Motivation To Quit Smoking Health Feed

Dear lybrate-user, Welcome to Lybrate. Tobacco is addictive. Cigarette also contains 4000+ carcinogenic chemicals other than nicotine. Nicotine and other chemicals can cause cancer of different types and areas. Throat cancer, mouth cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer and brain problems can result. Over and above smoking may also increase the risk factor of heart attack and brain stroke. Please quit smoking. The best method is to leave it and continue with your will power. There are other methods...more

Dear Sumit. Smoking is injurious to health. There are two methods available for you to quit smoking. First method is use of deaddiction therapy which is good but chances of relapse is more. You may consult a psychologist online. Second method is to quit smoking NOW and sustain it with mental strength. Motivation therapy and will power therapy should help you doing so. Please consult a psychologist online. Take care.

High level of motivation is required to give up and win over any addiction. .you can try Nicotine gum and consult amental health specialist for detailed evaluation and to increase your levcel of motivation.

Whoever it is, this much is clear, whoever has the smoking habit has to want to stop the habit himself, first. Anybody else that wants to stop someone else’s habit, even if you use force, cannot succeed in the long run until the person himself wants to stop it. Now the person will want to stop the habit as soon as he has ‘Hit Rock Bottom’ when he is really ready to give it up and wants help and support. You can keep encouraging and warning him about the damage he is causing to himself and that t...more

For your family member - what you now need to focus on is to come up with the strategies that will help you with the craving. For example, what would help you to distract your mind from smoking. If you like tea or coffee you may decide to grab one instead of a cigarette. Or perhaps keeping a chewing gum or candy and grab one instead. Best way to quit is to work on individualized plan and strategies that will help you maintain the motivation and help manage your craving. Smoking has many adverse ...more

Dear lybrate-user, Tobacco is addictive. Cigarette also contains 4000+ carcinogenic chemicals other than nicotine. Nicotine and other chemicals can cause cancer of different types and areas. Throat cancer, mouth cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer and brain problems can result. Over and above smoking may also increase the risk factor of heart attack and brain stroke. Please quit smoking. The best method is to leave it and continue with your will power. There are other methods like Nicotine Repla...more

Hi there ~
start your stop smoking plan with start
s = set a quit date.
Choose a date within the next two weeks, so you have enough time to prepare without losing your motivation to quit. If you mainly smoke at work, quit on the weekend, so you have a few days to adjust to the change.
T = tell family, friends, and co-workers that you plan to quit.
Let your friends and family in on your plan to quit smoking and tell them you need their support and encouragement to stop. Look f...more

Think about trying some of these activities:
1 do Exercise.
2 Get out of the house for a walk.
3 Chew gum or hard candy.
4 Keep your hands busy with a pen or toothpick, or play a game.
5 Drink lots of water.
6 Relax with deep breathing.
7 Go to a movie.
8 Spend time with non-smoking friends and family
9 Do something else. When a craving hits, stop what you're doing immediately and switch to doing something different
Start your stop smoking plan with START<...more

There are ways (medicines, patches, gums) that help quit smoking. But the basic remains own motivation. Meet a psychiatrist.

1. Start your stop smoking plan with =S T A R T

S- Set a date for quitting smoking. Choose a date within next two weeks, so that you have enough
Time to prepare without losing your motivation to quit
T- Tell your family, friends and co-workers that you want to quit so that they can give support and encouragement
A-Anticipate and plan for the challenge you will face while quitting like crave for cigarettes and Nicotine withdrawal symptoms
R- Remove Cigarettes, lighter, A...more