Top 5 Reasons To Quit Smoking

The Top Five Reasons to Give Up Smoking Are:



* Health are you already suffering the ill effects of smoking? Perhaps members of your family are affected by second hand smoke leading to bronchitis, asthma or other health problems.



* Better professional image do you really want to be remembered for your smoky breath and stale smell on your body from smoking cigarettes. You are brighter when you are smoke free.



* Sense of achievement you have been controlled by cigarettes for so long. Now your desire to be happy, healthy and smoke free is driving you to take back control of you.



* Set a good image maybe you have a baby or grandchild and you wish to set a good example to children. Or perhaps you have been promoted and your desire to be smoke free is two fold better image at work and encouraging those under you to be become smoke free.



* More money think what you could do with the money you can save by not spending it on cigarettes. It is like a tax free pay rise for you.



Am I Ready to be Smoke free?



Ask yourself the following questions, take your time and answer them honestly.



* What will being smoke free do for you?



* What have you been getting out of smoking until now?



* Can you list at least 3 reasons for becoming smoke free?



* When do you want to be smoke free?



* Is there any context in which you dont want to be smoke free?



* What stops you from making the change?



* Is there anything you could lose as a result of being smoke free?



* What will you gain by being smoke free.



* What do you need to do in order to become smoke free?



* Is what you want worth wanting?



* What could go wrong?



* Can anything stop you?



* Are you ready to be smoke free?



Write your answers down to make sure you have really thought about becoming smoke free.



Checklist



You need to make sure that you are 100% ready to be smoke free. The reason why you have not become smoke free in the past was probably due to the fact that part of you (at a subconscious level) wanted to continue smoking. See Am I Ready to be Smoke free?.



You must ensure that:



* You are not undergoing any major life stresses at present;



* You can devote 30 minutes a day to listen to your session for the next three weeks;



* You are prepared to follow the tips for staying smoke free.



If you are a recovering alcoholic or drug addict you must ensure that you have a support system in place. You have worked hard to overcome your previous addiction so you do not want to revert to it. Support is extremely important.



Quit Smoking Right Now



The Quit Smoking Right Now program is a tried, tested and proven technique of hypnosis and NLP that makes it so easy for you to quit the nicotine habit, that by the end of only one session, you can be a confident, happy, healthy, relaxed non-smoker!

About the Author

Declan Stanley runs a Stop Smoking blog full of tips and advice to help you quit smoking right now.

Afraid To Stop Smoking?

If It is that Easy to Stop Smoking with Hypnosis/NLP why do so Many People Continue to Smoke?



In my experience I have found that for most people the answer comes down to one thing...FEAR!



-FEAR that youll never be able to continue your life as a non smoker and be completely free of nicotine;



-FEAR that youll put on weight or start biting your fingernails;



-FEAR that youll have to give up the pleasurable crutch that your smoking habit seems to give you;



-FEAR that in order to become smoke free you have to through some kind of terrible trauma or painful feelings;



-FEAR that when you become smoke free you are unable to enjoy life or handle stress;



-FEAR of failure in your attempts to become smoke free.



All of these examples of FEAR are simply potential symptoms of the one simple reason that until now you have not been able to stop smoking and this in itself is another FEAR.



The fear that it will prove too difficult and far too painful when you attempt to stop smoking!



Hypnosis or NLP, or anything else, cannot magically remove your need or desire to smoke. But it helps control your cravings, your urge to smoke. With the techniques you learn during our stop smoking program you gain tools to help you deal with stressful situations, whether by using a cue, a breathing technique or a mantra, without falling back to smoking.



Fear is the reason why most people are happy and content to stay in the their comfort zone even though they complain about what goes on around them. As the saying goes: "better the Devil you know". There is a comfort about complaining. Do you know someone who drains you by constantly complaining? You ask "how are you" and you actually get to hear all about their woes and pains when in fact you just want a pleasantry back.



What is F.E.A.R. and why am I writing it like that. Well, lets look at the letters:



-F is False



-E is Expectation



-A is Appearing



-R is Real



Fear = False Expectations Appearing Real



Now say it again and again.



Now think of situations that made you fearful, but you did it anyway and then when it was over, you wondered why it had bothered you so much.



So don't let your False Expectations Appearing Real hold you back. Take control of your life and quit smoking now.



Tips for Staying Smoke Free



* Get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays before your stop smoking session or as soon as you possibly can after the session.



* Drink plenty of water.



* Enjoy some gentle exercise.



* Focus on the benefits of being smoke free health/finances/self esteem.



* Change your routine if you always smoked at break do something else.



* Avoid smokers at least for the first 3 weeks.



* Avoid nicotine patches, gum etc. you could become addicted to these instead!



* Find something else to do with your hands.



* Choose to become smoke free when you are unlikely to become stressed.



* Brush your teeth if you need to distract yourself.



* Reward yourself for being smoke free for a week, two weeks etc. Motivation helps.



* Remember the reasons why you became smoke free.



* Remaining smoke free will not be easy but it will get easier each day that passes.



* Have a "sponsor" in place for times of need. The best person may be someone who used to smoke. They know what you are going through.

About the Author

Declan Stanley runs a Stop Smoking blog full of tips and advice to help you quit smoking right now.