4 Rules for Quitting Smoking
4 Rules for Quitting Smoking
Know your triggers and avoid them early on. Try to stay away from situations that normally make you feel like smoking, especially during the first 3 months. This is when you're most likely to start smoking again.
Know that the first few days are the toughest. Especially if you're quitting "cold turkey," the first few days are the hardest. You'll probably feel irritable, depressed, slow, and tired. Once you get past those first days, you'll begin to feel normal (but still have cigarette cravings).
Don't give in to your craving to smoke. Every time you don't smoke when you have a craving, your chances of quitting successfully go up.
Try a new hobby with friends who don't smoke. This makes success more likely.
When smoking is no longer something you do, it can change how you see yourself. As much as you want to quit smoking, you may be surprised to feel sad or miss it. That's normal. Take care, though, if feeling sad usually makes you want to smoke.