Introduction
I want to thank you and congratulate you for downloading the book , Stop Smoking: 12 Ways To Get Rid Of Smoking And Become Healthie r .
This book has actionable steps and strategies on how to quit smoking easily.
Cigarette smoking is dangerous and harmful to your health . We all know that. However, every year, close to 6 million people die from tobacco related ailments. Why most of us puff on the death stick and knowingly put our lives in danger is an oddly interesting phenomenon.
Recent research studies in the highly lucrative tobacco field indicate that most smokers indulge in smoking as a form of teenage experimentation. From there, the habit sticks and gradually morphs into a hard-to-kick problem.
Cigarette smoking is a highly addictive habit; perhaps thats why its very difficult to beat. The nicotine present in cigarettes leaves gives you a temporary but addictive high. Thus, when you try to quit, you experience cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
Nonetheless, the truth is that difficult has never meant impossible. Although quitting smoking can present challenges, whether you are a long time smoker or someone who has been smoking for only a few months, becoming a non-smoker, and living a healthier life is a possibility: millions of smokers successfully turned non-smokers can testify and attest to .
This master guide: Stop Smoking: 12 Ways To Get Rid Of Smoking And Become Healthier will outline rock-solid techniques, tips and advice you can use to kick the smoking habit to the curb, FOR GOOD .
More important than the information, strategies, tips, and advice contained herein, your desire to quit smoking will determine your overall success in kicking out the habit. Your desire to quit must be stronger than your desire to smoke . Contrary to popular belief, information is not power. Anyone can possess information. However, not everyone has the will, desire, and drive to implement absorbed information.
Once you master the desire, will, and determination to kick away this habit, and strongly decide not to become another annual-cigarette-deaths statistic, use this book to overcome this life threatening habit and live a heather life.
Thanks again for downloading this book, I hope you enjoy it!
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Table of Contents
Step 1: Prepare Yourself
When it comes to quitting smoking, preparation is indeed the key to success . Since youre reading this, you can agree that quitting smoking is hard; often times, you may decide to stop smoking, but often relapse within the first three months.
One reason for this is due to a lack of preparation before quitting. Quitting smoking is a process. It is not as simple as throwing away your cigarettes and continuing business as usual as far as your habits are concerned. Smoking affects you physically and psychologically. Therefore, similar to every physical and psychological process, to quit smoking for good, i.e. without relapsing, you must create a plan on how to deal with issues youll face as you work towards a cigarette free life.
How to Prepare for Quitting
Preparation is the key to success in just about anything. To become a former cigarette smoker, you need to prepare for the transition. If youve gotten to a point where your smoking feels compulsive, i.e. you simply find yourself craving a smoke to satiate some deep bodily hunger you cant easily explain, it means your body craves nicotine.
To overcome this craving, you need to exercise a lot of determination and have a strong desire to live a healthier life. This requires a fair amount of preparation. To prepare for quitting:
Determine Why You Want To Quit
Determine why you want to quit smoking. The truth is that when things get tough and cravings get worse, you will need to fall back on your why to stay strong and motivated.
Determine your why by listing down short-term and long-term benefits of quitting. For instance, benefits such as saving cash, improving your health, wanting to see your future grandkids and so forth should go on your list of why. Make several copies of the list and place the lists at strategic places where youll see, refer to, and analyze them constantly. Further, carry one of these lists in your pocket in case you need to whip it out and refer to it for some motivation when the cravings are high.
Learn About Nicotine-Withdrawal Symptoms
A major reason why most of us relapse shortly after quitting smoking is a failure to create a plan on how to deal with withdrawal symptoms.
To keep a relapse at bay, you need to have an idea of what you are likely to face. This will enable you to prepare physically and mentally. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include symptoms such as anxiety, difficulty in concentration, headaches, irritability, insomnia, depression, and fatigue among others.
Many of the symptoms often manifest as some type of disguised illness pushing you towards a smoke as the ultimate cure for the ailment: this is something you must watch out for, and avoid. Keep in mind that withdrawal symptoms signal that your body is indeed trying to adjust to the lack of nicotine. If you push through the withdrawal, your body will get to a point where it doesnt crave nicotine anymore. This is what you want.
Choose a Date
Set a definite quitting date . If you simply state you want to stop smoking and dont set a quit date, that day may never arrive. Look at a calendar and circle a date, any date, as your quit date. Give yourself a two weeks notice before quitting. This will help you to get used to the idea of a cigarette free life and strengthen your resolve to quit.
Aim to quit on a high day, i.e. a day when your spirit and motivation are high: doing this will prevent you from engaging in the habit one last time before you quit. When you feel good and positive about yourself, you will want to make positive changes rather than trying to dull your senses with one last puff.