How to stop Smoking

Step1:-Everyone knows that smoking is not good for our health. We know this when we start smoking, we know this when we light each cigarette. But our mind and body never accept this fact so strongly and which will not help in stop smoking. So first of all when you decide to stop this bad habit the very basic thing that you have to do is to convince your mind and body with a strong reason why you stop smoking. Understand and realise the fact that smoking will kill your body and soul. It will give you lung cancer and even blindness. Imagine a situation when you have to depend on another person to pass urine. A room filled with smell of medicine and a night that give you pain and sorrow.

Step2:- Never stop smoking suddenly one day , it is not pragmatic and it will not help. You can stop smoking gradually. Reduce the number of cigarette that you smoke. Each day you can reduce the number one by one. The amount of nicotine in ones brain is related to the addiction. So our brain will not cooperate with stopping this suddenly.

Step3:- Nicotine replacement therapy is effective. Usually when you stop smoking even through a gradual process you may feel depression, bad temper, restlessness etc. This situation can be reduced by replacing cigarette with chewing gum which contains low percentage of nicotine. It is not good to take this chewing gum while you follow smoking. It will increase the amount of nicotine in your body. It is effective only as a replacement to cigarette.

Step4:- Consult a doctor and get necessary help. Nowadays medicines are available to resist the problems created by nicotine addict brain. Depression, restlessness, mood change, irritations all can be solved by popping up couple of pills.

Step5:- It is very important to seek the support and help of your friends and family members. Tell them about your decision. You can go for a counselling and behavioral therapy. Always take heed to avoid loneliness and to engage in some interesting activity.

Step6:- Why people smoke? It is mainly because nicotine has a capacity to reduce stress and tension. So when you stop smoking you have to find a substitute method to reduce your tension and stress. You can follow a 15 minute meditation or daily morning yoga to keep yourself relaxed and happy. You can even go for little bit of music therapy. Simply listen to a soothing and enchanting music when your mind is stressed.

Step7:- If you have the habit of smoking after a couple of drinks, it is better to avoid drinking till you can stop smoking habit completely. Divert your mind to some other drinks like tea or coffee. Some people have the routine way of smoking after meals. Here also you have to replace that habit by brushing your teeth or by having a chewing gum.

Step8:- Clean your house. Throw the ash tray away. Clean your rooms and couch and everything. You can use perfumes to clear out the smell of tobacco. This is very important since the very smell of tobacco or an ash tray can give you strong desire to light a cigarette.

Step9:- Go for a walk with your dear ones or do it as an exercise. Walking can reduce addiction towards nicotine. When you feel like smoking you can go for a walk with your dog or do a little bit of gardening and try to divert your mind from the intention to smoke.

Step 10:- Save the money that you used to buy cigarette. You have to keep that money separately in a piggy bank. The increasing savings can help you to analyse the positive step you had taken. This can give more support and happiness to your mind to continue with the stop smoking project.

Step 11:- Eat fruits and vegetables. Including low calorie milk products in diet can reduce the nicotine addiction of your brain. Drinking lot of water is also important.

 Step 12:- Feel the difference that happening to your body and soul. Enjoy the easiness of your lungs and the fresh air running through your respiratory organs. Enjoy a mind free from tensions of lung cancer. Understand the difference, this will help you a lot in proceeding with stop smoking agenda.