33. The period of withdrawal

Up to three weeks after smoking the last cigarette you can experience so-called "withdrawal of flour."

They consist of two completely different factors.

1. The discomfort of nicotine withdrawal, a sense of emptiness and insecurity that resembles hunger - a feeling which is defined as smokers cravings or desire something to occupy his hands.

2. Psychological trigger (certain events or actions, such as a phone call or the completion of food, causing the familiar urge to smoke).

It is the failure to understand and distinguish between these two distant from each other factors greatly complicates smokers success when using the willpower. Misunderstanding and that is the reason that many smokers who manage to reach the goal, again fall into the trap.

Although flour withdrawal from nicotine does not cause physical pain, do not underestimate the power of their actions. We are talking about the "hunger pangs" when conducting a whole day without food; You can "rumble in the belly," but there are no physical pain. But even in this case, the hunger - a powerful force, and most likely we will be very irritable if deprive us of food. Something similar happens when our body experiences a craving for nicotine.

The difference is that our bodies need food and poison - is not so with the right attitude flour withdrawal easy to overcome, and they disappear very quickly. If smokers manage by willpower to refrain from smoking for a few days, soon nicotine cravings disappear.

This is the second factor, which generates difficulties. Smoker has acquired the habit of shooting flour withdrawal at certain times or in certain cases, giving rise to "an association of images" ("I will not be able to enjoy a drink without a cigarette"). Probably, this effect will be more readily understood by way of example.

Within a few years, you had a car, which turn signal is on the left of the steering column. In your new machine, he is right. You know he right, but in a couple of weeks each time you want to include turn signal, will include "caretakers."

Quitting smoking resembles something similar. At the beginning of the weaning period at certain points will trigger a psychological trigger smoking. You will be thinking, "I want a cigarette." If you are from the beginning confront "brainwashing", such mechanical reaction quickly disappear.

In accordance with the method of willpower smoker he believes that the sacrifices. Because of this consciousness in his bad mood, and he is constantly waiting for the pass craving to smoke. As a result, it only enhances the effect of psychological triggers rather than get rid of them.

A common trigger of smoking - a meal, especially during a meeting with friends at a restaurant, etc. Former smokers already feel unhappy because deprived of his cigarettes. When his friends light up, the feeling of deprivation increases. Now he gets no satisfaction from either dinner or what should have been a pleasant meeting friends.

When associating cigarettes with eating and socializing, the desire to smoke, as well as his sufferings, are tripled. At the same time increases and the degree of "brainwashing." If he is steadfast and will be able to hold out long enough, you eventually make your choices and succeed in life.

However, the impact of "brainwashing" is part and therefore a smoker quitting because of concerns about health or about their finances, even after several years in some cases continues to experience a passionate craving for cigarettes.

He suffers from the illusion that exists only in his imagination, and torturing myself for no reason. Even in my method most commonly associated with failure that lends itself to the action of a smoker psychological triggers. Ex-smoker inclined to regard as a kind of a cigarette or a placebo pill sweet consolation. He thinks: "I know that a cigarette does not give me anything.

But if I did not think about it, at some point it will be able to assist me. " Sweet pill, although not provide any appreciable physical assistance may still be potent psychological means allowing to remove real symptoms and thus benefit.

However, cigarette - not sweet pill. She gives birth to the symptoms that she herself and takes, and after a while, and it ceases to do; ie in this case, "the pill" creates disease, not to mention that it also is a poison - killer "number one" in the society.

You may find it easier to understand the effect on the example of a non-smoker or smoker, "tied" some years ago. Take the case of a woman who has lost her husband. At such moments, the smoker is quite natural intentioned to say: "Take a cigarette. It will help you to pull yourself together. "

If the cigarette is received, it will not have a calming effect: this woman has no dependence on nicotine and, consequently, no pangs of withdrawal from it, you need to make it easier. The only thing that can make a cigarette - provide momentary psychological support.

A cigarette smoked, but a terrible tragedy will not go away. It only worsened, because now the woman will suffer from a lack of nicotine.

She has a choice: to endure nicotine hunger or alleviate it, smoked another cigarette, but to put the beginning of this dependence. So, everything that will make cigarette - give short-term psychological support. But the same result can be achieved by expressing condolences and offered a drink.

Many non-smokers and former smokers acquired tobacco dependence as a result of such incidents. It is important at the outset to resist "brainwashing."

Remember: you do not need a cigarette, you only torture yourself, still regard it as a peculiar form of support or support. There is no need to be unhappy.

Tobacco does not improve the lunch or meeting friends; rather, it destroys them. Do not forget that smokers smoke while eating, not because they get pleasure from smoking. They smoke because they are forced. They - addicts. They can not enjoy any food, no life without cigarettes.

Give up the idea that the smoking habit is pleasant in itself. Many smokers think, "If only there were pure nicotine cigarettes." Such cigarettes there. Any smoker who has smoked herbal cigarettes, soon comes to the conclusion that it is - a waste of time.

Understand that the only reason that you smoke, is to obtain nicotine. Once you get rid of the craving for it, you will not care where to put a cigarette - in the mouth or in the ear.

It does not matter whether the suffering caused any real withdrawal symptoms or psychological mechanism Smoking, reconciled with the discomfort.

28. Choosing the right time to stop smoking

Apart from the apparent suggestion that now is a good time to stop smoking, since smoking does not make you good, I am, however, convinced that the crucial timing. Our society is smoking lightly, as a little nasty habit that can be harmful to health.

This is not true.

Smoking - drug addiction, illness and a killer "number one".

Become addicted to nicotine - terrible, but remain dependent on him for life - even worse.

The timing of recovery from nicotine addiction is vital for success.

First of all, set the moments or events when you think smoking is absolutely necessary. If you are - a businessman and smoke due to the illusion of stress relief, select the period of relative calm, for example, the annual holiday.

If, as a rule, you smoke out of boredom or inactivity, on this basis, by the opposite state. In any case, Take the issue seriously and try to make this the most important event in my life. Look forward to three weeks ahead and try to anticipate any event that could lead to failure.

Events such as weddings or Christmas, you do not need to hold as long as you envisioned them well, and therefore will not feel deprived. Do not try to reduce smoking in the meantime, as it only reinforces the illusion of pleasure from cigarettes.

In fact, it helps only one thing: through the power to shove in her throat as large as possible number of all sorts of rubbish. By smoking his last cigarette, is well aware of its terrible smell and taste, and think how wonderful it will be when you allow yourself to stop smoking.

Whatever you do, do not fall AGAIN TRAP, says to himself: "Not now. Later. " DISPOSE this thought out of my head.

DEVELOP NOW own schedule and look forward to.

Remember you of anything not refuse, and are going to make a wonderful acquisition.

Over the years, I always claimed that I knew more about the mysteries of smoking than anybody else in the world.

The biggest problem is the following: Although every smoker smokes solely to facilitate the chemical craving for nicotine, keeps it in a state of dependence is not the need for nicotine, and "brainwashing" - the result of this relationship.

Even smart people fall for when abused his trust. Fortunately, most smokers - are not fools; they only consider themselves fools. How many smokers - so many methods of "brainwashing."

That is why it seems that there are many different types of smokers, that only complicates the situation.

Based on the experience of many years of correspondence and meetings with smokers that I have accumulated since the first publication of this book, and remembering that to learn something new about smoking on a daily basis, I was pleasantly surprised, realizing that philosophy, which I proposed to discuss in the first edition, all still working.

The experience that I have gained over the next few years, deals specifically with how to convey this knowledge to each individual smoker. My own knowledge that any smoker might find that to quit smoking easily and even gain from this process a real pleasure, it makes no sense, if I can not pass it to the smoker.

Many have said to me: "You advise:" Keep on smoking until you have read the book. " This leads to the fact that either the smoker takes years to read it, or he simply does not finish before the end of it. You should change this order. "

It sounds logical, but I know that if it was followed by an indication: "Quit immediately" some smokers do not even begun to read.

At the beginning of my work I met a smoker, with whom I have consulted. He said:

"I really do not like that I have to resort to your help. I know that I - a strong-willed person. In every other area of ​​life, everything is under my control. Why is it that the rest of smokers manage to quit smoking using willpower, but I have to go to you? "

He continued: "I think I could have thrown myself, if I could smoke while I'm doing it." Such an assertion may seem contradictory, but I understand what he meant. We believe that quitting smoking - unthinkable difficult. What we need, if we need to do something difficult? We want our little friend - a cigarette. Therefore, quitting smoking seems to be "a double blow."

Before us is not only a difficult task to be executed: something that we usually rely in such situations, is not available. For a long time after the man left, I did not come to mind that the indication continue to smoke - the highlight of my method. You can continue to smoke until overcome the process of quitting smoking.

First you get rid of all their doubts and fears, and when you put out the one last cigarette - you have become a non-smoker, and you like it.

Only the head, which caused me to seriously question its initial advice - it's a real chapter on choosing the right time.

Above, I advise that if you smoke a cigarette are occasions stressful situations in the office, take a vacation and make an attempt to quit smoking, and vice versa. In actual fact this is not the easiest way.

The easiest way - to choose what you think is the most difficult time to do it, no matter whether it is stress or secular meeting, the time of concentration or boredom.

Once you prove that you can handle it and enjoy life in the worst possible situation, - any other situation would be easy. But if I gave you such a clear statement, took Would you ever try to quit smoking? Let me draw an analogy. My wife and I are going to swim together.

We come to the pool at the same time, but rarely swim together. The reason is that it is immersed in water toes and only after half an hour starts to swim. I can not stand this slow torture. I know beforehand that regardless of the temperature of the water in the pool, I'm finally going to decide to go for a swim.

So I learned to do it the easy way: dive immediately. Now suppose that I would insist on the fact that if she did not dive right away, it is not able to swim. I am sure that she will not swim at all. Now you understand what the problem is?