If you are on the path to becoming smoke-free, then you need to take the final decision. Weight the advantages and disadvantages against each other and plan the future. Find out what tools you can use and what motivates you to stop and remember that there are as many ways as there are people. Here are some suggestions that others have found useful in their cessation.
Resolution
Once the decision needs to be taken, it might be a good idea to imagine that you have already managed to become smoke free. Imagine that you are free to move anywhere and take breaks with whomever you want. Imagine that your fitness and especially your stamina improve, the food is tastier and the flowers smell better. Imagine the freedom and the good conscience.
Preparation
If you prepare yourself, you increase your chance of becoming smoke-free – and to remain smoke free.
- Decide on a stop date: The first day you do not smoke.
- Prepare yourself for the difficult situations in advance. When the urge to smoke is there, the creativity often hits rock bottom.
- Make a list: Instead of smoking, I can go for a walk, eat some liquorice, eat some fruit, work a bit the garden, send an SMS, visit our quit smoking forum, etc.
- Read a book about being smoke free. Here are a few suggestions:
- Instead of smoking
- Your reasons for smoking and to stop
- Your smoking habits
- New habits
- Rewards
- Situations that were easy without tobacco
- The situations that were more difficult
- What you did when it was difficult
- What prompted you to smoke again?
5 exercises you can do
These exercises may help to make you think about your smoking habits and help you get through your smoking cessation. Print out and complete the exercises with your own goals, considerations, etc.
The 5 exercises are called:
Use your experience from previous smoking cessation
Lessons from past quit smoking are important. They can help you to be even better prepared this time. For instance, write down:
Praise and reward
Save up the money up that you do not smoke too. Plan what you can do to reward yourself when you for example has been smoke free for 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month etc. Maybe you can buy a CD, a movie, a dinner, or maybe something you want for your home? Be sure to praise and reward yourself and celebrate your victories. You deserve it!
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