You should complete the motivational Workshop before you
try this exercise.
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Motivation & Setting a Date *mp3*
Open your eyes. Go to the Forum and let everyone know your
STOP DATE. Jot it down on your Questionnaire sheet. Jot
it down in your personal diary. Mark it BIG on your calendar.
Look forward to the BIG DAY that will set you free and change
your life for the better.
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Counselors and therapists suggest that the best way to
quit smoking is to have a stop smoking plan. It becomes
your roadmap, a guide to give up smoking, when things get
rough. However, the success of the plan depends on your
will and determination, and they will keep you from smoking
down the road.
Your Quit Date
1. First sit down and write down why you want to quit (the
benefits of quitting): live longer, feel better, for your
family, save money, smell better, find a mate more easily,
etc. You know what's bad about smoking and you know what
you'll get by quitting. Put it on paper and read it daily.
2. Ask your family and friends to support your decision
to quit. Ask them to be completely supportive and non-judgmental.
Let them know ahead of time that you will probably be irritable
and even irrational while you withdraw from your smoking
habit.
3. Set a quit date. Decide what day you will extinguish
your cigarettes forever.
4. Talk with your doctor about quitting. Support and guidance
from a physician is a proven way to better your chances
to quit.
5. Begin an exercise program. Exercise is simply incompatible
with smoking. Exercise relieves stress and helps your body
recover from years of damage from cigarettes.
6. Do some deep breathing each day for 3 to 5 minutes.
Breathe in through your nose very slowly, hold the breath
for a few seconds, and exhale very slowly through your mouth.
7. Have your teeth cleaned. Enjoy the way your teeth look
and feel and plan to keep them that way.
8. Drink lots of water. Water is good for you anyway, and
most people don't get enough. It will help flush the nicotine
and other chemicals out of your body, plus it can help reduce
cravings by fulfilling the "oral desires" that
you may have.
9. Learn what triggers your desire for a cigarette, such
as stress, the end of a meal, arrival at work, entering
a bar, etc. Avoid these triggers or if that's impossible,
plan alternative ways to deal with the triggers.
10. Find something to hold in your hand and mouth, to replace
cigarettes. You might try an artificial cigarette.
11. Lastly believe in yourself. Believe that you can quit.
Think about some of the most difficult things you have done
in your life and realize that you have the guts and determination
to quit smoking.
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