I Will Quit Smoking – With determination anyone could do it!

Archive for July, 2008

Believe it or not, people smoke for a reason. There is no way people are going to do something without a purpose, because if there is no purpose, why bother to do it at all? The reasons are different for a teenager and an adult. Cigarettes was once considered a luxury where only the rich can afford to buy but now, the situation is different. Cigarettes are cheap and available anywhere in the world, be it a developed country, developing country or third world country.

The fact is most people start smoking during teenage years. The reasons are:

1. Peer Pressure. When other teenagers start to smoke, automatically another teenager will follow. Besides, some teenagers are rejected by the so-called ‘cool group’ and so in order to be accepted, they smoke.

2. Act of Rebellion. Teenagers use smoking as a way to rebel their parents or people of higher authority, for example school teachers or the enforcement.

3. Appear Older. Some teenagers smoke just because they want to look older than they are supposed to be.

As the teenagers gradually become adults, the reasons changed accordingly. In fact, the reasons are more complicated than before. Some tried to quit but failed while others continue to smoke without any intention to stop smoking at all.

The reasons are:

1. Pressure and Stress. As the teenager have grown into becoming an adult, he or she can never escape from pressure and stress so smoking seems to be a way out of problems.

2. Relaxation. Some smokers say that by smoking, they feel relax. They also mention that smoking is a better idea for relaxation than watching movies or having a cup of tea with friends.

3. Peer Pressure. When the smokers are living among each other, it is hard for them to quit so the best way to deal with it is to continue smoking.

4. Habit. Smoking has been part of the daily habit and the smokers can’t break that habit because it is difficult. The truth is if you are determined to stop, you CAN stop smoking.

I believe that many of you want to smoke and the best way to stop smoking is to take the first step and move forward. The first step is to set in your mind you want to quit smoking and then follow by the second step, which is to seek professional help to advise you on the ways to quit smoking, so you can choose the best treatment that is suitable for you according to your preference.

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Pregnant mothers, please take note. Smoking is harmful to yourself and your unborn child. So if you are a smoking mum-to-be, please quit immediately with the help of a professional. I am sure you want the best for yourself and your child so quit smoking would be the first step to become a better mother. Do you know why you need to quit smoking? Here are the reasons why:

According to research, a pregnant woman is likely to suffer pregnancy complications if she smokes. The complications include premature delivery, low-birth-weight infant, still birth and sudden death infant syndrome. Babies with low weight is the most common cause of sudden death. Babies exposed to second hand smoke are also prone to sudden death.

When the babies or infants are often exposed to the cigarette’s smoke, they are at higher risk to develop asthma, have weak lungs, prone to sickness and have chronic coughing and wheezing.

Nicotine is found in cigarette and when you smoke, the nicotine might constrict the blood vessels and prevent the blood from transferring the oxygen to the infant, causing the infant to suffer cardiovascular problems. The nicotine is also found in breast milk so you are feeding poison to your baby after born.

So, if you love yourself and your baby, quit smoking now and live a better life taking good care of your baby instead of killing both you and your baby.

Read more about the link between pregnancy and smoking, smoking during pregnancy and the ways to stop smoking during pregnancy.

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We are all human beings. Sometimes, we love to read and other times, we don’t. What do you do when you don’t feel like reading? There is one choice where you get to know other people’s opinions or discussions that is through podcast. Podcasting is a wonderful technology and not only you can listen to people’s opinions, you can even get tips on how to quit smoking by listening to podcast. There are so many podcasts out there waiting for you to explore.

To make things easier for you, I have picked a podcast here that I find might interest you if you are serious about quit smoking.

1. Listen to the person who is quitting on smoking.

2. Learn more about hypnosis to quit smoking.

Alternatively, you can visit the previous podcasts on this blog to get more podcasts choices.

Now, apart from podcasting, another way to get more info without having to read between words, you can watch videocast. Similar to podcast but this time, you get to watch it, just like watching TV or DVD. Isn’t this even better? You can use it as entertainment, while you watch the videocast, you are learning something, for example you get to watch people talk about the tips to quit smoking. I think that this way, you are even more prepared to quit smoking.

I have selected a few for you to try and see how things work out.

1. Watch and learn about the ways to stop smoking.

2. Another video on how to quit smoking.

3. This is about the consequences of smoking.

I hope that these tools will help you set your goal to quit smoking and have a successful stop smoking program ahead. You can leave comment or ask any questions related to smoking and quit smoking. I will be more than happy to help.

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