tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49202443886284109662024-03-07T20:27:31.392-08:00Convenient HealthyInformation and News on Health Concepts for Overcoming The Dangers of Smoking to Human BodyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-7612630016966668212012-04-15T05:53:00.000-07:002012-07-04T05:54:57.603-07:00Are You Trying to Quit Smoking? Don't START, Be SMART<div style="text-align: justify;">
If you're thinking about quitting smoking and you've spent any time looking on the internet for information to help you quit, you may have run across the START acronym. It's a handy little tool for remembering five things you can do that might help you quit.<br /><br />If you haven't seen it before, here's a quick summary of it:<br /><br /> Set a quit date<br /> Tell friends, family and coworkers<br /> Anticipate and plan for the challenges<br /> Remove cigarettes from your home, car and work<br /> Talk with your doctor</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />At a quick glance, those five things seem like they're good ideas for quitting. But they leave some open questions, and a couple of those ideas might actually backfire on you and make it more difficult to quit. Let's look at each one quickly, and then look at a better quit smoking acronym.<br /><br />Set a quit date. This is a good idea. Give yourself a firm goal, a measurable target to aim for. But it can be improved. More on that later.<br /><br />Tell friends, family and coworkers. Seems like a good idea. The idea is to tell those people close to you so that you can elicit their support in your effort to quit smoking.<br /><br />But do you really know how your friends, family, and coworkers will react when you tell them you plan to quit? We would all like to think that those close to us will want to be helpful and supportive of our efforts to improve our lives. But our goal of quitting may be contrary to a goal of theirs. For example, let's suppose you have a coworker with whom you regularly take smoke breaks during work. And let's suppose that both of you have talked about quitting from time to time. It's easy to imagine that your coworker would be supportive of your efforts to quit. But they may see your effort in a different way. They may feel abandoned. He or she might feel like you're leaving them on their own to fend for themselves during those smoke breaks. And their feeling could lead to them being less than supportive of your efforts to quit.<br /><br />There are three basic outcomes that can come from you telling others that you're going to quit smoking. They may be supportive and actively help you in your efforts to quit. For example, they may be willing to give you friendly reminders that you're trying to quit. They may be respond in a neutral manner. Or the reaction may actually undermine your attempt to quit. Unfortunately, the friend or family member may react with passive resistance to your attempt to quit smoking. And they might even openly resist your efforts, taunting you with comments like "You can't quit, you've tried before" or other comments about your lack of willpower or persistence.<br /><br />So that part of the acronym may not be something you want to use. You don't want someone else to undermine your efforts - quitting is difficult enough without having to overcome that additional burden.<br /><br />Anticipate and plan for the challenges Great idea. Think about the challenges you'll face as you try to quit, and think through the steps you'll take for dealing with each challenge. A little bit of preparation can make a lot of difference.<br /><br />Remove cigarettes from your home, car and work. Seems like a good idea. Unfortunately, for many people this is another of those quit smoking tips that can backfire and actually cause you to want to smoke more. The idea is to remove the cigarettes so you'll make it more difficult to smoke. But if you follow the right process to quit you won't have a temptation to smoke and you won't have any cravings, so removing cigarettes doesn't have any impact.<br /><br />Talk with your doctor. This is another tip that seems like a good idea on the surface, but you need to be prepared in advance for the discussion with your doctor. We'd all like to think that our doctor is a trained professional who we can trust and with whom we can have an in-depth discussion about our medical conditions and concerns. For many people, that's true.<br /><br />But for a lot of people a talk with the doctor is a hurried discussion in which the doctor listens to your description of your ailment and scribbles a prescription. When it comes to quitting smoking, that may not be the best course of action. The medication that's prescribed carries some serious health warnings, and a recent study showed that nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) do not help a large number of smokers quit permanently. The basic problem with NRT drugs is that they only address the physical side of the addiction and they don't deal with the psychological side of the addiction.<br /><br />So of the five tips in the START acronym, at least three can backfire on you. What's needed is a better acronym that more fully supports smokers in their effort to quit smoking.<br /><br />Experience with a number of smokers and smoking cessation programs shows that there's a better way to quit and a better acronym. Be SMART about quitting and you can improve your chances of success. The SMART acronym stands for:<br /><br /> Set a quit date and write it down in several places.<br /> Make a firm commitment to quit by writing out a goal statement.<br /> Affirm repeatedly your intended state of being - a non-smoker.<br /> Reinforce your vision of yourself as a non-smoker with focused visualization.<br /> Take time to every day to some effort into quitting.<br /><br />Here's why this acronym can be a better tool to help you quit smoking.<br /><br />Set a quit date and write it down in several places. Set the date about 4 weeks from today. By writing it down you're making a firmer statement of your intention. Put the date on your home calendar, your smart phone calendar, your electronic calendar on your computer. Anywhere you keep a calendar, mark the date on which you're going to quit.<br /><br />Make a firm commitment to quit by writing out a goal statement. Your goal statement should be like a diary entry dated on your quit date. Express your strong feelings about your desire to become a non-smoker and your gratitude that you have actually been able to quit smoking. Write down how good it feels to accomplish your goal, how much better you feel now that cigarettes are no longer part of your life, and how you're looking forward to living your life without cigarettes. Keep a copy of that goal statement with you and read it twice daily - first thing in the morning when you get up, and at the end of the day just before going to bed.<br /><br />Affirm repeatedly your intended state of being - a non-smoker. Use daily affirmations for the 4 weeks until your quit date to reach into your sub-conscious mind and tell yourself that you're a non-smoker. Each affirmation will plant the thought in your mind that you're a non-smoker, and over the 4 weeks until your quit date those thoughts will accumulate to build within your mind a new image of yourself as a non-smoker.<br /><br />Reinforce your vision of yourself as a non-smoker with focused visualization. Use visualizations to build a picture in your mind of yourself as a non-smoker. See yourself in different situations without a cigarette. In each situation see yourself enjoying the scene and your interaction with others without a cigaratte. Spend some time on visualizing yourself as a non-smoker everyday.<br /><br />Take time to every day to some effort into quitting - reaffirm your desire and visualize yourself as a non-smoker. Spend a few minutes repeating your affirmation and performing the visualizations each day. Studies have shown that the more effort you put into quitting, the better your chance of success.<br /><br />Use the SMART tool for about 4 weeks. Tell yourself you're a non-smoker every day during those 4 weeks and visualize yourself as a non-smoker. This process will reach into your subconscious mind and help you overcome the psychological addiction to nicotine. Once you overcome the psychological addiction the physical addiction is easy to solve, and you will be able to quit without temptations to smoke or cravings for a cigarette.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Jim Nettles<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-29874109369010520592012-04-14T05:51:00.000-07:002012-07-04T05:52:14.959-07:00Stop Smoking With Hypnosis<div style="text-align: justify;">
Everyday, more and more people are realizing that they can manage to let go of their biggest addiction- smoking. Although there are plenty of different ways to quit, quite a lot are discovering that an effective way to permanently quit is to stop smoking with hypnosis. Hypnotherapy to cure smoking addictions really is effective on a high percentage of individuals. Despite a lot of cynics, critics and naysayers, you can also learn to stop smoking with hypnosis. Although it can be a challenge, here are a few tips to make the process a whole lot easier.<br /><br />1. Start by finding a hypnotherapist or hypnotist that you feel you can trust- There are many hypnotist that may advertise their services. However, not all hypnotists are the real deal. You want to find a person that you can trust, and that has enough knowledge and experience to help you achieve your goal. </div>
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We suggest looking at the hypnotherapist's background. See to it that your chosen individual has a degree in either psychology, psychiatry, or any branch of medicine. You must also be sure that you naturally feel at ease and comfortable with your chosen hypnotist. That way, you can allow yourself to relax and let go<br /><br />2. Have an open attitude- you may have doubts in your head if hypnosis can really make you stop smoking. Doubts are natural and can come with any experience that you may be unfamiliar with or unsure of. However, your doubts should not cripple or affect your hypnosis experience. While it is OK to question, try to do so with an open mind. Consider doing what the hypnotherapist asks you to do, and do not try to fight or contradict him. Otherwise, it will be harder to realize your goal to quit smoking.<br /><br />3. Do not expect impossible results- For hypnosis to truly work, one session may not be enough. If you are immediately thinking that you only need to go to the hypnotherapist once and will never crave a cigarette again, then you may be in for a disappointment. To be truly successful, you may need to attend a few sessions. Just do the work and you will get there.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Tim Westhall<br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-17775231555760055942012-04-13T05:49:00.000-07:002012-07-04T05:49:48.338-07:00How To Quit Smoking - Even If It's An Important Part Of Your Life<div style="text-align: justify;">
So you have been smoking for decades, it's a part of your life, you never go anywhere without your precious smokes and you certainly make sure that you never run out of cigarettes.<br /><br />So how can you quit smoking when it's such an important part of your life. In fact it's more than a habit. It's a friend who comforts you when you are lonely or upset. It's a comfort to you in the middle of a cold dark night.<br /><br />When you are bored it's there to give you something to do to make your life better. Cigarettes certainly make food taste better, and you wouldn't consider a fine wine or a boutique beer without a smoke to richly enhance the flavour.</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />An when you have that hacking cough first thing in the morning, your cigarettes are there to soothe your lungs and set you up for the day. And finally when you are hospitalised your smokes will be there to help bond with your fellow patients as you stand in the outside smoking areas with your drip stands and your matching hospital gowns.<br /><br />So I'm wondering just how important those smokes are. The reality is that most smokers lead a double life. One part connects to smoking and holds on to all those special moments you have had with your favourite brand.<br /><br />The other part wants to be free from the chains of smoking, but cigarettes are like a relationship that has run its course, you really should separate but you still get drunk and sleep together, so it's too hard to part, plus no one can decide who gets the dog.<br /><br />Well any therapist will tell you that if you don't move on you will go nuts. So to with smoking, you need to recognize that your addicted and most of your cigarettes have nothing to do with nicotine.<br /><br />So get a grip on reality and get your head into some advanced hypnosis, so that you can shake out all those old beliefs and connections. It's time for a new healthy relationship, one that doesn't make you smell or make your lungs bleed. One that doesn't involve paying for the holidays for cigarette company executives.<br /><br />In fact there are a thousand things that you could do that would be better for you than smoking, things cheaper, safer and less smelly. But most importantly things that won't cause you a long slow grisly painful inconvenient death.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Ian Newton<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-86114185747866988722012-04-12T05:45:00.000-07:002012-07-04T05:47:22.000-07:0010 Tips to Quit Smoking<div style="text-align: justify;">
Tip #1: Choose a strong, personal reason to quit<br /><br />"Because it's bad for you" isn't good enough. To have the will power to quit and stay quit you need a powerful and personal reason to quit. Maybe you have small children and don't want to expose them to second hand smoke. Perhaps you have a family history of cancer and are deathly afraid. Come to a conclusion of what is the best reason for you to quit. Something that is mightier than the urge to light up.<br /><br />Tip #2: Don't Just Go Cold Turkey<br /><br />We've all heard of people going "cold turkey". It sound tempting to just throw out your cigarettes but going cold turkey is very difficult to do and I don't recommend it. </div>
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Over 90% over people who quit smoking without the help of therapy or medication end up relapsing and go right back to smoking. This is because nicotine is very addictive. Your brain is used to having nicotine and it likes it, it craves it. When nicotine becomes absent, intense symptoms of nicotine withdrawal occur.<br /><br />Tip #3: Use Nicotine-Replacement Therapy (NRT)<br /><br />When you stop smoking the craving for "just one more drag" on a cigarette will be overwhelming. When you quit smoking you will experience intense withdrawal symptoms. You feel irritable, restless, frustrated and depressed. But nicotine-replacement therapy can reduce and control these feelings. Nicotine patches, lozenges and gum will help double your chances of quitting successfully. It is generally not recommended to use these medications while smoking.<br /><br />Tip #4: Ask your Doctor about nicotine prescription pills<br /><br />The probability of successful quitting is much higher when NRT medication is used. The use of nicotine-containing medication is a transition step to not having to use any medication eventually after you have successfully quit and taken back your life from nicotine addiction/withdrawal. Medication delivered by mouth or through a patch is not like smoking. Developing a dependency on these medications is uncommon. Some examples of prescription Nicotine-Replacement Therapy pills are: Bupropion (Generic: Zyban, Wellbutrin SR), and Varenicline (Generic: Chantix) you would start these medications 1-2 weeks before your quit date and continue to use them for 2-6 months. A nicotine inhaler or nasal spray (Nicotrol) is another means of withdrawal control your doctor may order for you. These pills and sprays will help reduce and control your cravings to smoke. They affect chemicals in the brain. If you were to smoke a cigarette while on these medications it would be far less satisfying. Your physician may also order other medications to relieve feelings of depression and/or the inability to concentrate. Let your doctor help you stop smoking.<br /><br />Tip #5: Don't Quit Alone/Pick a Quit Date and tell everyone<br /><br />Tell everyone you know that you are quitting smoking. Tell your family and all of your friends and co-workers that you are quitting. The encouragement you receive will make all the difference on the most difficult days when you are tempted to pick up a cigarette. They will be more supportive of you and understanding of your irritability (everyone has some) if they know what you are undertaking. Ask your doctor to recommend a support group or a counselor to speak with as well. Combining medications with counseling will increase the probability of your quitting.<br /><br />Tip #6: Manage Your Stress/Reward yourself<br /><br />Most people will tell you that they smoke because the nicotine helps them relax. While and after quitting you'll need other ways to handle daily stress. When ever you think of smoking, take a walk. Physical activity always helps to decrease stress and it magically gives you a positive outlook. Listen to your favorite music and get a massage every two weeks as a reward for quitting. If at all possible try to avoid stressful situations during the first few weeks of quitting. This is why it is crucial to communicate with people in your life to let them know that you are quitting smoking. As you enjoy all your new found health benefits you will realize you have more money in your pocket. One huge benefit of quitting smoking is all the money you will save. Spend this money on yourself as your reward for quitting. Invest in a new hobby or buy a gym membership. When you quit smoking your life will change in many ways you never imagined. New habits will come to you. Invest in yourself and build a better life.<br /><br />Tip #7: Avoid Triggers<br /><br />Certain habits or activities will increase the temptation to smoke. Drinking alcohol is one of the most common triggers. Because almost all smokers must have a cigarette lit when they are drinking. You need to make some new habits. When you do drink socially, chew on a straw or swizzle stick in place of a cigarette. If coffee is a trigger switch to tea or again use a swizzle stick instead. And if you usually smoke after meals, you must find something new to do instead. Try brushing your teeth or popping some gum in your mouth in place of a cigarette. Your mouth will appreciate it!<br /><br />Tip #8: Clean House of all traces of cigarettes<br /><br />As soon as you finish smoking your last cigarette, get rid of all your lighters and ashtrays. Clean your carpets, curtains and furniture. Spray everything with a fresh fragrance and wash the last of your smoke-smelling clothes. You don't need to see or smell anything that reminds you of smoking.<br /><br />Tip #9: Move Your Body!<br /><br />Exercise always makes your mind and body feel more alive and clear. It will help reduce nicotine cravings and ease many withdrawal symptoms. Keep your mind and your body busy. Haven't you always wanted to have a garden? Well, now's the perfect time to plant one! You'll be busy pulling weeds before you know it and enjoying all your delicious vegetables. When you feel yourself wanting to smoke, go for a walk with your dog instead or head to the gym where you can really get away from it all! The extra calories you burn will also ward off any weight you may gain as you are well on your way to quitting smoking.<br /><br />Tip #10: Try Try again!<br /><br />While quitting it's very common to fall back and have a relapse. Almost all smokers try several times before finally quitting for good. Investigate and examine the reasons and circumstances of why you had a relapse. Re-set your quit date again if you have to, but never give up. It's never too late to quit! View these as opportunities to reaffirm and remember the strong personal reasons for initially quitting and recommit yourself to those goals of living a healthier and longer life.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Kimberly A Cateon<br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-75388317010786211212012-04-11T05:41:00.000-07:002012-07-04T05:43:30.476-07:00Do You Know What Will Happen After You Stop Smoking?<div style="text-align: justify;">
What happens after you stop smoking? Aside from positive comments from friends and family, stopping smoking has immediate effects. You will be able to breathe easier and have an improved sense of smell and taste immediately after 20 minutes you stop; there are a lot more positive effects of stopping smoking and here are some of the most amazing:<br /><br /> Lungs - what happens after you stop smoking? Will you be able to regain lung health that you had before you started smoking? Yes, you will be able to regain your usual breathing capacity after several weeks of quitting smoking; you will also be able to breathe easier during times of stress and exercise. Smoking is the cause of 1 out of 5 deaths in the United States according to the American Lung Association which is why it is recommended that a smoker quits as soon as possible.</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br /> Heart - your heart is the pump that circulates blood, nutrients and oxygen in the entire body; immediately 20 minutes after your final stick of cigarette your heart will be able to function better, circulation increases and oxygen levels are maintained to nourish tissues and organs.<br /><br /> Eyes - with smoking-related blindness a possibility; you may want to quit as soon as you can. What happens after you stop smoking? Your intricate eye muscles will keep from degenerating and your risk of developing eyesight-related diseases will be reduced.<br /><br /> Chronic illnesses and cancer - smoking increases the possibility of developing lung cancer however, as soon as you give up, you will reduce your risk of not only dying from lung cancer but also other types of cancer like cancer of the mouth, cancer of the throat, stomach, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, bladder, kidney and cancer of the cervix.<br /><br /> Mouth - you will immediately save your teeth from staining due to nicotine when you stop smoking. Smoking also results to bad breath and reduced ability to taste and smell food; once you quit this bad habit, you will have improved taste, smell and will never have to worry about bad breath again.<br /><br /> Fingernails and hands - aside from staining teeth, tobacco also stain the fingernails and leave a smell on your fingers and hands. Your hands and fingernails will never have to smell and look disgusting again. You will be able to face people without the worry of turning them off. Your clothes and hair will smell better too.<br /><br /> Special benefit for childbearing women - women who quit smoking will have healthier babies that are born full term. Women who smoke are seen to have a higher risk in having miscarriages or delivering babies with low birth weight. Women who smoke even when pregnant often deliver babies with a physical or mental handicaps; some may even suffer from stillbirth.<br /><br />Aside from the personal health benefits of stopping smoking, you will also improve the health and wellness of people around you. Your friends and family will enjoy breathing easily, with fewer allergies and living in a home with fresh air, sheets and curtains smelling smoke-free and with the risks of developing illnesses related to inhaling second hand smoke.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Cyril Wee<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-9495741587520591932012-03-15T05:38:00.000-07:002012-07-04T05:40:07.795-07:00Smoking Cigarettes - Is It REALLY a Drug Addiction or a Powerful Habit?<div style="text-align: justify;">
Firstly, if smoking was all about a 'nicotine addiction', then it would stand to reason that patches should work 100% of the time for every single person. But they don't. If you're replacing your nicotine 'craving' with a patch, then why aren't they 100% effective?<br /><br />Patches have actually been shown to be only 7% effective. That means that 93% of people who try patches to quit fail! You see all nicotine replacement treatments have one fundamental assumption, which isn't entirely accurate. That is 'the only reason you're smoking is because you're addicted to nicotine, if we can give your body nicotine in another way, other than puffing on a cigarette, you'll quit'. If that's true, and I've already got nicotine in my body from a patch I'm wearing, than why do I still feel like a cigarette? Why do I still want to smoke?</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />The simple fact of the matter is that no amount of nicotine running through your veins will EVER address the biggest thing keeping a smoker smoking - the PSYCHOLOGY of smoking. It'll never address the ritualistic and habitualness' around smoking. It'll never address the psychological connections you've got between certain activities and situations in your day and a cigarette, they just go hand in hand don't they?<br /><br />And what about second hand smoke? If the chemicals in cigarette smoker were truly addictive to the human body, than anyone getting second hand smoke for long enough would feel the need to rush outside and have a cigarette. But they don't do that do they? But the smoke is definitely harmful to your body. This has been proven by people contracting second hand illnesses while never having smoked a cigarette in their life. This shows the smoke is bad for the body, but the smoke itself doesn't get anyone 'addicted'. Back when you used to be able to smoke in bars, clubs and restaurants people who worked there were surrounded by smoke constantly may have even contracted illnesses because of it, but they never started smoking just because they kept breathing it in.<br /><br />Also, how do you form a habit? You form a habit by the repetition of an action. They say it takes roughly 10 draws to finish a cigarette. So if you smoke a pack of 25 cigarettes a day, like most of my clients, that means you're doing the action of bringing your fingers to your lips 250 times a day! What else do you do 250 times a day? Not much I'm sure. If you were to do any action 250 times a day, I'm sure you'd agree that you would have a pretty powerful habit in no time at all.<br /><br />This brings me to another very important point worth mentioning at this time. Often when people try to quit cold turkey or via other methods, they might experience some things that they will automatically attribute to 'nicotine withdrawal'. Things like irritability, moodiness, agitation and frustration.<br /><br />Now think about this. If you are so used to doing an action 100, 200, 300 times a day, like brining your fingers to your lips, trying to STOP that all of a sudden is going to cause some irritability, moodiness, agitation and frustration isn't it? Of course it would. But people will attribute all these effects to 'nicotine withdrawal' It's simply not the case, especially when we all know that the actual chemicals in cigarettes, including nicotine, are completely gone from your body within 2 to 3 days. If that's so, what could possibly be causing that agitation days, if not, weeks later? It can't possibly be the effects of nicotine. It's the psychology of smoking that causes this - the exact thing that hypnosis deals with directly.<br /><br />This is reason for feelings of withdrawal and very soon I'm going to share with you another reason why you might experience these feelings. Something that I know will shock you!<br /><br />The final factor that I'd like to share with you about drug addiction is this. The number one indicator of whether or not a drug or chemical is TRULY addictive to the body or not, is what your body goes through when you STOP taking that drug or chemical all of a sudden.<br /><br />Now the truly addictive drugs out there are heroin, cocaine and amphetamines. If you're a daily user of these kinds of drugs and you have been for a while and you stop all of a sudden, your body experiences a SEVERE PHYSICAL TRAUMA! I've seen the effects of this first hand, and it's awful! You experience vomiting, nausea, night sweats, heart palpitations, anxiety, panic attacks, delusions, shaking, severe muscle cramps as well as insomnia. You'll awake several times in the night needing a fix.<br /><br />You see their bodies have become so dependent on those drugs; their bodies need them just to 'function', just to 'feel normal'. And once the drug starts to leave the body, they need more just to keep the withdrawal symptoms away.<br /><br />This is why replacement therapies are very important for a true drug addict. A heroin addict needs a replacement, synthetic version of heroin, such as methadone to help their bodies slowly and gradually adapt to functioning without heroin. But a smoker doesn't need nicotine to get them off nicotine.<br /><br />Now let me ask you this. Have you ever seen someone go through those kinds of withdrawals I mentioned above when they quit cigarettes? Of course not. You might get the agitation, irritability and headaches, but you don't physically 'lose it'. Your body can absolutely cope fine without nicotine in it.<br /><br />To highlight this fact, I'm sure you can think of times where having a cigarette was just out of the question and you coped just fine. Taking a flight is a perfect example. Maybe before you step into the airport you're puffing away like crazy, but as soon as you walk in, something in your mind just clicks "right, I just can't smoke for the next x amount of hours" and you're fine. But as soon as that plane pulls up and you're walking off, you're mind then goes "click, you can have a cigarette soon" and now all of a sudden your running over people to get outside, but for hours before hand you were fine.<br /><br />Or maybe you're one of those 'secretive smokers' or maybe you have a job or regularly go somewhere where smoking just isn't possible. You're probably fine in those situations, but as soon as you're on your own, or you jump in the car, step outside - CLICK, you have to have a cigarette.<br /><br />All these examples just show how often a craving for a cigarette is SITUATIONALY triggered NOT biologically triggered. Because if you a true drug addict, addicted to a drug, it wouldn't matter whose around or where you are - you need a HIT and your body will violently react until it gets it.<br /><br />The fact that woman will often QUIT, just like that when they find out they're pregnant, also shows how psychological smoking really is. But if that same woman was truly addicted to heroin, cocaine or amphetamines, would she be able to quit just like that? NO WAY! She'll keep using and her baby will be born addicted on his or her birth. But even if a woman is not able to quit during her pregnancy, and I have seen a few who haven't, her baby is not going to be addicted and withdrawing from nicotine. Obviously, we all know it's not good for the baby and it can lead to birth defects, but more often than not, they are generally ok. They are experiencing nothing as bad as what they could be if their mother was on seriously addictive drugs.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Nick Terrone<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-25548801631161826862012-03-14T05:35:00.000-07:002012-07-04T05:36:58.572-07:00Preparing Yourself With The Psychology For Quitting Cigarettes<div style="text-align: justify;">
The first thing you should know is that most smokers quit unsuccessfully several times before they quit for good. You will most likely not be successful your first time around - but you must keep trying! Each time you attempt to quit you come closer to finally quitting for good.<br /><br />During or before you have your last cigarette, start to visualise yourself as a non-smoker. Visualisation is a very effective psychological technique not only for quitting cigarettes but for many other things as well.<br /><br />There have been many scientific research studies to show how powerful visualisation can be. One that I recall, was a study done where athletes were wired to a machine used to measure muscle activity and asked to visualise themselves in the act of doing their event, say a 100 meter sprint. </div>
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Then, those same athletes were studied while physically doing the100 metersprint. You know what they found? They found that the exact same muscles were active and firing whether they were sitting in a chair visualising themselves doing the sprint, or whether they were actually doing the sprint physically.<br /><br />So what does this show?<br /><br />It shows that your brain can't tell the difference between your body physically DOING something, or your mind simply visualising it. The implications of this are huge. So if you start to visualise yourself as a non-smoker, your brain will begin to release certain chemicals associated with that visualisation. Just by thinking of yourself as a non-smoker your body will begin to make subtle changes that will assist your body to experience this for real!<br /><br />So just think about doing your everyday activities without a cigarette break and feel OK about that. Think about all of the reasons that you want to quit smoking in the first place, and do this as often as possible. Because at the end of the day, if you have no worthwhile reasons to quit, why should you? Chances are you won't quit. Think of as many reasons as you can, perhaps write them down. Fully inform yourself about the health benefits of quitting, not just for yourself but the people around you as well, such as your children or other members of your family that are exposed to your cigarette smoke.<br /><br />If money is a motivating reason for you, calculate the amount of money you'll save when you quit. Then think of something you'll use that money for, really picture yourself using that money in a different way; it's the power of visualisation once again. Also keep in mind, when calculating how much money you're spending, make sure to consider the tax that you've already paid on that money.<br /><br />Often people forget this. So be sure to add whatever tax you pay on your income and this will give you a much more accurate figure. This figure would be the equivalent to getting a pay rise from your boss just for quitting cigarettes.<br /><br />It's essential to get into the right mindset for quitting, especially when studies show that trying to quit is 20% physical and 80% psychological. What does this mean? It means that getting the right "psychology" around quitting is 80% of the battle won!<br /><br />Once you've gained the right mindset. It's then time to plan having your last cigarette. So you have an idea of what will happen, understand that the human body is incredibly resilient, and that your health begins to improve from the very moment you stop smoking, by establishing a concrete and achievable plan to quit smoking you'll increase your chances of success. It is very important to understand that being in the right frame of mind will affect your chances of success. Being fully aware of why you are quitting and believing in yourself, in your attempt to quit, is also essential. Once you've stopped and had your last cigarette consider yourself a non-smoker, and to help, remind yourself of the health benefits you will be experiencing immediately after putting out that last cigarette.<br /><br />I'm always amazed at the human body, how it works and how it has this innate ability to heal itself. You easily see examples of this all the time. If you accidentally cut yourself, you don't have to 'think' about healing it just happens automatically.<br /><br />If you are able to facilitate a good environment for the body and give it what it needs through good nutrition and hydration, it will naturally repair itself. The same goes for quitting cigarettes. Once you stop introducing the 4,000 toxic chemicals into your body, it will immediately begin to find its own balance of health and wellbeing. But be prepared that as it finds its balance again, you may 'feel' this process. Some will not, we're all different. But a little later on in this report I'll share with you some valuable information that will assist to minimise these effects.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Nick Terrone<br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-3668530288032778712012-03-13T05:32:00.000-07:002012-07-04T05:33:36.291-07:00The 3 Most Common Excuses Smokers Have for NOT Quitting Cigarettes<div style="text-align: justify;">
1) I still enjoy it. When I hear this from my clients I tell them that it's fine if they are still 'enjoying it'. Just because you might be enjoying it, that doesn't mean that you're not ready to quit. If you are waiting for some time in your future when you hate every single cigarette before you decide to quit, chances are that time will never come and you'll just continue to kid yourself.<br /><br />If you think about all the cigarettes you smoke in a day, how many would you say that you are really there, in the moment, 'enjoying' that cigarette? If you're like most of the people I've seen, probably not many. If you think about it, most of the cigarettes you're having are just getting in the way of something else and you're not really enjoying it at all. Often you might be having them in a rush, to just get your little 'fix' so you can just get on with what you were doing before the cigarette. What an inconvenient hassle right? If it is something you truly enjoy why wouldn't you encourage children to do it?</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />2) Stress / it relaxes me. I've already touched on this, but let's go into a bit more detail shall we. Many of my clients will say that it's stress that keeps them smoking. Or they'll say they are going through a stressful time, and hence they are not ready to quit. I'm sure you recognise that this is not accurate at all. Simply because nicotine is a stimulant, it actually elevates your body's internal state of stress. It raises your blood pressure, increased your heart rate and stimulates your nervous system - all the things that put the body into a state of stress.<br /><br />If you think about it, it's all the things that you are doing right after a stressful situation that is reducing your stress, except the cigarette. Let's say for example you're sitting at your desk and something stressful has happened. Or you've just had an argument with your partner. What do then usually do? You say 'right, I'm going for a cigarette'. You leave the room or the office, you go outside the building, you go find a nice quiet place to yourself to have a moment on your own. Your taking some nice slow deep breathes, you're thinking about the situation and what you're going to do to address it, you're having some thinking time. Then you go back inside and psychologically you've DE-stressed, but physiologically, you're actually in a higher state of stress than before you went out the door!<br /><br />I say to people, if you had done the exact same things, but you just left the cigarette out, get up, go outside, find a place to yourself, take some deep breathes, have a moment to think and then come back, you'll find that you'll be mentally AND physically relaxed.<br /><br />You see, breathing is THE most important thing in your entire life. We all know what happens when you stop breathing. But any benefits that you're getting from the deep breathing that is actually REQUIRED while smoking, is all just gone from the 4,000 chemicals you're inhaling at the same time. However, if you take some slow deep breathes during any kind of stressful situation, you're body will instantly react in a calming, relaxing way.<br /><br />One of the main jobs of your heart is to pump oxygen around your body. So the more oxygen you give it, the more it slows down because the less it needs to work. The more oxygen you send to your brain the more relaxed you feel. If you were take 20 slow deep breathes right now, you'd instantly feel the positive difference in your body.<br /><br />The funny thing about the flip side of the stress excuse is that people will often say that they also smoke when they are relaxing, maybe on a holiday, not stressed at all. Hm... does something seem a little incongruent here to you about this? The point I'm making yet again is that all the 'benefits' you think you're getting are simply illusory.<br /><br />3) Poor will power. Some people will say that they just haven't had the will power, or they got poor will power. The idea that will power can get you to quit is to assume that it's your conscious mind that is in control of your smoking, but it isn't. At the end of the day, you can know all the reasons on a conscious level how silly smoking is, how there are no real benefits to it, which you probably already know. However it more than likely won't be enough to get you to quit because it's not your conscious mind that is controlling your smoking. If it was, then every single person would just wake up one day and just QUIT - cold turkey. Some people can do it with the tips mentioned above, but a lot can't.<br /><br />I've heard many other reasons why people have not been able to quit. Some of these include: everyone around me smokes, my partner, wife, husband, roommate smokes, it helps me think when I want to take a break.<br /><br />But at the end of the day, if you're really honest with yourself, it's not the fact that these are reasons that have kept you smoking. You just used these as excuses because you just weren't ready to make the decision to quit. And I want you to know that this is TOTALLY ok. It's fine to just say, 'I just haven't been ready to quit'.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Nick Terrone<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-17747433106466017812012-03-12T05:29:00.000-07:002012-07-04T05:30:26.952-07:00How To Quit Smoking - With Plain Cigarette Packaging<div style="text-align: justify;">
At the time of writing, the Australian government is about to introduce a law requiring cigarette companies to market their products in plain green packaging. I imagine they are thinking that, when a person asks how they can quit smoking, they think about the packaging.<br /><br />Tobacco giant Phillip Morris is threatening to sue the Australian government.<br /><br />Past efforts such as grisly images on packaging, no smoking signs and scary television ads have had little impact on smoking numbers. Smokers freely admit that quite often seeing an advertisement with a smoker dying in a hospital bed actually makes them want to smoke.<br /><br />One client while watching television with his son, reported that as his young lad was becoming upset and pleading with him to quit, all he could think about was going outside to light up a smoke.</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />Quit smoking signs in airports are proven to make people want to smoke. Seeing them just makes the craving centres of the brain light up.<br /><br />Quit smoking campaigns have little effect. The drop in smokers has come from increased taxes and more importantly increased social pressure.<br /><br />Quit smoking campaigns are designed to stop new people from taking up the habit. But smoking in the demographic of young adults is on the rise. It is not surprising really because in a world of increasing rules and regulations smoking is a way for a young person to rebel.<br /><br />Clients laugh at the notion of not being able to differentiate one brand from another, because of a government regulation.<br /><br />Governments should be applauded for their efforts to stem the tide of smoking. The problem they face is trying to change the attitudes of individuals with policies which are sweeping and by necessity are aimed at the large faceless group called smokers.<br /><br />Smokers quit as individuals. They quit when they have come to an individual personal decision that they need to stop now. They don't quit because some government committee announce a decree from on high that some new punitive measure aimed at the multi nationals will change the mind of a smoker having a drink and a smoke after work.<br /><br />Quitting comes only at the right time, and only when a person has finally made a clear committed decision. Advanced hypnosis is the way to leave smoking behind forever, it is the best way to ensure your success, then the new plain packaged smokes will be of zero interest to you.<br /><br />Article Source: Ian Newton<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-69359427859946843252012-03-11T05:24:00.000-07:002012-07-04T05:25:49.196-07:00Stop Smoking Now - A Motivational Approach<div style="text-align: justify;">
Having taught motivational psychotherapy for many years at university I believe this is probably one of the best ways to give up smoking. It doesn't rely on teaching you stuff you already know or assuming that you don't know how to give up, but aims to kick start your intrinsic motivation so that you really, really want to stop smoking.<br /><br />Let me ask you a very important question; what do you like about smoking? Think about it hard, and don't say "nothing." If that were true you would have given up by now. The reason that you haven't is because you still get something from it, be it the nicotine rush or relaxation or a hundred and one of the other things that cigarettes provide. Write out, or think about, a list of what smoking gives you and be honest with yourself. Include all the things that you feel you shouldn't own up to; be as honest as you can.</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />When you have your list begin to think about the other side of the argument, what does smoking take from you, what don't you like about it? Again be honest and don't just write things that sound good but you don't really have any connection with. Write down the things that you really don't like.<br /><br />Once you have all this information you have in front of you, you will have a much clearer idea about what is going on. When we really want to change something we usually do, when we don't really want to we usually don't. It is this simple idea that underpins most motivational approaches<br /><br />Another useful motivational strategy is to ask yourself, on a scale of one to ten, how confident you are in stopping smoking, and how important it is for you to stop. The higher the number (with ten being highly confident and very important) the better placed you are to stop. Research shows that unless you are scoring at least eight out of ten on both scales it is unlikely that any change will happen.<br /><br />If you are scoring less than this ask yourself what would have to happen for your score to increase by one or two points. What would make you more confident about giving up smoking or for it to be more important to you.<br /><br />The final strategy is to imagine that you have stopped smoking. That you have quit for good. It's now a couple of years into the future and you are looking back to this time when you finally managed to stop smoking. How did you do it? What exactly did you do, that made the difference this time from all the other attempts.<br /><br />This retrospective thinking allows you to access your own advice and proper self help. If you are doing this properly you will be able to tell yourself exactly what you need to do to stop smoking, whether it's avoiding certain situations, getting some nicotine gum or patches.<br /><br />I hope these ideas help. There are many, many other strategies and ideas from motivational psychotherapy that are used on a daily basis around the world to help people quit smoking as well as making all other positive life changes. Remember, you will stop smoking as long as you keep trying. The most important thing is not to give up.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Alex Gunn<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-23542952116669232972012-03-10T03:18:00.000-08:002012-06-27T03:19:58.161-07:00Health Effects Of Smoking - For People Wanting To Quit Smoking<div style="text-align: justify;">
Awful health effects of smoking are for the most part are always addressed whenever an article is written concerning facts about smoking. They emphasize that the smoke in cigarette contains poisonous nicotine drug and many other unsafe substances which are damaging to the lungs. The dreadful and scary statistics about death as a result of cigarette smoking is never missed to be included in these articles and reports to sway people away from smoking.<br /><br />Yet smokers continue on inhaling this drug making it difficult for people who don't smoke to comprehend why. Well, besides being addicted to nicotine, people smoke tobacco to help calm themselves in dealing with difficult situations in their lives, such as peer pressure both for kids and adults, as their need to belong to group, and be perceived as cool and tough guy or gal; to name a few.</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />People can quit smoking however. Ever heard of people saying they quit "cold turkey"? They just stop lighting those cigarettes by becoming very strongly motivated to quit. Knowing the dangers of the effect of smoking was never enough for them though; its their extreme desire to stay away from smoking that make them successful. People that doesn't want to quit will completely ignore the health effects of smoking but for those who want to stop, it can help them motivate even more.<br /><br />Cancer as number 1 health effects of smoking<br /><br />1. Lung cancer: This is always and have to be listed number 1 on any list of known health effects of smoking. After all the smoke containing nicotine and other deadly substances stay in the lungs before it is exhaled. Significant amount of these substances remain in the lungs and cause cancer in the long run.<br /><br />2. Oral cancer, throat and esophagus: Cigarette smoke naturally passes through these body parts during the process of smoking therefore they directly affected by the deadly substances in the smoke. After years of smoking cancer can hit these parts even at a young age but often people at age 40 are affected.<br /><br />3. Stomach and colon cancer, cancers of the cervix, pancreas, bladder, and kidneys. These are body organs that are not directly in contact with the poisonous smoke from cigarettes. But over many years of smoking the toxin buildup in the body helps restrict the flow of oxygen throughout these organs causing the cancer decease.<br /><br />Other health effects of smoking<br /><br />1. Smoking can affect the reproductive organs of men and women causing problems on fertility. Substances from cigarette smoke are also known to have caused major effect on sexual organs resulting to male dysfunction; such as erectile and less pleasure during sex.<br /><br />2. Cigarette smoke can affect the health of unborn babies. Affected fetuses during pregnancy is known to be born smaller with immune system being weaker than normal babies. Substances from smoke inhalation is carried throughout the mothers body including breast milk for their babies.<br /><br />3. Slower growth and more susceptible to viruses. Kids growing up in a household where their parents smoke cigarettes tend to grow up slower. In addition, they are easily infected with colds and infections because of their lower immune system.<br /><br />4. Wrinkled skin throughout the body. Regular tobacco smoke inhalation affects the skin too. Skin becomes wrinkled due to the excretions of toxin build up throughout the body and coupled with less oxygen. This excretion process leaves the skin dry hence wrinkled making the person look older than normal.<br /><br />Articles and reports about the dangerous effects of smoking have been and are constantly published by government agencies and even tobacco manufactures to help smokers quit. They are told that smoking cigarettes can cause cancer and even death but they completely ignore these warnings. When asked why they smoke cigarettes; they reason that they are cool with it and that they are tough and young and could decide on quitting anytime they want. But for people wanting to stop smoking we have listed some of the health effects of smoking that can help motivate themselves to successfully quit smoking cigarettes.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Ness Dorig<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-58227380451678490632012-03-09T03:13:00.000-08:002012-06-27T03:15:21.844-07:00How To Prepare For Your 'Quit Cigarettes Day'<div style="text-align: justify;">
One popular way to quit cigarettes is to choose a "stop smoking day". As the name suggests, the point of choosing a day is to make the commitment to yourself that on a particular day, you'll stop smoking. Your goal is to fully load up on anything you may need on your journey towards becoming a non-smoker. So, how do you prepare for this day?<br /><br />The first step is to write your intention and desire for quitting on a piece of paper, or an index card. Write down what you want to do and why. Then every morning after you wake up, read this note and reinforce your desire to quit smoking. You should also refer to this card any time you are tempted to smoke after your "stop smoking day". What you want to do is really start to generate some strong emotional traction around quitting and remaining a non-smoker. The more emotions you can develop around quitting and remaining a non-smoker, the more likely you'll be successful.</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />Sometimes telling your friends and family that you are planning on quitting can offer support in your decision. If you've got friends who also want to quit, maybe choose a day that is good for both of you. The alternative is to keep it to yourself to prevent any unnecessary pressure from others. You may have greater success doing this on your own. You'll know what works for you.<br /><br />The next thing you want to do is remove any type of temptation from your immediate surroundings. So, the night before your stop smoking day, collect anything that reminds you of smoking (ash trays, lighters, etc) and throw it all out, including any remaining cigarettes you may have floating about. Alternatively, some people have kept one small item that is a reminder of their days as a smoker, perhaps their favourite lighter, or ash tray. They might keep it somewhere out of the way, in a place where they will see it very occasionally. Sometimes having this little reminder will actually make you feel good, reinforcing yourself as a non-smoker. If you're going to use this method, I would suggest that at least for the first month or so, don't keep it somewhere you're likely to see it. After about a month, then perhaps put that item somewhere you'll 'bump into it' from time to time. I've heard of some people putting their ashtray in a corner of their garden in the dirt where it belongs.<br /><br />After all is said and done though, there never is a perfect day, but the best day is today! So why not empower yourself to tear up those cancer sticks, throw them away and start living that healthy life. The longer you put off the decision to quit smoking, the harder it is going to be to quit.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Nick Terrone<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-85451283530481181592012-03-08T03:10:00.000-08:002012-06-27T03:11:37.003-07:00How Do Related Pulmonary or Lung Diseases Affect Quality of Life?<div style="text-align: justify;">
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is not just one disease, but a group of lung diseases mainly consisting of:<br /><br />♦ Emphysema;<br /><br />♦ Chronic bronchitis.<br /><br />These are the two symptoms of COPD.<br /><br />Since COPD is a progressive disease, it gets worse over time and makes it harder and harder to breathe. Coughing is a result of this disease and produces not only large amounts of mucus but shortness of breath, tightness of the chest, and wheezing.</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />The major cause of COPD is smoking or being continually exposed to second-hand smoking along with any products that can irritate the lungs such as chemical fumes, dust, or air pollution.<br /><br />The word emphysema is derived from the Greek word emphysan which means inflate which in itself contains the word physan which means breath.<br /><br />Emphysema is a progressive, long-term disease of the lungs. Shortness of breath is the primary reason of emphysema. It is called an obstructive lung disease because it destroys lung tissue around small sacs called calledalveoli, resulting in the inability of these air sacs to hold their functional shape when a person exhales. The main causes of emphysema are smoking and exposure to air pollution. If smoking is the reason, it can be prevented by cessation of smoking. As emphysema progressively worsens, the spherical air sacs change into sizable erratic pockets with wide holes in the inner walls which, in turn, results in a decline of the surface area of the lungs and restricts the amount of oxygen going into your blood stream.<br /><br />Emphysema results in the loss of elasticity of the elastic fibers that keep the small airways that lead to the air sacs open. As a result, the airways collapse when exhaling, thus retaining the air in the lungs. Unfortunately, treatment may delay the progression of emphysema but sadly cannot reverse the existing damage.<br /><br />Chronic Bronchitis is the chronic inflammation of the medium-size airways called bronchi in the lungs. Symptoms include unrelenting cough, producing phlegm as well as mucus. The mucus is usually yellowish green or orange and pink in colour. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, wheezing, and prolonged exhalation. It is clinically accepted that if these symptoms persist for at least three months per year in a two-year consecutive duration, then it is defined as chronic bronchitis. Cigarette smoking is a major cause of chronic bronchitis.<br /><br />If you do not smoke, do not start and if you already smoke, stop. This can avoid several medical conditions which are not only unpleasant, but could be painful and life threatening. By building your immune system, eating a healthy and balanced diet, avoiding stress, making sure you take antioxidants in order to protect your cells from the ravaging effects of free radicals, there is a good chance you can decrease the risks of threatening illnesses and diseases.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Hosna Gelfand<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-21685961236243819982012-03-07T03:04:00.000-08:002012-06-27T03:06:11.191-07:00How To Quit Smoking When You Suffer From Depression<div style="text-align: justify;">
It can be hard enough to quit smoking at the best of times, but if you want to know how to quit smoking when you also suffer from depression you are going to need to get support on several fronts.<br /><br />Depression has both organic and emotional components. The emotional can be assisted by professional therapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy. The organic aspect is usually well managed with specific selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications such as Zoloft, Prozac and Paxil.<br /><br />A person with depression will need the support of their medical specialist to assist and monitor their medications and their emotional state when they quit cigarettes.</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />Zyban, also sold as Wellbutrin or Voxra known as Tricyclics, are also antidepressants which are used as quit smoking drugs. Unfortunately many of my clients have found these tricyclics make them feel unwell and usually can't persist with them.<br /><br />Managing stress will be critical for the depressed smoker, as they are likely to have even more emotional connections to cigarettes than most people.<br /><br />Using hypnosis is a very gentle way to remove those connections and help to establish new positive habits without the need for nicotine.<br /><br />But at home support may be required in the interim period until a person truly believes that they no longer need to smoke. Their old routines will be strongly ingrained, and they may need to busy themselves at times. Having support will defiantly help them through this time.<br /><br />Once a person is free from smoking for a few days to a few weeks they will start to feel an increased sense of wellbeing. By being able to breathe easier will a person will be able to exercise more. Exercise alone will reduce the severity of depression.<br /><br />Plus as levels of wellbeing increase most people will do more and more to help themselves. Such as improving their diets. Depressed people tend to eat poorly. Junk food diets are known to increase difficult mental behaviour.<br /><br />Timing is important. It is best to choose a time when life is reasonably good, so that the person has more emotional resilience to cope with any pressure from quitting.<br /><br />By combining therapies and by seeking multiple points of support a person with depression will be able to quit smoking in most instances. Severe depression will be more of a challenge but with the right management it is still a good chance of success, getting everything lined up is critical.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Ian Newton<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920244388628410966.post-88664570344309126972012-03-06T02:58:00.000-08:002012-06-27T03:02:03.311-07:00'Help Me Stop Smoking' - How Hypnosis Can Help You<div style="text-align: justify;">
Knowing how powerful hypnosis can be to help someone quit cigarettes once and for all, it's a real shame that many people out there will never consider it simply because of the misconceptions they have about hypnosis, what it is and how it works.<br /><br />My goal here is to share some information with you. It's the exact thing I tell people when I meet a smoker, I tell them what I do and then immediately they say to me "help me stop smoking!"<br /><br />So how does hypnosis help people quit this horrible habit? It's quite simple really. It just takes away that huge overwhelming URGE TO SMOKE. At the end of the day, once you have decided to quit, you wouldn't smoke if you didn't feel like a cigarette would you? </div>
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Of course not and this is exactly what hypnosis can do for you. It allows you to experience a state (NATURALLY), that gives YOU a sense of control to go without a cigarette no matter what situations you might find yourself in which would have previously been huge triggers for you.<br /><br />This is the real secret to helping people quit cigarettes with hypnosis. What people are really asking for when they say 'help me stop smoking' is this 'Please give me the control to easily go without a cigarette'. This is exactly what hypnosis does for you.<br /><br />Of course there is no treatment in the world, this one included, that will ever guarantee that you won't decide to reach out, pick up a cigarette and light it up. It's for this very reason that I offer 2 FREE back up sessions any time in your lifetime. However, what I almost always find is that at the moment of that first puff after seeing me, it wasn't a craving or urge that made them have a cigarette, it was a decision to have one. Either after a few drinks or during some stressful situation.<br /><br />When people are saying 'help me stop smoking', they are not saying 'take away my ability and free will to make a decision to smoke', they are saying 'take away the craving and the urge so I can be in control to make the decision NOT to have a cigarette'. That is exactly what I help smokers with.<br /><br />The mindset before hypnosis is so crucially important. Want to know why? Because the actual hypnosis itself is SO easy, so simple and so enjoyable, but the mindset going into the hypnosis will make or break your feeling and level of control after the session.<br /><br />So in a nutshell, here's a breakdown of what hypnosis IS and IS NOT:<br /><br />It's a normal natural state that you drift in and out of through the day all the time. You label these times as 'being in the zone', or 'zoned out', or 'a million miles away'<br /><br />It's a state of focussed, relaxed, attention. You are always in control to either 'go with the flow' of the suggestions or not. You're not going to fall asleep, you'll be aware of everything going on around at every moment. Hypnosis will never make you do something you don't already WANT to do.<br /><br />As a quit cigarettes specialist in Sydney, Nick has already helped many people quit smoking permanently using a proven sixty minute hypnosis session.<br /><br /><br />Article Source: Nick Terrone<br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669682069012028547noreply@blogger.com0