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What you do is not important. How you do, what you do,
is important. The same rule is applicable to smoking also. There are
many quit smoking programs available. Take any book on how to quit
smoking and you get a number of tips on quitting smoking.
But your nicotine addiction knows them all. It knows that such tips are only
the tip of the iceberg. Nicotine is like that mighty mass of ice below
the ocean which you can not see with the naked eye. The challenge of
nicotine is formidable. Yet, you can beat it and own the tile of 'former
smoker'.
For your benefit, some of the tips are given below:
Your will power gets the top priority. The fact is
proved that nicotine addiction is 80 % psychological and 20 %
physiological which means, your determination gets the first vote. If
you doubt your own ability, how can you succeed? So, your decision to
beat back the cravings needs to be strong and a determined one.
“An idle mind is devil's workshop.” Isn't it? When you sit idle, you feel
like lighting up a cigarette. Take time for sports and physical
activity. During physical activity, your blood will circulate more and
the impurities in it are likely to find an outlet in the form of sweat.
You breathe deeply when you exercise, which is good for the body.
Be away from the area of cigarette influence like smoking friends, smoking
joints, clubs, parties and alike. If you are halfway through your quit
smoking program, you need to be very strict in this regard. This is the
transition period. Any latitude will work to your disadvantage. Plan
your leisure time very well.
Whenever you feel like lighting a cigarette, do something else. Eat a
biscuit or a sandwich. Drink some water. You can go on drinking water
in small quantities throughout the day. This will help you a lot.
Advertise about your quit smoking
program in an extensive manner. Let your friends know about it. Let them
understand your aim. Tell them, that you are taking this step as per
medical advise.
Your will power is your strongest point. Many a times, you quit smoking
and restart the habit, but this time, you must win. Yes, it is your will
power which is guiding you. Let your determination be more and more strong.
On the physical front, do yoga and meditation. The power of mediation is
so strong, all the negative tendencies, including the nicotine knot on
you, will loosen.
Make a list of the reasons that have made you take the decision to quit
smoking, in which there is bound to be a reference to some of the
killing diseases. Read the list again and again. Human life is too
precious to squander on the stubs and ash of cigarettes.
Ensure that your frame of mind is positive, positive and positive again!
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