On a practical level, in your daily battle with your urge to let your fingers trot over to your pack, what is the level of temptation and personal anguish that you can expect? To begin with, you need to know what it is you’re up against. To put a number on it, tobacco is hundreds of times more addictive than alcohol, and can be ten times more difficult to quit than, say, cocaine. It takes a great deal of savvy and cunning to trick your temptation into playing along with your resolve. What happens when you stop smoking often depends to a great extent on how well you know how to trick your mind.
The social aspect of smoking
The people you have always smoked with are always going to remind your smoker’s brain of all the good times you had, and you might actually need to build an elaborate plan to avoid seeing those people in the smoking situations you saw them in before.
Planning ahead
Lots of us are smokers in hiding, trying to keep our politically incorrect habit from our disapproving family and friends. Finding an excuse to go out alone every now and then, finding a reason why we have a cough, all require planning, and this is the type of planning and scheming you will need to be able to quit.
Ask for help
When you read up for advice on quitting smoking, what you basically hear are of ways to hold on to your resolve. Everyone knows that is incredibly difficult to quit smoking. But you can ask your family to champion your cause by giving you positive affirmations along the way.
Keep trying, don’t give up
If you were trying to set a world record and found that progress was difficult, would you blame yourself for how slow your progress was? To quit smoking is really a big deal and a path you should stay on until it is completed.You need to go about it not like it was anything you’re expected to do. Remember, the facts about smoking are serious, so don’t give up!






















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