List of Things to Do When You Want to Quit Smoking

Here is a list of things you need to think about when you are wanting to quit smoking. It is kind of a synopsis of what has been said so far in these posts (look at the category "Painless Way to Quit Smoking series" to see all the previous posts).

• Breathe, relax, release tension, concentrate on something else
• Do not be taken in by the pre-conditioning of smoking advertising, glitz and glamour – that is false and misleading – cut to its core, be critical and ask questions about itFace the facts that smoking has harmful aftereffects
• Gain skills and establish your new habits and pre-conditioning to help you STOP SMOKING FOR GOOD!
• Practice your NEW SYSTEM often and daily
• Practice your self-hypnosis routine every night to establish the new attitude.
• Realize that it will take time – up to 7-10 days or more even
• Replace satisfaction, gratification with other rewards and dynamics
• Smoking is both physical and mental and psychological!
• Substitute new habits for old
• The why and how of lighting up – why you “need” it
• Utilize positive thoughts and suggestions to assist you, new routines, habits and patterns will help you succeed
• Visualize and claim success
• You need to be aware of what you do
• You need to understand stimulus-response habits and patterns in your own routines and behaviors, choices and actions, including smoking
• Your established habits and patterns

The next post will list a bunch of reasons why you might fail. It's important to know what might keep you from succeeding so you can be prepared to win.

Tags: Painless Way to Quit Smoking series, Stop Smoking Tips