How Can You Stop Smoking
Is quitting smoking that hard a nut to crack? No, it
is not and it can be further eased by following these simple steps:
1) Remember that you can and you will do it. Whenever you feel your
resolve weakening, try and divert your attention and practice some
deep breathing. In fact, deep breathing will be helpful for you later
on as well in all kinds of stressful situations.
2) Try and stay away from stimulants like alcohol, sugar and coffee.
These increase our desire for a smoke. Also, avoid fatty foods as your
metabolism will slow down so you are likely to gain weight after
quitting. You can chew on healthy snacks like carrot sticks and
apples. Chewing gum is also okay as long as you are not doing anything
that makes you want to go in for a smoke again.
3) Try and drink loads of water which will just help flush out the
nicotine and other toxins from your system.
4) Think and write down all the bad things about smoking and a smoker.
This will help you out as you will realize that smoking isn't that
good after all.
5) If you feel that you can not resist the urge to have a cigarette, try
and involve yourself in some other activity. Divert your mind to a new
hobby. Join yoga which is a great way for you to put your mind in
another direction.
6) The best way is to start exercising. This will not only refresh you
but in the bargain, you will end up acquiring a great body. What more
could one ask for?
7) If you still can not keep away, try some alternate methods like
chewing a gum, cinnamon sticks or even artificial
cigarettes.
8) Confide in your close family and friends that you are trying to quit
smoking. So, you may be grumpy for a few weeks. They'll surely
understand and bear with you.
9) Destroy all the cigarettes and ashtrays that
you might be having. Ask
somebody to hide them away from your sight so that you do not get
tempted.
10) You have to resist the urge for even a single cigarette because that
single cigarette will lead you back to your old habit which you have
tried so hard to kick off.
11) Try and stick to places where you are not allowed to smoke like the
library and the cinema halls.
12) Learn to handle the stress in some other alternate way.
13) Think
that you are saving your own life and also of those around you.
They'll no more be the victims of passive smoking.
Visualize and see yourself as a non-smoker and the image and health
benefits that you would enjoy. Then keep repeating to yourself that
you are a non-smoker.
So, resort to these steps and just keep trying till the time you don't
reach the other side of the road.