You've probably tried to quit smoking before. Most smokers have more than one attempt at quitting before they finally succeed.
What you need is an action plan to help you stop smoking in a week.
Follow the steps below and you'll be well on your way to improving your health.
Remember that nicotine is addictive, so you may experience withdrawal symptoms for the first day or two. This is quite normal, so don't panic if it happens to you.
Start by noticing whether you crave a cigarette or whether it's just a habit that you light up each coffee break, for instance.
For the first day, that's all you need to do.
You'll soon spot a pattern emerging.
On day two, keep noticing when you want to smoke. This time, as well as noticing, ask yourself consciously whether or not you want to smoke this particular cigarette. It doesn't matter at this stage whether the answer is "Yes, I want this cigarette" or "No, I can do without a cigarette at this time". Follow your instinct and don't beat yourself up for wanting to smoke.
It's day three and you're probably smoking less. One or more, it doesn't matter. Keep going with the instructions from day 2 but today every time you answer "Yes", pause. Don't light up for at least five minutes. Distract yourself - drink some water, chew some gum, play minesweeper on your computer, anything to take your mind off the cigarette.
By day 4 it's time to skip smoking at least some cigarettes altogether. You may already have done this in the previous days, if so "well done" and keep going!
Days 5, 6 and 7. Keep cutting down. By day 7, you should be almost a non-smoker anyway. Resist the ever decreasing urge to smoke on each occasion that it crops up.
Day 8. Well done! If you've followed the steps above, you should now be a non-smoker. Reward yourself - treat yourself to something with the money you've saved on all the cigarettes you've cut down on in the past week.
What you need is an action plan to help you stop smoking in a week.
Follow the steps below and you'll be well on your way to improving your health.
Remember that nicotine is addictive, so you may experience withdrawal symptoms for the first day or two. This is quite normal, so don't panic if it happens to you.
Start by noticing whether you crave a cigarette or whether it's just a habit that you light up each coffee break, for instance.
For the first day, that's all you need to do.
You'll soon spot a pattern emerging.
On day two, keep noticing when you want to smoke. This time, as well as noticing, ask yourself consciously whether or not you want to smoke this particular cigarette. It doesn't matter at this stage whether the answer is "Yes, I want this cigarette" or "No, I can do without a cigarette at this time". Follow your instinct and don't beat yourself up for wanting to smoke.
It's day three and you're probably smoking less. One or more, it doesn't matter. Keep going with the instructions from day 2 but today every time you answer "Yes", pause. Don't light up for at least five minutes. Distract yourself - drink some water, chew some gum, play minesweeper on your computer, anything to take your mind off the cigarette.
By day 4 it's time to skip smoking at least some cigarettes altogether. You may already have done this in the previous days, if so "well done" and keep going!
Days 5, 6 and 7. Keep cutting down. By day 7, you should be almost a non-smoker anyway. Resist the ever decreasing urge to smoke on each occasion that it crops up.
Day 8. Well done! If you've followed the steps above, you should now be a non-smoker. Reward yourself - treat yourself to something with the money you've saved on all the cigarettes you've cut down on in the past week.
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