People who have successfully quit smoking will tell you that it's not an easy task. Almost everyone who eventfully quits has failed several times before they finally succeeded. There is never a convenient time to quit and for some people the littlest thing can set them off. You can't afford to lose your job because you are edgy as a result of quitting and explode at your boss. Your spouse probably won’t understand biting their head over nothing and the ensuing fight will only result in you lighting up. You don’t want to take a two week vacation to quit, do you?
Let's face it. To quit you are going to need all the help you can get. Family members, especially if they are lifelong non-smokers, may not be very helpful. On the other hand, the quit smoking forums are filled with sympathetic people who know just what you're going through. These people who have broken their habit can be especially helpful in your quest to quit. Best of all, these quit smoking forums are filled with individuals from all over the world, at all hours of the day and night. So, if you find yourself jumping out of your skin over your desire to take a little puff and unable to sleep in the wee hours of the morning, you can get online and find one of your quit smoking forum buddies to chat with to help you get you through the challenging moments.
To gain maximum benefit from the quit smoking forums, you'll want to first locate one in which you feel comfortable, ahead of your upcoming quit smoking date. Let the other members know of your upcoming goal to quit date. You'll find these people to be highly supportive. Some have already quit, but stick around the forum as a success story. The quit smoking forum members often have some ingenious tricks and tips to help you out that you might never think of on your own.
Your most difficult obstacles to quitting will occur in the first few days. This is when your body is flushing the nicotine and other chemicals out of your body. It can be all you can do to stop thinking about smoking. You are experiencing withdrawal from a substance you've had in your body for maybe many years. Other unpleasant symptoms sometime include sweating, sometimes profusely and at the most inopportune time. Many people experience a hair trigger temper as their body rids itself of toxins. Insomnia and irrationality can also pose a considerable problem.
While the majority of the nicotine and other nasty chemicals contained in cigarettes are flushed from your system in the first 72 hours, your next obstacle is overcoming the psychological desires. Many smokers have triggers which cause them to automatically light up. For example, some people always have a cigarette with their morning coffee. Others, when thinking through a problem, light up to enhance their concentration. This process can be quite a bit more manageable if you join a quit smoking forum.
According to Narcanon, many former heroin addicts claim that quitting smoking is more difficult than kicking heroin! Research has shown that this is probably due to the fact that cigarettes are legal and readily available, 24 hours a day at the corner convenience store.
If you want to quit smoking for good, do yourself a favor and check out the many online quit smoking forums. Good luck!
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1 comment:
I tried joining quit smoking forum sites when I was thinking of starting to quit smoke and yes it really helps a lot. Ex-smokers share experiences on how they overcome the process and it really helps a lot. This is where I also learned about e-cigarettes and until now I am using them. I know its not perfect but I prefer using them than the regular cigarettes which I know will eventually kill me.
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