Quit
Smoking
My name is Alex and I have recently
stop smoking. I have stress how difficult this can be but I'm here to let you
know that you can do it! Quitting can seam impossible especially when you don’t
want to quit but it’s something that you need to STRONGLY
consider for the benefit of your health. Here are some facts about what
smoking can do to you within the months. According to the "Centers of
Disease Control and Prevention" the was estimated number of 443,000 deaths a YEAR in the US. 20% of the deaths
were from smoking. Smoking is very dangerous and I personally started
smoking from my friends. It seams like a cool thing to do, and the next thing I
knew I was smoking a pack a day. What I didn't know is that there are more
deaths from smoking than illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries,
suicides, and murders combined! Smoking has an estimated 90% of all deaths from chronic obstructive lung
disease are caused by smoking.
Compared to non-smokers, smoking
causes and increase risk of:
Coronary heart disease by 2 to 4
times
Stroke by 2 to 4 times
Men developing lung cancer by 23
times
Women developing lung cancer by 13
times
Dying from chronic obstructive lung
disease by 12 to 13 times
Smoking causes all types of cancer!
· Acute myeloid leukemia
· Bladder cancer
· Cancer of the cervix
· Cancer of the larynx
· Cancer of the oral cavity
· Lung cancer
· Kidney cancer
· Pancreatic cancer
· Cancer of the pharynx
· Stomach cancer
How to Quit? Read Here!
So after I realized what the effects
of smoking can do to my health I started to want to quit smoking. Listen to me
now, you have to WANT to quit if you want to be successful! I will give you the
list of steps that I took to finally get rid of this horrible addiction.
There are a couple of things I kept
in mind before I started. I created a "Quit date" so I can prepare
myself before then. I learned that when you stop smoking and you get your first
craving that this craving will only last 3 MINUTES! Knowing this made it so
much easier for me to quit. Every single time I would crave a cigarette I would
start to believe that I would feel this craving all day long. I’m so glad that
I learned the truth. But there is a catch... When you get that first craving
and you realize that it will only last 3 minutes than you will make it last all
day if your not doing anything to take up time. Take some time and play a game,
socialize with your friends, start a project! Just do something that will take
your mind off smoking because over half the battle is psychological. You are
use to you daily routine of having a smoke every 30 mins, so if you distract
yourself from that routine then quitting smoking will be easiest goal to
achieve!
I have done this method and it
works! It has been working for my for 2 months and I have never been happier. I
can run longer and not run out of breath. My complexion in my skin is way
better! And I don’t feel embarrassed about smelling like smoke when I’m talk to
a cute girl.
Just remember:
1.
Create a start date where it will
finally make your decision to quit!
2.
Remember that technically your
cravings will only last up to 3 minutes. THE REST IS IN YOUR HEAD!
3.
Remove yourself from people that
smoke until your addiction is gone. No one want to lose a close friend so just
take a break so it will benefit your health.
4.
Replace your old routine with a new
one that will fill in the gaps where you would usually go out and have a smoke.
You’re at work and you finally get your 15 min break. So
instead of going outside with other employees to have a smoke, stay inside,
relax and eat some food. Or find a fun relaxing activity before your shift
starts again.
5.
You have to want to quit. If you’re
willing to go out of your way to quit smoking than you can do this! If you have
friends around you always offering you a smoke than you probably won’t make it.
6.
It will take up to 2 - 3 weeks for
your addiction end. Keep that in mind for every day that passes, you are one
day closer from being a healthy happy human being.
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