‘I Quit!’: Ways To Fight Your Smoking Habits

Things can be easier said than done. This is especially so for someone who has plunged himself or herself into smoking and is now trying to find his or her way out of it. The quest to quit smoking is never smooth sailing. He or she cannot quit smoking over night simply by saying ‘I Quit’.

Smoking is addictive, and it is all thanks to the poisonous substance called nicotine that causes one to puff excessively.

The addiction to it can subdue your entire soul, and without putting in any effort, you are going to face difficulties quitting for life.

But on a positive note, quitting smoking is possible.

Let us share with you some effective ways for you to dispose off your smoking habits and get your life back to normal:

1. Pen down your wish to erase smoking from your life’s list of habits. Write down the causes of your intention to quit smoking so that you can always fall back on those causes in times when you still have the urge to smoke. In fact, holding a pen often can keep your fingers away from touching the cigarettes, thus lessening your craving to puff.

2. Reflect and write down where, when and with whom did you kick start the habit. These are the factors that constitute the story of your life as a smoker and therefore should be avoided. You should especially avoid people who had influenced you to take up this bad habit, and focus more on those who would encourage you to kick it off.

3. Change your way of life. Plan out on paper by stating the reasons for smoking and how you would like to put your urge for smoking to a stop.

4. Purchase those brands of cigarettes that you are normally not in favor of. Some smokers do have their own personal favorite brands when it comes to smoking, but if you were to buy brands that you are not too familiar with, it might make you be more turned off by smoking, thus gradually reducing your craving for smoking.

5. Inform all your friends and family members about your plans to get rid of your smoking habits so that you can gain more support and encouragement from them, which would definitely serve as an effective booster of your motivation to quit smoking.

6. Dispose all your ashtrays, empty cigarette packs and lighters and that would decrease your urge to smoke.

7. Once you have set the date you want to quit, ensure that you fully erase smoking on that day itself. That is after all the day that you are supposed to get rid of it for good.

8. Give yourself a prize for successfully saying ‘I quit’ to smoking. For instance, you can treat yourself to a hearty meal or go for a holiday using the money you have been saving up, knowing that you need not spend that money on packs of cigarettes anymore.

9. Do not fret if the craving abruptly comes back. It happens when you are in the midst of quitting, but it will go off within a span of a few minutes. As mentioned in the first point, you can always refer back to the reasons for your intention to stop smoking that you have written.

10. If it is too hard on you, consult a professional doctor to gain some valuable advice on how to quit smoking. The doctor would be able to follow-up with you on your progression and your quitting needs.

Quitting is hard, but not quitting is harder.

So to those of you who really wish to find the willpower to say ‘No’ to smoking, we hope you can spare some time reading these simple tips from us.














6 comments:

Rolando said...

Again, great tips NAFA! Glad I'm not a smoker, but I'm still impacted by second hand smoke, which is very annoying.

Wish more people would have consideration. I just give them a mean look like, 'thanks for killing me' look, lol

NafaSg said...

Hello Rolando!

Thank u very much! Happy to know that u like our tips here. And we're happier to know that u are not a smoker because smoking really kills people softly.

We understand how it feels like having to inhale all those smoke coming from smokers around us, even when we try hard not to. U definitely gave a great idea about giving that mean look! LOL! That should be put into practice so that more of these smokers can work a little harder to quit. =D

Bobby Revell said...

Good Article Nafa! Quitting smoking is as difficult as dealing with a heroin addiction...in many cases, more difficult. Being that it's a physically addictive drug (nicotine), a person addicted will be addicted for the rest of their lives. They will be in "recovery" just like an alcoholic, until their final day.

I think tobacco products should be illegal...haha! I don't like tobacco...it's disgusting and I used to smoke! I quit many years ago, but every now and then...I still get cravings, I am strong enough to not give in and am proud to say so!

NafaSg said...

Hi Bobby!

Great to hear that u like this article here. We just feel it is important to address it. =)

Addiction to smoking and tobacco is surely something really tough for anyone to get rid of within a short period of time. We think that the willpower needed to conquer the addiction is much greater than that for losing weight. Haha!

So u got a taste of smoking yeah? But good to hear that u have finally quit the habit and that u are back in shape. The occasional cravings are quite normal actually but as long as u don't give in to it, u will be fine. =)

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NafaSg said...

Hi Harvey Irene!

Thanks for sharing with us this very special information on how smokers can quit smoking. Have a great day! =)=)=)