To Quit Smoking You Must be Determined to Succeed

Author: Carol Stack

To Quit Smoking You Must be Determined to Succeed
One of the difficulties in trying to quit smoking is that
smokers become physically dependant on nicotine. Nicotine
causes a lot of different reactions throughout the smokers
body (many of them very bad). What it does once it arrives
in the brain is responsible for both the good feelings you
get from smoking as well as the irritability you feel if
you try to quit.

That's why most people experience the following symptoms
when they try to quit smoking, all arising from the lack of
nicotine in their blood stream: Irritability, anxiety,
depression, and a craving for nicotine.

So if you really want to quit smoking, know in your heart
that this time it is for good. Set your date, be committed,
and write down your affirmations and scare tactics. This
is the first step, and perhaps the most important.

Without a set resolve to quit, you will probably fail. If
you are completely committed, your chance for success
increases dramatically.

When you are trying to quit smoking, any method, whether
nicotine patches, gum, hypnosis, etc., are only as
productive as your willpower allows them to be. Thus, for
you the decision to quit smoking must be accompanied by a
will that is just as strong, if not stronger, than your
current will to quit smoking.

The good news is that there are many aids to help you quit
smoking. You just need to find out which one will work best
for you.

If you have a limited budget, there are still many free
methods that can help you to quit smoking, including a
variety of methods that you can use to help cut down on
your cigarette cravings.

These include quit smoking groups for men and women wanting
to quit. Being in a group of people who are all trying to
stop smoking can be a great incentive to stay away from
cigarettes.

There are also a number of bonafide and medically proven
prescription and herbal or natural compounds that can and
do often help people to achieve their goal to be smoke
free. Calamus and camomile are two natural cures. Ask a
health professional or nutritionist for the best dosage and
how to use these.

Acupuncture is best for those individuals that are heavily
addicted to the nicotine, but have clearly made the
commitment to quit. Hypnosis is another method, although
it is recommended that you use a nicotine patch or gum
along with it.

No matter what method or aid you use to help you quit
smoking, there is nothing that will help more than your
determination to quit. Without that determination people
fail. With it, you are far more likely to succeed than the
average smoker who only wants to "try" to quit.

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Carol Stack enjoys writing. She lives with her husband,
children, and various dogs and cats in the United States.
She has a web site dedicated to her grandmother who smoked
for almost 50 years before quitting. The site is located at
http://www.onlinestopsmokingtips.com where she encourages
people who want to stop smoking.
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