5 More Quit Smoking Tips

So you have made up your mind that this is the year you will finally break the habit and do away with cigarettes forever. You’ve gathered your support and have some ideas about how you will go about it. But quitting smoking is far from easy and the more information you have, the higher your chances of success. You’ve done your homework and are ready to throw your cigarettes in the trash. Now you must decide the actual technique you will use. Here are five more stop smoking tips to get you started.

Stop smoking tip 1: Many people find that quitting cold turkey is the only way to be successful. For these people, the temptation of one cigarette is too great and leads to more. These people have more of a habitual addiction than a craving for nicotine. Many alcoholics are like this. If they drink nothing they’re fine, but 1 drink inevitably leads to 10 more. For the cold turkey technique to be successful, you must totally remove cigarettes from your life, including friends, family, locations, etc. that expose you to cigarettes. This is difficult for many people.

Stop smoking tip 2: some people find that a gradual decrease in the number of cigarettes they smoke works better. For this to work, you must gather statistics and make a plan. Determine how many cigarettes you smoke per day. Develop a schedule that reduces that number daily or weekly and stick to it. If you stick to the plan, soon your consumption of cigarettes will be greatly reduced and eventually disappear altogether.

Stop smoking tip 3: Still other people find that the chemical products on the market are the best choice for them. Whether it’s hundreds of packs of nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine pills, etc., they find that the small doses of nicotine help reduce the craving for the more harmful cigarettes. When using this technique, one must remember that the ultimate goal is to be free entirely of the addiction. If you can’t leave the nicotine behind, you’ve simply traded one addiction for another.

Stop smoking tip 4: Talk to your doctor. These days, treatments exist that are only available by prescription and are very effective. If other techniques have failed, this may be a final option.

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 5: though some people scoff at the idea, hypnotherapy is becoming more and more popular and many people swear by its effectiveness. If nothing else has worked, you have nothing to lose in trying this healthy, non-invasive technique.
Decide which option is best for you. If one fails, move on to the next and eventually you will be successful.