The Best Preparation Before You Stop Smoking
Nov 11, 2009 Quit Smoking
You have to be mentally ready, before you stop smoking. If you are not ready, it will be waste of energy and time to try.
You might also have to handle the physical nicotine withdrawal symptoms. If you take care of this part, the mental part might be easier.
If you are like most people, willpower alone will not do it. You will probably need a little help. Today there is a lot of products, there will remove the worst withdrawal symptoms (e.g. Nicotinell and Nicorette).
Nicotine plaster and nicotine chewing gum are the two most popular nicotine products. Other options are nicotine inhaler, nicotine nasal spray and nicotine tablets.
When you smoke, it is probably often more a matter of habit than a desire. So do you really want that cigarette at the bus stop or after lunch? Or has it just become a really bad habit?
Look critically at your smoking situations. Then you will be able to reduce your cigarette consumption significantly. This way you can take deliberated choice, when you decide to light a cigarette.
Do you dream about something, you cannot afford today? It might be possible in the future, if you do not have to spend a lot of money on cigarettes.
Reward yourself (or the family) with nice presents, when you haven’t smoked for a week. And do the same again after a month and a year; then you will have the motivation to keep fighting, when it gets tough.
One way to make the reward present is to create a smoking cessation piggy bank. Every day you do not smoke, put the amount at which you previously would have spent on cigarettes. After a few weeks you might have money enough for a nice dinner. And after a few months you can afford a nice vacation.
Another great preparation before you quit smoking might be to write down your thoughts about your future smoking cessation project. Write your reasons to quit smoking, what you think will be the hardest etc.
Then you are ready, when the crisis comes (and sooner or later it will come). The writings can give you encouragement and motivation. It might also be a good idea to write a smoking cessation diary with all your ups and downs.
Martin Elmer is writing about quitting your cigarettes on the website rygestop dag for dag. You can also learn how to minimize your nicotine withdrawal symptoms in the section nikotin tabletter.
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