Thursday, October 17, 2013

Powerful Tips To Stop Smoking

By Nathaniel L. Ferguson


Have you been feeling like you are fighting an impossible cause with your attempt to quit smoking? Have you been feeling like you have attempted quitting for too long and are annoyed due to your defeat? Do you find it encouraging to grasp that you aren't the sole smoker who did not stop smoking? Or maybe you find comfort in the fact that many smokers take multiple undertakings before ultimately conquering the smoking fixation?[
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It is understandable for you to feel that way, as a number of folks who try to stop smoking share that same feeling. However, it's better to view these disappoints not as a admonition that you can't stop, but rather as an ordinary part of the road towards a cigarette-free way of living.The nicotine in your blood stream will not let you just quit. It takes hold of you with continual longings til you eventually throw in the towel and pick up yet another smoke.

This is a crucial moment, as many people smoke "one cigarette" after this period, just to see how it is. The little monster called nicotine spreads in the body, and there you are, a smoker again. You will have to remember that there is no such thing as "one cigarette". You will have to educate your brain to think "non-smoking", as the body would be easily used with the new situation this way. The best way is to shift the focus from smoking to some other activity. First of all, restrict the visiting of smoking places and hide all the stuff related to smoking. Than, find the activity that will substitute smoking, e.g. start 3-month fitness program with the goal to loose some weight or achieve some personal record. Once your brain is switched, you will find it a lot easier to live without cigarettes.

Have a think to yourself about the consequences of you not stopping smoking now, if you just carry on and on. Imagine it, what will happen if you carry on smoking. What are the consequences? Imagine yourself in 6 months time, a years time, even 5 years time if you do not stop smoking now. Think of all the detrimental effects of not stopping right now and how a simple decision you make today can make such an impact on your future.Next, imagine how much better is your life going to be when you stop smoking. Really imagine it's months from now and you successfully stopped.

Smoking is a thing of the past, something you used to do. Keep that feeling with you and imagine having it tomorrow, and for the rest of next week. In your mind, imagine stepping in to that non-smoking version of you and feel how it feels to be a non-smoker.Also, your mind is very sensitive to associations, so it's very important that you have a clear out and remove all tobacco products from your environment. Move some of the furniture in your house and at work. Smokers are accustomed to smoking in certain situations. So, for example, if you used to smoke on the telephone at work move the phone to the other side of the desk. Throw away ashtrays, old lighters and anything that you used to associate with smoking. Make your environment conducive to stopping smoking.

Stopping smoking may take a divergent period for each person and there's not one correct or specific stop smoking program that will make sure of success. Should you are aware of your triggers and are free to evade them when compulsory, you will have an improved likelihood of giving up smoking and succeeding. The desire for nicotine can continue for years following your success at quitting smoking, so don't be shocked when you crave a cigarette awhile after you stop smoking. Just consider your own health and the health of those around you, and that alone should be inducement enough to get you to start taking cigarettes seriously.

You were used to using cigarettes to signal to your body to release happy chemicals, so next we are going to programme some good feelings into your future. Allow yourself to fully remember now a time when you felt very deep ecstasy, pleasure or bliss, right now. Take a moment to recall it as vividly as possible. Remember that time - see what you saw, hear what you heard and feel how good you felt. Where abouts in your body were those feelings, imagine turning them up and spreading them through your body to make them more intense.Keep going through the memory, as soon as it finishes, go through it again and again, all the time squeezing your thumb and finger together. In your mind, make those images big and bright, sounds loud and harmonious and feelings strong and intensified. We are making an associational link between the squeeze of your fingers and that good feeling.

You can avoid the risk of cancer in the long term and quitting can help you live a better and longer life. There are various reasons why people smoke, but you can also find alternatives for it too. If you think that smoking gives you peace of mind, freedom from stress or anything else, you should substitute that behaviour with something positive. If you think smoking provides you relaxation and reduces stress, you should try deep breathing, meditation and exercise. This will help you grow spiritually, mentally and physically. When you are at peace with yourself, life will become easier too.

Get social support. Your commitment to stopping smoking for the rest of your life can be made much easier by talking about it to friends and family and letting them support you. They will congratulate you on doing so well too! You really did stop smoking.Be aware of making excuses for yourself. Some people talk themselves into smoking, especially if they encounter a stressful situation and in the past they used to deal with it by smoking. If those old thoughts pop into your head, shout the word "STOP" in your head, to stop the thoughts from progressing.

Nicotine just stresses your body more and is like that itch that can never be properly scratched; the more you smoke, the more you have to. So say "STOP" and steer clear of old slippery slopes.Reward yourself. Congratulate yourself. Feel how good it feels to stop smoking and be a non-smoker. Treat yourself each time you get past a certain milestone; the first week or first month, the six month target. Let yourself know that you did something really special here.Keep on using your brain, stretching it and helping your self, by running through these exercises time after time; you are sure to be able to make it easier and easier and successfully stop smoking for good.




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