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- 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 Smoke out. 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.
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