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An
easy to follow quit smoking program to help you on your quest to
stop smoking
 People
smoke for many reasons, peer pressure, stress or even for appearances
sake. However smoking as many know can not only hurt you, but also
people around you. So quit smoking now to save your life. To stop
smoking is no easy feat but the only way you can beat nicotine is
by not giving up no matter how hard it might seem.
5
keys tips to quitting smoking:
Key
1: Get Ready
You think you’re ready to quit smoking? Then prove it. Set
a firm date that you will stop smoking instead of an elusive ‘someday’.
Once you have that date you’re ready to take the next step
which is to remove all signs of smoking from your home and office.
Whether it may be cigarettes, or ashtrays, throw them away!
Don’t leave them lying around for when a ‘friend’
visits. Remove these objects from your home, your car and even your
work. Also make sure that your friends know that they are no longer
allowed to smoke at your home.
Key
2: Support
You must have a lot of will power to quit smoking. However, statistics
and studies have shown that aside from willpower, some kind of support
goes a long way. Let everyone you know, know that you are going
to stop smoking. Let your family, friends and colleagues know of
your goals and get them to help you quit by not smoking and not
leaving cigarettes lying around.
Look
around your area for a counseling group which supports and helps
people who have decided to quit smoking. To start off, try calling
your local health department for information on such programs around
your area. That would be the best place to look.
Key
3: Pick up new habits
Since smoking used to take up a huge chunk of your time, you will
probably be left with a lot of time in your hands since you quit
smoking. Ensure that you have plenty to do and keep yourself occupied
to distract you from smoking. Simple tasks like taking a walk, calling
a friend or picking up a hobby can help greatly in your effort to
quit smoking.
Instead
of smoking it is often recommended that you chew on some gum or
have a snack like sweets to keep your mouth busy.
Key
4: Medication
As with support, medication is a supplement to your willpower to
quit smoking. The correct quit smoking aids can help lessen the
urge to smoke and thus improve your chances to stop smoking. There
are certain drugs and other forms of aids that are recommended.
But check with your local doctor or pharmacist before you pick up
a product and use it. You might not like the idea of medication
and foreign aids, but studies have shown that using quit smoking
aids have doubled people’s chances of quitting.
Key
5: Be Prepared
Incase you haven’t heard, relapses tend to occur even after
you’ve quit smoking. It HAPPENS. What is important is that
you don’t get discouraged and give up. Here are a few ways
to keep you from relapsing:
- Avoid
alcohol because drinking lowers your chance of successfully quitting.
- Avoid
being around other smokers because that can make you feel like
smoking.
- You
might get into depression because you’ve quit smoking. But
try to distract yourself and improve your mood using other methods
besides smoking.
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