How to stop smoking for good?

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HOW TO SMOKING FOR GOOD?

• Stop smoking for good
• I think it's quite safe to say that everyone
  either has or knows someone who has tried to stop
  smoking. Smoking is such a standard behavior
  which people have learned to relate with fun
  times and belonging but also as a quick fix
  stress relief.
• Stop Smoking now
• Allen Carr in his book Stop Smoking Now likens it
  to enjoying the sensation of suffocation and he
  is not wrong.
• Lack of information on how bad smoking is for
  health is not the problem, it's the motivation. 

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HOW TO SMOKING FOR GOOD?

• Letting go of
• Letting go of a 'thing' that has supported you
  through thick and thin is obviously not easy.
  Think of a toddler who is being weened off a
  pacifier.
• It can take numerous tantrums and screams of
  bloody murder but the change will happen. This
  metaphor is actually quite interesting... from
  sucking on a pacifier to dragging on a cigarette,
  one form of oral gratification for another.
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HOW TO SMOKING FOR GOOD?

• Impacts of smoking on kids
• Kids learn by proxy, they don't need to
  actually do something to imagine it working. If a
  child grows up with smoking parents who smoke
  under stress they will learn that a cigarette is
  a safe way to deal with stress. 
• When they get older and encounter a stressful
  situation in school or wherever their brain will
  search for the best perceived way to  reduce that
  stress and bang! a good trusty method used by the
  parents will pop to mind.

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HOW TO SMOKING FOR GOOD?

• How do you stop?
• Well, it takes practice. On average it takes
  about 7-8 tries to change a behavior for the
  change to be final. The truth is, you will get
  really good at quitting you will know what
  symptoms to expect anger, sadness, hunger, even
  rage and resentment towards everyone, especially
  towards other smokers.
• Change takes effort and time. There is no magic
  pill or a potion or therapy style that
  will make you stop smoking, although some
  governing bodies suggest prescription medication
  (FDA.gov).

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HOW TO SMOKING FOR GOOD?

• Another reason why a lot of people fail is
  because they feel that they have to go at it
  alone. Asking for help might be the best thing
  you've done for yourself. 
• Takeaways
• Be kind to yourself
• Take your time
• Meditation helps you learn about yourself
• Understand the true reasons behind your smoking
  habit
• Understand the trigger situations for smoking
• Congratulate yourself for small successes
• Ask for help
• Remember - you are in charge. You have the power
  to change!
• Need help stopping smoking? Contact us.

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