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Smoking Cessation Tips for the First Week

You have conditioned your mind to expect the arrival of nicotine when encountering various times, places, activities, people, events or emotions. The first time you encounter each crave trigger you should expect a short yet possibly powerful anxiety episode lasting up to three minutes.

Don’t fear or hide from your triggers but confront and extinguish each of them. You’ll find that most are re-conditioned by a single encounter during which the subconscious mind does not receive the expected result - nicotine. Welcome and embrace every episode as each reflects a beautiful moment of subconscious healing, and the reclaiming of another aspect of your life.

Nicotine is a powerful addiction. If you have tried to quit, you know how hard it can be. People who are trying to quit smoking go through both physical and psychological withdrawal. Here are some tips for quitting.

Control Psychological Needs

• Depend on your friends, family, and support group for help.
• Keep away from places you connect with smoking.
• Avoid alcohol. It lowers your chances for success.
• Remind yourself every day why you are quit smoking.
• Make a plan for relieving stress.
• Watch a funny movie.
• Listen to relaxing music.
• Avoid from a problem and come back to it later.

Keeping Desires

Change your habits. Use a different route to work, eat breakfast in a different place, or get up from the table right away after eating.

Get more sleep. Try to go to sleep earlier and get more rest.

Drink a lot of liquids, especially water. Try herbal teas or fruit juices. Limit coffee, soft drinks, and alcohol - they can increase your urge to smoke.

Exercise regularly and moderately. Regular exercise helps. Joining an exercise group provides a healthy activity and a new routine.

Avoid sugar and fatty food. Try low-calorie foods for snacking - carrots and other vegetables, sugarless gum, air-popped popcorn, or low-fat cottage cheese. Don’t skip meals.

Do something to reduce your stress. Take a hot shower, read a book, or exercise.

Take deep breaths. Distract yourself. When cravings hit, do something else immediately, such as talking to someone, getting busy with a task, or taking deep breaths.