How to Quit Smoking

So you want to quit smoking? It's not an easy task, and will probably be one of the hardest things you have ever had to do. The first thing you want to do is completely rid your house of any cigarettes, ashtrays or anything that even reminds you of cigarettes. Wash your sheets and all your clothes to get rid of the tobacco smell. Open the windows and spray air freshener in your house, you need to completely rid your home of any trace of tobacco. I would also recommend quitting on a weekend, as the stress of work often leads to lighting up again. Also try to stay away from any of your smoking friends or family members when they are smoking, as seeing someone else smoke is the ultimate relapse trigger. Tell them to smoke outside or if you take a drive with them tell them not to smoke in your car.

The first three or four days are usually the hardest. Chewing gum or candy helps some and exercise definitely helps also. If you have any hobbies that take your mind of smoking that is a plus. Basically the object is just to completely do your best to put it out of your mind and if the idea of smoking does pop into your mind you have to have enough will power not to smoke. When this happens try reading about the dangers of smoking, and what exactly it does to your lungs and your overall health. Try to avoid drinking alcohol at least for the first month or so as alcohol tends to decrease your will power and judgment. Then you'll think you j can have just one cigarette and the next day you'll end up smoking like you were before you quit.

There are lots of benefits to quitting smoking, it will be easier to breathe, food will taste better and you will be able to run and do exercises without as much difficulty. Your sense of smell will be a lot stronger, you and your house won't stink of cigarettes, and you will find you have a lot more energy then you did before you quit. The risk of diseases like lung cancer drops significantly and also the risk of having a heart attack and other types of cancers. There are many illness that smoking causes, and like it says on a pack of cigarettes sometimes "Quitting smoking now greatly reduces serious risk to your health."

The patch and the gum and all those other ways to quit get mixed reviews. I have talked to many people who have had the patch and I have tried the gum. First off the gum taste horrible and for me at least it didn't really take away my urge to smoke. Most of the people I saw wearing the patch are smoking today. I quit cold turkey about a year ago and I am still not smoking. It was probably one of the greatest decisions of my life and I strongly urge any one who reads this article to just quit smoking, it is simply not worth the cost and the risk to your health. In the end after the first few weeks the craving will slowly start to go away and eventually the smell of smoke will make you sick. It actually is pretty weird that the first few days after I quit the smell of smoke would smell really good to me, but after a couple weeks or so, it was really a disgusting smell. Once you quit for a while, you too will realize it is a disgusting habit all together and you were just under the spell of nicotine.

I really hope this article gives hope to the many people out there who want to quit smoking and just can't seem to stop. You can quit, there are many people like me who have quit and will stay quit for the rest of their lives. You can beat that cigarette and its deadly addiction. The power is within you to quit, the strength
is there waiting for you to harness. Your body wants you to quit, especially your lungs. Set a date you want to quit and stick to it, the night before you go to bed and have your last cigarette, really believe your going to do it. When you get up in the morning the first thing you got to say to yourself is "I can do this!" and you will do it just like me.