What's The Best Way To Quit Smoking? Try This Approach...Everyone's looking for the best way to quit smoking. Unfortunately, the best way may also be the hardest way. The biggest and most unfortunate myth that most smokers hold to is that they can quit at any time they want. This is far from reality. The fact is that most smokers can't just do that. The decision to quit is not something that is wholly controlled by the brain. This exercise of control by the brain happens only in the first few days. After that, the brain or mind takes the back seat. It will seem as if the whole body is screaming out for more and more, and the brain has no choice but to comply. As we can see, every part of our body is connected and the brain too prefers to toe to line. So when a smoker believes that he or she can quit at any time that he or she wants, then the person is actually fooling himself or herself. I don't want to under estimate any body. I agree that some people do have more will power than others. But what I would like to point out is that we are talking about a force that is more than just a physical or mental control. The battle of quitting smoking is not going to be easy, because you will be pitted against a very formidable foe. Most people tend to underestimate the intensity of the issue. It can not be overstated that quitting is not an easy task. I would recommend that you do not measure the size of the enemy by the size of the cigarette. After all, a stick of dynamite is not very big, but the amount of destruction that it can bring about is considerable. It is not just one cigarette that you are going to be fighting against. Keep in mind that great chunk of humanity that has been removed from the face of the earth just because of tobacco. You have the statistics given above to prove it. If so many people have succumbed to cigarette smoke, then obviously it's no ordinary killer. That is why it is highly recommended that you approach the issue only after thorough preparation. I suggest that you compare yourself to a commando who's preparing to venture into a thick forest shrouded with danger to rescue a hapless child from the clutches of some hardened criminals. Such a commando would be armed to the teeth. He would have been taught all the survival skills and would be a force to reckon with. The commando would be constantly on his guard and even while resting his eyes and ears would be alert. Success for him is not a matter of luck but comes as a natural consequence of his training, his skills and his alertness. He's brave, he's sharp, he has nerves of steel and that is just what you must try to be. This may very well be the best way to quit smoking. But this battle should be fought to be won, because just like for the commando, for you too this is a matter of life and death. |