I have found that everything I had managed to do was very helpful and accurate. By being able to gain people’s support helped me a lot in a sense of getting all the advices and support that I needed to be able to quit cigarettes. People’s support made me gain a lot of self confidence that I am capable to achieve my goals. I was able to gain my health back in so many ways by noticing that I no longer have the oral fixation. On top of that, the staining on my lips, gums, teeth, and fingers. I also gained most of the weight back that I have lost, which is beyond amazing how quitting cigarettes can gain my appetite back. I am definitely able to breath and smell things way better. Getting rid of all the triggers also helped me psychological to eliminate that bad habit. Putting my …show more content…
A similar situation that I have experienced was that I wanted to become a vegetarian, because I have always had the thought that it was healthier. I sometimes called myself an opportunistic vegetarian, meaning I didn’t go out of my way to eat meat but if it was served to me or if I had craved it, I would eat it. Looking back, I think I was unable to make the complete switch to vegetarianism because I lacked the confidence to do so. After I had went through the experience with quitting cigarettes, I was able to be more confidence and be able to accomplish something that I had wanted to do for a long time and be able to control my weakness. My family had supported me on it, because they always wanted to become vegetarians due to their health issues. Therefore, I was able to encourage myself and encourage them as well. I also made a visit to the doctor in order to give me the right diet so I would be able to gain all of the nutrition that I needed. I finally was able to accomplish this experience by having my families support, and as well with the help of my
You will listen to my voice taking you through the changes you want to make… As you are completely relaxed… you will respond to my suggestion… From now, you will stop smoking… This is your wish and desire on which you will act on from now… No one is able to make the change except yourself… Think of the positives gained by yourself in total command… your response is yours only… You are the only benefactor… Think of the harm cigarettes cause...think of lungs being completely black… foul smell from your mouth…your clothes smelling … continue with your breathing in and out...think of your family… Think of spending money on buying cigarettes as money going down the drain…Don’t turn them into passive smokers… your health and that of your family matters…You will continue with further sessions which will help you achieve the change…
The initial phase of the self-directed intervention consisted of baseline measurement of smoking behaviour. Baseline data was collected for a period of 7 weeks and a functional assessment was completed during this time. Upon starting the intervention phase, the final target behaviour of smoking cessation was broken down into smaller, short-term objectives lasting 2 weeks each.
As I approached my 50th birthday and realized that I'm now a middle-aged man who had been smoking for 20 years, I knew I had to find something that would help me kick the addiction once and for all. I read several articles and books on how to quit smoking, but nothing I read seemed to keep me from going back to cigarettes.
In other words, ->start by taking actionFocus on the genuine love for another when you are tempted to do your bad habitRemember to face the resistance, step out of your ego and focus on genuine love for another In order to get what you want in life, you have to make other people happy Stop turning to self-help books If you EVER complain or blame someone else for your life, you aren’t taking 100% responsibility. ANYTHING you can complain about can be fixed by YOU making new choicesSo make changes or STOP complaining<-
Breaking the addiction to smoking is never an easy task. There are so many excuses for not quitting while conversely there are just as many justifications to quit. However, whereas some may quit successfully boasting of awe-inspiring feats of willpower others may find that they remain stuck in a continual fluctuation struggling to break the addiction with a self imposed evil that seems almost inescapable.
The fifth participants Jester, 41 and from London, suffers from asthma and COPD and smoked between 15-20 cigarettes a day. Since completing the study, Jester has felt drastic improvements to his health. Vaping has helped him quit smoking the most and he is currently between 4-0mg of nicotine and continuing to quit altogether. Here's what he has to say: It has been a great wake up call to see how easy it was to quit the habit of over 30 years. I must admit I did not hold out too much faith in vaping at first, but over the last few days with the help of this kit I have managed to pretty much all stop smoking.
As we as a whole know, smoking is a dependence. A great many people who have attempted to split that fixation wind up right back to smoking again in light of the fact that it is so difficult for them to consider not having that cigarette. There are distinctive solutions for help you quit, however in the event that you have attempted the "patch", gum and different drugs, you might need to consider entrancing to stop smoking.
For my lifestyle wellness project I chose to change my unhealthy habit of smoking cigarettes. My measurable objective is that I 'm going to limit myself to three cigarettes a day over the next several weeks. I have chosen this as my measurable objective because I feel that I will be more successful in achieving my goal of quitting smoking if I gradually cut back instead of quitting cold turkey. I 'm going to ask my family for support in helping me achieve my goal by not leaving cigarette packs around the house and backyard. I am also going to enlist the support and motivation of my boyfriend To measure my progress over time I will keep a journal or diary. This journal will include things like my triggers, how I feel, and what kind of progress I am making. I started changing my behavior of smoking cigarettes on Wednesday, March 4, 2015.
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Almost all addictions involve some kind of situational or psychological trigger. Therefore, the first step in kicking your addiction should be to assess and identify the specific things that make you crave a cigarette. For example, many people smoke in order to better deal with unpleasant feelings caused by fear, stress, anxiety, loneliness and depression. Therefore, these individuals smoke as a type of self-coping mechanism. That is, addictions are often self-medication techniques that are used to deal with social, personal and psychological problems. As a result, these smokers should use positive and appropriate
First i would like to start with a hand raised greeting. Next I’ll tell you how have my commitments and challenges being gone for those couple of weeks. I’m sure you already guess how hard it was, since one of my commitments was to quit smoking cigarettes. Well, to be honest this past two weeks were very hard . Because as we all know the hardest thing to in life is to quit a habit or an addiction, because it's hard for our brain to function normally without the nicotine or the addiction you have. Especially if you have been doing it for a long time. For this purpose i planned to quit smoking by the help of nicotine-gum. Because i couldn't completely stop without a replacement for my addiction to
I smoked for 13 years, since I lit up my first cigarette at the age of 17, during a stressful summer night, stopping at a corner store, after getting off technical school. My first cigarette was not to my liking, as this caused a very uncomfortable burning sensation in the throat, nose and mouth. I remember my inner voice saying "smoking is not for me." Days passed, and final exams were approaching. I remember most of my friends smoked to reduce school related stress, or to have “more fun” going out to party. My family always gave me good advice on avoiding addictions, and bad habits; but when I saw all my friends smoking, I felt like a stranger within their circle. I don 't remember exactly when or how, but I disobeyed my inner voice and ended up like my friends. Suddenly I was smoking "just to reduce stress" and to look “cool” in social events.
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More and more now, you respect and protect your innocent and precious body. Because of your commitment, it becomes natural for you to protect your body against any poisons, including the poison of cigarettes. Your body doesn’t know that smoking is poison, but you do. When you realize that your body depends on your judgment, your sense of responsibility is sharpened. Because you choose to only breathe fresh air, you will live a longer, healthier life and have more time to enjoy everything in it. Now see yourself doing fun things as a non-smoker, as the healthier, happier person you really are.
Take a deep breath. Allow the fresh air into your healthy lungs and then exhale. Now, stand near a smoker. Take a deep breath. Allow your lungs to take in the same amount of air as you did the first time, then exhale. Did you cough? When you took a deep breath next to the smoker, you breathed in the toxic smoke from the cigarette. “Acetaldehyde is in tobacco smoke. Acetaldehyde is a hazardous air pollutant” (The Facts). This is one of the harsh chemicals that are entering your lungs. “Every year, tobacco-related disease kills about 202,000 women in the US” (The Facts). My mother and oldest sister used to smoke and were able to quit cold turkey because they were pregnant. My boyfriend Seth still smokes at the age of twenty. I have done constant research to help Seth stop smoking. I am against smoking, due to the health effects that come along with smoking. I am also against smoking to help the people who do not smoke keep away from second hand smoke, which can also cause smoke related health problems. Smoking effects your major organs, along with the people who are around smokers. When smokers quit there are immediate benefits, which is why there are alternatives to help smokers stop smoking, along with organizations that are helpful.