Quit Tips #3
Quit Tips #3
More Tips from ex-smokers.
Remember, everyone will have different reactions to quitting smoking. Some of these tips will be more helpful than others. Try the ones that seem right to you.
Clean ashtrays, cigarettes and matches out of the house. Lock them in the attic or cellar.
This is what helped me. I avoid making mental promises to myself to have the next cigarette at a particular time. Instead I left the decision open-- for a new decision whether or not to smoke. For example: if I were to say to myself, "I won't have a cigarette now, I'll have it when I reach the office," invariably I had the cigarette as soon as I reached the office. On the other hand, if I had to say to myself, "I won't have a cigarette while I'm walking to the office,"--postponing what I would do when I reached the office until I arrived--I found it easier to control the urge to take the next smoke. Using this approach I was often able to stall off that next cigarette for considerable periods of time.
Try yoga. It's very hard to smoke while standing on your head.
I started a Christmas Savings Account with the money I was saving. At two and a half packs a day, this adds up--but fast. It gave me a real incentive to keep going.
Whenever the urge comes, absolutely refuse to think about it. Think about something else immediately.
Another ex-smoker found that just the opposite approach worked for her. She said, face the problem:
With the first feeling of desire I would own up. I would go out and meet the enemy on purpose and build my armor rather than try to forget it.
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