You acquired the smoking habit gradually.
A few exciting elicit puffs soon became the first cigarette of the day before breakfast.
Now when you think about impotence, emphysema not to mention bad breath and cancer you feel it's time to quit.
But so strong is the mental condition of nicotine addiction that just thinking about being without your fix sends your hand right to the Camel pack.
What you need is a change in outlook, a shift in attitude that gets you mentally ready for the big day when you say goodbye to cigarettes forever.
In short, you need to understand your enemy, prepare for the withdrawal effects and get some social support.
Then set a date about a month ahead.
Cigarette smoking is a multifaceted condition that operates on mental, physical and social levels.
You have to deal with all of them but the first must be the mental level - changing your outlook.
Once the right outlook is in place, you'll be able to easily deal with the others.
So how do you get into the right outlook? One useful technique is to observe other smokers.
Watch the restlessness and the way they slip off for a cigarette.
See the relief as they light up.
Then as they inhale, imagine what's happening in the body.
All the 4700 and more poisons in the tobacco smoke wreaking havoc on the throat, larynx, esophagus,lungs and so on.
And after they stub out the butt imagine how they smell.
Next you have to prepare to deal with the fear of withdrawal symptoms.
In reality they're never as bad as you fear but your body does go through a slight trauma as it reclaims the boon of health it once had.
Symptoms include irritability, insomnia, depression and increased appetite.
There's a grab bag of techniques to deal with this such as pressure points and various herbs to chew.
Finally having a social net can go a long way to actually quitting and especially avoiding relapse.
Involve you family and friends in this great quest to improve your life.
They'll be delighted.
No one pretends that quitting smoking is easy but over 40 million Americans have successfully overcome nicotine addiction in the last 40 years.
Once the resolve is there, the battle's half over.
There are many approaches to quitting; now you need to find the best one for you.
Getting smoke-free will be much easier than you think.
So set the date and get ready.
Help is at hand.
A few exciting elicit puffs soon became the first cigarette of the day before breakfast.
Now when you think about impotence, emphysema not to mention bad breath and cancer you feel it's time to quit.
But so strong is the mental condition of nicotine addiction that just thinking about being without your fix sends your hand right to the Camel pack.
What you need is a change in outlook, a shift in attitude that gets you mentally ready for the big day when you say goodbye to cigarettes forever.
In short, you need to understand your enemy, prepare for the withdrawal effects and get some social support.
Then set a date about a month ahead.
Cigarette smoking is a multifaceted condition that operates on mental, physical and social levels.
You have to deal with all of them but the first must be the mental level - changing your outlook.
Once the right outlook is in place, you'll be able to easily deal with the others.
So how do you get into the right outlook? One useful technique is to observe other smokers.
Watch the restlessness and the way they slip off for a cigarette.
See the relief as they light up.
Then as they inhale, imagine what's happening in the body.
All the 4700 and more poisons in the tobacco smoke wreaking havoc on the throat, larynx, esophagus,lungs and so on.
And after they stub out the butt imagine how they smell.
Next you have to prepare to deal with the fear of withdrawal symptoms.
In reality they're never as bad as you fear but your body does go through a slight trauma as it reclaims the boon of health it once had.
Symptoms include irritability, insomnia, depression and increased appetite.
There's a grab bag of techniques to deal with this such as pressure points and various herbs to chew.
Finally having a social net can go a long way to actually quitting and especially avoiding relapse.
Involve you family and friends in this great quest to improve your life.
They'll be delighted.
No one pretends that quitting smoking is easy but over 40 million Americans have successfully overcome nicotine addiction in the last 40 years.
Once the resolve is there, the battle's half over.
There are many approaches to quitting; now you need to find the best one for you.
Getting smoke-free will be much easier than you think.
So set the date and get ready.
Help is at hand.
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