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More and more people seem to be on the bandwagon for trying to quit smoking, whether if it's for their health, social matters, or due to the ongoing rise in the cost of cigarettes and taxes. However, many still find that, despite all of the aids out there, that quitting isn't as easy as they would hope for. In the end, there are some stop smoking tips that you can use that may help in making the transition run more smoothly.[]
Another variation is that it can also involve a group participation of quitting where a few people can quit simultaneously. A group of six colleagues or friends can each contribute certain amount each to be kept by a non-smoking person. At the end of four month, the money will be divided among those who are able to remain as non-smokers.
Keep Your Hands Busy.Always keep your hands busy doing various things except smoking. Many people smoke when they are bored and have nothing to do. Idle hands of smokers are dangerous as they will always be reaching out for cigarettes. Let the hands be always busy working with the computer, writing a report or latter, sewing, knitting, polishing the silverware and cutting the grass. If you have a hobby, this is a great time to indulge in it.Whenever you feel like smoking, go and wash your hands. Spend some time with the task. Make sure the hand is really wet and don't bother to towel dry after washing.
The results? 43.3% of those who were "paid" attended all of the classes and 25.8% actually quit smoking. Only 20.2% of the other group attended classes and only 12.2% quit. Researchers used urine tests to confirm that those who said they had quit were telling the truth.What does this really tell us? The people who quit without any financial incentive probably really wanted to quit. If you read collections of stop smoking tips, as I have, you will see that one of the most important factors is the "desire" to quit.If you really need financial incentive, look at how much you spend on cigarettes every day. Even if you smoke a pack a day or less, you are spending about $100 per month on cigarettes. Make a promise to yourself right now that if you can quit for a month, you will spend that $100 on something that you really want.
Nicotine patches and other methods to stop smoking are effective for some people, but the percentages are not much better than the 12.2% reported in the Philadelphia study. Studies report effectiveness ranging from 14-21% for nicotine replacement and prescription medications. Some studies show that hypnotherapy can be effective as much as 40% of the time.There is no shortage of good information on the internet about the dangers of smoking. There's also plenty of sites offering free advice on how to quit.
After studying this list, sit down and compose your own list. Tailor it to your personality and fashion of managing things. Make your own program for stopping.Write down why you would like to stop (the benefits of resigning). You know what the high risks are about smoking and you know what you will acquire by stopping. Place it in writing and read it each day.Involve your household and acquaintances to back up your decision to stop. Require them to be totally supportive and non-judgmental. Inform them early that you'll in all likelihood be ill-natured and even irrational while you disengage from your smoking use.Arrange a stop date. Choose what day you'll eliminate your cigarettes forever and write it down. Plan for it and gear up your mind to stop forever. You may even harbor a little ceremonial occasion once you smoke you final cigarette, or on the daybreak of the stop date.
They may have been prompted to make their decision to stop smoking because of some smoking related family tragedy or just because they're fed up with the constant smell of smoke on their clothes. Whatever the reason... they 'Just Quit.' They made their decision and were happy with it, knowing deep down that they were doing the right thing. The incredible feature of these people who seem to find it easy to 'just stop' is that they don't complain about wanting to smoke but not being 'allowed', they aren't bothered by other people smoking and they get on and enjoy life without craving nicotine.
Picture your path to becoming a non-smoker. When executing your deep breathing in step eight, you will be able to shut your eyes and start to imagine yourself as a non-smoker. Construe yourself in savoring your practice in step seven. Find yourself declining a cigarette that someone offers you. Find yourself throwing away all your cigarettes and gaining a chromatic decoration for doing so. Formulate your own imaginative visualizations. Visualization can help.Cut back on cigarettes bit by bit. When you cut back step by step, make certain to arrange a stop date on which you'll resign. Styles to cut back step by step include: plan how many cigarettes you'll smoke daily till your stop date, forming the amount you smoke smaller every day; purchase just one pack at a time; alter brands so you do not enjoy smoking as often; give your cigarettes to someone else, so that you have to ask for them each time you would like to smoke.
In our culture struggle is seen as a natural and even admirable process of getting what we want. But when it comes to quitting smoking, relying on will power and determination only makes things worse for most people. You probably know what I'm talking about. Have you tried numerous stop smoking programs and products only to fail time and time again? It's not your fault! You're just following instructions... instructions that are, unfortunately, outdated and just don't work!You have to truly want a life without smoking more that the cigarettes themselves!This may sound obvious, but the fact remains that some people just aren't ready to quit.
Try to imagine how much healthier and happier you and your family would be if you could kick the habit.Find a proven method that fine tunes your mind without the need for will power!In spite of the all the ineffective methods for stopping smoking, there are in fact a few effective ones.ones that DO NOT rely on pure will power or artificial aids.One such method is called Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and it is without a doubt the easiest and fastest way to quit smoking permanently. NLP fine tunes your subconscious so the desire to light up disappears. There is no will power involved outside of actually following through with the instructions.
Another variation is that it can also involve a group participation of quitting where a few people can quit simultaneously. A group of six colleagues or friends can each contribute certain amount each to be kept by a non-smoking person. At the end of four month, the money will be divided among those who are able to remain as non-smokers.
Keep Your Hands Busy.Always keep your hands busy doing various things except smoking. Many people smoke when they are bored and have nothing to do. Idle hands of smokers are dangerous as they will always be reaching out for cigarettes. Let the hands be always busy working with the computer, writing a report or latter, sewing, knitting, polishing the silverware and cutting the grass. If you have a hobby, this is a great time to indulge in it.Whenever you feel like smoking, go and wash your hands. Spend some time with the task. Make sure the hand is really wet and don't bother to towel dry after washing.
The results? 43.3% of those who were "paid" attended all of the classes and 25.8% actually quit smoking. Only 20.2% of the other group attended classes and only 12.2% quit. Researchers used urine tests to confirm that those who said they had quit were telling the truth.What does this really tell us? The people who quit without any financial incentive probably really wanted to quit. If you read collections of stop smoking tips, as I have, you will see that one of the most important factors is the "desire" to quit.If you really need financial incentive, look at how much you spend on cigarettes every day. Even if you smoke a pack a day or less, you are spending about $100 per month on cigarettes. Make a promise to yourself right now that if you can quit for a month, you will spend that $100 on something that you really want.
Nicotine patches and other methods to stop smoking are effective for some people, but the percentages are not much better than the 12.2% reported in the Philadelphia study. Studies report effectiveness ranging from 14-21% for nicotine replacement and prescription medications. Some studies show that hypnotherapy can be effective as much as 40% of the time.There is no shortage of good information on the internet about the dangers of smoking. There's also plenty of sites offering free advice on how to quit.
After studying this list, sit down and compose your own list. Tailor it to your personality and fashion of managing things. Make your own program for stopping.Write down why you would like to stop (the benefits of resigning). You know what the high risks are about smoking and you know what you will acquire by stopping. Place it in writing and read it each day.Involve your household and acquaintances to back up your decision to stop. Require them to be totally supportive and non-judgmental. Inform them early that you'll in all likelihood be ill-natured and even irrational while you disengage from your smoking use.Arrange a stop date. Choose what day you'll eliminate your cigarettes forever and write it down. Plan for it and gear up your mind to stop forever. You may even harbor a little ceremonial occasion once you smoke you final cigarette, or on the daybreak of the stop date.
They may have been prompted to make their decision to stop smoking because of some smoking related family tragedy or just because they're fed up with the constant smell of smoke on their clothes. Whatever the reason... they 'Just Quit.' They made their decision and were happy with it, knowing deep down that they were doing the right thing. The incredible feature of these people who seem to find it easy to 'just stop' is that they don't complain about wanting to smoke but not being 'allowed', they aren't bothered by other people smoking and they get on and enjoy life without craving nicotine.
Picture your path to becoming a non-smoker. When executing your deep breathing in step eight, you will be able to shut your eyes and start to imagine yourself as a non-smoker. Construe yourself in savoring your practice in step seven. Find yourself declining a cigarette that someone offers you. Find yourself throwing away all your cigarettes and gaining a chromatic decoration for doing so. Formulate your own imaginative visualizations. Visualization can help.Cut back on cigarettes bit by bit. When you cut back step by step, make certain to arrange a stop date on which you'll resign. Styles to cut back step by step include: plan how many cigarettes you'll smoke daily till your stop date, forming the amount you smoke smaller every day; purchase just one pack at a time; alter brands so you do not enjoy smoking as often; give your cigarettes to someone else, so that you have to ask for them each time you would like to smoke.
In our culture struggle is seen as a natural and even admirable process of getting what we want. But when it comes to quitting smoking, relying on will power and determination only makes things worse for most people. You probably know what I'm talking about. Have you tried numerous stop smoking programs and products only to fail time and time again? It's not your fault! You're just following instructions... instructions that are, unfortunately, outdated and just don't work!You have to truly want a life without smoking more that the cigarettes themselves!This may sound obvious, but the fact remains that some people just aren't ready to quit.
Try to imagine how much healthier and happier you and your family would be if you could kick the habit.Find a proven method that fine tunes your mind without the need for will power!In spite of the all the ineffective methods for stopping smoking, there are in fact a few effective ones.ones that DO NOT rely on pure will power or artificial aids.One such method is called Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and it is without a doubt the easiest and fastest way to quit smoking permanently. NLP fine tunes your subconscious so the desire to light up disappears. There is no will power involved outside of actually following through with the instructions.
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