Six Tips for you to Try and Curb your Nicotine Craving
By Frederic Baker | April 18, 2008
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- Do not fool yourself by saying you have too many pressures in your life right now to give up cigarettes. If you are smoking, this in itself is a pressure – a very great pressure. Every day is a gamble and your life is at stake. By getting nicotine out of your life, other things will become easier to handle. You will feel better about yourself and you will have more energy. You will have given yourself what no one else could give you. You will no longer have the pressure of being a smoker.
- Do not use the excuse that you might gain weight to justify your continuing to smoke. Even if you do gain a little, the fact that you will be more active and will get more exercise should counteract any weight gain. Remember, overeating, not stopping smoking, causes weight gain.
- Plan to do things that will keep your mind off smoking. Sometimes, our minds can be our worst enemies. They will tell us that we need a cigarette for just about any reason that is handy at the time. By doing things like going to a restaurant and sitting in the nonsmoking sections, you can get your mind off smoking.
- Fidget with something. You are accustomed to holding a cigarette. Being without one might leave your hands at a loss. Get a small rubber ball or yo-yo. Playdough and clay are also good.
- Quit smoking one day at a time and think only about the current part of the day. “I am not going to smoke before noon.” “I am not going to smoke before 3 o’clock.” Sometimes, just do it one hour at a time. This is a lot easier than trying to quit forever.
- Do not subject yourself to smoky situations. If you come into contact with someone who is smoking, just say to yourself, “he is having the cigarette I might be having.” Then, be grateful you do not have to have it.
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