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| Danger Quit Smoking |
Question:
What pitfalls of danger should I beware of when I quit smoking?
Answer:
Don't be impatient. The natural tendency is to quit smoking and expect
to be done with it within a month. Cessation just doesn't work like
that. When you quit smoking, you are letting go of a habit that you've
had for many years, if not all of your adult life. It's only fair to
expect that breaking all of the old associations down will take some
time.
Don't be negative. It's been said that the average person has
approximately 66,000 thoughts in a given day, and two-thirds of them are
negative. We can be so hard on ourselves! Don't beat yourself up for
things you can't change, such as the years you spent smoking. Don't look
at past quit attempts as failures.
Alcohol and tobacco go hand-in-hand...
Don't drink. I probably don't need to tell you that alcohol and tobacco
go hand-in-hand. New quitters are tender. Putting yourself into a social
setting where there is drinking too soon after quitting can be
dangerous.
Fatigue and stress are big triggers to smoke, and it can be a
quick jump to feeling that you need a cigarette to cope. Plan ahead of
time how you'll keep yourself out of those danger zones.
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