How to Prepare Yourself to Stop Smoking
July 18, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Stop Smoking General
Before we proceed, you will need to decide if you actually want to dangers of smoking, and evaluate your reasons, because if you don’t simply forget everything and go away from this piece of writing.
If you are still here, here we go.
Look at the positive part, avoid negativist thinking about how hard it might be. Write down on a piece of paper all the reasons you have for quitting and look on the paper daily. Try to take better care of yourself before quitting, drink water often, rest as much as you can. Pick a date, on which you will be quitting, and stick to it no matter what. And all this time, think positively and realistic, it’s not easy to quit, but it’s not impossible either. The symptoms that appear after you’ve quit smoking are just temporary and they will only last one or two weeks. Temptation is at its greatest value during the first week, when your body is still dependent on nicotine.
You will be encountering different stressful moments in the first few months, moments when you would kill for a cigarette. Make sure you can track those moments in time and diminish their effects. Most smokers don’t succeed at first, and they require a couple of attempts. The best part is that it becomes easier in time.
Implicating another person will make the passing a lot simpler. A simple bet with a friend can give you the edge you need. If all those around know that you will quit, then all their support will also help. Don’t quit at once. Remember that you are also physically dependent, so prepare you mind also. Seven days before quitting, start smoking less and less. A good method of smoking less without really acknowledging it is by smoking only half of each cigarette. Decide before going to bed how many cigarettes you are going to smoke the following day, and don’t go over that number no matter what. Smoke only when you really need a cigarette. The day before you help stop smoking, try leaving to someone without talking your cigarettes along.
The day you should be quitting, don’t think that you will never smoke again, simply think that you will not be smoking that day. Look for all cigarette packs and any lighters you might have and throw then away. You can even make a list of things you could be buying, and then calculate their value in cigarette packs.
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