{"id":592988,"date":"2022-09-23T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/?p=592988"},"modified":"2022-08-07T09:27:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T06:27:35","slug":"tobacco-addiction-treatment-of-smoking-addiction-reasons-why-people-smoke-ways-to-quit-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/tobacco-addiction-treatment-of-smoking-addiction-reasons-why-people-smoke-ways-to-quit-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"Tobacco addiction: treatment of smoking addiction; reasons why people smoke; ways to quit smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"

They harm not only themselves, but also those around them, set a negative example for the younger generation, and simply fill the air with stench that is disgusting even to themselves. Hundreds of books have been written about how to get rid of the habit of smoking, thousands of dissertations have been defended, and still people smoke….<\/p>\n

Smart people say that "cigarettes smoke health out of us."<\/p>\n

Why did many of our fellow citizens smoke and continue to smoke without giving up this terrible habit even during the period of smog and smoke in many Russian cities?<\/p>\n

Psychological and nicotine addiction to smoking<\/h2>\n

Let's try to figure out what motives encourage you to smoke. There are many reasons why people smoke, below are some of them.<\/p>\n

1 If smoking helps you “keep fit" (you usually smoke when you want to get together, concentrate; it seems to you that if you smoke, you become more alert), then this indicates that you are convinced that you are smoking ” to raise the general tone.<\/p>\n

2 But if you just enjoy holding a cigarette in your hands (you enjoy the process of lighting it; you enjoy looking at the smoke of a cigarette), then in these cases you enjoy the process of smoking, and not from the effect to which it leads.<\/p>\n

3 If smoking addiction is caused by the fact that it is easier for you to relax with a cigarette, because it makes you feel relaxed (you like the smell of tobacco; you are drawn to smoke when you feel calm and peaceful), then you feel that smoking gives you pleasure, gives support and helps to relax even more.<\/p>\n

4 But if you smoke when laziness or boredom attacks you (you smoke when you are worried to at least calm down a little; most often you smoke purely automatically, unconsciously), then smoking helps you first of all relieve stress, but at the same time you think it gives you energy.<\/p>\n

5 In the event that you smoke automatically, without thinking about the reasons (you no longer think of yourself without smoking so much that, having smoked one cigarette, you immediately light a new one; it often happens that you have a lit cigarette in your teeth, but you smoked unknowingly, automatically a new cigarette), this may mean that you have already developed a habit, a craving for smoking, which, if you step over the line, can easily turn into a true tobacco addiction.<\/p>\n

6 If you smoke because you just feel uncomfortable when you do not have a cigarette at hand; if you do not smoke for a while, you begin to experience an irresistible desire to do so; when you don't smoke, you begin to feel like you're missing something, which is already evidence that you usually have an uncontrollable habit of smoking, and this indicates that you are psychologically addicted to smoking, i.e. smoking. e. you have, alas, developed a true tobacco addiction.<\/p>\n

So, if your motives for smoking fall mainly on the first group (1,2,3), then this means that your addiction to tobacco is more of a psychological than physiological nature. In principle, with a psychological dependence on smoking, occupying your hands with something safer than a cigarette (pen, pencil, felt-tip pen, toothpick, rosary.), And your mouth with lollipops or chewing gum, you could quite easily get rid of this "savage habits." Especially if you own or have begun to master the skills of mental self-regulation and, first of all, control of your emotions. The chances that you will be able to make your life not dependent on tobacco even without the help of specialists are quite high.<\/p>\n

In the second case (motives 4, 5, 6) the matter takes a more serious turn. With nicotine dependence on smoking, if you really want to quit smoking, then you will need remarkable strength and a willingness to overcome yourself (perhaps with the help of a specialist). In general, you will have a hard time, but health is worth it, right?<\/p>\n

Specialists in the fight against tobacco addiction (nicotine addiction) have a considerable arsenal of means to combat this addiction, which so often borders on severe, almost narcotic dependence on tobacco. This is rational psychotherapy, and hypnotherapy, and acupuncture. So do not bring yourself to a "semi-disabled" (or even disabled) state with the help of this "savage habit" to smoke health out of yourself (and at the same time from the people around you)!<\/p>\n

Rules for quitting smoking<\/h2>\n

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1 Before you quit smoking, set an exact date when this “epoch-making event” should occur (most often it is the New Year, your birthday, your child or your loved one…). Thus, this date should correspond to the degree of importance of the decision you make.<\/p>\n

2 When treating tobacco addiction, take as a companion someone who will support you in this endeavor: a close friend (girlfriend) who dreams of parting forever with a smoke screen from health, a wife (husband), a colleague…<\/p>\n

3 If you can not immediately break with a bad habit, start at least by changing the brand of cigarettes to the one you never liked. And 1-2 weeks before your scheduled day, gradually reduce the number of cigarettes smoked during the day. The best trick is to smoke the first cigarette half an hour later than the previous day, and if possible, smoke half a cigarette instead of a whole one.<\/p>\n

4 When you want to smoke, try to delay at least a few minutes, switching to some important (or just the right) activity.<\/p>\n

5 One way to stop smoking is to keep cigarettes as far away from your desk as possible.<\/p>\n

6 Having pulled out a cigarette, hide the pack immediately.<\/p>\n

7 When treating smoking addiction, do not buy cigarettes for the future – limit yourself to one pack!<\/p>\n

8 Be imbued with the understanding and awareness that “shooting” cigarettes from others is not only a sign of bad taste, but also in the eyes of others is a manifestation of greed.<\/p>\n

9 Do not empty the ashtray: the sight and smell of it can offend your aesthetic sense and sense of smell.<\/p>\n

10 During how to get rid of smoking addiction, put all cigarette butts in a glass jar – this will be a kind of material evidence of your crime against your own health.<\/p>\n

11 Getting rid of nicotine addiction helps a lot with short-term fasting courses, but they are best done under the supervision of a specialist.<\/p>\n

12 And don't be horrified at the thought that you will never take a puff on a cigarette again, because there are still a considerable number of pleasant temptations in life!<\/p>\n

Smoking cessation methods: how to get rid of addiction<\/h2>\n

If all the ways you've tried to quit smoking don't work, try the following steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n

First week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calculate how many cigarettes you smoke per day.<\/p>\n

Track the situations in which you reach for a cigarette most often, and try to control yourself in such moments.<\/p>\n

Smoke one cigarette less per day than usual.<\/p>\n

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If on one of the days you, for some reason, smoked more than the norm set for yourself, then on the following days of this week, “pay back the debt”.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Second and third weeks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smoke three fewer cigarettes a day than last week.<\/p>\n

Do not smoke on an empty stomach, in the cold and in strong winds.<\/p>\n

Buy an electric lighter and no longer use matches to light a gas stove.<\/p>\n

Whenever you feel like smoking, count to fifteen, then remember all your urgent business.<\/p>\n

Fourth and fifth weeks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another minus five cigarettes to the previous three.<\/p>\n

Remove cigarettes and matches from all your bags and pockets and put them in a drawer of your desk, closet, chest of drawers or sideboard, hiding them away. Gift lighters or hide them in a hard-to-reach place.<\/p>\n

Never smoke on the go again.<\/p>\n

Try not to smoke immediately after meals, and also after tea or coffee.<\/p>\n

If you want to smoke outside, you will have to buy a new pack of cigarettes and matches.<\/p>\n

Buy nicotine gum.<\/p>\n

Ways to quit smoking: how to get rid of the habit of smoking forever<\/h2>\n

The number of cigarettes you smoked from now on should not exceed a quarter of the original norm for you.<\/p>\n

Remember to follow all the previous steps and reread this list from time to time.<\/p>\n

When you feel the urge to smoke, do something important or urgent first.<\/p>\n

When a pack of cigarettes is handed to you, answer "Thank you, I don't smoke!"<\/p>\n

Treat ashtrays the same way you used to with lighters: hide them somewhere far away.<\/p>\n

Do not buy more cigarettes in blocks.<\/p>\n

Light the first cigarette no earlier than 16.00, and the last one no later than 22.00.<\/p>\n

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Don't forget:<\/strong> if you break loose and go over your limit, you will have to smoke less in the following days in order to "pay off your debts."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Try not to smoke all day. From now on, your dose is one cigarette per day.<\/p>\n

When this period comes to an end, smoke one cigarette a week. Until the last pack.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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