If you smoke then the probability is that you want to quit as the majority of smokers do. It makes you wonder why so some many smokers even started in the first place if the habit’s so unpopular amongst smokers themselves. With around 70% of smokers wanting to quit that means there’s a huge market for smoking cessation products. Unfortunately that also means a huge market for scam products too. So be sure to be cautious when you come across a product that sounds to good to be true, because the chances are it probably is.
This is a pretty comprehensive list of all the different smoking cessation methods that are available for you to choose from.
Laser Therapy
Hypnosis (either with a therapist or through self hypnosis)
NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)
Acupuncture
NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) such as patches or gum.
Doctor Prescribed Drugs
Cold Turkey
Herbs
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique, a form of self acupressure)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Various Ebooks (these usually are NLP, CBT, Self Hypnosis etc)
That’s quite a choice and in order to help you make your choice you should consider the following factors.
Cost: Calculate how much you will save from not buying cigarettes, will it cover the cost of your smoking cessation products or therapist fees. The chances are it probably will, if you’re successful that is. Most of the methods listed above can easily have their costs met by the money saved from not buying cigarettes. Laser therapy can be costly however.
Belief: It’s easier to be successful at something if you are confident right from the start that you can be successful. If something feels a bit too strange too you, then your skepticism could possibly undermine your success if you believe it’s not going to work. This is more true for the techniques that require mental effort such as NLP, Hypnosis etc where your opposing beliefs might contradict the messages you are programming yourself with.
Be Prepared:Know what’s in store for you before you start. Cold Turkey for instance is likely to have unpleasant side effects such as anxiety. Can you cope with that? If not then perhaps a different method would work better for you.
Is this your first attempt at quitting? If not, how did you manage to quit last time? If something worked for you once before, then try the same method again as it would probably still work. Just be sure to substitute smoking with something else so that you don’t lapse back into smoking again. Maybe working out in a gym perhaps. Getting yourself back into shape will make you less likely to want to smoke again.
Remember that no two people are the same, one method of quitting smoking might work for somebody else, but might not work for you. Don’t be too concerned if one method doesn’t work for you, just try another. One method is bound to work for you. If you are finding it difficult then any method that can alter your beliefs about smoking might help you, so consider hypnosis, NLP or EFT etc. The rewards for quitting smoking are great, so make sure you don’t give up.
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