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Quit Smoking Tips

Statistics reveal that smoking not only kills 120,000 people in United Kingdom every year but causes a variety of diseases as well.  There are more than 4000 different chemical compounds found in the cigarette smoke, including  nicotine, carbon monoxide, ammonia, formaldehyde and arsenic, which are harmful to our bodies whether you are the smoker or someone being affected by second hand smoke.  More than fifty of these chemical compounds have been shown to cause cancer and it is not uncommon to see many smokers being stricken by lung cancer.. 

Smoking is an addiction to nicotine.  Just a few sticks a day can be harmful to your health and damaging to your cells in the long run.  Many smokers do think to quit smoking but because it is not easy to do so and requires a big commitment and strong desire to want to quit smoking, many avoid going through the actual quit smoking drive and continue with what they are most comfortable with. 

Core Desire To Quit Smoking

In order to be able to quit smoking successfully, you must first of all know why is it that you want to quit smoking.  What are the benefits that you are looking for?  Better health, improved fitness level, getting back your sense of taste and smell, easier breathing, less likelihood of developing heart disease, lung disease, stroke or cancer are some of the benefits that smokers look forward to when they decide to quit smoking.  Not only are the health benefits to the smoker numerous, even more advantageous is the better environment for those around the smokers, especially for their loved ones.

To quit smoking may be one of the hardest things you have ever embarked upon as it can be a monumental task.  In order to successfully quit smoking, you have to know all your own reasons for wanting to get rid of a habit that may have taken up more than half or even three-quarters of your life.  Although our society is becoming less accepting of smoking with some governments enforcing ‘No Smoking Sections’ in food outlets and air-conditioned areas, if you are not ready to undertake the challenge to quit smoking, nothing will help you kick the habit for good.

Why Quit Smoking

In order to be able to kick the smoking habit for life, you want to be able to take some time to prepare yourself.  Have a goal for yourself as in when you want to start to quit smoking, how are you going to go through the whole program without relapse, what you will do if you face a relapse, how are you going to cut down on the cigarettes, by when will it be zero cigarettes, and so on.  Once you have written out your plan, stick to it as closely as possible.  It would be advisable to start slowly, that is, if you smoke ten sticks a day, you may cut down by one a day for one day, then two a day for two days…..  There is no right or wrong.  Do what you feel comfortable with.  Eventually you will find yourself smoking less and you can adjust the plan if so required.

It would be good to also think of some of the worst case scenarios that could befall you if you do not quit smoking now.  Then write down the reasons that motivate you to want to kick the smoking habit.  Look at the consequences in a positive light and give yourself the encouragement and commitment to go through this huge step now.

Announce To Yourself Your Intention

As studies have shown, your brain plays a very important part in this as well.  Picture yourself actually having quit smoking!  Give yourself positive affirmations everyday as well.  “I have quit smoking as I want better health.”  Or “I have quit smoking as I want to breathe better.”  Most smokers find that they tend to go back to their normal after having quit for a day or two, and most are back at it within three to six months.  Do not be discouraged if that happens.  So long as you have the will to go for it and the mind to quit smoking, that will be a good starting point. 

Announce To Others Your Intention

Another way that many have found helpful and succeeded in their journey to quit smoking is to announce to everyone what you are intending to do.  Ask for their help and support.  Tell your family, colleagues, business associates, friends and everyone you know that you are going to kick the smoking habit and get their support to help you.  Announce to the whole world.

Some ex-smokers have found that it helps to suck on sweets or chew gum when they feel the urge to want to smoke and go back to the habit.  By doing so, this helps you get over the sensation of having that cigarette in your mouth. 

Certain health drinks also have the ability to help you curb your smoking desire by working at the cellular level.  A friend of mine was skeptical and did not think that it would work.  However, he tried the juice and it helped him quit smoking.  It has now been more than a month since he touched a stick.  There have also been many testimonials by others who have been helped in this way.

If none of the above work, another program that you might consider is Neuro-Linguistic Programming or Hypnosis.  It is a natural way to help train your mind to quit smoking which has helped thousands to quit.  With the correct mindset, core desire and commitment, you can stop smoking cigarettes by today, and for the rest of your life.