There are dozens of ways to quit smoking. Ex-smokers are ready to talk about their experiences, psychotherapists offer courses and write books, there are semi-magical and evidence-based ways to get rid of cigarettes. We couldn't walk away either.
Are there ways to finally get rid of nicotine addiction? Yes there are. Thanks to them, he can live six months without cigarettes; only that period is necessary to consider the addiction overcome. Well, without strong motivation, as always, it can't be done.
So let's take a look at the most effective ways to quit smoking.
1. Take special medications
Long-term smokers will need to consult a doctor, as it will be difficult for them to cope with nicotine addiction on their own. After all, it is part of the blood, takes part in metabolism, and if it suddenly stops regularly entering the body, a person experiences a kind of withdrawal. There is anxiety, irritability, irritability, even panic attacks. Therefore, it is still better to get medical support. Your doctor will prescribe medication to help eliminate or reduce the severity of a nicotine hangover.
Anti-smoking medications are divided into three groups. The first acts as a substitute for nicotine, since these tablets contain nicotine or the alkaloid cytisine, which acts on the body in a similar way. They irritate nicotinic receptors, provoking the development of reactions, as with smoking. Thus, a person does not develop a withdrawal syndrome, that is, withdrawal, and, most importantly, does not inhale cigarette smoke, which contains an incredible amount of dangerous substances. The downside of lozenges is that they remain addicted to nicotine, albeit in small doses.
Drugs of the second group act on those parts of the brain in which cigarette cravings are formed. And the tablets of the third group, binding to nicotinic receptors, block the formation of reactions by which a person experiences the pleasure of smoking and causes disgust from this process.
2. Use nicotine patches and gum
The nicotine patch and gum also help alleviate the severity of a nicotine hangover during the weaning period from cigarettes. They supply the body with a minimal amount of nicotine and the person functions more or less normally. But the insidious thing about these drugs, as well as the drugs of the first group, is that when the smoker weans himself off cigarettes, he will have to wean himself off their substitutes.
3. Get hypnosis or coding
These methods of resisting a bad habit are not officially recognized by medicine, however they work. If you decide to try hypnosis or psychological coding, contact a specialized clinic. You will receive counseling and therapy.
How does it look? The psychotherapist puts the patient into a hypnotic trance and inspires them to stop smoking. However, the psychotherapeutic effect is carried out without hypnosis. At the same time, the main thing is to remember that no suggestion will help if you yourself do not firmly decide to part with a cigarette. Hypnosis can simply reinforce motivation.
If you cannot cope with the urge to smoke and break the coding, it is advisable to immediately visit a doctor. It will improve the encoding or remove the configuration received.
4. Sign up for acupuncture
By influencing certain points in the body, doctors have been treating many diseases, and for more than a millennium, including smoking. In certain points of the ears, the doctor sticks special needles, and the person no longer feels the need for nicotine. For some, one or two sessions are enough, and for others, six are enough. An effective method, however, is not suitable for those who are terrified of injections.
5. Turn to traditional medicine
There are many traditional medicine recipes that eliminate addiction. Here is one of them, very effective. Soak the cigarette in milk, dry it and smoke it. This is such a disgusting thing that it permanently discourages the desire to smoke, moreover, the very thought of a cigarette can cause a bout of nausea.
The most effective in the fight against smoking banana. Prepare an infusion from it - a tablespoon. Icrushed leaves, pour a glass of boiling water and leave for an hour. Drink a quarter cup four times a day or twice a day: in the morning and in the evening - half a glass.
Mix 1 tbsp. fresh horseradish leaves and large banana. Chew the mixture 2 times a day for 5 minutes and swallow the juice.
Prepare a decoction of oatmeal - two tbsp. I prepare a glass of boiling water, boil and let stand for an hour. After that, strain and drink 0. 4 cups 4-5 times a day for a month and a half. At the same time treat the gastrointestinal tract.
All kinds of conspiracies and prayers have a good effect on unlucky lovers of smoking. And you can find a folk healer even in a big city.
6. Work hard
According to psychologists, hard work, hustle, emergency work helps to overcome the urge to smoke. A person switches to a project, all thoughts are only on him, and the number of smoked cigarettes is sharply reduced, or even completely disappears. After all, there is simply no time to go to the smoking room. And to enhance the effect of this method, it is worth getting a job in a company where smoking is generally prohibited.
7. Exercise
During sports, as with any other physical activity, the body begins to actively secrete hormones of pleasure - endorphins. They evoke feelings of pleasure and thus help to overcome the discomfort associated with quitting tobacco. Therefore, it is worth joining a gym or aerobics. Although jogging at a moderate pace, brisk walking or cycling also helps relieve stress. If you want to smoke, put on your sneakers and go ahead. In fifteen minutes you will be "loose".
8. Eat right
Spicy foods, alcohol, coffee and tea exacerbate the desire to smoke, so during the period of weaning from nicotine, give up these products. And here is a list of products that must be constantly on the table:
- Celery leaves: reduces stress hormones.
- Citrus and sweet peppers: due to the high content of vitamin C, they strengthen the immune system.
- Milk: According to American studies, a glass of milk drunk before a cigarette spoils its taste.
- Water: Helps flush toxins from the body, including nicotine. A glass of water before a puff quenches the urge to smoke.
- Dark chocolate - increases the level of serotonin, which is urgently needed for a person who has given up smoking.
- Green Smoothie – Leafy green smoothies contain a lot of chlorophyll, which helps flush toxins out of the body.
- Herbal infusions - calm the nervous system, relieve anxiety, irritability, heart palpitations.
9. Get some privacy
Take a vacation and get off the beaten track where there are no shops or cigarette stands nearby. You must know that there is no place to buy a pack of cigarettes, you cannot follow it 50 kilometers. Live in such conditions for a month, but do not play dumb, do something useful. Digging up beds for the neighbors' grandmothers or weeding them, cutting firewood for them for the winter, picking up all the garbage in the area. . . Get down physically and the urge to smoke will disappear.
10. Read The Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Allen Carr
This famous book has really helped many people. You can buy it, download it, or borrow it from someone. The author of the book started smoking at the age of 18 and gave up this harmful activity at the age of 49. Later, he founded the international network of clinics "The Easy Way", which helps to quit smoking with his method. Try it and you, because if it helped many, it will help you too.
11. Call a specialized center
There are special counseling centers to help people quit smoking (CTC). By calling here and communicating your desire to quit smoking, you will receive specific help from a psychologist or doctor. The doctor will indicate the most effective ways to quit smoking, taking into account the general health of the applicant, and the psychologists, for their part, will facilitate the process of weaning from nicotine.
Regardless of which way you choose to kick a bad habit, remember a few more tips:
- do not smoke in the morning on an empty stomach; first have breakfast;
- do not smoke on an empty stomach, do it half an hour after eating;
- smoke a strictly defined number of cigarettes for yourself: an hour after breakfast, lunch and dinner;
- if you feel like smoking more often, drink water or coffee.