Tips for Breaking the Bad Habit of Smoking


For some, saying farewell to a habit is a very simple task. They have enough of commitment and will power to just put it behind them. For others, breaking bad habits is one of the most challenging endeavors that they will ever attempt.

Two of the hardest habits that people find themselves trying to overcome are addictions to alcohol or drugs and smoking. Those addictions may be more than just a bad habit – they may require some professional assistance in breaking them.

Other bad habits that people can overcome on their own, but with the want and need to commit and change are things such as: biting their nails, using offensive language, overeating or not exercising. While change typically cannot happen overnight, it is possible to overcome your bad habits with some gradual changes.

It is usually not recommended to simply go about breaking bad habits “cold turkey”. People who quit smoking cold turkey tend to return to this bad habit a lot more quickly than those who stop smoking gradually.

The very first step that you must take in breaking bad habits is becoming committed. Wanting to break bad habits is simple. Actually going the distance to break the habits requires commitment. Until you’re aware of what you’re actually doing and how much you’re doing it, changes can’t be made too easily.

Once you know what you want to accomplish and have some goals set – you will find that it is much easier to begin and succeed. Just remember though, that breaking bad habits doesn’t happen overnight. And taking baby steps is the best way to accomplish your goals. Before you know it, your bad habits will be distant memories.
Filed under Stop Smoking Tips by Jean.

The time in your life where you decide it is time to quit smoking for good is a very important step. It represents the time in your life when you have decided that it is time to regain complete control over your body, and actually take charge of your decisions.

Of course, you made the decision to start smoking, but ultimately this choice is much harder to break, than it ever was to start. Knowing how to break the habit is very important to being successful and this means you really need to take some time to review all of your options.

In general, while it may seem like a great idea to start trying to quit tomorrow you need to take a bit of time to set out a plan of attack. If you are working towards a plan which includes several well laid out goals you are going to be much more likely to succeed.

However, simply taking a chance and hoping for the best may be your best option. Typically, the hope and wait method is not effective though, so having a plan will ensure that you have something to fall back on.

You should review all of the options for stop smoking aids that are on the market. There are literally dozens of products that all claim to help stop smoking.

Some really do not work at all, but in general most do really work, but only for certain people. This means if you are not well suited to the product, it will not be very effective for your venture.

Finding something that is well suited to your needs is critical to ensure your own personal success. Just because the product has helped 1,000’s of other former smokers does not mean that you will find success with it.

You need to then look at a calendar and pick out a date to quit. This is very important because having a date picked out gives you something to look forward to.

You should also look at it as an exciting adventure, rather than the day you decided to drive yourself insane and attempt to quit smoking. Looking forward to the specific date that you pick with excitement and joy will make the overall experience much better.

As you are picking out dates on the calendar, pick out additional dates for smaller goals as well. For instance, if you decide to quit smoking on August 1st you would want to select August 2nd as your 24-hour victory and then August 7th as your first no smoking week.

Avoiding negative people is very important. If you are surrounding yourself by people who all think that you are just acting like a baby in your struggles to quit smoking your self-esteem is going to take a huge hit.

Additionally, your self-confidence in yourself to actually succeed in your quest to quit smoking will start to wane. This is a huge disaster since you need to believe in yourself in order to actually quit smoking for good.

Surrounding yourself with positive people who support your efforts to quit will make it much easier for you. After all, the friend who encourages you is the friend you should want to be around more anyways.

Someone who is doing nothing but cutting down your efforts probably is not the greatest friend anyways.