
Yes we have reached the Grand Finale of our Anti-Smoking Program. So what do you think I am going to talk about? About how to cope up with the urge of smoking of course. These are ways you can use for yourself if you are trying to quit and ways to help your friends who are still smoking to be smoke free.
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First, remind yourself that you've stopped and you're a non-smoker. |
| Then, look closely at your urge to smoke and ask yourself: Where was I when I got the urge? What was I doing at the time? Who was I with? What was I thinking? Think about why you've stopped. Repeat to yourself (aloud if you are alone) your three main reasons for stopping. Write down your three main reasons for stopping. |
| Anticipate triggers and prepare to avoid them: Keep your hands busy -- doodle, knit, type a letter. Avoid people who smoke -- spend more time with non-smoking friends. Find activities that make smoking difficult (gardening, exercise, washing the car, taking a shower). Put something other than a cigarette into your mouth. Keep oral substitutes handy -- try carrots, sunflower seeds, apples, celery, raisins, or sugarless gum. Cut a drinking straw into cigarette-sized pieces. Inhale air. Use a mouthwash. Change your surroundings when an urge hits; get up and move about, or do something else. |
| Avoid places where smoking is permitted. Look at your watch whenever an urge to smoke hits you. You'll find the urge will only last a few minutes. Wear a rubber band around your wrist. When you really feel like you want a cigarette, snap the rubber band a few times and in your mind say STOP. While you do this, picture in your mind a red stop sign. You might try this at home aloud a few times and then do it silently when in public. |
| Be prepared for the "first times" as a non-smoker: Your first vacation, first time home alone, first long car ride, first period of boredom. If you know you will be in a high-risk situation, plan how you will get through it without smoking. |
Well After all of this I hope you understand that Smoking Kills as well as it is UGLY!!!!
Just remember that if you continue smoking, You will turn out to be a Smoking Corpse nodding to Nicotine.....


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