Makes You Quitting Smoking Harder

7 Things That Will Make Quitting 7 Times Harder:

Stress - If you decide to quit while under a lot stress be it relationship stress, work stress, health stress etc, I don’t like your chances of success. Wait until your life is basically peaceful and happy then quit, you’ll have much better luck
Keeping a Journal - Quitting smoking is hard enough without ruminating and pontificating on it all the time! I’ve seen some methods recommending that you ‘journal your quitting journey’, keeping a daily diary of your cravings. Just don’t, quitting smoking is not a big deal, don’t make it into some huge thing! That only gives it power that it doesn’t deserve.
Screw Patches, Gum & Cigarette Substitutes - Ok so I’ve never used patches or gum, but here’s the thing, the Nicotine will be out of your system in 72 hours if you go cold turkey. Why would you want to keep your Nicotine addiction going any longer that it needs too!? Just seems crazy to me. Plus if your primary reason for quitting is to save money then why waste more money during the process of quitting? There are also a number of products that you can hold in your hand and put in your mouth to replicate the feeling of smoking. Again, any habit can be broken in 30 days, why would you continue to support a habit you want to change!? Oral fixation has been debunked, it’s just a habit. Don’t continue to enable the habit by putting silly things in your mouth.
Don’t ‘Cut Down’ - It can be temping to try and just ‘cut down’ on how many cigarettes you smoke. This is just a mind game. I tried ‘cutting down’ about 6 times during my time as a smoker and my number of smokes always crept back up to 15 or 20 per day after a period of time. Either smoke or don’t smoke. Perhaps some people can be disciplined about this but I know I wasn’t and I know there are others like me. Don’t ‘cut down’ just quit.
Don’t Watch Movies With Lots Of Smoking - Movies, books and video games can be a great distraction while quitting and during those first 3 days in particular. However if you are being constantly reminded of cigarettes it will have the opposite effect. Stay away from pre-1980′s films or Asian cinema and you should be fine! As for games to NOT play Metal Gear Solid 4!
Don’t Party - Social gatherings like parties or going out to pubs and clubs usually involve some smoking. You may have a very strong association with drinking and smoking or going out and smoking. It’s an idea to stay away from drink and parties for the first week or two in particular. As a substitute go to a park, or a museum, an art gallery or a cafe.
Don’t Break Up - In the early days and weeks of quitting try not to initiate any big relationship dramas. Fights and breakups are guaranteed to get you smoking again, so keep things peaceful and civil