Stop smoking Rob on 01 Nov 2008 03:56 pm
Quit nicoteen easily with this breathing method
Breathing air will become more pleasurable than having a cigarette with this method for giving up cigarettes.
I used this self hypnosis or meditative breathing technique years ago to stop smoking. I find nowadays that it is unnecessary to continue using it as the possibility of a relapse is close to zero. However I do find that I still use the meditation technique sometimes in my day to day life.
When I can’t get to sleep at night or when I simply want to relax this breathing method is extremely successful.
on 12 Nov 2008 at 11:33 am 1.Simon said …
Nice to come across a website on quitting smoking that isn’t trying to sell you some new fangled program or pill … or whatever.
Another problem with the ‘quit smoking industry’ is the belief that making people feel bad and guilty about smoking will help them quit.
Doesn’t work for the majority. Makes us want to smoke more if anything.
The fact is: quitting smoking is incredibly easy – when you now how.
Another fact rarely discussed is that smoking can be an enjoyable activity. Which means – starting to smoke again after quitting is all too easy.
In light of this I think the techniques you promote here have a lot of merit.
keep up the good work
Simon
http://www.onelastpuff.com
on 27 Nov 2008 at 5:27 pm 2.Tips on stopping smoking said …
I have to admit, I now realise that back in my old smoking days, one of the reasons I smoked was just to get some air into my lungs.
Isn’t it perverse that the only time a smoker takes a deep breath is when he takes a drag on a cigarette. The rest of the time he (or she) has trained themselves to shallow breath in order to stop coughing!
on 10 Dec 2008 at 5:07 pm 3.Jackie said …
After many many failed attempts my husband and myself both quit “for good” in may 1996 and have been 100% smoke free ever since… I know one thing once you do manage to quit you never regret it – the only thing you regret is the amount of money you wasted on your smoking habit!
on 11 Dec 2008 at 1:48 am 4.Simon said …
Your article, “The Highly Addictive Nature of Nicotine – And Other Lies” – has been accepted and added to the EzineArticles.com directory:
http://EzineArticles.com/?id=1729113
You’ve also earned Expert Author status
on 19 Feb 2009 at 1:38 pm 5.Rob said …
Hello Simon,
Your article in ezinearticles.com makes a lot of sense to me. Especially when you talk about the negativity that surrounds a cigarette smoker which makes it difficult for them to give up plus the negativity that surrounds the act of giving up. We’re damned before we even try. That’s why I would urge people to consider lifting that negativity before they try to stop and just try to believe that it’s easy.
Very true what you say, Tips on stopping smoking, about deep breathing when you’re a smoker.
Jackie, thank you for sharing with us. Yes, must have been a lot of money – I smoked between 1986-2004 – cigs were really expensive when I stopped.
on 18 Jan 2010 at 1:55 pm 6.mike said …
I was a long time smoker and tried so many times to quit. Tried the gum and the patches with no luck. The thing i found hard to live without was the ritual of all that went with it. What to do with my hands, then i found a great little device that helped. You use this little thing just like a cigarette, it looks and feels like one and gives you the nicotine just the same as a patch and the gum does but no tobacco is involved. This device really helped my wife and my self to kick tobacco and we managed to wean ourselves of nicotine altogether within about 2 weeks. I hope you don’t mind me putting the site address where you can find some in-depth information about these devices. It has helped the wife and me it would be great if more smokers knew about these.
on 16 Feb 2010 at 1:58 am 7.jason said …
anyone heard of ariva? its a tobacco lozenge thats removed the cancer causing TSNA’s buts kept the nicotine. and they are going for FDA approval in a few weeks.