subject: Quit Smoking For Good Tips You Can Use [print this page] You already know that smoking is bad for your health, and potentially bad for the health of those around you (as a result of second hand smoke). You know this because you have been a smoker for a very long time and you are aware that smoking has already taken a toll on your health as it is. So you have decided that you want to quit smoking, but you are worried that you will fail. After all, more often than not you here about people who have tried to quit smoking and failed, and you do not want to end up in that same group of people. Well, do not worry about it any longer, because here are some tips that will help you out as you try to kick nicotine out of your life once and for all.
The first thing you need to do is to go around your house and your car and get rid of all your cigarettes. Get rid of your cigarettes, your lighters, your ash trays, matches, and anything else that you use for smoking because from this point on you do not need them any longer. You need to now tell yourself that you are no longer a smoker and that cigarettes, tobacco, and nicotine are no longer parts of your life in any way shape or form. This is because one of the hardest things for a smoker to do is shake themselves out of the mind set of being a smoker. You need to be in the mind set that you are a non smoker.
The next thing you need to do is talk to your doctor and get yourself checked out and make sure that you have not developed any serious health complications as a result of smoking. Even if you are sure you have not, it can never hurt, only help, to find out such things. This way, if you have contracted a health complication, you will be able to take care of it early on. You may also want to ask your doctor about the use of quit smoking gum and patches. Keep in mind that while the gum and patches can be useful in curbing individual cravings, they should not be relied upon for keeping cravings curbed on a constant basis.
Remember that quitting smoking is a difficult task to take on, and you will be periodically tempted to smoke, but if you can keep yourself mentally prepared and sharp, you should be able to live a smoke free life.
