QUITTING THE DANGEROUS SMOKE

Lung cancer is one of terminal illnesses many people don’t want to avoid. Even if they knew how dangerous the disease was, still they kept on pampering their personal habit without giving up an inch. Quitting for keep is the hardest. Fighting temptation is a torture. 

There still hope for the hopeless if they are willing to change their habit. Determination, sacrifice and common sense is the secret to be able to succeed.

If you are ready to do the following:

-Write down your reasons for quitting.

-Determine and be consistent when to start your quitting. Your determination to stop will guide you to break your smoking habit.

-To condition your will to quit, to have physical activity for 3 weeks will give you confidence and willing to refuse to the temptation.

-Have your own smoking record. This will record your initiative in the early days of your quitting program.

-Avoid the many triggers around you that will induce you to smoke.

-Reward yourself if you succeeded to control the triggers.

 

-Keep away from your friends that smoke. You can’t defend your urge to smoke.

 -Drink plenty of water or juices. It will alter the urge to get one stick.

-If you failed now, don’t give up. Repeat the process. If you tripped, regain your balance. Fight it the next time.

The withdrawal symptom is only temporary. It may last more or less 2 weeks. Review your position to minimize the effect until you are confident to proceed in your quitting program.  It just normal to relapse but it does not mean you have to continue and surrender your goal.

-Find a task to keep you occupied shifting your mind from the urge to smoke.

-Avoid coffee and other beverages that will induce you to smoke.

-Go with that “don’t smoke”. Make the environment more lively. Strike a conversation that is interesting to lengthen company with other non-smokers.

-Brush your teeth to remove all visible stain from nicotine. This is also to maintain personal hygiene.

-Music will distract you from thinking the unthinkable to smoke. It relaxes your sense of well-being.

-Develop confidence and your desire to stay away with smoke.

-Keep away to the place called the smoking zone. It will only aggravate your problem.

-Keep refresh by taking a bath often. It will help to calm your nerve.

-Initiate to have plenty of rest to relax your mind from the mental pressure.

-Don’t try to tempt yourself even one stick. It may lead to another.

-Chew sugarless gum to keep your mouth occupied.

-Avoid letting your urge or craving for a smoke.

-Practice breathing exercise. It will help to reduce the tension.

-Always think positive in your desire to quit. Keep away from the negative feeling that it can’t be done.

-Developing willpower is the only key to succeed in your goal.

Keeping away from smoke is not an easy task, even how hard it is - what you have been doing is for your own benefit. If you value your life then stop.

Remember that nicotine is the cause of lung cancer. It blocked the airways and destroy the cells. Your cooperation will save you. Don’t allow yourself to care less on your health. We live only once, we have to make life more useful and colorful maintaining healthy life. 

Your family are depending on you. Don’t fail them. You are the only one they’ve got.

Making your choice to slip doesn’t help you instead it worsen your dependence of your dangerous habit of smoking that will destroy you and your family as well.