doing
things accordingly.
3. make short note why you want to quit (benefits of
quitting)live longer far better, for your family , some money,
smell better to find a mate easily etc. you know very well what
is bad about smoking and what you will achieve by quitting
smoking. Put the same on a paper and read it daily once.
4. Seek an all out support from your family and friends for your
decision to quit. Tell them in the very near future you may
become irritable, even irrational as a cause of quitting smoking
habit.
5. Get on with a set date for quitting and also decide on what
day you intend to say a final good-bye to cigarette. You may
hold a small ceremony when you smoke your last cigarette. It's
up to your liking.
6. Speak to your doctor about quitting. A whole hearted support
from a physician would work out as proven way to better off your
shames to quit.
7. An exercise program on daily basis is going to help you
relive of stress, and recover from years of damage from
cigarettes, may be you can start walking ones or twice per day.
You may also consider about some rigorous activities 3 to 4
times per week. Consult your physician prior to begin any
exercise program.
8. Practice some deep breathing every day 3 to 5 minutes breath
in through the nose slowly hold breath for a few seconds, exhale
slowly through your mouth.
9. Begin to visualize your way as a non-smoker. Close your eyes
imagine yourself turning down offers of cigarettes, offered by
someone, throwing all of your packs of cigarette away, winning a
gold medal for doing so. A powerful visualization really works.
10. Cut back on cigarettes keep it with a gradual speed. (make
sure a quit date till then) This scenario would call for a clear
cut plan as to 'how many cigarettes ' you will smoke everyday
reducing the number following each day; you buy only one pack at
a time, changing brands means you don't enjoy smoking as much
pall on cigarettes to someone else when feel like to smoke you
have to ask for each time.
11. Mostly smokers feel if to give up smoking take firm decision
once for all, just to quit abruptly, no point trying to go slow
and steady. You are the best judge quitting cold turkey or by
gradual quitting.
12. Make a genuine attempt to find out another smoker who is
also trying to quit help each other disusing some positive
thought just because quitting becomes different.
13. You have 'clean sheet' now after quitting smoking your area
non smoker. You can now think of celebrating the milestone of
your journey step by step. After a period of two weeks see a
movie, visit a funny restaurant a month after. Covering a time
span of three months move out for you after six months. A year
after have a party for yourself, invite your family friends to
your birthday party, celebrate your new beginning of life.
14. To drink lot of water. Drinking of more would help flushing
out nicotine and chemical out of your body.
15. avoid triggers, learn to plan alternative means and way to
deal with the trigger like you feel smoking when in stress, in
the end of a meal, arrival at the work, entering a bar etc.
About the author:
Tony Robinson is an ex-smoker, Webmaster and International
Author. Visit
http://www.quit-smoking-assist.com/ for his quit
smoking tips.
