In this article, you will learn how to effectively stop smoking cigarettes. There are as many methods of quitting smoking as there are smokers who have quit (or not) — everyone did it a little differently. Unfortunately, often ineffective or just for a while. In this article, I want to show you that quitting smoking is easy assuming that you want to change your life on various levels.
This post answers the following questions:
- How can you effectively stop smoking cigarettes?
- What are some methods to gain motivation for working on oneself and changing one’s life?
- How does one’s environment and surroundings influence the process of quitting smoking?
- What are some strategies for changing one’s lifestyle instead of solely focusing on fighting addiction?
- Should alternative options like e-cigarettes or nicotine pills be used to aid in quitting smoking?
The topic of smoking has unfortunately accompanied me since the sixth grade of primary school. For a very long time, I have struggled with this addiction (with breaks it was about 10 years). Although, I managed to quit smoking for up to one year. However, unfortunately, over time I returned to smoking and for many years I could not escape this addiction. Cigarettes have been everywhere since the earliest years. A large part of my family smoked around me when I was a kid, then friends at school and college — a large part of them were smokers too, and I couldn’t help it. Well, is it actually true I couldn’t?
How to effectively quit smoking cigarettes? My philosophy and way to quit smoking
Until I was about 25, I continually struggled with the subject of smoking. My addiction kept coming back, and despite my great desire, I couldn’t give up smoking for much longer. Even my asthmatic ailments didn’t stop me from reaching for cigarettes. Unfortunately, cigarettes were everywhere in my family home, my girlfriend was smoking at the time, and a lot of friends were too.
Giving up smoking is like many other things in life — someone once said you were the kind of person you surround yourself with. My miracle method for quitting smoking turned out to be changing my environment and setting my mind on things that eliminate smoking.
What do I mean by that?
Do you think you’ll be able to quit smoking if you live with people who smoke cigarettes? Do you think that if you go out to parties where most people smoke and if you work among smokers you will get rid of the addiction? Unfortunately, if you try to quit smoking in this situation, the chances of doing so are slim. Even if you manage to quit smoking for a while, sooner or later you will be in a situation where there will be cigarettes around, and you will probably have a weaker day or be in a bad mood — then you will probably succumb. Even if you can make it for a long time without smoking, being with smokers will make you experience frequent torment because you will simply see the temptation all the time. Our surroundings draw us in, and subconsciously we want to resemble our surroundings.
Therefore, actively avoid people and situations related to smoking and unhealthy lifestyles. Instead of sitting in a pub, do sports. Meet people who run a healthy lifestyle and try to enjoy being a healthy person. Avoid people who smoke and pursue a smoker’s lifestyle.
Change your life instead of fighting addiction
As you will work and live in an environment where people practice healthy lifestyles, learning and development, you will, willingly or unwillingly, draw behaviour and habits from such people. If everyone around you is interested in their health, doing sports then you will be moving in that direction too. If, on the other hand, your environment is made of people who like to sit around drinking beer and going to parties then you will also go with them. These are just extreme examples, but I want to make you aware that your environment shapes you and your thoughts.
How to effectively quit smoking cigarettes?
Change direction and surroundings
Instead of fighting smoking, take charge. Sign up for gym, work on yourself, develop yourself and read books. Improve yourself and learn to enjoy it. There is nothing more pleasant than a feeling of being a healthy person who do, for example, some sport (it can even be an ordinary walk). Focus on being healthy, take care of your diet, physical exercises and mental development. Educate yourself and be a conscious person. You know very well what kind of lifestyle helps you and what kind of lifestyle kills you. Are you sure you want to hang out with people who are going in a direction not necessarily suitable for you? Set goals and work on yourself. Get better.
How did I reject my environment (and cigarette smoking)?
While I was still in college, I had a nice group of friends. Unfortunately, their goal was to drink beer and party etc. I was subconsciously involved in all this, and I didn’t realize that I was just like my surroundings. You can’t win with that. My then partner whom I had been dating for many years, was a compulsive smoker, as was her family. The topic of smoking was raised every 15 minutes. Every once in a while there was a time to smoke, or someone called to say you need to buy cigarettes. It was also always necessary to buy a mouth freshener, because cigarettes, after all, smell bad, etc. How could I quit smoking in such a situation? There was no chance. Even enduring some time without a cigarette, sooner or later I succumbed.
Today I do not hang out with smokers and do not spend time in their company. I automatically and consciously reject such people from my environment. You may say that it’s a bit exaggerated and selfish, but I have a right to my health and I don’t want to be in a company that has a negative impact on me.
You can apply this principle to many aspects of your life
Hang out with healthy and athletic people. Then, you will also become a sporty person, because sooner or later they will get you of your house for training or for a walk. You want to be a smarter person in some field, you just hang out with people who can teach you something. You want to smoke? Hang out with smokers — they’ll teach you how to do it and give you a cigarette when you have a moment of doubt. It’s up to you to decide.
Or use e-cigarettes?
I don’t think e-cigarettes should be used. Unfortunately, they won’t unteach you the habit of smoking. Of course, it’s better to smoke e-cigarettes than standard cigarettes. However, try to move away from the topic of smoking and go beyond it, which means take care of yourself on many other levels as well.
Should I use nicotine pills/gums/plasters?
In the initial period, it is worthwhile to support yourself with nicotine orally or in the form of patches, as the shock of quitting smoking is considerable and, despite a strong will, you can make the process of quitting a little easier on yourself, however. By using supplements you provide yourself with a dose of nicotine and it is much easier to struggle with hunger. After a few weeks, you will spontaneously stop taking the pills, as you will no longer need them. Always have such pills with you in case of emergency for a minimum of one more year, because if a crisis hits you, you can rescue yourself with a nicotine pill. There is nothing worse than reaching for a cigarette even after a long time without addiction — addiction suddenly renews and sometimes years of work are wasted.
Good luck! I keep my fingers crossed for you. You can do it.
How to effectively quit smoking? — watch the video
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Hi, I’m Tomek.
From Waiter To Millionaire. Welcome.
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As the channel is not only about
business, but also about improving life,
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then today I’ll tell you
how to successfully quit smoking.
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Wanna know how? Let’s find out.
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I had been smoking for
10 years on and off.
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My smoking addiction
started in an elementary school.
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I was 14-15 years old.
It was in the sixth grade.
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Cigarettes were introduced to me
at that time and I got tempted.
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Generally, cigarettes
were present in my life.
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Apartment,
close and distant family, friends.
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There had always been cigarettes.
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I got used to people smoking
or a scent of smoke.
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Cigarettes were nothing new to me
when presented in school.
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I had already seen this habit
among the people around me.
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So, I wasn’t afraid about it.
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My environment clearly showed me
that this is something normal.
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That’s why I started smoking
in the elementary school
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and I was a heavy smoker
in the age of 14-15.
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In high school,
I was already addicted to it.
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I was smoking long before turning 18.
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If it would make any difference,
as it’s always harmful.
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And what have I done to deal with it?
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What’s the key to quit smoking?
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What can be done
to get rid of this addiction?
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The whole secret,
applicable in changing any habits,
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is the change of your environment.
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If in your house – whether you’re
a child, adult, husband, wife –
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someone is smoking cigarettes,
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in your surroundings –
friends in college, at work –
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people smoke, drink beer,
then you’ll do it too, like it or not.
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Let’s suppose that
you have a partner
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and he smokes,
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so cigarettes are everywhere,
you live with him.
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You think it’ll be easy
to quit this addiction,
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if you see smokers everyday?
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The same applies to college,
when during every break
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your friends go out for a smoke.
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They smoke, drink beer, party
and you think you can resist?
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Surely, your strong will is gonna
help you with that
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and you’ll probably manage to do it.
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The question is,
whether it’ll be easy?
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Maybe it’ll be like in my case,
that after a week or one year
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I was back to smoking,
because I’d interacted with smokers.
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My former partner
and her family were smokers.
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I was managing to quit smoking
for shorter or longer periods,
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but the topic of smokes
was always present.
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Whether it was about smoking,
quitting it, buying smokes or gums.
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Yes, gums,
because cigarettes stink.
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Honestly, I wasn’t able to
organize my quitting,
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as my environment, closest ones
or college friends were smoking.
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I had great friends in college.
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They were truly great people,
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but unfortunately
most of them were smoking.
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There was always a party, beer
and whether I liked it or not,
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being among these people,
I didn’t want to misfit.
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I didn’t want to be rejected.
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There’s a question you must ask
yourself, if you want to quit smoking.
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Are you able to leave
your harmful environment?
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It applies not only to smoking,
but changing your life in general.
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Are you able to change
the environment you live in?
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If you’re able to stop being
among the people who smoke,
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who go to parties,
who are doing things you don’t want –
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unless you like doing these things –
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but if you want to change
something in your life,
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then start hanging out with people
who do the things you wanna do.
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If you start meeting people
who do sports,
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go for walks, on a gym,
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then what do you think –
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how will they influence you?
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If you surround yourself
with people who do sports,
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sooner or later
you’ll go with them for a walk,
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on a gym, bike or pool.
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Surround yourself with people who like
books, personal growth or business.
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They’ll teach you and encourage
to do something better.
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My biggest advice for quitting smoking
is to change the environment
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and to focus on being healthy.
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To feel healthy
and be among healthy people.
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Your strong will is also
essential in quitting smoking,
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but it is not enough.
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Because even if you manage to quit,
while being among smokers,
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then it’ll be hard for you,
because you’ll always see smokes
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and either you’ll get tempted
or you’ll be suffering
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and be angry at yourself.
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That’s why you should change your
environment and your life.
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Try to do sports,
take care of your health,
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try to be a person
who esteems it’s health.
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Be happy that you can go for a walk.
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I’m currently
in the area of Podgórze in Kraków
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and it’s beautiful here.
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I’m taking a walk,
I ate healthy breakfast
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and I feel great.
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I don’t need to go out for a beer
to a place where everyone smokes
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and do the same.
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You should sometimes go out,
but when talking about cigarettes,
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change your lifestyle.
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Get rid of people
who have a bad influence on you,
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because if you lie down
with dogs, you get up with fleas.
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This proverb applies to smoking.
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I grew up with smokers
and started doing the same.
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Over time, I rejected this environment,
which can be very hard to do.
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It really is sometimes.
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But do you want to be
the kind of person you hang out with?
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Let’s suppose your closest ones
like parties, beer, smokes.
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If you’re among them,
you’ll do the same.
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Question, which one is stronger –
motivation to be in this group
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or motivaton
to be who you wanna be?
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Be better, healthier, more cheerful
and enjoy healthier lifestyle,
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while rejecting unhealthy
and not so positive life.
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It will be hard for you
to change your environment, people.
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It’ll be painful, but unfortunately,
even if you do something cool
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and people among you
will see that you change for the better,
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even if it’s quitting smoking,
you’ll be distancing from them.
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You must realize that.
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The sooner you do it,
the better for you.
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Change is painful.
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If you want to loose weight,
you must go for a walk.
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Don’t want to smoke?
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Change the environment, go for walks,
do sports, stay healthy,
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disconnect from negative situations
which lead you in unwanted direction.
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That’s how you quit smoking.
It’s my secret.
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It may not be the easiest path.
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I won’t give you
an immediate cure for smoking.
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But this is the only right advice,
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which will allow you
to get rid of this nasty addiction.
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By the way, we’re in Podgórze.
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It’s Sunday, the start of spring
and there’s nothing like a fine walk.
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Some people prefer
lying in bed with hangover.
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I prefer walking, working a bit
from home and feeling great.
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Let me give you some more advice.
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Strong will, change of environment –
we already know that.
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But should we use some supplements,
like pills, gums, patchs, e-cigarretes?
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In my opinion,
the use of e-cigarettes is a hoax.
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If you want to quit,
don’t smoke e-cigarretes,
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because if you do, you’re still smoking
and it’s no change at all.
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If you decide to quit
and start changing your environment,
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you can use gums, patches,
nicotine pills for a few weeks or months
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as they’ll help you
deal with nicotine craving.
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Cure yourself of smoking
and people who force you to it,
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but use some pills
as they’ll help you quit smoking.
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They helped me, as I had smoked
for 10 years on and off
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and nicotine gums helped me
fight with cravings,
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when I wanted to quit.
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People were not helpful.
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Only changing the environment
allowed me to live as I want
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and not as everyone wanted me to.
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Write your advice for quitting below.
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Every smoker has their own method.
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You can often hear advice
from smokers who didn’t quit.
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I give you a method which helped me.
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It was hard, but now
I don’t even think about smoking.
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Contents
- 0.1 How to effectively quit smoking cigarettes? My philosophy and way to quit smoking
- 0.2 What do I mean by that?
- 0.3 Change your life instead of fighting addiction
- 0.4 How to effectively quit smoking cigarettes?
- 0.5 How did I reject my environment (and cigarette smoking)?
- 0.6 You can apply this principle to many aspects of your life
- 0.7 Or use e-cigarettes?
- 0.8 Should I use nicotine pills/gums/plasters?
- 1 How to effectively quit smoking? — watch the video
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- 3 How to effectively quit smoking? — preview the video transcript