If you smoke cigarettes and have attempted to quit and failed, then you know that one of the reasons that you did not succeed is because the smoking habit has to addicted to the nicotine and the chemicals that are in the cigarettes number one, and number two, you are addicted to all of the quirky little things that go along with the smoking habit. For example, the first thing a smoker wants when they open their eyes in the morning is normally a cigarette. After they eat a meal or have a snack, they grab a cigarette. When they drink coffee or alcohol, they smoke.
The habit of having a cigarette to accompany some things you are doing or a habit of having one after or before doing some things is a part of the smoking habit that most people do not consider. When you attempt to stop smoking, you all of a sudden do not have an object between your fingers that you are used to having there. You are not doing what you normally did. It is like a person on a diet from food who suddenly can not eat, so what do they do now?
When you use a smoking aid of some sort to help you stop smoking, and this is a great idea in some cases, you will be addressing the physical craving to smoke and it should help you deal with that part. But the mental addiction to cigarettes will have to be addressed as well if your are to stand a good chance of succeeding. Here are a few things you can do when you are trying to quit, you might make new habits temporarily, but at least these are harmless.
When you are sitting around idle, this is when many people will smoke. Try having a plate of fresh vegetables and fruit at hand to snack on. One reason smokers do not try to quit is that so many gain weight. This is because they are accustomed to putting something in their mouth. Fruits and vegetable in the raw state are good for you. After meals, try to go straight from the table outside if possible, and take a walk. This will give you something to occupy your mind and distract you until that urge to smoke dissipates somewhat. If you have a job where you sit a lot and are normally free to smoke if you wish, keep a pencil or a worry ball on your desk so you can reach for that to hold onto instead of a cigarette. Having something to occupy your hands can help.
When you wake up in the morning, try sucking on a piece of hard candy or chew gum that tastes sweet, instead of puffing on the nasty tasting cigarette. Changing the things that you do when you smoke, will help you kick that emotional attachment that goes along with the physical addiction and will increase your chances of quitting.
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