Quit Smoking Painlessly Now!

How can you stop smoking fast? No one wants to drag it out. You want to be able to achieve it quickly. But to stop smoking quickly is easier said than done.

On the other hand, there is a theory that says the only way to quit smoking is to do it fast. Here is how the theory goes.

Humans are procrastinators. We tend to want to put things off. Another important fact is that humans are different from animals because we are not ruled solely by our instincts and emotions. We are rational, logical, decision-making creatures.

To stop smoking fast, MAKE A DECISION.

Sounds too simple, right? In order to stop smoking, you simply have to decide that it is the thing you want to do. Once you say “I decide to stop smoking” and it is a sincere, rational decision; you create a powerful reason within yourself to stop.

Everytime you see someone smoking, your mind again decides – I decide to stop smoking.

Some people feel that this is impossible because they do not have the will power. That is true. But it is only true if you never really made that decision. Think about that.

Of course, there are many ways to help you stop smoking fast. You just need to find the one way that works best for you.

Here is a fact – it’s hard to quit smoking. This is a trap that many smokers fall into. You see, it seems so easy to quit smoking. Many people believe that they can quit any time they wish to.

This is only true, if you never wanted to smoke in the first place. Its a mind-thing.

But the good news is this, there are methods to help you quit smoking painlessly. But painlessly is actually quite relative. Some people have such a low threshold for pain that any discomfort is deemed as “pain”. For these folks, then I am sorry, nothing is painless.

Here are 3 methods to quitting smoking painlessly:

1. Cutting back. This is actually a proven method to help you stop smoking. Notice that I do not use the word quit. Humans are expert at procrastinating. So, just put off smoking “till later” each time you wish to smoke. Then go do something interesting. When you finally cannot take it any more, go smoke. Slowly, you will cut back on the number of smokes you take a day. This method is particularly effective for those who smoke one large pack or more a day.

2. Smokeless cigarette with nicotine. Yes, it works. The trick here is that you are actually getting rid of the “smoke”, but easing yourself off the nicotine. This is a clinical method and has been proven to work.

3. Hypnosis is one method that many people has sworn to work for them. Personally, I have had no experience with this. But the theory is sound. Smoking in many instances is more of a habit, a way of life, a state of the mind then it is substance addiction. For substance addiction, the above two methods can help you to start quitting smoking painlessly. But if you are not addicted deeply, then it is really a lifestyle choice and a habit.

There are many other ways where you can quit smoking painlessly. If you are serious about quitting smoking, then you will need to experiment and discover them. After all, your life is worth it.

For those who know, Singapore is a fine country. Yes, it’s a little cliche by now, but it is still somewhat funny. Smoking in Singapore is an expensive habit.

There is a hefty tobacco tax. But the reality is this, even if cigarettes were really cheap, do you really want to keep smoking? Smoking harms you. Smoking harms those around you too. A smoker not only damages his own health, but also that of his family.

In Singapore, there is a lot of help available to quit smoking. I really could not say if you can easily quit smoking using such services, but no harm giving it a try.

This is the official government health site for smokers in Singapore:

http://www.hpb.gov.sg/smokefree/default.aspx

Remember that ciggies are expensive in Singapore? Well, they actually have a Smoking Calculator to help you figure out how much money you save if you quit smoking!

Smoking Calulator

Innovative idea. But the fact is, you can quit smoking in Singapore because there is help available, and also because it is just so expensive to continue to habit!

Now I’m being blamed not only for anorexia but for lung cancer. [0n being a high-profile social smoker] ~ Kate Moss

“Her smoking and lifestyle are affecting her looks, marked by wrinkling around the eyes that will get worse over the next five years. Beauticians have noted that her chin shows signs of sagging and the shape of her face is becoming less angular and defined.” Sunday Times UK 2005

As far as Kate is concerned beauty from within seems to mean spending lots of money at spas and wellness centres for face and body makeovers. However, such temporary measures cannot beat a long history of chain smoking. A record of 80 – 100 sticks a day pump enough toxins into her body to make her age faster than she should. Such a shame to the once youthful looking supermodel. She certainly look much older than her age now. No amount of anti aging products – like creams, wraps, or even jabs can rescue her skin from such toxic onslaught. On top of that, Ms Moss is known for her hard drinking habit that no doubt compound and accelerate her skin aging process.

Beauty is only skin deep. As a chain smoker and a hard drinker, she has already committed serious damage to her skin.

The effects of smoking on the skin cannot be reversed totally, however,  quit smoking now would at least stop the damage from getting bad to worse. However, will she?

For Ms Moss, middle age has come even before her middles start showing. It’s all in her pretty face. What a pity!

“Thank you for Not Smoking. Cigarette smoke is the residue of your pleasure. It contaminates the air, pollutes my hair and clothes, not to mention my lungs. This takes place without my consent. I have a pleasure, also. I like a beer now and then. The residue of my pleasure is urine. Would you be annoyed if I stood on a chair and pissed on your head and your clothes without your consent?” ~ Sign from Ken’s Magic Shop

I don’t know where s Ken’s Magic Shop is, and I don’t know who is behind Ken’s Magic Shop, however, I totally resonate with what the sign says. This is really funny! If you haven’t quit smoking, would you at least consider doing it now?

To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. I ought to know because I’ve done it a thousand times. ~Mark Twain, attributed

Here’s an interview of Mark Twain from Boston Daily Globe, August 3, 1909, p. 9
– In a semi-jocose interview at his home near Redding, Conn. today, Mark Twain let it become known that he is combating heart disease, brought about by his many years of excessive smoking. A reporter asked the veteran humorist if he had anything to say in regard to Dr. James L. Tracy’s assertion in “American Medicine,” that Twain was below par morally because he smoked a cigar at Oxford, England, while waiting the conferment of a degree over there.

The white flannel clad Mark, sitting in an easy chair puffing at a pipe, said: “This is the third of the four smokers I’m allowed each 24 hours nowadays,” he explained, without ever removing his pipe.

“I am obliged to sit right here for months, and perhaps forever, by the orders of my doctor. He allows me only four smokes a day, where I have been all my life in the habit of taking at least 40.

“I cannot walk 300 years or take an extra smoke or two, but I pay the penalty with a severe pain in my heart. When I consider that I lived almost 74 years in as good health as any man and smoked 40 times a day without injury, as I thought, only to be cut down now to four smokes a day, I am in no position to dispute anything which Dr. Tracy may say regarding smoking.

“Regarding the Oxford incident, the doctor seems to have a mistaken notion. I was not the chief criminal, and was not even responsible for the occurrence. While we were awaiting our turn in the ceremonies, those of us who came up for letters and a few who were there for science degrees had to wait perhaps an hour.

“I inquired if smoking was allowed. Mr. Kipling said that it was forbidden by the rules. Then some one of our group of four said that we could go down in an out-of-the-way corridor and have a smoke. I think it was Sir Edward Ramsay who said that, but I would not accuse anyone wilfully. We went down there and had our smoke, and no one said anything to us.

“No one came near us except a small army of photographers who got some pictures, so you see the crime was divided among four of us, one American and three Englishmen. If I can divide up all my crimes in the same proportion I shall be fortunate.

“So Dr. Tracy is worried about my moral character? And he thinks the excessive use of tobacco is responsible for it.

“Well, tobacco is responsible for a good deal physically, but I don’t think it can quite ruin a moral character.”

“Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.” ~ Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign.

I know she was doing her part to get people to quit smoking, however, that line was hilariously funny. Instead of taking her seriously, some thought she was just after the fame for doing the job.