Are You Ready To Quit Smoking For Good?
First off, my name is Will, and I started smoking when I was 15 years old. I started off by stealing cigarettes from my mother's purse once or twice a week until eventually, by the time I was 16 I was going to the store to buy my own pack. Over the following 15 years I tried to quit smoking at least a dozen times without success. The longest I remember going without a cigarette was about three months, when I used a nicotine patch. There were many times when I would last a few days or weeks without smoking; but nothing substantial.
If you are anything like me, you have probably thought of many reasons to quit smoking. Some of my reasons included; the obvious health benefits, saving money, having more energy and being able to stay inside at break time (especially during these cold Canadian winters). All of these are good reasons to quit smoking and should probably be a part of everyone's list but you still need to go further than just that. You need to make your reasons to quit smoking as specific as possible; you need that "Ultimate Reason". If you want to quit smoking so you will have more energy don't just say "I am going to quit smoking so I have more energy". Try something like "I am going to quit smoking because last week the elevator at work was out of service and I almost passed out after going up 20 stairs". This is much more personal and powerful.
Many experts say that smoking addiction is 10% physical and 90% mental. I would tend to agree with what the experts are saying. When you are having your morning coffee your brain automatically associates that with smoking a cigarette. The same applies when having your favorite cocktail or after a meal. We all have our own certain times when we seem to need a smoke and those are the times we need to overcome. As far as the 10% physical, that is the easy part. There are many products out there that will supplement nicotine into your system and I suggest that you browse around and find something to help you out. After all, you don't want to just give a 90% effort to quit smoking, or worse, only give the 10%.
New Year's is right around the corner and there will be a lot of people giving a half-hearted attempt to quit smoking. My hope is that you will be able to find the strength you need to overcome this nasty addiction. I won't lie to you and tell you that quitting is easy because it will probably be one of the hardest things you will ever do. I am here to tell you that it is possible to be successful with the right tools and support.
Best of luck to all of you trying to quit smoking this holiday season!
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