You could be using hypnosis, cognitive behavioural therapy or just about any method to stop smoking, no matter what, you can benefit from these 3 powerful tips on stopping smoking.
Tips #1 on stopping smoking
Take a piece of paper, and on one side, write down at least 10 reasons you wish to become a non-smoker. E.g.: it smells, its expensive, I am slowly killing myself... And on the other side of that paper, write at least 10 benefits you will gain from quitting. Keep that paper handy, and look at it whenever you feel like taking another puff.
Tips #2 on stopping smoking
Sit down in a quiet place, and think ahead. When you think one year ahead, think about what happens in your life if you keep going, and smoking and puffing away. Then 3 years, and 5, and 10 years ahead, how is your life going to be if you are honest with yourself? Try to really feel the disgust about the smells, the gigantic mounts of cigarette buds you have left behind, and really try to feel sick inside at the thought.
Then get up, take a short break, and get away from those negative feelings.
Sit back down, and do the same exercise, but now start looking at all the wonderful things that will come off you being a non-smoker. 1 year ahead, 3 years, 5 or even 10 years, imagine how much better you will feel about yourself, how much better you will smell. Just try to imagine the feeling of success, that you will get from accomplishing to quit smoking. Embrace all those great feelings, and take them with you, when you quit smoking.
Tips #3 on stopping smoking
Get social support, and commit yourself even deeper to quit smoking.
When you decide to quit smoking, you can make that decision even more powerful by letting your friends and family know about it in advance of you quitting. Make sure you talk a lot about you quitting, and let everyone know that you may need there help and support to stay a non-smoker.
Don't underestimate the power of support, just look at the Tour de France, and how the yellow jersey sometimes make the rider wearing it, perform way above his normal standards. And the "fear" of having to tell all your friends and family that you failed in quitting, could also be a great motivating factor.
Tips #1 on stopping smoking
Take a piece of paper, and on one side, write down at least 10 reasons you wish to become a non-smoker. E.g.: it smells, its expensive, I am slowly killing myself... And on the other side of that paper, write at least 10 benefits you will gain from quitting. Keep that paper handy, and look at it whenever you feel like taking another puff.
Tips #2 on stopping smoking
Sit down in a quiet place, and think ahead. When you think one year ahead, think about what happens in your life if you keep going, and smoking and puffing away. Then 3 years, and 5, and 10 years ahead, how is your life going to be if you are honest with yourself? Try to really feel the disgust about the smells, the gigantic mounts of cigarette buds you have left behind, and really try to feel sick inside at the thought.
Then get up, take a short break, and get away from those negative feelings.
Sit back down, and do the same exercise, but now start looking at all the wonderful things that will come off you being a non-smoker. 1 year ahead, 3 years, 5 or even 10 years, imagine how much better you will feel about yourself, how much better you will smell. Just try to imagine the feeling of success, that you will get from accomplishing to quit smoking. Embrace all those great feelings, and take them with you, when you quit smoking.
Tips #3 on stopping smoking
Get social support, and commit yourself even deeper to quit smoking.
When you decide to quit smoking, you can make that decision even more powerful by letting your friends and family know about it in advance of you quitting. Make sure you talk a lot about you quitting, and let everyone know that you may need there help and support to stay a non-smoker.
Don't underestimate the power of support, just look at the Tour de France, and how the yellow jersey sometimes make the rider wearing it, perform way above his normal standards. And the "fear" of having to tell all your friends and family that you failed in quitting, could also be a great motivating factor.
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