The next time you go out for a smoke of cigarette, tell yourself, that not only are you slow poisoning yourself, but you are also subjecting the people around you to the possibility of a slow death as you expose them to second hand smoke, a phenomenon that kills about 3,000 non-smoking Americans each year. Just think about it, why would you want to put your young child at such a health risk? If you want to protect you family, one of the ways that you can do so is by stop smoking. Stopping smoking for habitual smokers is not an easy task but if you are serious about getting clean, it is not an impossible task.
Start by believing in yourself. You must see yourself as a non-smoker and not look upon yourself as someone who is trying to stop smoking. It is important for you to withhold a clean image of yourself. If the going gets too rough, just think about all your past difficult phases that you have managed to overcome and accept that this is like one of those times. Try making a list of all the pros of stopping smoking which will include a long and healthy life, smelling better, an improved budget and then compare them with the cons of smoking. Read the list that you have made daily so that the next time you have the urge to smoke just a one cigarette, your conscience will make it difficult to do so.
If you are serious about quitting, understand the gravity of what you will be going through and to make the process a little easier, ask your friends and family for help and support. Tell them how to plan to proceed and ask them to be accommodating and understanding to your possible mood swings that will take effect as a result of your nicotine withdrawal. Withdrawal can make you irritable, tense and cranky. In order to combat that take up yoga or exercising which help to reduce the stress and relax your body. Also it's advisable to take in respectable amount of fluids to rid your body of all the nicotine that has been deposited over the years. Exercising and taking in lots of fluids aims to help your body recuperate from the years of damage from cigarettes.
Figure out a plan that will best suit you and will enable you to stop smoking. You can either opt to stop smoking gradually that is by cutting down on the number of cigarettes you smoke daily or follow the "cold turkey" method, where you quit suddenly instead of trying to cut down gradually. Another thing that you can do is find someone who is also trying to stop smoking and become each other's sponsors. It is best to figure out the triggers for your craving for a cigarette like a pub, after meals, stress at work and try to avoid them. In case you cannot avoid the triggers, suck on a toffee or a chewing gum or find something to hold in your hand and mouth like a straw to substitute the cigarette.
Stopping smoking is a huge achievement and when you succeed, treat yourself; you will feel good. Mark out the day when you stopped smoking and take it each week at a time and finally celebrate with your friends and family when it has been a year and you can enjoy the promise of a long and fit life.
Start by believing in yourself. You must see yourself as a non-smoker and not look upon yourself as someone who is trying to stop smoking. It is important for you to withhold a clean image of yourself. If the going gets too rough, just think about all your past difficult phases that you have managed to overcome and accept that this is like one of those times. Try making a list of all the pros of stopping smoking which will include a long and healthy life, smelling better, an improved budget and then compare them with the cons of smoking. Read the list that you have made daily so that the next time you have the urge to smoke just a one cigarette, your conscience will make it difficult to do so.
If you are serious about quitting, understand the gravity of what you will be going through and to make the process a little easier, ask your friends and family for help and support. Tell them how to plan to proceed and ask them to be accommodating and understanding to your possible mood swings that will take effect as a result of your nicotine withdrawal. Withdrawal can make you irritable, tense and cranky. In order to combat that take up yoga or exercising which help to reduce the stress and relax your body. Also it's advisable to take in respectable amount of fluids to rid your body of all the nicotine that has been deposited over the years. Exercising and taking in lots of fluids aims to help your body recuperate from the years of damage from cigarettes.
Figure out a plan that will best suit you and will enable you to stop smoking. You can either opt to stop smoking gradually that is by cutting down on the number of cigarettes you smoke daily or follow the "cold turkey" method, where you quit suddenly instead of trying to cut down gradually. Another thing that you can do is find someone who is also trying to stop smoking and become each other's sponsors. It is best to figure out the triggers for your craving for a cigarette like a pub, after meals, stress at work and try to avoid them. In case you cannot avoid the triggers, suck on a toffee or a chewing gum or find something to hold in your hand and mouth like a straw to substitute the cigarette.
Stopping smoking is a huge achievement and when you succeed, treat yourself; you will feel good. Mark out the day when you stopped smoking and take it each week at a time and finally celebrate with your friends and family when it has been a year and you can enjoy the promise of a long and fit life.
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