| Giving up smoking with natural methods |
| Written by admin | |
| Saturday, 17 June 2006 | |
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Instead of using nicotine replacing therapy or drugs to give up smoking, you can adopt a natural way. This natural way requires a plan, and it is based on will power and desire. Support of family and friends is very helpful during the first days when the withdrawal symptoms are worst. Motivating yourself by fixating a stop date is obviously important. The idea of a poster listing the reasons for which you are giving up smoking can be a great motivator to stand by your decision.
Keeping yourself busy for hours by adopting a hobby (example: computer games). Computer games are an addiction in themselves, and spending hours playing with them can kill the urge to smoke. It’s essential to dispose all the ashtrays and other reminders, drinking a lot of fluids, especially fruit juices instead of alcohol (that way you reduce the dryness that you experience in your mouth) and the most important of them all, to keep away from places, and people who have the tendency to smoke. Stop visiting places filled with cigarette smoke, like clubs ore hotels (where smoking is frequent) or even in your office by banning those who smoke in your presence. Also useful is by arranging group activities, especially involving non-smokers. You don’t feel the same urge if you are surrounded by non-smokers, and also, you feel worried if you smoke in front of such a group. Wining the battle against smoking naturally makes you a fitter and a tougher person. |