How to overcome the desire to smoke

In fairness it is worth saying that the desire to take up a cigarette appears in all quitting smoking without exception. Even those who have long got rid of this habit, from time to time there is a similar desire, and therefore this need not be afraid or shy, however, and go on about the desire arises also does not follow, as in this case the sense of the decision to quit smoking is lost .

All can be overcome

The period of acute desires is about four months, which is not really so long. In this case, the most acute period does not come immediately, but only about a week after quitting smoking. The expression of the desire to smoke depends on each individual, however, the critical periods for everyone are basically similar to each other, and there are four in all. They last about a year or a year and a half after the rejection of a bad habit, after which the desire becomes much weaker and it becomes much easier to overcome it.

Start acting

Naturally, in order to overcome the acute desire to take on a cigarette, it is necessary to take certain actions, and the tactics of behavior for each specific case should be special.

To seize or wash down desire to smoke precisely does not follow, as the help to an organism from it or this will not be absolutely any. From the existing methods it is necessary to choose something most suitable, or to combine the methods indicated below:

• Cigarette is replaced with a toothpick or a stick, you can also use paper rolled into a tube.
• A specific verbal formula is drawn up, in which the main motives for abandoning the harmful habit are recited.
• At the time of the attack, sharply change the type of activity, and then return to the abandoned occupation.
• In advance, think of a lesson that you could switch to, whether it be listening to your favorite music or playing games on your computer.
• Learn to perform special breathing exercises, even the simplest exercises.

The listed options for solving the problem of distraction from smoking, of course, are approximate, you can come up with much more ways to overcome the acute and unexpected attack of the desire to take a cigarette. The main thing in this business is to remember that over time such attacks will only fade and become more rare with time, so the fight, after a certain period of time, will already go on the machine.