Ways to quit smoking
◾The most important and easiest way is to first form a strong intention of quitting smoking.
◾Whenever you feel the craving to smoke, change your environment and go to a open space and take deep breaths. This will make you feel at peace and compel you to follow this method again.
◾Initially following this method will seem problematic for you, but soon you will start to notice results.
◾Consume a lot of water; not only will this help create a distraction from your cigarette cravings but it will also help expel the harmful nicotine out of your body.
◾Some get into the habit of consuming betel leaves, or coffee to quit smoking. However, these also cause harmful effects, hence natural remedies and positive habits must be used to quit smoking.
◾Individuals who are used to smoking after eating food, feel the need to do so after every meal. However, instead they should take a cup of mint tea, which will help stimulate the digestive system and also help you get rid of your smoking addiction.
◾Stay away from groups of friends who smoke. Clean from your house all cigarettes and ashtrays; even wash all your clothes so that no traces of cigarettes are left that will compel you to smoke. Getting away from an atmosphere and company that leads you to smoking help relieve the attraction too smoke.
◾Make it your routine to wake up early morning and taking deep breaths in the fresh morning air, along with some light hearted exercise. This will keep you healthy. Apart from that, during any part of the day play some indoor sports or watch an entertaining movie ; in this manner, your psychological needs will move away from smoking.
◾Tell your friends, relatives and co-workers that you have quit smoking so that they encourage you more. Contact your doctor for any other problems apart from these.
◾Do not go for any smoking substitutes or electronic cigarettes. On the surface, they look safe but they keep up your craving to smoke and ultimately let you turn to smoking in real. Once you have decided to quit, just quit.
◾Some hospitals also treat smokers through medicines, where they replace nicotine through various medicines, but this can also be harmful to health. That’s why try to use simple and natural ways of quitting smoking. Otherwise contact some therapist who will make you quit smoking using these methods without medicines under their supervision.