How to stick to quitting smoking?

As we all know, cigarettes are very harmful to the human body. Once you start smoking, it is very difficult to quit, especially for those who have a long-term smoking addiction. Quitting smoking is as difficult as quitting drugs. Psychologically and behaviorally, they are always contradictory to each other, just like stepping on a piece of chewing gum. Psychologically, you want to throw it away, but you can't throw it away physically. For the majority of smokers, quitting smoking is an urgent matter. How can we make the determination and actions to quit smoking not waver? Let us take a look at it together.

Try the "Four Tips to Quit Smoking"

In the eyes of many smokers, a small cigarette is like a lover who is always by their side. Being without it would be as painful as losing love. Especially in the first 1-3 weeks of quitting smoking, it is difficult to persist without perseverance and a spirit of challenge. At this time, you need to write some "mood messages" every day to give yourself some surprises and a sense of accomplishment to help yourself forget about cigarettes.

On the first day of quitting smoking, celebrate yourself for taking the first step bravely! You can find something interesting to do, such as watching a movie, playing basketball, etc., to make yourself realize that "life can still be wonderful without cigarettes." In the next few days, relax your mind, don't put too much pressure on yourself, and keep cheering for your persistence! When the urge to smoke comes, try the "four tips to quit smoking": take 15 deep breaths, drink a glass of cold water, expand your chest and stretch, brush your teeth and wash your face, or find someone to chat with, chew some cucumbers, chew gum, etc. When your body starts to experience "withdrawal symptoms" such as yawning and lack of energy, you can do some appropriate exercise to release "happy hormones" through exercise to fight your smoking addiction.

By the fifth or sixth day, congratulations, your body has slowly gotten rid of the smoking habit and is about to get through the worst "first week"!

The above-mentioned methods of quitting smoking are very effective, and I have tried them myself. Smoking is very harmful to the body, so it is important to learn how to quit smoking, and it is even more important to focus on persisting in quitting smoking. Quitting smoking means increasing our healthy life years. As long as we can resist the temptation, control the urge to "relapse", and refuse any cigarette, we will be not far from quitting smoking. For yourself and your family, please try to quit smoking.