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Different Ways To Smoking Cessation

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Can you quit smoking? There are different ways to quit smoking, but gaining support can support you in Smoking Cessation process. It is important to get educated about the dangers of smoking and the benefits of being a nonsmoker.

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DifferentWays To Smoking Cessation

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There are many different ways to stop smoking• You can find some studies advocating pharmacological products

• You can find other studies advocating a good counseling.

• Others can advocate support groups or an organized program.

• Others Hypnosis

• Others can disregard other studies saying this way works better than that one.

But the truth is that a combination all these methods works best.

Pharmacological products alone, counseling alone, support groups alone, or hypnosis alone can not be effective.

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Before trying to quit smoking, it is important to read and understand all about smoking and its disadvantages of smoking. All don’t smokers understand that cigarettes are number one killer in the world. therefore you need to know the truth about smoking.

• Smoking dramatically increase risk for different diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, high blood pressure, and almost every other health concern, small or large. How could

any habit be worth this?

Knowledge is power

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•Cigarette nicotine is highly addict ive and its “feel good” effects on the brain provides psychological comforts, leading to both physical and psychological smoking habit.•nicotine cessation will cause your body to experience physical withdrawal symptoms and cravings.•You may have become accustomed to smoking as a way of coping with depression or stress . Or even anxiety or boredom.•Sometimes friends, family members, or other colleagues can make you become part of the way you relate with them.

It is essential to address both the addiction and the habits and routines that go along with smoking to successfully cease from smoking.

Facts to understand first

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I t is not hard to stop smoking, but i t is a challenge. Its dif f iculty levels wil l depend on several factors.―the number of cigarettes you smoke daily―the number of people you spend t ime with who smoke (parents, fr iends, and co-workers)―the reasons you smoke

Is it hard to stop smoking?

Smoking cessation

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Indicate on your calendar the day you’ve chosen to quit from smoking.Believe in yourself that you can quit and realize that you are determined to quit from smoking.

Pick a quit day

Visualize quitt ing. You can do this by recordingdown why you want to quit smoking. For instance ⃗You want to l ive longer⃗You want to feel better⃗You want to save money(smoking is expensive)⃗You want to smell better⃗You want to f ind a mate

After recording these reasons, you can put them somewhere where you can read them everyday

Up to this point; you have the reasons why you want to quit , you know what’s bad about smoking and you know what you wil l benefit by quitt ing smoking. It is important to ask your family members and fr iends(who do not smoke) to support you

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YOUR DOCTOR CAN SUGGEST OTHER ALTERNATIVES AND PRESCRIBE MEDICATION TO HELP YOU IN YOUR WITHDRAWAL PROCESS.

YOU CAN ALSO GET OTHER PRODUCTS OVER THE COUNTER AT YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY OR GROCERY STORE SUCH AS NICOTINE PATCH, NICOTINE LOZENGES, AND NICOTINE GUM.

Talk to your doctor for assistance

YOU CAN THROW AWAY ALL CIGARETTES INCLUDING OTHER ACCESSORIES SUCH AS CIGARETTE LIGHTERS AND ASHTRAYS.

WASH YOUR CLOTHES, HOME AND CAR TO CLEAR ANYTHING SMELLING SMOKE

Remove your cigarettes from your home, car and work

Be determined to face the challenges of quit smoking

PREPARE FOR CIGARETTE CRAVINGS AS YOU WITHDRAW FROM SMOKING SUCH AS ANGER, IRRITABIL ITY, FRUSTRATION

NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPIES CAN HELP YOU IN THIS CASE

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As your quit date arrives cut back on cigarettes

gradually

Cutting back cigarettes must involve dedication and proper planning.

•Plan how many smokes you wil l smoke each day unti l your quit date arr ives•Reduce the number of cigarettes every day as you change to the brands you don’t enjoy•I f possible you can give cigarettes to someone else so that you’l l have to ask for them each day you want to stop.•Drink plenty of water and instead of buying cigarettes you can buy chewing gums

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With a posit ive att i tude, you can defeat the overwhelming power of cravings. You can’t fai l in your smoking cessation process. You wil l be able to say no to cigarette smoking and face the unwanted side effects of smoking.

Think positive

Stay MotivatedStay motivated by rewarding yourself after specif ic milestones such as having a dinner at your favorite restaurant, buying clothes and having a weekend gateway with fr iends.

Get educatedContinue to educate yourself about dangers of smoking to your health and see i f you can get support from a health institution doctor

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•Smoking cessation can be a real challenge but i t is one of the greatest things you can do for the health of your l i fe.

•Hypnosis halters the state of your awareness and it is a proved method that can be used in treating smoking cessation.

•But you need to know that cigarettes are bad for you and be emotionally prepared to quit .

Hypnosis for smokingcessation How Hypnosis Works

•Hypnosis helps you to leave smoking routine and looking at i t di f ferently

•I t is important to choose to quit yourself f i rs t because i t is very effective when you really want to quit .

•I t puts you in a relaxed condit ion where your mind is open for suggestion. Your hypnotherapist can change your thought patterns

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YOUR QUIT DAYI f you’ve made up your mind to become a permanent non -smoker you can vis i t quit smoking hypnosis to vis i t a cert i f ied hypnotherapis t who has successful ly helped any people in smoking cessation within just 6o minutes.

I f you’ve been unsuccessful in smoking cessation, hypnosis can dramatically help you to completely and permanently quit from smoking.

Do not give up i f you fai l .

Avoid people and situations where you are tempted to smoke.

Do something instead of smoking. You can go for a walk, join a s inging group, do some chores at home etc

Keep in mind nicotine effects only lasts a short t ime, therefore once your withdrawal is over, you wil l feel better forever.

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After smoking cessationYou can stay inspired in dif ferent ways. But the major way is to tel l yourself about how much money

you are saving, how much healthier your gett ing day per day. You can read more about smoking cessation benefits and

say no to smoking again.

Stay inspired

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DRINK LOTS OF WATER (8-12 glasses)Water wil l help f lush nicotine out and other chemicals out of your body.

CHEWING GUMSChewing gums can also help you in in reducing cravings by ful f i l l ing any oral desire you may have.

SELF CONTROLYou must exercise self control to control your mind, to overcome smoking addictions and

Avoid stress because it is the most common reason for

people wanting to smoke

By helping others, you can also control your quitting process

as you plan for more success.

Hypnosis is one of the best ways used to quit smoking

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HELP OTHER PEOPLE TO QUIT SMOKINGAfter your smoking experience, you can help another person by tel l ing him or her what to do and the different way of quitt ing. Tel l them about the benefits of not smoking.Instead of focusing on only dangers of smoking, tel l them how to quit and provide hope for them to stop smoking.

Instead of focusing on only dangers of smoking, tel l them how to quit and provide hope for them to stop smoking.

NO MAGIC

There is no magic pill that can transform someone from being a smoker to becoming a non-smoker. It takes work to end a smoking

habit because the body has become dependent upon it. In addition to a smoker desiring to stop once and for all, education, medical

assistance and support are all necessary components of effectively helping someone to stop smoking.

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CONCLUSIONThere are different ways of smoking cessation. But before sett ing out to achieve any goal i t is helpful to know the most effective approach.

Some people can quit by themselves and others need l i t t le help to quit .

With Hypnosis the therapist can communicate directly with your unconscious mind and deal with emotional blockages that are preventing you to cease from smoking.

To avoid cigarette cravings, you need to do exercise, eat healthy, look for cigarette alternatives, join a support group, avoid smokers, set a date when you wil l permanently quit and continue to lead a happy l i fe.

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