Some Free Stop Smoking Advice

Tips on how to quit smoking

The process involved when you want to quit smoking is simple AND difficult at the same time. In writing, it is fairly straightforward in the sense that all you need to do to stop smoking, is to quite literally stop smoking!

Unfortunately, the addiction is very difficult to get rid of and always requires a combination of both determination and willpower. Here are a few tips that will help you quit smoking:

1. Set a specific date for stopping. Being vague about the time you want to stop will only give you an excuse to delay. Set a date for stopping and try your very best to completely stop.

2. Don't keep your decision to stop all to yourself. Tell your family and friends of your decision since they may give support and will avoid to put you in situations where you may be tempted to smoke again.

3. Get rid of anything that may tempt you to smoke. This means you need to remove ashtrays, lighters, cigarettes and even cigarette advertisements from your home.

4. Be prepared to deal with uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms. Stopping an addiction is never easy, and WILL come with withdrawal symptoms. Things like nausea, anxiety and craving may tempt you to smoke again but do everything in your power to resist. These withdrawal symptoms will gradually fade away within 2 to 4 weeks.

5. Don't lose hope if you fail to quit. Failure does not mean you can't try again. There are many chain smokers who failed the first few times they tried to quit, but eventually succeeded. If they gave up the first time they failed, they would still be smoking today or worse, they would be dead due to any of the fatal illnesses brought on by cigarette smoking.

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The Big Secret to Stop Smoking
By Jackie Winn

If it has come to crunch time and you have made the decision that you are going to give up smoking for good - then don't give up, stick with it! Willpower and motivation is half the battle when it comes to being a non smoker.

When it comes to giving up cigarettes you are probably thinking that you need a trip to the pharmacy for some stop smoking aids. You are probably worried about the cost of these nicotine replacement aids as the gums and patches available on the market are quite expensive. It is estimated that the total cost per year on stop smoking aids is 1 million dollars. However despite the number of costly aids that are available there are still many people that have tried to give up the habit but are still smoking upwards of 20 a day. It is true that this is largely down to nicotine and the hold it has on you but a lot of it is also down to habit it has an emotional hold on you as well as the physical addiction.

If you have ever paid attention to the times you smoke you will notice a pattern - Most people light up when they are stressed or bored, or when they have finished eaten. This has a minimal amount to do with actually needing more nicotine and more to do with the fact that you are used to smoking in these times. It is a force of habit and what you need to do is break this pattern in order to give yourself a high chance at being a successful quitter.

For a majority of people, smoking a cigarette is something they do when they are unoccupied and need to do something with their hands. One great way of fighting against this is to keep busy, next time you feel yourself wanting to reach of a cigarette, do something else instead - knitting, painting or something else you enjoy in order to take your mind off of wanting to smoke. When you feel a craving try breathing slowly for two minutes. More often than not even the worst of cravings rarely last longer than 2 minutes.

Once you have taken the wise decision to stop smoking smoke your last cigarette and then throw the rest of them away. Any remaining cigarettes within your reach will be too much of a temptation for you. You can also try taking sips of water or a healthy snack to manage cravings.

You are the secret to your own success in being a non smoker for life. You need to concentrate on both your nicotine dependence and the power of habit as both of these together give you the temptation to fall off the wagon and pick up a cigarette. If you can take both of these things on board, you can beat your addiction much easier than you would have thought possible. Good luck!

I am happy to say that after being virtually chain smokers my husband and myself both gave up smoking 12 years or more ago!

We set up our own website in the hope that we will be able to help a few other people quit their own smoking habits and in the process save their health and some $'s.

For more information, support and a ton of advice click on the link here and visit http://www.smokinghelper.com today!

Stop smoking today and change your life forever!

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