WHAT IS THE BEST METHOD TO QUIT SMOKING? [BY BALWANTSINGH BISHT]

 

What Is The Best Method To Quit Smoking?

Why this highest taxed commodity, attracts highest numbers of people? It is such a strong personalized habit, no cut and dry formulas can be put forth, to quit smoking. How deep is your cigarette trench? Are you consuming t…The best way to quit smoking is through your will power. You may say, easier said, than done! The only person in this world, who will not fail you, is ‘thy own self’. If that rule is applied here, you shall have your last puff, when you decide about it. Why this highest taxed commodity, attracts highest numbers of people? It is such a strong personalized habit, no cut and dry formulas can be put forth, to quit smoking.

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HOW DEEP YOUR CIGRETTE TRENCH?

How deep is your cigarette trench? Are you consuming the cigarettes or the cigarettes consume you? Who will be the victor in the emerging battle? If you are a marginal case, if your day is done with a few cigarettes, cold turkey may well suit you. To what degree you are addicted to nicotine? This is the deciding factor. But if you require 5 packets of cigarettes per day (50 cigarettes), you will have tough time in negotiating the quit-boat! This path has led to the smoking-salvation, for about 5% of the people, who opted thus.

Psychological Relief

PSYCHOLOGICAL RELIEF

 Let's take it that you are not a compulsive smoker, and you go for a cigarette, when you are under stress. You need something in your mouth for psychological relief. And your option is cigarette. In that case, think of any other alternative. You need to try the chewing gum. But eventually don’t cultivate the habit of both- chewing gum as well as the cigarette! If you are not sure about your will power, do believe in the will power of someone else, to control your will power. 

HYPNOTHERAPY

That is possible by hypnotherapy. In this method, your subconscious mind is targeted in your artificially articulated unconscious state, and certain vibrations against your smoking habit, are transmitted to you. But, you will carry the feeling throughout your life that someone else is responsible for your quitting the smoking habit. Doesn’t matter, a friend in need is a friend indeed! Price factor has not deterred you from smoking, but you need to constantly give the auto-suggestion to your mind, that you can save lots of money, by quitting smoking. Even if it has a marginal effect on reducing your smoking, this point is worth a serious consideration.

SUITABLE NICOTINE REPLACEMENT ALTERNATIVE

Use combinations of quitting methods to get rid of smoking forever. You need to find a suitable nicotine replacement alternative and half the battle is won. Join group counseling sessions, where you are told and retold many a damaging effects of the smoking habit. This will definitely have profound effects as for your relations with the cigarette habit. Can the anti-smoking drug zyban, drag you from the hard influence of cigarette? When nothing else works, try that option as well!

Using Hypnosis To Quit Smoking

There are other methods to quit smoking that don’t involve the use of patches, gum or drugs. One of the most effective of these is using hypnosis to quit smoking. It’s been shown that hypnosis has a success rate of around two people out of every three who use it. That’ how you can come over the problem. When they make the decision to quit smoking, most smokers turn to patches or nicotine gum. The snag is that these aren’t particularly effective. Partly because you’re still getting an intake of nicotine.

ALTERNATIVE METHODS

 There are other methods to quit smoking that don’t involve the use of patches, gum or drugs. One of the most effective of these is using hypnosis to quit smoking. It’s been shown that hypnosis has a success rate of around two people out of every three who use it. That’s a lot more success than near enough any other method. The good news is that not only is hypnosis more effective but it’s cheaper than most of the alternative methods (apart from will power of course, but that has the lowest success rate). Patches seem to be priced at around the same cost as your daily ration of cigarettes.

STRONG WILL-POWER/GO AGAINST THE CROWD

 A hypnosis course to quit smoking will likely only cost you about a week or two’s worth of your regular cigarette intake. So providing you manage to quit for at least two weeks, you’ll be in pocket. You may be asking what happens to the one person in three who doesn’t manage to use hypnosis to quit smoking. Why didn’t it work for them? There are a lot of possible reasons. One of the most common is if they were the only person in their group of friends who tried to give up. It’s difficult to go against the crowd, so that person needs to either be very strong willed or change the group they mix with. Otherwise they don’t stand much chance of being able to give up smoking. The best way to quit smoking with hypnosis is to sign up for one of the instantly downloadable courses. There’s

What Can You Do To Stop Smoking?

People try to stop smoking cold turkey, or turn to religion, patches, nicotine gum, hypnosis and more. With so many choices available for help to quit smoking, here are some ways to follow to control chain smoking. Once glamorized on television shows, in magazine ads and other places, cigarette smoking can be one bad habit to quit. In fact it's one habit that people often start at a very early age, from childhood on. And it's one habit that has a high death rate resulting mainly from cancer associated with smoking.

CHANGE MIND SET

People try to stop smoking cold turkey, or turn to religion, patches, nicotine gum, hypnosis and more. With so many choices available for help to quit smoking, here are some tips to add to them in order to conquer bad cigarette smoking habits once and for all and breathe fresher, healthier air. Change Mindset Start thinking clearer, and your mind will lead your body to a clearer, healthier state. You can begin by heading to your local library and checking out books, videos, cassettes, DVDs, Google, Internet, and other resources to help you stop smoking.

MOTIVATIONAL AND INSPIRATIONAL THEME

 Other good topics are on self-improvement, healthy diets, and motivational and inspirational themes. See if there are any support groups in your area on any of these subjects and search online for forums to find friends to work through any issues with and have fun with to get your mind off smoking and onto better subjects. Also line up some support people on your home front, off line. You don't need friends who still smoke that will say things like, Well, a half a pack a day isn't bad, don't worry about it. You need encouraging, healthy friends to see you through the good times and bad times like you'll see them through in exchange. So get a list going of people you can reach out to instead of reaching for a smoke: healthy neighbors, family, friends, etc. 

DEVELOP HEALTHIER HABITS EITHER

Develop Healthier Habits. A great way to break an old habit is to start a new one. So here are some you could replace smoking with; like instead of lighting up:

*1. Put your cigarette money aside in a jar and save it for a special celebration trip somewhere fun.

* 2. Instead of picking up a cigarette, pick up a book, magazine, newspaper or newsletter and catch up on your reading.

*3. Instead of smoking, do some journaling, logging your pain, agony, hope, improved health, etc. Have fun and use magic markers and stickers in it and don't worry about your spelling!

*4. Instead of smoking, go to a gym and work out or work out at home or outside. 

*5. Instead of smoking, do something nice for someone else- and don't tell them! OK, time to get moving. Go get 'em!2