28.02.2016. 15:55h
Ažurirano: 28.02.2016. 15:55h
It's very easy to get addicted to cigarettes, but it's an uphill battle to quit. With these tips you can do it more easily.
Smoking causes many diseases, from diseases of the blood and respiratory system to various types of cancer, and every year it kills approximately six million people worldwide, including more than 600.000 non-smokers, who fall ill and die as a result of passive smoking.
- Choose the advantages of not smoking - physical (cease of cough and inflammation, normalization of blood pressure...), emotional (increase in self-confidence and self-esteem) and financial - the household budget will increase
- Set a quit date
- Prepare yourself physically - quitting smoking requires preparation. It is good to start with breathing exercises and light cardio exercises
- Mental preparation - remember the reasons why you want to quit smoking
- Plan rewards - they will motivate you
- Observe non-smokers and imitate them
- Quit smoking with a little ritual - celebrate your decision to quit
- Drink more fluids - primarily water and natural juices. Pay attention to your diet (avoid snacks, eat carrots, celery, fruit instead...)
- Find time to rest - and relax on a daily, weekly and yearly basis
- Awaken the ability to imagine - strengthen the ability to think positively
- Use spiritual power
- Reducing cravings - when you get the urge to smoke, take a shower or get some fresh air. You can also devote yourself to your favorite physical activity to forget about the desire
- If you have stumbled - if you have lit a cigarette again, you should not give up, but start again. Relapse is part of the therapeutic process, but it should also be analyzed. Think about why you reached for a cigarette
- Don't forget the double win: help others quit smoking too
- Feel good - and for yourself, because we are in control of our own behavior.
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