Kill smoking, before it kills you...

Stop smoking tips Try to exercise, take walks or ride a bike as much as possible. Remember that quitting cold turkey has proven to be the best way to quit smoking. To many, cold turkey conjures up visions of torturous pain, suffering and general drudgery.  In fact, it is easier to stop smoking using the cold turkey method than by using any other technique.  Cold turkey induces less suffering and creates a shorter period of withdrawal.  Most important, cold turkey is the approach by which the smoker has the best chance of success. Quit one day at a time. This concept is taught by almost all programs which are devoted to dealing with substance abuse or emotional conflict of any kind.  The reason that it is so often quoted is that it is universally applicable to almost any traumatic situation. Quit for yourself, don't do it for other people. Many people may have given up smoking, but they have done it for the wrong reason.  While they may have gotten through the initial withdrawal process, if they don't change their primary motivation for abstaining from smoking, they will inevitably relapse.  Contrary to popular belief, the important measure of success in smoking cessation is not getting off of cigarettes, but rather the ability to stay off. Minimizing the Most Common Side Effects to Quitting Smoking.  Blood sugar plummets in many people when first quitting.  The most common side effects felt during the first three days can often be traced back to blood sugar issues.  To minimize some of the real low blood sugar effects of the first few days it really can help to keep drinking juice throughout the day.  After the fourth day though, this should no longer be necessary as your body should be able to release sugar stores if your diet is normalized. If you are a drinker, try not to drink alcoholic if you think this makes you smoke. Avoid situations where alcohol is consumed, until you are strong enough to drink without a smoke. Don´t worry about your sleeping problems. Sleep can get pretty disruptive the first few days. Some people will get very little sleep, waking up every hour or not sleeping at all yet not feel tired. Others can sleep 20 hours a day and be exhausted during their waking hours. Whichever way it goes, sleep will adjust itself when you quit and eventually go back to normal. But there is a catch. You don't know what normal is. Normal is what it was prior to being a smoker with aging thrown in. Some people have not been normal for decades. It´s much better if you DON´T use pharmacological aids (like nicotine gum) Quitting smoking should be done in a manner which is as easy and effective as possible.  Cease all administration of nicotine in any form.  In a few days withdrawal symptoms will ease up, and in two weeks will stop all together. Don't look for an easy way out. As far as nicotine is concerned, if the smoker quits, he/she will overcome the strongest stages of withdrawal within 72 hours.  After two weeks, physical withdrawal ceases.  Then, once it is understood that any amount of nicotine administered in any manner will reinforce the dependence, the ex-smoker has all the ammunition he/she needs to overcome the occasional desire. An ex-smoker must always base the decision of whether or not he/she should smoke a cigarette on his true options. You have the choice of smoking none or smoking everything.  There is no in between. Work on developing the attitude that you are doing yourself a favor by not smoking.  Do not dwell on the idea that you are depriving yourself of a cigarette.  You are ridding yourself of full-fledged smoking because you care enough about yourself to want to. Be proud that you are not smoking! Be aware that many routine situations will trigger the urge for a cigarette.  Situations which will trigger a response include: drinking coffee, alcohol, sitting in a bar, social events with smoking friends, card games, and the end of meals.  Try to maintain your normal routine while quitting.  If any event seems too tough, leave it and go back to it later. Do not feel you must give up any activity forever.  Everything you did as a smoker, you will learn to do at least as well, and maybe better, as an ex-smoker. Make a list of all the reasons you want to quit smoking.  Keep this list with you, preferably where you used to carry your cigarettes.  When you find yourself reaching for a cigarette, take out your list and read it. To help avoid weight gain, eat vegetables and fruit instead of candies and pastries.  Celery and carrots can be used safely as short-term substitutes for cigarettes. If you encounter a crisis, (e.g. a flat tire, flood, blizzard, family illness) while quitting, remember, smoking is no solution.  Smoking will just complicate the original situation while creating another crisis, a relapse into the nicotine addiction. Consider yourself a Smoke-junky. One puff and you can become hooked again.  No matter how long you have been off, don't think you can safely take a puff! Don't debate with yourself how much you want a cigarette.  Ask yourself how do you feel about going back to your old level of consumption.  Smoking is an all or nothing proposition. Save the money you usually spend on cigarettes and buy yourself something you really want after a week or a month.  Save for a year and you can treat yourself to a vacation. Practice deep breathing exercises when you have a craving. Tell people around you that you have quit smoking and ask them not to smoke when they are with you. Remember that there are only two good reasons to take a puff once you quit. You decide you want to go back to your old level of consumption until smoking cripples and then kills you, or you decide you really enjoy withdrawal and you want to make it last forever. Work on developing the attitude that you are doing yourself a favor by not smoking.  Do not dwell on the idea that you are depriving yourself of a cigarette. You are ridding yourself of full-fledged smoking because you care enough about yourself to want to. Don't think you are different. Don't think you can take just one more, and not go back in full-blown relapse. Don't think the facts about smoking don't apply to you. Identify your barriers to quitting (such as depression or weight gain). Let friends and family know that you have quit smoking. Most people will support you. Make SPECIFIC plans AHEAD OF TIME for dealing with temptations. Identify two or three coping strategies that work for you (such as taking a walk or calling a friend). Go places where you normally can't smoke, such as movies, libraries and no smoking sections of restaurants. Be patient. Quitting smoking is a process over time. It doesn't happen overnight, but in comparison to the number of years most of us smoked, recovery from this addiction is short. Give yourself the time you need to heal. Accept yourself. You are a wonderful person just as you are right now! Home Screenshots Features Order! Download Contact News Quit info