Smokers who have been smoking for quite some time will know what they will naturally develop a psychological dependence on cigarettes. Even if the body is not cravings for cigarettes at a point in time, the mind may.
Slowly but surely, you will turn to smoking as a friend. Through challenges, stress and even good times, you’ll find yourself smoking more and more.
In fact, any time you are facing any emotions at all, you think that smoking can help. This becomes your psychological support which just comes with detrimental effects, both physically and psychologically.
Plus, the false effect of nicotine that helps you to ‘relax’ only further gives you the illusion and further reason to turn to cigarettes for comfort.
In Order To Beat Cravings Better
Thus, your challenge is not only to deal with the withdrawal symptoms of quitting but also to deal and handle the way you deal with emotions. In order to beat cravings, you must first think of ways to handle your negative emotions and stress without cigarettes first.
When you do that, you are in a better position to quit smoking because you will be able to focus on just battling the physical aspect of quitting smoking.
Realize that you are not the only one that is going through this challenge, though it may seem overwhelming at first.
Millions of ex-smokers around the world have also battled and emerge victorious from the battle you are about to step into.
Now it’s time to collect some data of yourself on your own. This will help you to get an objective account of your situation.
1. How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
2. Which time of the day do you smoke the most?
3. How many cigarettes do you smoke are a result of habit?
4. When you are alone, how many cigarettes do you smoke?
5. How do you feel each time before you smoke?
6. Which activity and which time of the day you find it most difficult to quit?
Please answer the questions above honestly, this will help you to really understand better about your own situation and to why you smoke. It will also help you to understand better what it takes to help you to quit.
Guide To Quit Smoking By Understanding Relapses Part 2
As you are going through the denial-binge cycle and denying yourself from smoking, you stress level will continue to rise as you keep thinking about lighting up a cigarette over and over again.
Guide To Quit Smoking By Understanding Relapses Part 1
A relapse is what happens when you smoke again after a period of time of not smoking. The question is how to you actually perceive a relapse? I personally believe almost all smokers will experience a relapse and it should also be viewed as a learning experience.
Finding Out Why The Ways To Stop Smoking Didn’t Work For You
If you went searching on how to quit smoking online, you will already have come across plenty of resources on ways and methods to quit smoking. Most of them actually states ways that actually are effective to quit smoking but it’s not universal.
