| Have you ever said these words to anyone? Have | | | | after the initial three-day period will stem from your |
| you said them to yourself, or even thought them? If so, | | | | triggers. A trigger is something that you associate with |
| you are not alone. | | | | smoking. Here are some examples. |
| Thousands and thousand of people every day say, "I | | | | You wake up in the morning, get your coffee, get your |
| need to stop smoking", either to themselves or to | | | | newspaper, have a seat in your favorite chair and |
| someone else. It's as if nearly every smoker there is | | | | have a nice smoke before starting your day. If you do |
| really doesn't want to smoke, but is caught up in the | | | | this on a regular basis, you can rest assured that when |
| addiction and just can't seem to break free. But there | | | | you try to stop smoking you will feel an intense urge to |
| are some common myths associated with the | | | | smoke when you get into that chair with your coffee |
| smoking habit. Let's take a look at just a couple of | | | | and your newspaper. Best to change your entire |
| them. | | | | morning routine. With me, it was my patio. I hadn't |
| Myth number one: | | | | smoked in the house for years, so I had a very nice |
| Some people absolutely cannot stop smoking no | | | | setup on the patio for my morning routine. When I |
| matter what they do or try. This is not true. Anyone | | | | decided to stop smoking, I had to stay away from that |
| can stop smoking. Some people may need to try | | | | patio for sure! |
| more than once (in fact, most ex-smokers didn't make | | | | Another trigger for a lot of people are stressful |
| it the first time they tried), and some people need to | | | | situations. I used to work for a guy who thought he |
| try more than one method, but anyone can stop | | | | was the greatest thing since homemade ice cream, |
| smoking. I remember thinking to myself that maybe I | | | | and he loved to let people know it. Whenever that guy |
| was one of the unfortunate souls that just could not | | | | got hold of me for one of his little counseling sessions, |
| stop smoking. Until I got rid of that thought, I didn't stand | | | | and they were frequent all I could think about was |
| a chance. The next time you wake up in the morning | | | | getting out of there for a smoke and relax a little. I'm |
| coughing and wheezing and thinking to yourself, "I need | | | | sure, if you are a smoker, you can relate to that. |
| to stop smoking" you must also realize that you CAN | | | | So, although the drug, nicotine, is out of your system |
| stop smoking. | | | | after just three short days, you will still suffer some |
| Myth number two: | | | | withdrawal symptoms long after. If you can just |
| The nicotine addiction stays within your body for life. | | | | remember that these stem from your mind, you can |
| Also, not true. In fact, if you stop smoking for just 72 | | | | overcome them. One last word, there are a lot of |
| hours, yes just three short days, most of the nicotine | | | | different methods to help you kick the habit. While one |
| has already been flushed from your body. The desire | | | | method might work for me, it may not work for you. It |
| you feel for a smoke that lingers past the three-day | | | | all depends on you, your makeup, your personality, etc... |
| mark is all in your mind, and the mind is a powerful | | | | Most importantly, when you think, "I need to stop |
| thing. | | | | smoking", you need to know that you can. You can, |
| Nearly all of the urges to smoke you will experience | | | | and you will. |