Ways To Stop Smoking

There are several ways to stop smoking listed below and the best approach is to look for the one that will make it as easy for you as possible. There are a lot of stop smoking aids that may help you. Without them, quitting one of your favorite habits can be tough. While you want to quit, at times it may seem impossible.

It is important at these moments to remember that nicotine and many other substances in cigarettes are poison. They deceive you into thinking you enjoy a cigarette so that they can work on destroying your organs.

In fact, anyone smoking their first cigarette would tell you that there is no enjoyment in it. The pleasure that you seem to feel when you drag on a cigarette is mainly caused by the fact that taking in the nicotine that you are addicted to has diminished the nasty restless uncomfortable feeling that nicotine creates when its levels in your body begin to fall.

Nicotine makes you feel bad! Then it fools you into thinking it made you feel good!

So that’s the why – or that’s all we will say about it here. You know the rest – the diseases, the bad breath, the cost, etc etc.

Now, how to stop smoking.

1. Cold turkey

First there is the cold turkey – just quit method. You may have tried this before, many people have. It is probably the hardest method but some people do succeed.

You are probably more likely to be successful with this method if you have a very powerful reason to quit, or if you are sick and simply cannot smoke for a few days – that gets you over the hardest time, and then it is easy to build on what you have already achieved.

2. Nicotine stop smoking aids

There are a lot of these on the market. They replace the nicotine into the bloodstream to cut down the withdrawal symptoms for the first days or weeks. You gradually reduce the dosage until you can stop it altogether without symptoms. Meanwhile you must not have any cigarettes (or you will have too much nicotine and could make yourself very sick).

These aids come in the form of patches, gum, inhalers and nasal sprays. Some are restricted to prescription only in some countries. It is a good idea to talk to your doctor about taking nicotine if you have any health conditions, in case there could be any particular dangers for you.
The success rate of people quitting with these products is around twice the rate of people going cold turkey.

3. Other medications

There are also other medications that you can get over the counter or from your doctor. These work in different ways, but mostly tackle the stress or depression that you might feel as a withdrawal symptom.

Even if you are considering something that you can buy without a prescription, it is a good idea to get advice on which one would suit you best.

4. Hypnosis and meditation

Hypnosis can help some people to quit. You can either book a session with a hypnotist local to you who specializes in this, or you can buy a CD.

Meditation is often recommended for people who are quitting, as is yoga. These help by focusing your awareness on your body in a positive way.

5. Support groups and counseling

Being part of a counseling group is very helpful for many people and is another thing that increases the success rate.

Generally, the more steps you take to find things to help you quit, the more likely you are to succeed. This includes telling friends and family. All these things both show that you have a commitment to quitting in the beginning, and help that commitment to stop smoking to grow even stronger while you quit. Combining several of these ways to stop smoking is the best way to quit.