Experiences for people quitting smoking

Thanh Chung• December 14, 2020 10:04

(Baonghean.vn) - Smoking is harmful to health and most smokers have tried to quit many times, but then relapsed. So how can one quit smoking successfully?

1. Remember the reasons for quitting smoking: With an addictcigarette, if on average a day smokes 1-2 packs of cigarettes with an average price on the market, about 25,000 VND/pack, then every day has spent up to 50,000 VND and every month at least 1.5 million VND for smoking. This is not a small amount of money. On the other hand, there have been cases where a father smoked in his own house and his two children got severe pneumonia, which was life-threatening. In addition, at work, if you want to smoke, you have to go outside, which is very inconvenient. Therefore, quitting smoking is more convenient for work.

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If you want to quit smoking, you need to think about the harmful effects that cigarettes cause. Photo: Internet source

2. Plan to gradually reduce the amount of cigarettes smoked each day:The stopsmokeQuitting smoking suddenly is not easy. Therefore, if you want to quit smoking, you need to immediately force yourself into a framework with the slogan "say no to cigarettes". Then you need to make a plan to gradually reduce smoking. Gradually reducing the amount of cigarettes you smoke each day in a plan to quit smoking is not easy. Between periods of not smoking, instead of pulling out a pack of cigarettes, taking a cigarette and lighting it up like before, you can now chew nicotine gum or mint-flavored gum to distract yourself from your cravings.

3. Find healthy habits: To be able to quit smoking successfully, we need to "handle" this bad habit and replace it with another habit that is not harmful. For example, when we are stressed, instead of smoking a few cigarettes, we should stand up and go outside, breathe deeply for a few minutes, massage our neck and shoulders, etc. These actions really help us overcome stress more easily than smoking.

4. Limit participation in parties and drinking with alcohol.: Drinking parties and celebrations are often accompanied by cigarettes, alcohol, and beer. Participating in these parties, it is often difficult to resist the urge to smoke and in the end, people often say "I'll just smoke this one time and that's it".

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Refuse anyone who offers you a cigarette. Photo: Internet Source

5. Avoid staying up late regularly: When you have to work at night, you often have the habit of drinking coffee and smoking continuously. If you do not have urgent work to do at night, you should avoid staying up late often. If you are in the stage of gradually reducing the amount of cigarettes you smoke, it is best to maintain enough sleep and sleep on time. That sleep time is also a supportive therapy and reduces cravings.

6. Seek support and cooperation from relatives: Your family and friends can support you in this difficult journey. Let them know your goals and sincerely ask for their help by not smoking around you or not giving you cigarettes, you can also expect their encouragement to remind you of your goals./.

Thanh Chung