Stop Smoking A Short Guide to Stop Smoking

Do you need to stop smoking? Are you a long time smoker that has reached that point in your life where you want to stop smoking?

If you have smoked for any length of time and have tried to quit only to go for a short time with out smoking then you know the frustration of trying to stop smoking all those many times only to be smoking once again.

How many times have you been topld that the habit is a personal decision, and it all depends on will power, and what level of abstinence can be practiced in order to stop smoking.

I am here to say bullshit. After smoking for 45 years and trying to stop smoking many times, I can tell you it is more then a personal decision. Smoking is an addictive habit, one that once you are hooked on can be harder then many street drugs to quit.

People take to smoking for various reasons. It could be the sheer charm of smoking, joining a group, beating stress, soothing and calming nerves, and so on. The reasons for quitting are commonly health related.

There does not seem to be a trick in quitting a habit. It is easy to fall back and start all over again. Perhaps a slow and steady approach can do the trick when more severe methods have failed.

Here are a few words to guide and reaffirm your determination to quit smoking if you wish to do so:

1. If you keep failing, have faith in yourself. You can do it, if others have done it before.

2. It is important to remind yourself of the reasons you want to quit smoking. Write them down and read them regularly.

3. Seek help from others around, the ones you trust, in talking to you about quitting. When others persuade us, it may work better for some.

4. There are medical substitutes available that help people climb down on the amounts.

5. Setting a deadline by the end of which one must quit can help in some cases.

6. Find out which plan works best for you – an immediate stop, a gradual pulling out, or some combination.

7. Knowing and talking to people who have quit smoking can boost your morale.

8. Smoking could be related to poor health and regimen. Change your regimen and see if it can substitute for the need to smoke.

9. Visualize the lifestyle of a non-smoker, and find out why it is positive and good. This will increase the attraction toward the goal.