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What The Quit Smoking Brigade Don't Tell You About Quitting! Part 1

Smoking cigarettes has actually been proved to be more addictive than Crack Cocaine. Yes! Let that sink in! More addictive than Crack!

That poor smoker needs all the help they can get. So what we are dealing with is a class 'one' addiction. If you go cold turkey without any help its more than likely you will fail.

You have to understand that there is a physical component to quitting and there is also a psychological component. The physical addiction is out of the system in about two weeks.

If this is the case then why do most potential quitters return to smoking within six months? The answer is the psychological component has not been addressed.

If you are going to quit smoking 'successfully' (Not like Mark Twain) then you are going to need help and a good plan that suits just you.

For me I had to turn my whole world upside down for several months. I literally did everything different in order to avoid smoking associations with particular actions. For instance meal times and their surroundings were changed. I didn't socialize in my usual patterns for several weeks. I gave up stimulants like coffee and alcohol for a period. Anything that might trigger the cravings I re-evaluated and changed.

The psychological component lasted about ten months; fortunately not every one is the same. When I reached that point I was truly in a position to freely choose whether or not to smoke without any compulsion of any kind affecting my decision.

That is the point you need to aim for. Until I had reached that point I was an ex-smoker saying no but still desiring cigarettes.

The good news is that the desire to smoke does eventually leave you. But it does take time. So carefully build a plan to quit and get some real help!

Finally I've read a lot of articles on the net about quitting smoking. They have plenty of sound ideas but as far as I'm concerned most of them aren't ex smokers they are just people who have written an article on how to quit smoking.

If you want some real help in quitting then visit my website below, I can recommend it. And remember you are only a quitter when you have given up trying to quit!

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Hal - Runs several limited companies and consults on a diverse range of business aspects. He is a keen sportsman and has a sense of good humour.

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