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Help Me Stop Smoking - The Mind Battle to Quit Smoking |
By John Greenhoff
 I looked for inspiration to help me stop smoking for years. Have you ever felt that you were a special case, it was much more difficult for you to give up smoking than anyone else? Other people could survive for a couple of days without a smoke then relapse, I honestly thought I couldn't get even that far.
I literally built up to my quit for years, it sounds pathetic but I never even had the nerve to try and quit smoking yet I though about it all the time. I was the master of excuses, how many of these have you used ?
I'll just wait until after my holidays, so I don't spoil the break
I'll just wait until I've got over this stressful situation at work and then I'll quit
I'll just wait until the winter is over so I can get out and about more and then I'll quit
I'll just take a few days/months/years to get in the right frame of mind and then...
Well you get the picture, I was great |
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Learning the Reasons Many People Smoke |
By Carlos Scarpero
 Quitting smoking is not an easy task. Learning why it is you started smoking and why it is so hard for you to quit is no picnic either. But, if you can pin point the main reason you smoke then it may be easier for you to actually quit. Determining why you smoke may be the key to reaching your goal of becoming a non-smoker.
People started smoking or keep smoking for various reasons ranging from using the cigarette as an anti-depressant, mood relaxer, stress reliever or as a quick pick me up. Consider this, you get overly stressed over a situation and decide to smoke a cigarette to calm your nerves. When you go back to what you are doing you are a bit more relaxed. Is it because of the cigarette, or, is it because you took a few minutes and removed yourself from the situation and allowed yourself time to think and reevaluate the situation? Often times the truth is the latter. You didn't necessarily need the cigarette, you needed the diversion. If you are at work and find yourself |
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