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SMOKE NO MORE
TRY THIS - IT REALLY WORKS
To Feel pleasure in controlling
counterproductive desires:
Repeat to yourself, "The
more I feel the pull of my desires,
the stronger will be my
self-mastery."
YOU ARE
INVITED TO JOIN US AND PLAN TO
GIVE
UP SMOKING FOR GOOD !!!
WHO KNEW BACK THEN ?
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Are there different
kinds of smokers?
Are there different
smoking cessation methods that work better
with different types
of personalities? Take test below and see.
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THE DAILY
MOTIVATOR
From an
article dated Saturday, July 24, 1999
Convince yourself
You cannot
take a self defeating action without first convincing yourself to do it.
By the same token,
in order
to follow a course of action which will lead to success, you must first
convince yourself
to take
those actions.
You have
the power to convince yourself in either direction. You control your thoughts,
and you
cannot
take sustained, effective action without intentionally deciding to do so.
The fundamental
challenge of achieving anything you wish, is to first convince yourself
to do it.
Once you
are totally convinced of its value, you'll find a way to get it done. Continue
to remind
yourself,
as often as possible, of the value of your pursuit, and it will surely
come to fruition.
Compared
to influencing others, convincing yourself is relatively easy. After
all, you know what's
important
to you. You know the things that motivate you. The fact is, you're excellent
at convincing
yourself.
You do it all the time. Point that powerful influence in a positive, creative
direction
and there is no limit to what you can achieve............Ralph
Marston
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Smokers tend to think of quitting as a huge, insurmountable obstacle. It's more realistic—and more useful—to think of it as a gradual, step-by-step process. We will help you to plan your course and explain what to expect along the way, along with some suggested activities to help you cope:) |
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Talk to others about smoking. Observe how nonsmokers react to smokers. Observe negative aspects of smoking. Smoke in front of a mirror to see exactly what goes on when you smoke ( Ugly + Silly!) |
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Ask ex-smokers how they did it. Tell a friend you're exploring healthier alternatives to smoking. When you feel an urge to smoke, wait a minute before lighting up; experience the urge fully and think of other ways to respond to it. Reward yourself for becoming more aware of your smoking patterns. |
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Start a smoking journal and record when you smoke more or less than usual. Try stress-reduction techniques. Adopt a healthful new activity that's incompatible with smoking (swimming, dancing, etc.). Switch to a lower tar brand. Reward yourself for each risk modification. |
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Keep track of the number of cigarettes you smoke each day. Stop buying cartons; buy only one pack at a time. Identify your top cigarette triggers. Brush your teeth several times a day. List the reasons you want to quit. Switch brands every week, each brand being lower in tar than the last. Postpone every third cigarette. Ask family and friends for ways they can help you quit. |
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Sign a stop-smoking contract. Sit in the nonsmoking sections of restaurants and airplanes. Prepare at least three responses to your top 10 cigarette triggers. Switch brands after every pack. Postpone every other cigarette. |
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Schedule healthful activities (walks, bike rides, fishing, etc.) Have your teeth cleaned. Send your favorite clothes to the cleaners. Pamper yourself as much as possible. |
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Treat yourself to daily rewards (massages, hot baths, etc.) Avoid smoking areas. Notice how much better your food tastes. Continue to work on your cigarette triggers. |
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Begin a regular exercise program. Add one new stress-reduction technique to your activities each week. |
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Gently increase your exercise level. Treat yourself to a weekend getaway. Volunteer to help smoker quit. |
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Throw a party to celebrate! |
Read this
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| 1. Tell your friends, family, boss, and fellow workers that you have just quit smoking. You may be temporarily irritable, depressed, and anxious for a week or so, but these withdrawal symptoms will pass, Ask for everyone's support and understanding. |
| 2. Do anything to keep busy and keep your mind off smoking. Exercise; work on that talent or hobby you always wanted to develop, especially if it involves use of your hands (sewing, model building, practicing the piano, etc.). Visit your nonsmoking friends, but avoid circumstances you associate with smoking such as cocktail parties, watching television, balancing the checkbook, talking on the telephone, your usual coffee break, etc. |
| 3. An excellent time to quit smoking is when you are hospitalized. This controlled environment is very helpful. Physicians often insist that you quit smoking before surgery and anesthesia so you can better resist post-operative pneumonia that smokers are more likely to develop. |
| 4. Once you have conquered the addiction, never have a cigarette again - not even just one little puff. Many a successful quitter has stumbled back into a full addiction by having one cigarette to be sociable. |
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| 6. Hide your cigarettes in places where you ordinarily wouldn't look for them. |
| 7. Buy cigarettes by the single pack only and not by the carton. |
| 8. Avoid sweets and other fattening foods. |
| 9. Eat low calorie, healthy ones instead; e.g. chew carrots or celery sticks. Weight gain can be a problem for some smokers who are quitting. |
| 10. Get rid of those things which are associated with smoking. Ashtrays, lighters and so on are subconsciously associated with smoking, and their presence will make you want to smoke. If you have a room in which you smoke frequently, try freshening it up and removing the smell of cigarettes. The smell of cigarettes in itself incites you to smoke. Besides, entering a room which smells fresh and clean is better than one which smells like an ashtray's armpit. |
| 11. It's difficult to stop smoking if you have a full packet within easy reach. If you're quitting in the "cold turkey" method, DON'T BUY ANY. Otherwise, take a small number of cigarettes and restrict yourself to that number. |
| 12. If there's anyone else who smokes in the same place, try to quit together. If you think it will help, try to enter into a competitive spirit ("Bet I'll quit before you do!") |
| 13. Avoid places filled with other people's smoke. The smell of other cigarettes will make you want to smoke. |
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| 15. Keep this in mind - as long as you smoke you are a victim. The only way you are going to escape is through your own efforts. |
| 16. In front of a mirror look that quitter in the eye and ask him who's in charge? me or the Cigarette? |
THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS
FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AS A SOURCE, TO HOPEFULLY AID YOU IN YOUR
CESSATION FROM SMOKING. NONE OF THE METHODS LISTED ARE RECOMMENDED
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, BY ANYONE CONNECTED WITH THIS
"SMOKE NO MORE" PROGRAM.
IT IS YOUR CHOICE AS TO WHAT AIDS YOU
CHOOSE TO USE TO HELP
YOU. (IF ANY.) YOU MAY WANT TO INVOLVE YOUR DOCTOR IN YOUR WITHDRAWAL
FROM THE TOBACCO HABIT.
GOOD
LUCK TO YOU ALL
TO BE "SMOKE FREE" LIKE YOU DESIRE, YOU HAVE
TO FIRST THINK OF YOURSELF
AS ALREADY BEING "SMOKE FREE."
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Zyban is one smoking cessation aid that eases the withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, depression and/or anxiety. Wellbutron is the same thing, they both require a Doctor’s prescription. As an Rx , your insurance company should pay for Wellbutron. I understand the Insurance companies will not pay for Zyban. If you plan to use Wellbutron or Zyban, start NOW because you need to take it for a week before it’s effective. But, this timeframe may vary with Zyban or with the dosage amount. If you plan to use the patch, the gum or the inhaler, go ahead and buy it. Be sure to keep them safely out of reach of children and pets. |
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Read them at least ten times a day ~ get "psyched up" for the big day. |
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After breakfast? Start listing your triggers and PRINT OUT OUR LIST OF TRIGGERS, smoking is such an unconscious, automatic behavior that we are going to have to very “consciously” replace it with another behavior (and unfortunately it can’t all be eating chocolate!) |
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Try using “Febreze” to rid all your old smoking areas of the stinky “dirty ashtray” smell. It’s amazing how irritating the smell can be as soon as you become a non-smoker. |
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last edited on 4-22-2002