Post by judyb on Oct 6, 2004 11:18:26 GMT -5
41 TIPS FOR GAINING FREEDOM FROM NICOTINE
1.It's not as hard as you think. Once you begin to be honest with yourself and to
look at the facts about
smoking, it will become a pleasure to remove this addiction from your life.
2.Square off with your smoking habit. Look at it and size it up. Ask yourself
exactly what it is doing for
you; then ask yourself what it is not doing for you. You can begin with your hair
and work your way down
to the tips of your toes. It is a medical fact that smoking affects every organ in the
human body in a harmful way.
3.Look at quitting cigarettes as giving yourself a gift-a very big gift. You are
giving yourself a better quality of life and, very possibly, a longer life. You are
giving yourself a healthier body. You are giving yourself more self-esteem. Wrap
all this in a package and look at it for the gift it really is, then "Go for it!"
4. Set a date. Make a commitment. Give it a try. Remember, it is alright if you
don't succeed at first. Just keep trying. The only way you can lose is by ceasing to
try.
5.Don't look at it as if you are giving up something. This makes it seem too much
like a loss. What you are
really doing is tossing something out of your life that has done you harm and
doesn't belong here anymore.
You are throwing away pure garbage. No longer are you going to allow your
lungs to be resting place for
nicotine and tars.
6.Always keep a positive attitude. After all, this is one of the most positive things
you've ever done. Stay
away from negative people and worrisome situations.
7.Quit for yourself. Even though your family and loved ones will benefit
tremendously from your quitting, it
is you that will benefit the most.
8. Treat giving up smoking with the respect it rightly deserves. Become willing to
go to any lengths to
remove it from your life. If you are not willing, try praying for the willingness.
This usually works.
9.Look up the work 'nicotine'in your dicionary and write down the definition in
big letters: "A poisonous
alkaloid used as an insecticide." Put it where you can see it.
10.Don't say "I'll take my chances" and continue to smoke. They are not ours to
take. We didn't give
ourselves life and we don't have the right to "take our chances" on giving it away.
That is up to a higher
power.
11.Don't fool yourself by saying you have too many pressures in your life right
now to give up cigarettes. If you are smoking, this in itself is a pressure, a very
great pressure. Every day is a gamble and your life is at stake. By getting nicotine
out of your life, other things will become easier to handle. You will feel better
about yourself and you will have more energy. You will have accomplished
something more meaningful than all the money and material objects you could
ever acquire. You will have given yourself what no one else could give you. You
will no longer have the pressure of being a smoker.
12.Don't use the excuse that you might gain weight to justify your continuing to
smoke. Even if you do gain
a little, the fact that you will be more active and will get more exercise should
counteract any weight gain. Remember, overeating, not stopping smoking, causes
weight gain.
13.Plan to do things that will keep your mind off smoking. Sometimes our minds
can be our worst enemies.
They will tell us that we need a cigarette for just about any reason that is handy at
the time. By doing things like going to the movies in the non-smoking section,
munching on corn or sucking on a lollipop, we can keep our minds occupied and
get a break. Go to museums and other places where smoking isn't allowed.
Swimming is a good idea, too.
14. Quit smoking one day at a time and think only aobut the part of the day your
are in. "I am not going to smoke before noon." "I am not going to smoke before 3
o'clock." Sometimes just do it one hour at a time.
This is a lot easier than trying to quit forever.
15.Don't subject yourself to smoky situations. If you do come in contact with
someone who is smoking,
just say to yourself "He is having the cigarette I might be having" then, be grateful
you don't have to have it.
16.While you are quitting, look at it as an investment. Once you have quit for one
hour, you have invested this hour in becoming a healthier person. Now, invest one
more hour. Continue to add to your investment hour by hour. It will grow and
become more valuable as the hours go by. You will begin to see and feel the
rewards from this investment more and more. Protect and guard it just as you
would a treasure.
17.Start being kind to yourself. It is the beginning of a new way of life for you and
you are the most
important one there. Treat yourself with respect and love and remember, you are
no longer filling you
system with poison every few minutes. Breathe the clean air and breathe it
deeply. Smell the different and wonderful fragrances. Begin to spend time
outdoors close to nature. Many new sensations await you.
18. Don't get too angry. If we are angry, our minds tell us we need a cigarette to
cope. Until your mind
learns that it doesn't need a cigarette to cope, try to avoid situations that might be
setting you up. Avoid
certain people that may bother you. If you can't get some time off, quit smoking on
a long weekend. Avoid,
as best you can, things like getting stuck in traffic. Use a lot of caution. Anger can
be very destructive.
19. Don't get too hungry. It is amazing how our minds will tell us that everything's
wrong when all we really
need to do is eat.
20. Don't get too tired. If we are tired, it is easy to become irritated and when we
get irritated our minds
will tell us that a cigarette will help. Our overall resistance becomes weak and it
is easy to say, "Oh well, I guess I'll have a smoke."
21. Don't get too lonely. It is good to know some people who are going through
the same thing.
(QUITSTOP!!!!!)
continued...........................
1.It's not as hard as you think. Once you begin to be honest with yourself and to
look at the facts about
smoking, it will become a pleasure to remove this addiction from your life.
2.Square off with your smoking habit. Look at it and size it up. Ask yourself
exactly what it is doing for
you; then ask yourself what it is not doing for you. You can begin with your hair
and work your way down
to the tips of your toes. It is a medical fact that smoking affects every organ in the
human body in a harmful way.
3.Look at quitting cigarettes as giving yourself a gift-a very big gift. You are
giving yourself a better quality of life and, very possibly, a longer life. You are
giving yourself a healthier body. You are giving yourself more self-esteem. Wrap
all this in a package and look at it for the gift it really is, then "Go for it!"
4. Set a date. Make a commitment. Give it a try. Remember, it is alright if you
don't succeed at first. Just keep trying. The only way you can lose is by ceasing to
try.
5.Don't look at it as if you are giving up something. This makes it seem too much
like a loss. What you are
really doing is tossing something out of your life that has done you harm and
doesn't belong here anymore.
You are throwing away pure garbage. No longer are you going to allow your
lungs to be resting place for
nicotine and tars.
6.Always keep a positive attitude. After all, this is one of the most positive things
you've ever done. Stay
away from negative people and worrisome situations.
7.Quit for yourself. Even though your family and loved ones will benefit
tremendously from your quitting, it
is you that will benefit the most.
8. Treat giving up smoking with the respect it rightly deserves. Become willing to
go to any lengths to
remove it from your life. If you are not willing, try praying for the willingness.
This usually works.
9.Look up the work 'nicotine'in your dicionary and write down the definition in
big letters: "A poisonous
alkaloid used as an insecticide." Put it where you can see it.
10.Don't say "I'll take my chances" and continue to smoke. They are not ours to
take. We didn't give
ourselves life and we don't have the right to "take our chances" on giving it away.
That is up to a higher
power.
11.Don't fool yourself by saying you have too many pressures in your life right
now to give up cigarettes. If you are smoking, this in itself is a pressure, a very
great pressure. Every day is a gamble and your life is at stake. By getting nicotine
out of your life, other things will become easier to handle. You will feel better
about yourself and you will have more energy. You will have accomplished
something more meaningful than all the money and material objects you could
ever acquire. You will have given yourself what no one else could give you. You
will no longer have the pressure of being a smoker.
12.Don't use the excuse that you might gain weight to justify your continuing to
smoke. Even if you do gain
a little, the fact that you will be more active and will get more exercise should
counteract any weight gain. Remember, overeating, not stopping smoking, causes
weight gain.
13.Plan to do things that will keep your mind off smoking. Sometimes our minds
can be our worst enemies.
They will tell us that we need a cigarette for just about any reason that is handy at
the time. By doing things like going to the movies in the non-smoking section,
munching on corn or sucking on a lollipop, we can keep our minds occupied and
get a break. Go to museums and other places where smoking isn't allowed.
Swimming is a good idea, too.
14. Quit smoking one day at a time and think only aobut the part of the day your
are in. "I am not going to smoke before noon." "I am not going to smoke before 3
o'clock." Sometimes just do it one hour at a time.
This is a lot easier than trying to quit forever.
15.Don't subject yourself to smoky situations. If you do come in contact with
someone who is smoking,
just say to yourself "He is having the cigarette I might be having" then, be grateful
you don't have to have it.
16.While you are quitting, look at it as an investment. Once you have quit for one
hour, you have invested this hour in becoming a healthier person. Now, invest one
more hour. Continue to add to your investment hour by hour. It will grow and
become more valuable as the hours go by. You will begin to see and feel the
rewards from this investment more and more. Protect and guard it just as you
would a treasure.
17.Start being kind to yourself. It is the beginning of a new way of life for you and
you are the most
important one there. Treat yourself with respect and love and remember, you are
no longer filling you
system with poison every few minutes. Breathe the clean air and breathe it
deeply. Smell the different and wonderful fragrances. Begin to spend time
outdoors close to nature. Many new sensations await you.
18. Don't get too angry. If we are angry, our minds tell us we need a cigarette to
cope. Until your mind
learns that it doesn't need a cigarette to cope, try to avoid situations that might be
setting you up. Avoid
certain people that may bother you. If you can't get some time off, quit smoking on
a long weekend. Avoid,
as best you can, things like getting stuck in traffic. Use a lot of caution. Anger can
be very destructive.
19. Don't get too hungry. It is amazing how our minds will tell us that everything's
wrong when all we really
need to do is eat.
20. Don't get too tired. If we are tired, it is easy to become irritated and when we
get irritated our minds
will tell us that a cigarette will help. Our overall resistance becomes weak and it
is easy to say, "Oh well, I guess I'll have a smoke."
21. Don't get too lonely. It is good to know some people who are going through
the same thing.
(QUITSTOP!!!!!)
continued...........................