According to statistics, 85% of smokers dream of quitting this addiction. This desire intensifies with age, when the person accumulates an impressive "bouquet" of diseases and every visit to the doctor begins with the advice to quit smoking. However, is it possible to get rid of the smoking habit yourself and what problems might arise in this case?
Is it dangerous to quit smoking?
It is widely believed that a sharp cessation of smoking leads to exacerbations of chronic diseases, the occurrence of heart attacks, as well as significant weight gain. Partly so it is. A person with many years of experience in smoking may experience some regret when quitting a bad habit - this is due to the fact that nicotine is built into the autonomic nervous system and participates in the life process of the body.
This is why with a sharp limitation of nicotine, the body experiences psychological and physical stress. However, each person has individual characteristics, and the threshold for perceiving the situation is also different. Therefore, there are many people who quit smoking "on the same day", but there are also people who can not do it without the help of a doctor and the use of special tools.
When a person is psychologically ready and wants to quit smoking himself and his body has sufficient physical health, the process of adapting to a life without cigarettes will pass easily and invisibly. But for people who have been smoking for more than 30 years, as well as the elderly, in poor health, it is better to use psychological and medical support.
What happens if you quit smoking?
A person who quits smoking may notice a noticeable illness. What exactly should he expect?
- It is possible to weaken the immune system, so there may be a worsening of chronic diseases.
- There is a cough, especially in the morning.
- There is an increase in weight. Most often this happens due to the fact that a person replaces the habit of smoking with an equally bad habit of chewing something. Therefore, if a person is accustomed to smoking 10-15 cigarettes a day, now it turns into 10-15 snacks, which, of course, is reflected in the figure.
- There may be periods of bad humor and nervousness about the fact that you have to limit yourself in some way. Constant thinking about how not to break up often leads to lack of mind and inattention.
Adverse effects can be significantly mitigated if smoking cessation is supervised by a specialist. The doctor can always provide the necessary psychological and medical help. But still, the main role in the process of quitting smoking is not played by medication, but a person's conscious desire to quit smoking. If he does this not of his own free will, but under the direction of the doctor or at the insistence of his relatives, the process is different.
If a person himself is not psychologically ready for such an action, he will use any means: a piece of nicotine, candy pills, an argument or a promise. Eventually, however, a breakdown will eventually occur because the subconscious mind is persistently looking for a reason and an opportunity to smoke. A person is constantly in dissonance and this situation depresses him psychologically. In this case he just gets upset and concludes that quitting smoking is extremely difficult.
How to quit smoking suddenly?
It is quite possible to quit smoking suddenly and it is much more effective than dragging the split with a cigarette over time. Such an approach requires great personal will and desire. It should be noted that after a sharp cessation of smoking, the rate of recurrences is very small, but with a slow and gradual rejection, some people return again to an unhealthy habit. Therefore, situations are possible for which Mark Twain has joked: "Quitting smoking is very easy, I myself have quit a thousand times. "
Tips for quitting smoking yourself
- Keep a journal in which you write down every cigarette you smoke. Once a day (or every other day), change the next cigarette smoking time by 30 minutes, then by 1 hour, then by 2 hours, and so on. This way you can significantly reduce the number of cigarettes smoked per day.
- Buy cigarettes from pieces, each time reducing their number. Also buy less strong cigarettes each time. Gradually, the number of cigarettes will decrease and their strength will decrease significantly.
- Collect smoked cigarette butts throughout the day so you can clearly see how much damage you are doing to your body each day.
- Calculate how much money you spend on cigarettes per month, per year, for all the time you smoke. Think about what you can buy with this money, because this is a clear example of the expression "cash flow".
- Instead of quitting smoking, eat an apple, drink strong tea without sugar or mineral water with lemon, take a walk on the street, do some exercises - it will only benefit your figure and health and will definitely not contribute tothe appearance of excess pounds.