QUIT SMOKING IN A WEEK
Look at the following Reasons for Quitting: -
· You will live longer
and live better.
· Become a high-energy
person without cigarettes.
· Quitting will lower
your chance of having a heart attack
· Reduce the chance of
Cancers of the lung, mouth and throat
· Relax and enjoy the
pleasure of relaxation without cigarettes.
· Deal with your
tensions without a cigarette.
· If you are pregnant
women, this will improve chances of having a healthy baby.
· The people you live
with, especially family members will be healthier.
· Save money.
Consider the following question: -
How and when do you want to quit smoking?
There are only two ways to effectively quit
smoking, immediately (cold turkey), or gradually. When you quit gradually, you
use various methods to taper off before you have that last cigarette. Neither
way is better than the other for all people. Pick the one that you feel fits
your temperament. Either way, a nicotine patch may prove to be a real benefit
in giving up, especially if you are a heavy smoker.
Try this test to see which way is better
for you.
Answer the questions by circling “yes”, “no”, or “not sure”.
1. Stopping smoking is one of the most important things in the world for me right now. Yes no not sure
2. I can handle a tough problem without a smoke.
Yes no not sure
3. I have to quit smoking and my reasons are good enough to do it now.
Yes no not sure
4. If I quit this minute, I know I can find a way to resist the craving to smoke, even if it is strong. Yes no not sure
If your answer to all of the above questions is ‘yes’, you may be a candidate to quit immediately. But before you do, read on to get the tools necessary to be successful. After reading the following, set a time to quit. If not right now, then tomorrow, but do it.
What about the doubts you may be feeling now?
Most smokers will get a sense of doubt when they read the questions above. You probably are not confident in your ability to follow through with resisting any future craving to smoke, or finding something to substitute for the feelings that smoking has given to you.
In order to have the confidence to quit, you :
(1) must find an alternative to handle the urge to smoke, when it hits, and
(2) create ways to deal with the reasons that you smoked in the first place.
Together we will accomplish both these tasks so that when the day comes that you had planned to quit, you will be confident to do it.
1. Stopping smoking is one of the most important things in the world for me right now. Yes no not sure
2. I can handle a tough problem without a smoke.
Yes no not sure
3. I have to quit smoking and my reasons are good enough to do it now.
Yes no not sure
4. If I quit this minute, I know I can find a way to resist the craving to smoke, even if it is strong. Yes no not sure
If your answer to all of the above questions is ‘yes’, you may be a candidate to quit immediately. But before you do, read on to get the tools necessary to be successful. After reading the following, set a time to quit. If not right now, then tomorrow, but do it.
What about the doubts you may be feeling now?
Most smokers will get a sense of doubt when they read the questions above. You probably are not confident in your ability to follow through with resisting any future craving to smoke, or finding something to substitute for the feelings that smoking has given to you.
In order to have the confidence to quit, you :
(1) must find an alternative to handle the urge to smoke, when it hits, and
(2) create ways to deal with the reasons that you smoked in the first place.
Together we will accomplish both these tasks so that when the day comes that you had planned to quit, you will be confident to do it.
