Šalje: QuitSmokingSupport.com [support@quitsmokingsupport.com] Poslano: 14. prosinac 2000 14:28 Prima: List Member Predmet: QuitSmokingSupport Newsletter QuitSmokingSupport.com - http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com =========================== ListBot Sponsor ========================== Dial 800-555-TELL. Instant updates - One free call. Sports, stocks, driving directions... more! http://www.tellme.com/signin/register.gsp?src=engage=11 ====================================================================== ==================================================================== QuitSmokingNewsletter - Thursday December 14, 2000 Volume 3 Number 41 http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com support@quitsmokingsupport.com ==================================================================== Thinking about quitting smoking?? Get some of the most interactive online support available on QuitSmokingSupport's bulletin board at: http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/76750 Be sure to check out our excellent selection of quitting smoking books in our Amazon.com Bookstore : http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/amazon.htm ===================================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: ** What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com?? ** ** Smoking: Then Vs. Now ** ** Getting Ready To Quit ** ===================================================================== QUITSMOKING.COM Be sure you visit http://www.quitsmoking.com Excellent Information and Products to Help Smokers Quit! ===================================================================== What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com?? We have a new section entitled: "Those We Have Lost From Smoking" http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/remembering.htm This section is devoted to remembering those we have lost through the health effects of smoking. Many precious lives have been lost from the ravages of smoking, my father being one of them. Please feel free to email us at support@quitsmokingsupport.com if you have anything you would like us to add to this section. ====================================================================== Smoking: Then Vs. Now Deborah Messina-Kleinman, MPH Lowell Kleinman, M.D. Can you remember your very first cigarette? Do you recall whom you smoked it with and where you were at the time? You probably smoked that first one in part because of peer pressure. For example, maybe you wanted to be included in with a group of friends who smoked, or maybe an older sibling you looked up to was smoking. Chances are good that you also smoked that first cigarette because of the way it made you feel about yourself. In other words, you smoked it to attain an image. Let's look at some of the images associated with smoking cigarettes that may have influenced your decision to try smoking: Smoking is cool and fun. People who smoke have lots of friends. Smoking is glamorous. People who smoke do exciting things. People who smoke are good looking. Peer pressure and image probably got you to try cigarettes. But after a while, those reasons tend to lose their importance and no longer greatly influence you. Let's look at some of the reasons why you may be smoking now: You have developed a die-hard habit. You feel bad when you don't smoke. Smoking helps you concentrate. Smoking helps you relax. You have become addicted to nicotine. If you are like most people who smoke, the reasons why you started to smoke are very different than the reasons why you currently smoke. That's because you have gone from initially experimenting with cigarettes to depending upon them to feel good. That's not your fault; cigarettes are designed to take experimenters and make them addicted to nicotine. The good news is that you can quit smoking. It may take a few tries, but you will be able to do it. If you are ready, set a quit date and give it your best shot. Quit Tip When developing your quit smoking plan, be sure to include methods that address why you now smoke. For example, if smoking helps you relax, learn how to do relaxation breathing. Good luck! We know you can do it! ====================================================================== Quitting Smoking Nancy Snyderman, M.D., F.A.C.S. Smokers probably don?t need yet another lecture on the importance of quitting. Instead, consider this a pep talk for people who have tried ? and failed - to kick the habit. A pep talk for failing? Absolutely! First, you get a pat on the back just for trying to quit. It?s an acknowledgement that you want to do something good for your health. You wanted to quit and you tried to do so. Then you slipped up somehow and started smoking again. Don?t Beat Yourself Up At this point, many people become negative and self-critical, thinking only of their failure. But the truth is that those first steps of desire and motivation are crucial to your eventual success. Besides, think of all the cigarettes you did not smoke during that period when you weren?t smoking. This is not just a matter of seeing the glass as half empty or half full. Statistics show that most people who successfully quit have tried to quit at least three times previously. Every time you try, even if you fail, you will learn many things that will help you do it differently ? and better - next time. As long as you don?t give up trying, each attempt you make increases the chances that you will eventually quit smoking. It?s Tough, But You Can Do It Now, I don?t want to encourage half-hearted attempts, or to imply that trying repeatedly to quit will somehow magically make you smoke-free. Make your efforts serious and determined. But go easy on yourself. The nicotine in cigarettes is tremendously addictive. There are physical reasons why it?s so tough to quit smoking. It?s not that you?re too weak-willed or undisciplined. If you truly desire to quit, it?s a good idea to develop a plan of action. Don?t be afraid to get help anywhere you can, whether through smoking cessation classes or a call to your doctor. Stick with it! I guarantee you?ll be glad that you did. ====================================================================== Take care and have a great week! Blair support@quitsmokingsupport.com QuitSmokingSupport.com http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to nosmoke-unsubscribe@listbot.com