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Want to Break the Habit?: The Stop Smoking Journal

by Mike Krantock

If your roof needs repair, you gather all of the tools you need before you climb up the ladder. Why would you want to end up on your roof, ready to get started, and find that you did not bring all of the necessary tools along, and would have to start from the beginning again.

This example is just the same as the task of quitting smoking. Surely, when it comes to the decision to stop smoking, you are making a choice to repair your life and health on many levels. You decided to improve your appearance – have fresher breath and be confident when you speak to people. Without the proper tools in hand, the damage caused by smoking cannot be repaired.

Many experts have come to the conclusion, that the more tools the better. Some of the tools in your toolbox may be: Herbal Products. Nicotine Patches. Nicotine Gum. Smoking cessation program. These are just a few to mention. The more tools you have in your toolbox will greatly increase your progress and eventually lead to your success.

A journal will make your toolbox complete and the benefits keeping a journal are substantial. When you begin the process to stop smoking you should consider including a journal to your toolbox and making it part of your program. A toolbox is not complete until you add a journal to it.

First, The process of quitting cigarettes can be a very emotional experience. Anger, frustration, and anxiousness, can be experienced along with a wide range of emotions. Journaling gives you a way you can help relieve and let out some of these emotions that are related with quitting cigarettes.

2. Time spent on journaling can replace time spent on smoking. Enter your ideas and thoughts into your journal and spend the time doing something constructive and healthy instead of smoking.

3. Keeping a journal will show your successes and shortcomings. You can compare the two and concentrate on your weak moments. Journaling will track the whole process to stop smoking and help you stay away from lighting up

When you are done, there are so many other valuable and important benefits that coincide with keeping a journal. Chances are great that you will be very happy that you chose journaling as one of your tools when you committed to the smoking cessation process.

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