Tips On How To Stop Smoking : Listen To The Experts by Judy Wellsworth
The best tips on how to stop smoking you will ever get are from those who have successfully done it. Smoking is an addiction, and studies have shown that the smoking habit is even harder to break than an asdditiciton to heroin.
You Can't Fight Nicotine With Nicotine Nicotine stimulates our brains to produce dopamine, the "pleasure" neurotransmitter, better than almost any other substance, so quitting smoking is not just a matter of finding some other non-addicting replacement in the way that methadone can be substituted for heroin to help people over withdrawal. Tips on how to stop smoking which do not acknowledge the addictive nature of nicotine will simply not be of any use.
But if you are willing to get tips on how to stop smoking from others who have actually done it, and not just quit for a while but kicked the smoking habit for good, you will be getting a treasure trove of wisdom. It's up to you to decide what to do with it.
Tips on how to stop smoking which tell you that you can use nicotine-based smoking cessations products to ease yourself through the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, until your body stops craving nicotine, are misleading for one reason: as long as you are relying on nicotine to help you recover from a nicotine addiction you are merely feeding the beast.
While nicotine replacement products may be useful in eliminating the toxins with which cigarette smoking saturates your tissues, they do nothing to get at the root cause of your addiction. Any tips on how to stop smoking which do not include the necessity of behavioral modification therapy to understand and find ways to overcome your emotional need to smoke are doing you a disservice.
Find A Support Group Of Those Who Have Been There One of the best places to find reliable tips on how to stop smoking is through the hundreds of stop smoking support groups available both off and online. Nicotine Anonymous, modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, provides a twelve-step program based on the understanding that smokers suffer from a nicotine addiction.
The Nicotine Anonymous pamphlet "Tips for Gaining Freedom From Nicotine" offers fifty-five tips on how to stop smoking divided into categories covering the pre-quitting, quitting, and maintenance phases of kicking the cigarette habit. All the tips on how to stop smoking in the pamphlet are from people who have recognized that they are addicts and that their nicotine recovery is a lifetime process.
Nicotine Anonymous is just one of hundreds of stop smoking groups on which you can call to provide you with tips on how to stop smoking which will help you prepare for, and survive, the quitting process. To find one in your area, try contacting the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, or your local health department.
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jeudi 12 juillet 2007
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Quit Smoking By Putting Your Mind To It
Quit Smoking By Putting Your Mind To It by Liz Labrum
With the smoking ban looming large some people will be feeling under pressure to quit. Or they will be using the event as the nudge they need to break free from a habit they wished they never started.
I have helped many clients quit smoking and today I worked with a client who wanted to stop smoking and who came in believing that he would never actually make it. Not a good start.
So we talked about smoking and his attempts to give up and he revealed that although he had stayed off the weed for more than a month in the back of his mind he had already 'promised' himself that he could smoke if he went abroad. His work regularly takes him to other countries.
Hard to Break habit of a Lifetime
I have found this to be common when people try to stop a habit that's been a part of their daily lives for 15, 20 or more years. These smokers fear failing to quit because they've tried a number of times and with each failure to stay off smoking they feel worse. They know all the reasons why the should, they are fed up with the guilty feelings when they let their loved ones down and themselves. They're also really fed up with smoking because of all the time it takes up, they way it makes them feel like an outcast and they know they'll feel so much better as a non-smoker and yet making the change eludes them.
The secret is to train the mind and thoughts to do the things you want it to do. How do you do that you say?
Well if I asked you what will you enjoy as a non-smoker, chances are that, like my client did today, your answers will focus on the negatives.
For example you might say; 'I won't smell.' 'I won't have to go outside in the rain for a smoke.' 'I can look my daughter/son/partner in the eye and not feel guilty.'
All of these are away from the problem type of statements and to have them your mind has to go the image of you smoking first and the associated bad outcomes. So you have effectively given your mind the command to keep tuned into smoking and everything that goes with it.
Re-programme Your Thoughts
So now take the statements above and get the positive outcome by asking 'What will that give me?' For example the 'I won't smell.' Can turn into 'That will give me fresh clean smelling clothes, skin and hair.' Go ahead do the same with any away from the problem negative statements you have and notice how different they make you feel.
What good has Smoking Ever done for You?
Now work out what good things the behavior of smoking does for you. Yes you read that right.
Most people when asked say one of the reasons they smoke is to mark the end of a task and to give them a break. That's not a bad thing to do, it's shame that a cancer-producing stick of tobacco is involved. However you can now preserve the good part but discard the harmful crutch. Think of ways you can still have a break during the day. Maybe just get up from your desk and go and talk to someone.
These are just some of the tools and strategies that I help my clients develop to stop smoking and feel comfortable and at ease about doing it.
I also help them learn the art of deep relaxation through hypnosis so that they can reproduce the state almost instantly wherever they are and whenever they need to. They all say once they've discovered how to do this that it's much better than anything a cigarette ever gave them.
About the Author
Liz Labrum, Master NLP and hypnosis practitioner, teaches clients to use their thoughts to control stress and break habits. If you're ready to quit and want professional advice take this assessment Are You Ready to Quit ?
With the smoking ban looming large some people will be feeling under pressure to quit. Or they will be using the event as the nudge they need to break free from a habit they wished they never started.
I have helped many clients quit smoking and today I worked with a client who wanted to stop smoking and who came in believing that he would never actually make it. Not a good start.
So we talked about smoking and his attempts to give up and he revealed that although he had stayed off the weed for more than a month in the back of his mind he had already 'promised' himself that he could smoke if he went abroad. His work regularly takes him to other countries.
Hard to Break habit of a Lifetime
I have found this to be common when people try to stop a habit that's been a part of their daily lives for 15, 20 or more years. These smokers fear failing to quit because they've tried a number of times and with each failure to stay off smoking they feel worse. They know all the reasons why the should, they are fed up with the guilty feelings when they let their loved ones down and themselves. They're also really fed up with smoking because of all the time it takes up, they way it makes them feel like an outcast and they know they'll feel so much better as a non-smoker and yet making the change eludes them.
The secret is to train the mind and thoughts to do the things you want it to do. How do you do that you say?
Well if I asked you what will you enjoy as a non-smoker, chances are that, like my client did today, your answers will focus on the negatives.
For example you might say; 'I won't smell.' 'I won't have to go outside in the rain for a smoke.' 'I can look my daughter/son/partner in the eye and not feel guilty.'
All of these are away from the problem type of statements and to have them your mind has to go the image of you smoking first and the associated bad outcomes. So you have effectively given your mind the command to keep tuned into smoking and everything that goes with it.
Re-programme Your Thoughts
So now take the statements above and get the positive outcome by asking 'What will that give me?' For example the 'I won't smell.' Can turn into 'That will give me fresh clean smelling clothes, skin and hair.' Go ahead do the same with any away from the problem negative statements you have and notice how different they make you feel.
What good has Smoking Ever done for You?
Now work out what good things the behavior of smoking does for you. Yes you read that right.
Most people when asked say one of the reasons they smoke is to mark the end of a task and to give them a break. That's not a bad thing to do, it's shame that a cancer-producing stick of tobacco is involved. However you can now preserve the good part but discard the harmful crutch. Think of ways you can still have a break during the day. Maybe just get up from your desk and go and talk to someone.
These are just some of the tools and strategies that I help my clients develop to stop smoking and feel comfortable and at ease about doing it.
I also help them learn the art of deep relaxation through hypnosis so that they can reproduce the state almost instantly wherever they are and whenever they need to. They all say once they've discovered how to do this that it's much better than anything a cigarette ever gave them.
About the Author
Liz Labrum, Master NLP and hypnosis practitioner, teaches clients to use their thoughts to control stress and break habits. If you're ready to quit and want professional advice take this assessment Are You Ready to Quit ?
Zyban Quit Smoking Method
Zyban Quit Smoking Method by Pete Howells
Zyban is prescribed as an antidepressant and a quit smoking therapy. It was the fourth most prescribed antidepressant in the US market in 2006 with over 21 million prescriptions. But how does the Zyban quit smoking method work?
The Zyban quit smoking method involves the subject taking Zyban for about 10 days prior to an agreed quit smoking date. The drug is taken in advance of the actual quit date in order to 'build up' within the subject's metabolism. To this end, Zyban is only prescribed for quitting smoking within a well controlled and doctor lead, regimen.
The Zyban quit smoking method works by reducing nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Carefully controlled testing of the Zyban quit smoking method against a placebo have shown that the urge to smoke over the 7-week treatment was only 27% likely compared to 56% within the placebo group, or about half as much.
There are other advantages of the Zyban quit smoking method over so-called cold turkey (or placebo). Mood swings in the placebo group were experienced by 32% of quitters as opposed to 21% - a 50% reduction.
However, the main advantages of the Zyban quit smoking method are the actual success rates that one can expect. In placebo groups or those quitting cold turkey, the chance of maintaining a quit was only half as likely as those taking the Zyban quit smoking method. A year after quitting, subjects that used Zyban as part of their quit program were one and a half times more likely to still be smoke free.
However, as laudable as these statistics sound, the likelihood of staying quit by cold turkey remains very low at just 10% at best after 12 months. The Zyban quit smoking method therefore fairs only marginally better at 15% of subjects remaining smoke free after 12 months. Zyban is by no means a magic pill!
Chantix (Champix in the UK) or Varenicline to give its formal name has shown more promise than Zyban as a quit smoking medication. Whilst this article is not aimed at reviewing varenicline, it is only fair to note that 23% of subjects using varenicline remained smoke free after 1 year.
Moving back to the focus of this article though, the Zyban quit smoking method also has some side effects that any would-be 'Zybaner' should consider. Zyban is known to more than double the likelihood of a dry mouth or sore throat during a quit - 7% in placebo v 17% for Zyban. It also increases the likelihood of excessive sweating (2% v 6%), nausea (8% v 17%) and skin rashes (0% v 2%). Indeed the nausea and skin irritation can be severe enough for the treatment to be abandoned.
Finally, the two most notable side effects of the Zyban quit smoking method is the propensity for seizures and there remains a risk of up to 1 in 1000 people suffering from severe seizure. Another is the false positive reading zyban can cause in urine tests for amphetamine - if these form part of your life, be cautious about taking zyban.
Before taking Zyban, it is also important to let your doctor know of any history of seizures, head injury, heart disease, liver problems, kidney problems, eating disorders, any mental conditions, diabetes, alcohol dependence, and allergies. Because Zyban may make you dizzy and affect coordination, you should not drive or operate machinery until you get used to the drug's effects.
You should limit or avoid consumption of alcoholic beverages as alcohol can increase your risk of seizures. Chronic alcohol users who suddenly stop the intake of alcohol while taking Zyban may also increase the risk of having seizures.
Finally, remember that you should ALWAYS consult your doctor before using prescription drugs.
About the Author
Pete Howells has written the EasyQuit System that will help any smoker quit tobacco. The EasyQuit System works by giving smokers the instructions they need to follow to achieve their ambition to quit rather than just telling them smoking is bad for them. Visit http://easyquitsystem.com/ to find out more about his incredible process for quitting smoking that boasts 96% customer satisfaction.
Zyban is prescribed as an antidepressant and a quit smoking therapy. It was the fourth most prescribed antidepressant in the US market in 2006 with over 21 million prescriptions. But how does the Zyban quit smoking method work?
The Zyban quit smoking method involves the subject taking Zyban for about 10 days prior to an agreed quit smoking date. The drug is taken in advance of the actual quit date in order to 'build up' within the subject's metabolism. To this end, Zyban is only prescribed for quitting smoking within a well controlled and doctor lead, regimen.
The Zyban quit smoking method works by reducing nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Carefully controlled testing of the Zyban quit smoking method against a placebo have shown that the urge to smoke over the 7-week treatment was only 27% likely compared to 56% within the placebo group, or about half as much.
There are other advantages of the Zyban quit smoking method over so-called cold turkey (or placebo). Mood swings in the placebo group were experienced by 32% of quitters as opposed to 21% - a 50% reduction.
However, the main advantages of the Zyban quit smoking method are the actual success rates that one can expect. In placebo groups or those quitting cold turkey, the chance of maintaining a quit was only half as likely as those taking the Zyban quit smoking method. A year after quitting, subjects that used Zyban as part of their quit program were one and a half times more likely to still be smoke free.
However, as laudable as these statistics sound, the likelihood of staying quit by cold turkey remains very low at just 10% at best after 12 months. The Zyban quit smoking method therefore fairs only marginally better at 15% of subjects remaining smoke free after 12 months. Zyban is by no means a magic pill!
Chantix (Champix in the UK) or Varenicline to give its formal name has shown more promise than Zyban as a quit smoking medication. Whilst this article is not aimed at reviewing varenicline, it is only fair to note that 23% of subjects using varenicline remained smoke free after 1 year.
Moving back to the focus of this article though, the Zyban quit smoking method also has some side effects that any would-be 'Zybaner' should consider. Zyban is known to more than double the likelihood of a dry mouth or sore throat during a quit - 7% in placebo v 17% for Zyban. It also increases the likelihood of excessive sweating (2% v 6%), nausea (8% v 17%) and skin rashes (0% v 2%). Indeed the nausea and skin irritation can be severe enough for the treatment to be abandoned.
Finally, the two most notable side effects of the Zyban quit smoking method is the propensity for seizures and there remains a risk of up to 1 in 1000 people suffering from severe seizure. Another is the false positive reading zyban can cause in urine tests for amphetamine - if these form part of your life, be cautious about taking zyban.
Before taking Zyban, it is also important to let your doctor know of any history of seizures, head injury, heart disease, liver problems, kidney problems, eating disorders, any mental conditions, diabetes, alcohol dependence, and allergies. Because Zyban may make you dizzy and affect coordination, you should not drive or operate machinery until you get used to the drug's effects.
You should limit or avoid consumption of alcoholic beverages as alcohol can increase your risk of seizures. Chronic alcohol users who suddenly stop the intake of alcohol while taking Zyban may also increase the risk of having seizures.
Finally, remember that you should ALWAYS consult your doctor before using prescription drugs.
About the Author
Pete Howells has written the EasyQuit System that will help any smoker quit tobacco. The EasyQuit System works by giving smokers the instructions they need to follow to achieve their ambition to quit rather than just telling them smoking is bad for them. Visit http://easyquitsystem.com/ to find out more about his incredible process for quitting smoking that boasts 96% customer satisfaction.
lundi 2 juillet 2007
Quit Smoking Tips and Help
Quit Smoking Tips and Help by Nathalie Fiset
Quitting something you got yourself used to is never easy but this seems to be particularly true with smoking. Nonsmokers may not get the full depth of the difficulty of smoking cessation but those who have subjected themselves in this process will agree, and might even express their own sentiments, on the hardships of ceasing.
This is largely because of the physical and mental dependency on the nicotine and the habit. Some people believe that they cant easily kick off the habit because they have already associated some activities to it. For example, some people could not take coffee if not combined with puffing some smoke while others could not exactly feel the satisfaction of a meal if they haven't taken a cigarette yet. There are those who have learned to turn their coffee breaks into smoking break. But the thing is, you can conquer this addiction when you examine the reasons why you smoke.
For one, people do it to suffice for the habit itself while others smoke because of boredom. The latter might have easier solutions but the former is not impossible to suppress. Boredom could find its solutions through finding new and more productive activities other than puffing a stick of nicotine and dried leaves. Some people could effectively conquer the addiction through exercise, which of course as we all know is among the most well recommended activities a man could have. Except for consuming your time for smoking, exercises and routines that bring your body into action are good in keeping your health in proper order. Smoking, in the long run, will manifest through diseases and disorders. It is a great contributor to many risk factors of certain diseases and in some cases, the main cause. Thus, by exercising you could compensate for the lost health of your body due to the contamination of the harmful substances contained in large amount in every stick of cigarette.
Meanwhile, smoking due to habit could be solution through establishing newer habits. Let us remember that habit forms from the initiation of an activity until it becomes part of the system. The first thing you might want to do when trying to address this problem is to unlearn the habit and find an alternative. It is always good to find something that would yield well results rather than replace a bad habit with another bad habit, for example binge eating. This is possible since many smokers want to feel good when wanting to quit, thus they tend to find other sources of motivation that are somehow detrimental to the entire process.
Another useful tip is to choose between becoming a cold turkey or to gradually stop the habit. In psychological therapy is called "flooding" which name basically explains how the thing works. Flooding is a technique which would expose the smoker with an abrupt change of setting. This means that once you decide to quit, you just have to totally stop. This may be quit hard to, as many experienced smoker will tell you, but it is possible enough that many people have successfully exhibited this technique. On the other hand, gradual cessation of the habit implies that the person should use certain procedure which would encourage the other person to actually leave the habit for good without actually shocking the body of the effects. It will somehow make your body get used to the absence of the habit or the addiction.
Also, consider the manner by which you want to quit. Ask yourself this question- "Should I quit alone or should a get a group to help me?". Of course, you can't arbitrarily grab people and ask them if they could do the attempt with you. There are other ways to do this such as signing up for a quit program which includes a group approach. Going solo could work for other people and lessens the pressure of advancing with the group. This is the "do it at your own pace" technique. This doesn't give limitations aside form those you have created yourself.
Help could be found since the resources abound, the thing is you just have to find them and when you do, you must make it a sure shot. Find a good program that will suit you best since this is the easiest way with which you can assure the possibility of succeeding. Find a program that is flexible and smoker friendly and find an alternative that would make you closer to achieving your ultimate goal of quitting.
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For more information on how to stop smoking please go to: http://www.stopsmokingforbetterhealth.com/quit-smoking-tips-and-help.html http://www.stopsmokingforbetterhealth.comhttp://www.drnathaliefiset.com
Quitting something you got yourself used to is never easy but this seems to be particularly true with smoking. Nonsmokers may not get the full depth of the difficulty of smoking cessation but those who have subjected themselves in this process will agree, and might even express their own sentiments, on the hardships of ceasing.
This is largely because of the physical and mental dependency on the nicotine and the habit. Some people believe that they cant easily kick off the habit because they have already associated some activities to it. For example, some people could not take coffee if not combined with puffing some smoke while others could not exactly feel the satisfaction of a meal if they haven't taken a cigarette yet. There are those who have learned to turn their coffee breaks into smoking break. But the thing is, you can conquer this addiction when you examine the reasons why you smoke.
For one, people do it to suffice for the habit itself while others smoke because of boredom. The latter might have easier solutions but the former is not impossible to suppress. Boredom could find its solutions through finding new and more productive activities other than puffing a stick of nicotine and dried leaves. Some people could effectively conquer the addiction through exercise, which of course as we all know is among the most well recommended activities a man could have. Except for consuming your time for smoking, exercises and routines that bring your body into action are good in keeping your health in proper order. Smoking, in the long run, will manifest through diseases and disorders. It is a great contributor to many risk factors of certain diseases and in some cases, the main cause. Thus, by exercising you could compensate for the lost health of your body due to the contamination of the harmful substances contained in large amount in every stick of cigarette.
Meanwhile, smoking due to habit could be solution through establishing newer habits. Let us remember that habit forms from the initiation of an activity until it becomes part of the system. The first thing you might want to do when trying to address this problem is to unlearn the habit and find an alternative. It is always good to find something that would yield well results rather than replace a bad habit with another bad habit, for example binge eating. This is possible since many smokers want to feel good when wanting to quit, thus they tend to find other sources of motivation that are somehow detrimental to the entire process.
Another useful tip is to choose between becoming a cold turkey or to gradually stop the habit. In psychological therapy is called "flooding" which name basically explains how the thing works. Flooding is a technique which would expose the smoker with an abrupt change of setting. This means that once you decide to quit, you just have to totally stop. This may be quit hard to, as many experienced smoker will tell you, but it is possible enough that many people have successfully exhibited this technique. On the other hand, gradual cessation of the habit implies that the person should use certain procedure which would encourage the other person to actually leave the habit for good without actually shocking the body of the effects. It will somehow make your body get used to the absence of the habit or the addiction.
Also, consider the manner by which you want to quit. Ask yourself this question- "Should I quit alone or should a get a group to help me?". Of course, you can't arbitrarily grab people and ask them if they could do the attempt with you. There are other ways to do this such as signing up for a quit program which includes a group approach. Going solo could work for other people and lessens the pressure of advancing with the group. This is the "do it at your own pace" technique. This doesn't give limitations aside form those you have created yourself.
Help could be found since the resources abound, the thing is you just have to find them and when you do, you must make it a sure shot. Find a good program that will suit you best since this is the easiest way with which you can assure the possibility of succeeding. Find a program that is flexible and smoker friendly and find an alternative that would make you closer to achieving your ultimate goal of quitting.
About the Author
For more information on how to stop smoking please go to: http://www.stopsmokingforbetterhealth.com/quit-smoking-tips-and-help.html http://www.stopsmokingforbetterhealth.comhttp://www.drnathaliefiset.com
Solutions to Help People Quit Smoking
Solutions to Help People Quit Smoking by Nathalie Fiset
What's the point of smoking anyway ?
It is just because you have become accustomed to the habit or is it because of the boredom? Or maybe, you are still considering the thought that you got the first hype you experienced during your first puff ? Does it still give you the machismo image or you just can't break off the physical and mental dependence on the nicotine?
You can choose any from these reasons but to really evaluate the actual justifications, it is possible that you will be extracting only nonsense.
Smoking doesn't get you any good. It is very expensive and contributes not for the betterment of your health; instead each cigarette is equivalent to some minutes of your life. Just imagine that.
There are a lot of solutions to help people like you in kicking off the habit of smoking. The thing is, you just have to choose some and make a good combination of the techniques and reap the benefits afterwards. But before you decide to quit or at least consider the prospects of quitting, you must first ask yourself the main reasons why you are quitting. Surprisingly, most, if not all, smokers are planning to break the habit, have tried quitting once or twice in their smoking career or have succeeded in the process.
Quitting is not easy so you will need a lot of help from external supports and you would have to gather all your strength just to get through your days without puffing a stick. This is the one thing lacking from smoking addicts who believe that they cannot quit, therefore they could not even start planning for the quitting process.
Breaking off the habit, in fact, is one of the many things that comes hard in life, the initial stages of the habit however I one of the easiest. People have all their excuses to begin the smoking process but they could not really accept all the justifications with regards to considering cigarette cessation.
So basically, this is where you have to work on. This is to say that the primary solution to help people quit smoking is to inform them and drive their personal realization to help them understand that smoking is not bad (actually the statement is an oversimplification of the reality) but also very demeaning the person himself. Unlike the previous centuries, smoking is now already considered as one of the most unacceptable habits of men. Not all smokers are treated fairly and there are a lot of benefits lost in exchange for some minutes of smoke.
Just consider how much money you spend yearly just to compensate yourself with several puffs of nicotine. Or just imagine how much you will be spending later in your life, when your health already manifests the effects of cigarette or tobacco smoking, if you do not kick off the habit now. Just imagine everything that you are sacrificing just to let yourself into a health-deteriorating addiction.
Another effective solution to help a smoker quit the habit is to give him the various options which he could use to conduct effective practices. For example, it is best to inform smokers the various products, medications and therapies available to them. There are in fact a lot of them and each works effectively in conjunction to the personal efforts of the smokers.
Some of the most common products for helping people kick off the habit are those under the nicotine replacement therapy such as nicotine patches, nicotine gums and nicotine sprays. There are other popular therapies conducted for smokers such as hypnotherapy, which of course, is somewhat questionable due to the nature or hypnotic treatment and approach. This includes audio, video and actual hypnotic programs.
Other approaches to helping people quit smoking are through the natural ways. These entail the use of cigarettes that have a good mixture of herbs that would help repress the urge of smoking or to limit the extent to which nicotine is absorbed in the body. Techniques like substituting the same materials that mimic the effects of smoking.
Solutions to help people stop smoking abounds, you just have to determine the manner you think is most effective to conquer the urge to smoke.
About the Author
For more information on how to stop smoking please go to: http://www.stopsmokingforbetterhealth.com/solutions-to-help-people-quit-smoking.html http://www.stopsmokingforbetterhealth.com http://www.drnathaliefiset.com
What's the point of smoking anyway ?
It is just because you have become accustomed to the habit or is it because of the boredom? Or maybe, you are still considering the thought that you got the first hype you experienced during your first puff ? Does it still give you the machismo image or you just can't break off the physical and mental dependence on the nicotine?
You can choose any from these reasons but to really evaluate the actual justifications, it is possible that you will be extracting only nonsense.
Smoking doesn't get you any good. It is very expensive and contributes not for the betterment of your health; instead each cigarette is equivalent to some minutes of your life. Just imagine that.
There are a lot of solutions to help people like you in kicking off the habit of smoking. The thing is, you just have to choose some and make a good combination of the techniques and reap the benefits afterwards. But before you decide to quit or at least consider the prospects of quitting, you must first ask yourself the main reasons why you are quitting. Surprisingly, most, if not all, smokers are planning to break the habit, have tried quitting once or twice in their smoking career or have succeeded in the process.
Quitting is not easy so you will need a lot of help from external supports and you would have to gather all your strength just to get through your days without puffing a stick. This is the one thing lacking from smoking addicts who believe that they cannot quit, therefore they could not even start planning for the quitting process.
Breaking off the habit, in fact, is one of the many things that comes hard in life, the initial stages of the habit however I one of the easiest. People have all their excuses to begin the smoking process but they could not really accept all the justifications with regards to considering cigarette cessation.
So basically, this is where you have to work on. This is to say that the primary solution to help people quit smoking is to inform them and drive their personal realization to help them understand that smoking is not bad (actually the statement is an oversimplification of the reality) but also very demeaning the person himself. Unlike the previous centuries, smoking is now already considered as one of the most unacceptable habits of men. Not all smokers are treated fairly and there are a lot of benefits lost in exchange for some minutes of smoke.
Just consider how much money you spend yearly just to compensate yourself with several puffs of nicotine. Or just imagine how much you will be spending later in your life, when your health already manifests the effects of cigarette or tobacco smoking, if you do not kick off the habit now. Just imagine everything that you are sacrificing just to let yourself into a health-deteriorating addiction.
Another effective solution to help a smoker quit the habit is to give him the various options which he could use to conduct effective practices. For example, it is best to inform smokers the various products, medications and therapies available to them. There are in fact a lot of them and each works effectively in conjunction to the personal efforts of the smokers.
Some of the most common products for helping people kick off the habit are those under the nicotine replacement therapy such as nicotine patches, nicotine gums and nicotine sprays. There are other popular therapies conducted for smokers such as hypnotherapy, which of course, is somewhat questionable due to the nature or hypnotic treatment and approach. This includes audio, video and actual hypnotic programs.
Other approaches to helping people quit smoking are through the natural ways. These entail the use of cigarettes that have a good mixture of herbs that would help repress the urge of smoking or to limit the extent to which nicotine is absorbed in the body. Techniques like substituting the same materials that mimic the effects of smoking.
Solutions to help people stop smoking abounds, you just have to determine the manner you think is most effective to conquer the urge to smoke.
About the Author
For more information on how to stop smoking please go to: http://www.stopsmokingforbetterhealth.com/solutions-to-help-people-quit-smoking.html http://www.stopsmokingforbetterhealth.com http://www.drnathaliefiset.com
Steps to Help Pregnant Woman Quit Smoking
Steps to Help Pregnant Woman Quit Smoking by Nathalie Fiset
Maybe the biggest factor a mom-to-be should take into consideration is the possibility that her child is at risk of acquiring diseases when exposed to the harmful substances contained in each puff of the cigarette.
It is not really new to anyone that smoking has its own grave dangers that could harm even the most unsuspecting victims and yes, that includes the unborn child in her womb. And the danger is not exclusive to the unborn children; it also affects the newborn babies.
But even with all our knowledge on the health risks of smoking and the ways by which it could be stopped, there is still a lot of trouble women face when wanting to quit.
Pregnant moms have more need of quitting the habit since unlike men and women who bear no one in their wombs; pregnant women would not only put their lives in the line but also make the young soul too vulnerable to all sorts of unimaginable consequences.
But quitting is never easy and with pregnant women who bear the stresses of childbearing, finds that smoking cessation extremely challenging in comparison to the experiences of other people. However, there are so much at risk when a mom-to-be never stops smoking and there great rewards when the habit is kicked off.
Here are but some of the risks of smoking during pregnancy that mothers should be pondering over:
When the smoke reaches the placenta, its content would contaminate this sac which could in turn deprive the baby of appropriate nutrients and oxygen. These are vital in the normal and healthy development of the baby within.
There are increased rates in abnormalities seen in babies whose mothers are smokers. There is marked increase in these rates as the degree of addiction increases in the smoker.
Low birth weight is likely to occur to babies of smoking mothers. Because of this, such babies are likely to become extremely ill, more prone to diseases and disorders, and are more prone to death during the first year.
A baby of a smoker mom would possibly die due to SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Now you know some of the threats to the health of the child, you now have more reasons to help a pregnant woman to quit the smoking habit. So that leads us to the first step into helping this mother and that is "encouragement".
It must start with something that will motivate her to break off the habit easily and informing her of what could be the effects t the child would appeal to her emotions and her instincts a mother. A mother should protect her child and that is one thing you must impress on her. She must never cause harm against her own child, and that's the second thing you should make her remember.
Smoking pregnant women are exceptional since most mothers, regardless if she wants it or not, have the common perception that she must do all possible things just to make her child healthier. But possibly, just possibly, pregnant women who smoke may not know so much about the risks against smoking. But informing a pregnant woman you know might open her into the realities that she is acting upon on her and on her child.
But this doesn't step on the encouragement phase, you must be able to drive her into really quitting and staying quit even after she gave birth. Continuous support must be observed since this is one thing she would need once her prime reason for stopping has gone- that is bearing the child.
Some women cannot do it alone, especially when strong urges to relapse call on them. But you, as the guide, should never falter on your support. Give her substantial guidance which could help ensure that she and her child are kept from the hazardous effects of cigarette or tobacco smoking.
The next step into helping a pregnant woman quit smoking is to provide her with all the resources she might need or at least provide her with information on the resources. For example, help her find the physician or stop smoking program that would help a lot with her smoking cessation or accompany her in shops which sell effective stop smoking devices and products.
These three steps, if followed, would contribute a great deal when wanting to help a pregnant woman quit her smoking habit.
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Maybe the biggest factor a mom-to-be should take into consideration is the possibility that her child is at risk of acquiring diseases when exposed to the harmful substances contained in each puff of the cigarette.
It is not really new to anyone that smoking has its own grave dangers that could harm even the most unsuspecting victims and yes, that includes the unborn child in her womb. And the danger is not exclusive to the unborn children; it also affects the newborn babies.
But even with all our knowledge on the health risks of smoking and the ways by which it could be stopped, there is still a lot of trouble women face when wanting to quit.
Pregnant moms have more need of quitting the habit since unlike men and women who bear no one in their wombs; pregnant women would not only put their lives in the line but also make the young soul too vulnerable to all sorts of unimaginable consequences.
But quitting is never easy and with pregnant women who bear the stresses of childbearing, finds that smoking cessation extremely challenging in comparison to the experiences of other people. However, there are so much at risk when a mom-to-be never stops smoking and there great rewards when the habit is kicked off.
Here are but some of the risks of smoking during pregnancy that mothers should be pondering over:
When the smoke reaches the placenta, its content would contaminate this sac which could in turn deprive the baby of appropriate nutrients and oxygen. These are vital in the normal and healthy development of the baby within.
There are increased rates in abnormalities seen in babies whose mothers are smokers. There is marked increase in these rates as the degree of addiction increases in the smoker.
Low birth weight is likely to occur to babies of smoking mothers. Because of this, such babies are likely to become extremely ill, more prone to diseases and disorders, and are more prone to death during the first year.
A baby of a smoker mom would possibly die due to SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Now you know some of the threats to the health of the child, you now have more reasons to help a pregnant woman to quit the smoking habit. So that leads us to the first step into helping this mother and that is "encouragement".
It must start with something that will motivate her to break off the habit easily and informing her of what could be the effects t the child would appeal to her emotions and her instincts a mother. A mother should protect her child and that is one thing you must impress on her. She must never cause harm against her own child, and that's the second thing you should make her remember.
Smoking pregnant women are exceptional since most mothers, regardless if she wants it or not, have the common perception that she must do all possible things just to make her child healthier. But possibly, just possibly, pregnant women who smoke may not know so much about the risks against smoking. But informing a pregnant woman you know might open her into the realities that she is acting upon on her and on her child.
But this doesn't step on the encouragement phase, you must be able to drive her into really quitting and staying quit even after she gave birth. Continuous support must be observed since this is one thing she would need once her prime reason for stopping has gone- that is bearing the child.
Some women cannot do it alone, especially when strong urges to relapse call on them. But you, as the guide, should never falter on your support. Give her substantial guidance which could help ensure that she and her child are kept from the hazardous effects of cigarette or tobacco smoking.
The next step into helping a pregnant woman quit smoking is to provide her with all the resources she might need or at least provide her with information on the resources. For example, help her find the physician or stop smoking program that would help a lot with her smoking cessation or accompany her in shops which sell effective stop smoking devices and products.
These three steps, if followed, would contribute a great deal when wanting to help a pregnant woman quit her smoking habit.
About the Author
For more information on how to stop smoking please go to: http://www.stopsmokingforbetterhealth.com/steps-to-help-pregnant-woman-quit-smoking.html http://www.stopsmokingforbetterhealth.com http://www.drnathaliefiset.com
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