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How to quit smoking? Tips for every day
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
If you smoke and have finally decided to quit this bad habit, then you should know 10 things you should and shouldn't do if you don't want to get addicted again.
Don't give up
Most people who try to quit nicotine have done it more than once, only to fall off the wagon and go back to their old ways. Avoid phrases like, "I'll never quit smoking, it's stronger than me." Uncertainty only leads astray. Believe that everything will work out.
All or nothing
Sometimes setting a quit date can be an effective way to quit smoking. But usually this only works when the decision is made by the smoker themselves. If a smoker is forced into a certain framework against their will, it is unlikely to work. Many people want to quit smoking because their loved ones are worried, but the main thing in this case is to give the person the opportunity to tune in and make their own decision.
[ Control your anger
According to a study by scientists from the University of California, nicotine helps to cope with aggression, but nicotine is also to be "thanked" for irascibility. According to experts, smokers who can curb their emotions will more easily go through the torments of withdrawal from cigarettes.
Fear
A good motivator for quitting smoking is fear. It is precisely because of this feeling that many smokers have chosen health and quit nicotine. The fear that smoking will provoke a number of diseases, including lung cancer, makes the smoker think twice and understand that his life is in his own hands.
What doesn't work on a smoker
Surely many smokers have heard from friends and relatives about the harm of smoking, the unpleasant smell of tobacco smoke and the huge costs of buying cigarettes. But if you want to help a person get rid of a bad habit, these arguments will not help. Every smoker knows about the harm of smoking, but this does not stop him, the fact that a fortune is spent on cigarettes also does not bother anyone, and a smoker learns how bad cigarette smoke smells only when he becomes a non-smoker, before that he inhales it and does not find its smell terrible. It is better to support the person and help not with instructions, but with useful advice.
Using Guilt
Passive smoking kills 50,000 people every year in the United States alone. Millions of people suffer from the deadly habit of their loved ones. Many smokers feel guilty about the fact that people inhale carcinogens, but do not even try to fight it. Therefore, a feeling of guilt in this case will not be superfluous.
Home environment
Grumbling, nagging and quarreling will not do any good to someone who is quitting smoking. A person is already under stress and suffering from the agony of withdrawal, and if loved ones contribute to the increase in tension and irritation, then the likelihood that the bad habit will return increases a hundredfold.
Positive attitude
Anyone can quit smoking, because before they started, they somehow managed, right? Don't let yourself think about how bad you feel without a cigarette, instead realize how much easier and healthier your life will become.