smoking & qutiing weed

What many people tend to forget is that smoking is both a physical habit and a psychological habit. Many people fail in their attempt to quit smoking because their methods only satisfy one or the other. In addition, seeing as that we are social animals, it makes sense that many of our habits end up making a comeback the minute we decide to go out amongst our friends and public places where smoking tends to be all around. The reasons to quit smoking are clearer than crystal, and the perks may have become moot since you took your first puff. Unfortunately, because everyone is different, no one really tells you how hard it is when you start.

There are many different methods people use in order to quit smoking. While it may seem hopeless and trying to be patient with yourself seems impossible, the trick is finding what methods are right for you, and you alone. Some methods include:

Quitting smoking cold turkey: You may think this seems like the most simple, and it obviously won’t work so why is this still a method? Well, to more people than you may think, this method does work. If you are able to find an activity or substitute habit for smoking, getting over that hump to no longer be an addict may be easier than you ever dreamed.

Lowering the number of cigarettes you smoke daily/Reducing your nicotine intake gradually overtime: It is advised that this is a method only for those with fairly good self-control. It is a slippery slope to allow yourself some satisfaction and limit it when you are facing an addiction.

Using nicotine supplements/prescribed and herbal remedies: There are thousands of different supplements or nicotine replacement patches, gum, candy, etc. The invention of the electronic cigaretteor disposable e cig, is a tobacco free cigarette and enables smokers to get both the oral fixation and nicotine fix that one gets from a cigarette, without many of the negative effects of smoking.

Using nicotine support groups: It is often underestimated the power of peer reinforcement when trying to control an addiction. Especially for social people, this can be a beneficial way to meet people who are in the same boat as you. Many people fail to rid the habit largely because the people they are around have no interest in quitting. While this doesn’t mean you need to lose your friends, it may help to be around other people who can empathize with you until you’re over that addiction hump.

Hypnosis, acupuncture, or counseling using cognitive behavioral techniques: The techniques cater to the psychological aspects of smoking. For many, this is really the help they need to finally be able to quit. Many smoke purely out of habit, many socially smoke, because it is something they feel they need to do. It is the action more than the effect that satisfies them, and for that, these methods prove to be successful.

As you can see, there are many different methods out there catered to helping you kick that habit for good. If it is purely mental you may be able to help rid yourself by a few counseling sessions or group therapy. If it is physical, medications, gum or patches are out there by the hundreds ready to help you out. If it is a little bit of both, there are other alternatives out there like the electronic cigarette, which can substitute the cancer stick. Whatever you feel is right for you, take full advantage of what is out there, and finally quit those cancer sticks today!

If you are one of millions trying to find a way to successfully quit smoking you should try an electronic cigarette as a substitution.