Article Sphere Logo
 
Main Article Categories

 Alternative Medicine
 Arts And Entertainment
 Automotives
 Beauty
 Business
 Communications
 Computer And Technology
 Disease And Illness
 Finance
 Food And Beverage
 Health And Fitness
 Home And Family
 Home Based Business
 Insurance
 Internet And E-Business
 Legal
 News And Society
 Pets And Animals
 Product Reviews
 Real Estate
 Recreation And Sports
 Reference And Education
 Self Improvement
 Shopping
 Travel And Leisure
 Women Health And Fitness
 Women Interests And Issues
 Work At Home
 Writing And Speaking
 All 511 Categories
 
"Quit Smoking" Article
 Article Directory Home Health And Fitness Quit Smoking

Are You Having Trouble Quitting Smoking?

By Expert Author: Trevor Kugler
View Summary | Submitted: 2007-03-13 | Word Count: 536 words | Views: 70 view(s)
Trevor Kugler
About six months ago I finally stopped choking down cancer sticks once and for all, after being a smoker for more than fifteen years. I learned a few things in the process of quitting that I know can help other people quit as well. And the best part is that I'm going to give you what I learned for nothing! I am in no way affiliated with any e- book, "program", or newsletter to help you stop smoking. I'm just a guy who quit and would love to help other people do the same thing that I did.

I had tried both patches and gum in the past to quit, and they never worked. They would seem to work for a while, and then the next thing I knew, I was smoking again. During those experiences I realized something. I was going to have to change the way I thought about quitting smoking. Simply changing the way nicotine got into my body obviously wasn't going to change anything. So that's exactly what I did. I changed the way I thought about both smoking and quitting smoking.

I began telling myself how easy it was going to be to stop smoking. Everyone always tells you how horrible quitting smoking is. I simply started telling myself that it wasn't going to be that bad. When I was smoking, I would hold the cigarette up and say to it, "I've got this. This is going to be no problem." I also stopped listening to all of the people around me that said how hard it would be. I would just extract myself from any of their conversations about smoking or quitting smoking.

Then, one day I opened my pack of cigarettes to take one out and there was only one left. I looked at the cigarette, and said to myself, "Okay, this is it. I'm done." I went outside, smoked that cigarette, and haven't touched one since. If you change the way you think about smoking (even while the act continues), eventually you won't want to smoke any more. For me the process of changing my thinking about smoking took about six months.

Someone once said, "Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change." That's exactly what happened with me and smoking. I changed the way I looked at smoking, and the act of smoking changed. It's truly as simple as that. Were there times that I felt like smoking, after I had quit? Of course. The difference was that I didn't smoke anymore, so I didn't. I also stopped hanging around people who smoked, which helped as well. And it got easier and easier everyday. Then the next thing I knew, I smelled a cigarette while walking in a parking lot and couldn't believe how gross it smelled. Yep, it was over for good. I was a non-smoker once again, just like God intended. Just remember that quitting smoking, like most things in life, is more about how you think about it than anything else.
About the Author/Author Bio

Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing.com and an avid angler. He has more than 20 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet experience. He currently raises his three year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country…..Montana!
This Is How To Carry Worms!
Catch More Fish With JRW! Check Out Our Camera's.
Sign up for our FREE fishing E-zine and get $10 for your trouble.

Article Source: http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Are-You-Having-Trouble-Quitting-Smoking-/77843

This Article has been viewed 70 times.

Comments on this Article


More "Quit Smoking" Related Articles

 

Listed below are more articles related to the above article from the "Quit Smoking" article category.

People interested in the above article "Are You Having Trouble Quitting Smoking?" are also interested in the related articles listed below:

There are many costs associated with smoking, some are obvious such as the cost of the individual packs or cartons of cigarettes, other costs are hidden, but can still place a drain on your bank account. The average price of a pack of cigarettes is $4.49. If you smoke just one pack a day, that would cost you $134.70 a month and $1616.40 for an entire year. If you smoke more then one pack a day, then obviously your costs will be higher.
I quit smoking and I now save almost $3200 a year. It is a habit and it can be broken. Once you learn how this habit controls your life, it is easier to break this habit There are so many more aids around now to help people to stop smoking. Use the aids if you can, they are a lot cheaper than paying thousands of dollars a year it costs to smoke.
Smoking cigarettes is so addicting in part because long-term cigarette use changes the brain chemistry. Over time, nicotine signals the brain to release dopamine, which is a chemical in the brain that makes individuals feel good. After an individual decides to give up smoking, it takes some time for the brain to re-adjust. This period generally takes between two and three weeks to re-adjust. During this time, individuals will have strong cravings to start smoking again.
Starting in the 1960's, packs of cigarettes have included health warning labels. The evidence of the health hazards of smoking has since become overwhelming and absolutely conclusive. The vast majority of people are in agreement about the extremely detrimental effects of smoking on their health and well being. Still, roughly twenty five percent of all adults living in the United States remain smokers.
Non smokers don’t understand why smokers don’t simply throw away their cigarettes and be done with it. Smokers do not do this because smoking tobacco isn’t simply a bad habit. It is incredibly addictive. Health professionals believe that it is just as addictive as any street drug, and because it is legal, people tend to believe that it is less harmful then it really is.
Smoking is a habit which is undeniably bad for your health. Research in recent years has proven that cigarettes contain dangerous chemicals which put smokers much higher risk of developing heart problems and cancer. Yet despite these facts, a high proportion of the population still continues to indulge in smoking. Often many of the smokers who attempt to give up fail because of the highly addictive chemical nicotine contained within cigarettes.
There are many benefits to those who decide to stop smoking. Many smokers know these benefits, but simply cannot stop or put the habit down. Because you are addicted to cigarettes, smoking cessation can be one of the hardest things that you do in your entire life. It may take you many times to actually be successful as quitting.
Article Directory Home Health And Fitness Quit Smoking

Can't find what you're looking for? Try Google Search!
(Search in 26 languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Arabic, Italian, German,
Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Greek, Serbian
Slovak, Hebrew, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Czech, Croatian, Bulgarian)
 
 
Copyright © 2005 - by Larry Lim, Singapore - Article Search Engine Directory at ArticleSphere.com™
All Rights Reserved Worldwide. All Trademarks and Servicemarks are the property of the respective owners.
Template Design by Internet Marketing Singapore | Internet Marketing | Singapore Classified
Español Français Bulgarian 汉语 漢語 Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Finnish Deutsch Ελληνικά Italiano 日本語 한국어 Norwegian Polish PortRomanian Русско Serbian Slovak Swedish [أربيك] Hebrew