Best Way To Quit Smoking

by top54u.com 15 Oct, 2007

Best Way To Quit  Smoking

Smoking is such a vicious circle from it becomes really hard for the smoker to break and this takes them to the road to disaster. So, the basic question that arises here is how to get rid of it.

The only remedy to a healthy and peaceful life that have been summed up in a few steps is as follows:

1. Positive Attitude 

Change the way you look at things and the things you look at, change. Change the way you think about smoking. Instead of saying that how difficult stopping this habit is, even if it is, just say what is so difficult in quitting smoking, it is going to be really simple and easy. This will give you extra inner strength and determination.

2. Internet Research

Just go for research on how to quit smoking on internet. Internet is the best source to gain reliable information on anything.

3. Smoking Discussion Forums

Go for such discussion forums and make new friends who have experienced it and can tell you the advantages of quitting smoking. Just ask them how they did it. This too helps on focusing to quit such bad habits introducing a level of responsibility.

4. Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Though this is not the right way of quitting smoking as it gives just temporary relief, only 20-40% of smokers find success on this method. This therapy includes wearing patches, chewing nicotine-containing gums and nicotine nasal spray or inhaler. This reduces withdrawal physical symptoms like irritability and tiredness.

 

5. Cold Turkey

This is the one of the most popular methods. Only 5% cases have succeeded till date. Cold turkey means to stop smoking immediately and without preparation. Smokers try this repeatedly to succeed without any aid of patches or nicotine gums. Smokers using this method experience withdrawal symptoms and are recommended to drink lot of water, count 10-0 very slowly and breathe slowly when craving to smoke, take a quick walk, and talk to friend and other ways to divert their attention from smoking.

6. Hypnosis

In this therapy, the smoker is put in a relaxation mood, is open to suggestions involving desire and commitment to quit smoking. This might increase negativity towards it in general.

7. Acupuncture

Acupuncture stimulates energy flows in body. Endorphins released make the body more relaxed and allows mind to deal with withdrawal symptoms.

To conclude, benefits of quitting this dreadful habit can change your life into a heaven. The only thing that every smoker needs to realize is that solution to all our problems lies within us. You can try above methods if you want but only after a healthy research on the optimal ways to quit smoking cigarettes. Every body is different, a certain treatment may suit you or may not. But, the only thing that suits every smoker is the positive approach with a strong will power.

Nobody in world can stop you from quitting smoking. You are your own doctor.

 

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