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Mental smoking withdrawal
symptoms
Feeling alone
For
some people, the desire to smoke will become greater when they are alone.
Try
one of these things:
See it as a challenge to for yourself, and keep control
with yourself Make sure you have enough distractions if you are alone. For
example watch a movie.
Do things that make you feel good, for example spoil
yourself with something.
Carvings
If you have stopped smoking you can
feel a strong desire for a cigarette. Try one of these things:
Repeat your
decision to stop to yourself and repeat the reason(s) you have stopped smoking
for.
Wait a while, the desire to smoke will pass in a few minutes.
Drink a
glass of water, go outside for a while, listen to some music, or go someplace
else.
Don’t think about it too much, try thinking of other things. For
example: What am I going to do tomorrow or next week?
Depression
Depression is an important issue
for many who quit smoking. In most cases quitting smoking is extremely
difficult, even if you're feeling happy. Many people have relapsed during times
of depression; it is more difficult to stay focused and maintain resolve and
motivation. For those people who suffer depression during the cessation process,
the condition is usually mild and temporary. Quitting is a huge change in
lifestyle, and you will react emotionally and physically. Think about it. There
really is no reason to deny your emotions. Try to stay positive. Find things to
keep you busy. Not smoking is a great gift to your body, and by not doing it,
you show will power.
Feeling anger and mood swings and feeling
irritable.
Anger is part of the quitting process. You don’t have to
have a reason to feel that way, you just do. Accept it, vent it safely. Deal
with the irritating situation by dealing with your feelings rather than
suppressing them. Say what’s on your mind without blowing your stack. Anger
openly expressed or kept inside creates tension which may create the need for a
cigarette. Reducing the tension will reduce your desire for a cigarette. You can
discuss your anger with somebody. Tell people that you are trying to quit
smoking, most people understand.
Feeling
bored
Try new things. Keep your hands and mind busy. Get caught up on
jobs you haven’t had time to do, or go see a movie. If you have to stay in one
place, have a book/crossword puzzles/deck of cards handy.
Restless
Exercise and work on a hobby. Catch
up on your chores. Do some extra jobs at work.
Stress
Many people are used to smoking if
they feel stressed.
Try one of the following things:
Try to slow down
everything you do. This might relax you.
Divide the things you do in small
blocks, and take enough pauses between them.
Don’t push yourself to hard.
Quitting smoking is difficult enough.
Do something that helps you relax your
mind, for example do some exercise, or go to the sauna.
Uncomfortable
If other people around you
smoke this can be a bad situation for you. You can ask people who smoke to hide
their cigarettes and lighters so you will not be reminded of smoking. You can
tell the smokers that you stopped, and having trouble to see them smoke. If it's
get difficult for you, leave the social situation for a while. Being at a party
is very difficult if you have stopped smoking. People are having fun; people are
drinking, laughing and smoking. Before you go to a party prepare yourself. You
know when you go to a party; your desire for a cigarette may increase. Try NOT
to drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol might remind you of smoking, because most
smokers smoke when they drink. Besides that, drinking lowers your resistance to
smoking.
Tell people you have stopped if they offer you a cigarette. Try to
talk to non-smoking people. If you know you can’t handle a party yet, go home
early of don't go at all.
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