Šalje: QuitSmokingTips [bwprice@quitsmokingsupport.com] Poslano: 19. srpanj 2000 02:19 Prima: List Member Predmet: QuitSmokingTips - Volume 2 Number 25 QuitSmokingTips - http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com Tuesday July 18, 2000 Welcome to QuitSmokingTips brought to you by QuitSmokingSupport.com If you feel that the material in this newsletter may be of benefit to anyone you know please feel free to pass it on! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plan to visit QuitSmoking.com Excellent Information and Products to Help Smokers Quit http://www.quitsmoking.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRYING TO QUIT SMOKING? 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The support is superb and the bulletin board requires you to register and is password protected for security! http://anyboard.net/health/anyboard/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Preparing Yourself for Quitting Smoking: ¡Decide positively that you want to quit. Try to avoid negative thoughts about how difficult it might be. ¡List all reasons you want to quit. Every night before going to bed, repeat one of those reasons 10 times. ¡Develop strong personal reasons in addition to your health and obligations to others. For example, think of all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks, rushing out to buy a pack, hunting for a light, etc. ¡Begin to condition yourself physically: start a modest exercise program; drink more fluids; get plenty of rest; and avoid fatigue. ¡Set a target date for quitting; perhaps a special day such as your birthday, your anniversary, or the Great American Smokeout. If you smoke heavily at work, quit during your vacation so that you're already committed to quitting when you return. Make the date sacred, and don't let anything change it. This will make it easy for you to keep track of the day you became a nonsmoker and to celebrate that date every year. Knowing What to Expect: ¡Have realistic expectations; quitting isn't easy, but it's not impossible either. More than 3 million Americans quit every year. ¡Understand that withdrawal symptoms are temporary. They usually last only 1 or 2 weeks. ¡Know that most relapses occur in the first week after quitting, when withdrawal symptoms are strongest and your body is still dependent on nicotine, Be aware that this will be your hardest time, and use all your personal resources -- willpower, family, friends, and the tips in this article to get you through this critical period successfully. ¡Know that most other relapses occur in the first week after quitting, when situational triggers, such as a particularly stressful event, occur unexpectedly. These are the times when people reach for cigarettes automatically, because they associate smoking with relaxing. This is the kind of situation that's hard to prepare yourself for until it happens, so it's especially important to recognize it if it does happen. Remember that smoking is a habit, but a habit you can break. ¡Realize that most successful ex-smokers quit for good only after several attempts. You may be one of those who can quit on your first try. But if you're not, don't give up. Try again. Involving Someone Else: ¡Bet a friend you can quit on your target date. Put your cigarette money aside for every day , and forfeit it if you smoke. (But if you do smoke, don't give up. Simply strengthen your resolve and try again.) ¡Ask your friends or spouse to quit with you. ¡Tell your family and friends that you're quitting and when. They can be an important source of support both before and after you quit. Quitting for Keeps: Congratulations! Now you are ready to develop a new habit -- not smoking. Like any other habit, it takes time to become a part of you; unlike most other habits, though, not smoking will take some conscious effort and practice. This section can be a big help. You will find many techniques to use for developing the nonsmoking habit and holding on to it. Keep Your Guard Up: The key to living as a nonsmoker is to avoid letting your urges or cravings for a cigarette lead you to smoke. Don't kid yourself; even though you have made a commitment not to smoke, you will sometimes be tempted. But instead of giving in to the urge, you can use it as a learning experience. First, remind yourself that you have quit and you are a nonsmoker. Then look closely at your urge to smoke and ask yourself: ¡Where was I when I got the urge? ¡What was I doing at the time? ¡Whom was I with? ¡What was I thinking? The urge to smoke after you've quit often hits at predictable times. The trick is to anticipate those times and find ways to cope with them -- without smoking. Naturally, it won't be easy at first. In fact, you may continue to want a cigarette at times. But remember, even if you slip, it doesn't mean an end to the nonsmoking you. It does mean that you should try to identify what triggered your slip, strengthen your commitment to quitting, and try again. Look at the following list of typical triggers. Does any of them ring a bell with you? Check off those that might trigger an urge to smoke, and add any others you can think of: ¡Working under pressure ¡Feeling blue ¡Talking on the telephone ¡Having a drink ¡Watching television ¡Driving your car ¡Finishing a meal ¡Playing cards ¡Drinking coffee ¡Watching someone else smoke If you are like many new nonsmokers, the most difficult place to resist the urge to smoke is the most familiar: home. The activities most closely associated with smoking urges are eating, partying, and drinking. And, not surprisingly, most urges occur when a smoker is present. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Take care! 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