Smoker's most daunting challenge in their life will be quitting smoking. They feel it very hard to quit smoking, as it involves both physical and psychological factors. Moreover there is a strong belief that it is impossible to quit smoking and there are only very rare cases of quitters. The real statistics will help the smokers to overcome this false belief and put them on the path towards smoke free life. The real fact is that every year 1 million Americans quit smoking and almost 50 million Americans are former smokers.

You would have frequently come across the idea of quitting smoking whenever you heard about a fatal victim of smoking. You would have been through discussions, warnings and advices, but never seem to get around it. As in any case procrastination is the most dangerous enemy, preventing you from making success in anything you wish to achieve. It is time to get around to a firm decision to quit smoking. According to Jenny Duffy, who was a smoker for 13 years and had written a book and taught seminar on quitting, 'you have to want to quit-really want to quit-before you can do it'.

Take a firm decision today to start the process of quitting smoking. There can't be other strong reasons to quit smoking than the fatal linking smoking has with lung cancer, heart diseases and emphysema. The smokers should also consider another fact that their smoking habit creates passive smokers among their family and others near and around them.

Physical And Psychological Connection

Quitting smoking is a challenging task as it involves both physical and psychological factors and in other words it involves both mind and body connection. Nicotine is a cousin of the dreaded heroin and cocaine, according to the researches. Nicotine in the cigarette hooks you just as the heroin and cocaine and the withdrawal symptoms like cravings, anxiety, cramps, nausea, dizziness and depression are similar.

The smokers feel better and energetic as nicotine like any other drug surges through the bloodstream and gives the comfort feeling. But over the period the smokers develop a tolerance to nicotine and this makes them to go for two and a half packs a day from a couple of butts a day. The psychological addiction is developed over the years as they go from a couple of cigarettes a day to 2 to 3 packs a day. They are of strong belief that they can't survive without cigarettes and they believe that smoking is next only to breathing.

Strong Tips To Quit Smoking

First you should believe that you can quit smoking. As said earlier, the real fact is that one million Americans quit smoking every year and you can be one among them, if you take a strong resolve to quit smoking. Understand that quitting smoking is a challenge and it is a task to achieve. It is like a challenge faced by other performers in sports, business etc. Success is not achieved overnight and you can't expect it to happen in your first attempt itself. Success is a process and you need to have patience and perseverance to achieve it. According to Anne Davis M.D, former president of the American Lung Association, "you should not be discouraged if you fail in your first attempt. It's more rare to quit on the first try than on the fifth. Some people have to try as many as ten to eleven times.

Find out a strong reason to quit smoking. Only a strong reason will make you to commit yourself fully in your resolve to quit smoking. The strong reason may be your family or your own health condition. If you can't find a strong reason, then you will find it difficult to quit.

The effect of nicotine will go from your system in three or five days and the withdrawal symptoms in about a month. So don't worry about not smoking for just one day and not for the rest of your life. Change the environment.

According to Dr.Davis tapering is the method to total quitting. He says, "tapering is best and reducing your daily puff doesn't mean that you are weak and don't have will power". Cut down the number of cigarettes per day. Start your tapering approach by first delaying the first cigarette. Duffey recommends two hour approach. For the first few days make two hour gap between your first and second cigarette. You increase the gap to three two four hours in the next few days and so on. After a period of four weeks you won't be smoking at all.

Avoid things that kindle your urge to smoke. Remove the ashtrays from home. Take your lunch time fully and avoid places like bars and picking up match sticks at restaurants.

Delay the urge of smoking. Take some diversionary tacks like chewing gum and cracking your knuckles until the craving passes. Drink more water, as it also purifies your system by flushing out nicotine.

Write down the time and situation when you develop a strong urge to take a cigarette. This helps you to avoid or change the situation and take some diverse activities to ward of that urge feeling.

Combine your quitting efforts with a counseling with your doctor, smoking cessation classes and mingling with support groups.

To get yourself from the trap of tobacco addiction, all you need is a strong resolve to follow the quitting methods together with a strong belief that you can achieve it. A half backed action won't help you. Always keep in mind that not everybody succeeded in their first attempt of quitting smoking. For most, it took three, four or even five attempts. All you need is patience and perseverance. Believe that you can quit smoking.

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