Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things to do in life. You can divorce his wife, divorce her work, but no smoking, sir. It’s the hardest thing to do.

Much better forms are spoken or written about. One of them is to reduce smoking slowly over a period of days. That sounds good for a smoker who wants to quit. But the problem is that after smoking the first one, the eyes go to the clock, waiting for it to show the time when the next one can be lit. So that’s not going to work

Another tip is to have a nicotine patch, already available. It is said to reduce cravings. Maybe. But for a smoker, it’s not just having the chemical moving around inside, but also the habit of holding a cigarette in one hand and a lighter in the other and going through the motions of lighting it, taking the puff, and putting it out. Maybe the craving isn’t there, but the added habit of using it is still there. So there she goes with the wind!

So what is the best way? Give up, give up, give up, give up. Stop smoking. Period. No other method works. What is required is the mental capacity and the strength to stop. Do not keep cigarettes in your pocket, drawer or bathroom. Stop shopping and stop smoking.

The craving will increase. You feel more comfortable with a pack in your pocket. Get over it. That increases your desire. Then what do you do. Just say no.”

We all know the dangers of smoking, its long-term effects on our nerves, on our lungs, and that’s one of the ways to get lung and oral cancer. However, smokers, like us, are never put off by these ‘dangers’. We have seen patients in hospitals suffering and going through the treatments, which are really horrible and yet we go out and knowingly and unknowingly enlighten ourselves.

it is a matter of habit. It’s a habit we picked up in our later years of school of trying to be like one of the heroes in the movies, or someone we look up to elsewhere. Over the years, we got used to it and it became a part of life.

For the slightest insult, we are ready to divorce our life partners, but when it comes to divorcing our smoking habit, we find every reason to stick with it. Never mind the ever increasing prices. We stay true to our partners who hurt us!

So the way out is simple, but difficult, and sometimes impossible. DIVORCE YOUR HABIT. Just as a family divorce hurts for a while, getting divorced from your smoking has the same effect. Instead of leaving a scar on your mind, it haunts you and begs you to remove it. And you succumb. No, don’t succumb. He will try again and again. Situations will arise where you will be tempted to get that relief – temporary – but in the end your partner may win. The point is you have to win! That problem that brought your partner back hasn’t gone away because your partner came back, has it? No.

So you have to talk to yourself and say No. NO. NO. You’re going to suffer. You’ll. No doubt about that. The question you have to ask yourself and answer yourself when you suffer is whether you have done the right thing. Yes. Yes. Yes. Tell yourself this whenever you feel like it. And you are winning the battle. if the craving becomes too much, your brain is inducing your body to release certain chemicals that trigger the craving, and that acts as a stimulant. To defeat that stimulator and weaken it, drink a glass of water. Any time you want to smoke or that craving is driving you crazy, just drink a glass of water. It will help you in many ways. One, you won’t get dehydrated, and second, it will calm you down! Do not believe it! Try it first, then say no.

If the craving starts, walk towards another person or to a public place where smoking is prohibited. Just get involved in that group’s conversation, and it helps if you state that you’re there to avoid smoking. You will find that people are helping and participating in your conversation. Stick around long enough for that longing to wear off.

Tell your office boss that you want to resign. And therefore there can be anomalies sometimes. They will understand and offer support. You may be invited to come in and sit down whenever you feel like it.

The best way is to talk to yourself, the right part of yourself. Your brain has two sides. One asks you to smoke. You have to use the other side and tell him to say his other side, no way. I’m going to win, he’s not going to smoke. it is as if one part of your brain is God and the other is the Devil. If you are an atheist, one part is bad and the other is good. So use the good part to tell the other part to reform.

These are all self-help and self-talk goals. This writer has been there, and now he’s going to use those same techniques to quit smoking.

Divert your attention. Read a book, find non-smoking company. Do not let him go. If you are alone, find a crowd or a partner. Talk nonsense. It doesn’t matter. You don’t even need to say sorry because when you give up, you will laugh at the stories of your behavior that you displayed when you were giving up.

The mantra is NO, NO, NO, NO, I’m not going to SMOKE. I will not SMOKE. I will not SMOKE. Repeat it to yourself n times, and DO IT. Do not give up. TALK TO YOURSELF, YOUR FRIENDS AND OTHERS.