Don’t try to pretend it doesn’t hurt to stop smoking nicotine or that you don’t want to smoke. It does  hurt and you do want to smoke.

That’s what we have to deal with. Get clear on this.

It does hurt and you do want a cigarette. But that is not the problem anymore.

You have decided not to smoke. Period. So you now have a new problem to manage.

The pain and the attraction toward smoking. That’ s what you have to deal with and there are some excellent ways to do it. Think of it like this. You are about to fall from a high roof and you wince at the thought of possibly breaking a leg. A broken leg hurts. But once it’ s broken, whether or not it will break is of no concern. It’ s broken.

Now you have to manage the fact that it is broken. The pain, the care and how you are going to get around, become the things to manage.

Same with smoking. Once you have decided to quit on a specific day, that’ s it. The decision is made. You are now going to deal with the new challenges that come with that decision. Anxiety, pain, emotions, cravings , the whole list that appears. You must become aware of these challenges and deal with them all, and remember you are not allowed to deal with them by smoking. That must be absolutely settled and I mean absolutely. That door is welded shut and bricked over.

Decades ago the Japanese beetle was a threat to American trees and crops. There was a flurry of high level agricultural meetings on how to stop this threat. Finally, the decision was made. There’s no way to stop the influx of beetles. So, the new, more realistic problem became how to cope with it successfully. That’ s what you are doing. You are now coping with the aftermath of being smoke free. This is something you will do for the rest of your life and it becomes second nature. Actually it becomes first nature—to play with words here. It is reflexive or, first nature, NOT to smoke and second or third nature to smoke.

When a quit smoking facilitator told me to suck on hard candy to calm the urge to smoke I wanted to slap her across the room. What an idiot to think that a piece of candy could do that. It cannot. But it can make a slight dent in the oral fixation . I eventually realized it does help some. Every slight blip on the radar helps, so use them all. The goal is to stop smoking. Not to be a little angel in every aspect of your life.

You are actually saving a life here! Don’t lose sight of that in a moment of slight discomfort or even great discomfort. You are saving your own life! Look into local massage services to help relieve tensions.

• Meditate,
• use a straw or gum,
• take two to ten walks a day,
• drink water,
• have coffee,
• go to a movie.

Do any of these things that are not triggers to smoke. Recognize that you are out of your comfort zone and give yourself a break.

It hurts to stop smoking nicotine.

Something is trying to tell you there’ s an imbalance so, ultimately that’s a great thing. Something is not in its usual balance. It’s why spoiled food smells awful as a warning not to eat it.

In this case, feeling off kilter means your systems are working just fine. Keep moving ahead. Recognize that you do want to smoke. But, you have made the quality decision to be free and that will take paying this price. Very small in comparison. You are saving a life with this bit of confusion. One more bit of mind trickery: What if you get hit by a bus tomorrow and this was all for nothing? That won’ t happen but if it did you would have lived your last day with a higher quality of life. Congratulations. You can stop smoking nicotine.

Here is more information about quitting smoking from Healthline.com

What is hypnosis and can it really help with smoking cessation or a drug habit  like nicotine?
The act of focusing your attention on an activity ( smoking or not) is simple hypnosis.

The mind is in a flow state and you are influenced by the incoming stimuli.
I have heard hypnosis compared to being in the groove, a steady flow .
Yes, the process works. You already do it daily when drifting off to sleep, waking up, in some flow states of working , listening to music and eating.

To do those things with a directed purpose is hypnosis.
Our culture supports smoking in a hypnotic way. It is an everyday thing. We walk past people who are on a smoke break. We see cigarettes for sale in stores, we are used to the sights and smells of smoking. The everyday moments accumulate into a hypnotic drone of normalcy.
But it is dysfunctional to abuse yourself by administering a poison to your system day in and day out. There are parts of our culture that are so messed up that even this post is mocked and even considered ‘church lady’ .

The only way you could force yourself to do something so self abusive would be through a hypnotic influence.
The daily seepage of information into your conscious and subconscious is certainly not clinical hypnosis but the process is similar— expand or contract a persons boundaries until they change either for better or worse.

Use self hypnosis to influence your behavior in a positive way.
There is plenty of good information on self hypnosis in bookstores and on the web. You could benefit from it to stop smoking nicotine and to come to terms with other areas of your life.

I don’t expect a simple admonition to frustrate you into quitting. It helps to underline the rationale—
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You live a busy and active life. If you want to stop smoking  there are plenty of products on the market to help.

• Nicotine gum,
• patches,
• hypnosis and
• support groups.
• There are just three ways to quit-

• 1- Cold turkey. That means just stop all of a sudden and deal with whatever happens but don’t smoke.
• 2-  Hypnosis and behavior changing practices including group therapy.
• 3-  Nicotine gum or patches to wean yourself from the strong drug while modifying your daily pattern of smoking.

It might be hard to imagine going through a day without smoking.  Hey, I’ll admit going for more than a few hours without it was a major challenge for me, too.

When you go looking for a trust-able solution , instead, you find confusion. That made me feel uneasy.  If you are like I was, you don’t know who to listen to, who to trust. Seems everybody has some genius way to stop smoking and derail the nicotine train.

How Do You Know Which Method Works Best? Patch, Gum, Hypnosis, or all of them?

There is a  smart doctor I want to tell you about. He has uncovered the secrets behind smoking cessation. This guy has been helping people for decades just as he helped me almost 20 years ago. So why have you never heard of him? Why isn’t he on TV and radio and in magazines and newspapers?

He is!  There is plenty of information on him and his methods but as successful as his program is, many people still have never heard about it.

As you will soon learn, you do not have to pay a lot to stop smoking nicotine. ( More on that later as I have a strong opinion on paying whatever price is necessary to quit smoking.)

The big marketing corporations especially have ideas about on-going products they can sell you. These products are packaged in smart looking wrappings with logos that help you feel grown up about deciding to buy it. But the question remains, what works?

Bye Bye, Confusion…

Think for a moment. The last thing you need is confusion. When you stop smoking nicotine you are vulnerable. You are reaching out for something real that will work. You need honesty. As a matter of fact, with this one, you should demand the best and not settle for some marketing ploy that is just one more play for your money.

I have used the QuitSmart program to stop smoking and I did it exactly as it was laid out.

Like you, I started out with questions. I had tried to quit many times before and was skeptical with ‘ just another attempt ‘.

But I had to take some action so I used what self esteem I had left to try QuitSmart and prayed it would work.

One of the first things I learned about QuitSmart was that it is designed to help me understand that I will do the work. There is not a product out there that can miraculously make you stop smoking. You must understand the ins and outs of the habit, the addiction, the daily routine and personal feelings about it.

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QuitSmart helps you to become aware of your smoking triggers. It guides you through relaxation and helps you reason your way out of weak moments. I was delighted with that little trick.

I have learned that The Quit Smart Program now includes a new way to use nicotine patches. When used this special way your chances of success are increased up to four times.

There are multiple aspects to this dynamic program that cover all the areas of your smoking behavior.

Why It Works.

Believe it or not, the smoking habit is more than physical. Unlike many quit smoking programs, QuitSmart is much more than just a physical pacifier. It covers all the bases in a way that is easy to understand. But, you do not have to go deep and unravel your psychology. Dr. Robert Shipley, the inventor of QuitSmart, has already done that and here’s how:

Dr. Shipley’s understanding of smoking behavior is internationally renowned. He has designed this entire program to address the subconscious stimuli as well as the physical components that drive the deeply entrenched smoking habit.
Did you know that QuitSmart is headquartered at the home of one of the worlds most highly acclaimed medical institutions, Duke University Medical Center?
Robert H. Shipley, Ph.D., has directed the Duke Medical Center Stop Smoking Clinic since its inception in 1977, and is the president of Quit Smart Stop Smoking Resources, Inc.

Dr. Shipley has helped thousands of smokers break free from cigarettes and trained thousands of health professionals to use the Quit Smart System to help smokers quit.
Dr. Shipley has written numerous books and book chapters on the topic of breaking nicotine addiction, along with more than 70 scientific articles in publications including: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Preventive Medicine, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and Federal Practitioner.

Smart is Better…

When you stop smoking nicotine you will need targeted support. The QuitSmart program has decades of proven momentum already built in so you can be assured that you are on the right track.

It is good to know that you are following the best instructions on stopping smoking in the world. You will need that kind of super support especially if you get confused and vulnerable.

I Have To Admit, I Was Not Happy

I was surprised to find that QuitSmart is not a ** poof** miracle cure. We are bombarded with instant cure promises every day and, frankly, I was hoping (somewhere in the back of my mind) that this would be an overnight miracle.
I was not happy to slowly come to the realization that there is no such thing. Dang!

But, ultimately, it is best this way. With QuitSmart, I had to grow up and get real. It taught me that the only way for me to stop smoking nicotine and break that habit once and for all was to stop playing around with it.  I will be forever grateful for that important lesson.

This Program Guided Me to My Strongest Self.

I remember my wake up during the process. You will remember yours, too. That moment when you gather the resolve and personal strength to walk forward into the future without looking back. QuitSmart gave me that. But I earned it. You will, too.

Not everyone makes it.

The national success percentages vary with any quit smoking program. It is my belief that QuitSmart gives you the best opportunity you will ever have to stop smoking. Quit Smart even has a money back guarantee!

It might seem a little dramatic, but we are talking about life here. Future generations will be grateful you took the steps to stop smoking nicotine. Your loved ones and friends will thank you in a thousand unspoken ways.

Sometimes the appreciation will come by way of what does NOT happen. There are young people who will NOT be influenced to smoke, because they NEVER saw you do it. There will be people in your future who won’t even know you were once an almost hopelessly addicted smoker.

I Know How ‘Up With People’  This All Sounds,  But it Really Works.

Most of all, you will finally open yourself to all the potential available in your life. (Don’t forget about the money you will save!)
You are not alone. I know that, when you stop smoking nicotine, you will be able to become the whole person you truly are.