Discover how to help your loved ones quit smoking this love season.

1. Ways to Help Someone Quit
Smoking this Valentine
By
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2. Introduction
• Every year,February 14th is celebrated
worldwide as lover’s day. The valentine season
is about love and if you profess to love people
around you, you should be able to help them
quit their smoking addiction. This article
discusses ways to help someone quit smoking
this valentine. Whether the person is your
boyfriend, girlfriend or neighbor does not
matter. All that matters is your showing your
love to people this valentine season.

3. Can You Get a Loved One to Stop
Smoking?
• But, first things first. Can you get a smoker to
stop just like that? The truth is; you can’t get
him or her to stop. Experts say the only way a
smoker can stop is if he or she wants to stop.
If he or she doesn’t want to, then it’s not
going to happen. But you can support him to
quit, even though it is his or her decision; not
yours.

4. Can You Get a Loved One to Stop
Smoking?(2)
• You can help relieve the nicotine withdrawal
symptoms that will surface as a result of the
switch from smoker to ex-smoker by being
there for your loved one. Nicotine withdrawal
symptoms manifest from the very first hour
after the last cigarette was put off. The best
thing is to support and just be there for him or
her when the going gets tough.

5. Can You Get a Loved One to Stop
Smoking?(3)
• Do whatever you can to reduce his anxiety and
help him relax. If you’ve never been through
nicotine withdrawal, you don’t know how
physically and mentally stressful it can be.
Remind him or her of how much healthier his or
her body will be without those nasty toxins going
in. Dealing with someone who is quitting
smoking can be almost as difficult as being the
actual person who is quitting. Be extremely
patient, avoid confrontation or arguments.

6. Valentine Gift Ideas to Help Your
Loved Ones Quit Smoking
• * Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking
• * LifeSign QuitKey Smoking Cessation
Computer
• * The Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking:
A Revolutionary Approach Using Allen Carr’s
Easyway Method
• * X-Halers Smokeless Cigarette (Nicotine-free)
and CD Stop Smoking Program
• * The Secret To Stop Smoking

7. Tips to help your boyfriend quit
smoking cigarettes
• For you to help your boyfriend quit smoking,
he has to feel like quitting. He has to have a
burning desire to quit. You can’t do that for
him. Because nicotine is highly addictive,
quitting can be tough. But you can suggest
some ideas that may help him. Just knowing
that he has your support can make him more
likely to quit successfully.

8. Tip No 2
• Offer to help your boyfriend formulate a plan for
dropping off cigarettes but please DON’T give him an
ultimatum as doing so will sometimes yield results in
the short term, but long term that kind of approach
never works out. Instead, talk to him about what would
be easiest for him, maybe get some books or pull up
some web pages containing stop smoking tips. Assist
him, because quitting smoking, whichever way you
look at it, is really hard. It will take time, but it will pay
off in the long run. Also, persuade him to speak to his
doctor about a nicotine replacement and go all out to
stop.

9. Tip No 3
• It can be helpful to break your goal into
smaller bits — such as 14 days, 4 weeks, and 2
months without smoking. Assist him to stay
focused once he stops, and figure out a good
way to reward himself when he achieves set
goals at different points. A daily reward isn’t a
bad idea, if you can think of something he’d
like.

10. Tip No 4
• You can also assist your boyfriend by staying away from
things that previously triggered his desire to smoke — like
visiting a particular friend’s house, going to the club, etc.
Help your boyfriend by first having him spot out the
triggers that produce his cravings to light up. After he’s
identified his triggers, he must find a new way to cope with
the urges or cravings. For instance, if he feels like smoking
each time his boss complains about his work in the office,
how is he going to cope now that he no longer smokes?
Help him figure that out in advance as it makes stop
smoking more bearable. This is because cravings are the
reason many people who stopped smoking are back into it.
They can’t seem to get a hang of it. But you must be wise,
think ahead of time for your spouse.

11. Tip No 5
• The best help is not to blame or attack him.
Let him know that you support him and want
him to be healthy for you and for himself.
Remind him (without any form of preaching or
nagging) of the benefits of quitting, including
all the money he’ll be able to save. And
remember that ultimately he has to decide
whether he’s ready to quit — but your support
and encouragement can make a huge
difference.

12. Tip No 6 & 7
• Few days after stop smoking, let him gulp lots
of water and fruit juice to flush out the
nicotine out of his system. It only takes a few
days of not smoking to get rid of the nicotine
in the body system.
• Clean his things and wash his clothes. Get the
smoke smell out of his stuff. You can go as far
as vacuuming up ashes and laundering smelly
bed spreads and textiles.

13. Tip No 8
• * Also, let him have as much sleep as he
wants. Have plenty of healthy (and some not
so healthy treats) on hand to fight the urges or
cravings. Expect his appetite to increase. Keep
some extra snacks around. Keep him hydrated.
Caffeine is best avoided—don’t tempt him
with it.

14. Tip No 9
• Help him get rid of all his smoking
paraphernalia. Throw out the lighters, old
cigarette boxes and ashtrays. It is up to him to
fling the cigarettes, but no reason to keep the
other stuff. Basically, remove all evidence of
his having smoked from his car, where he lives,
and where you live.

15. Tip No 10
• If he does slip up and have a cigarette, don’t
come down hard on him. He just needs to
recognize the mistake and get back on track.
Quitting isn’t something you can do all at once
and be done with. You’re quitting every moment
of your life until you rid your system of the
nicotine addiction, which takes months (but does
get easier after the first days and weeks).Time is
on his side, encourage him to take the quit
smoking journey one day at a time.

16. Tip No 11 & 12
• Exercise and good eating will help greatly. Encourage
him to go for any exercise he enjoys, it helps to keep
stress levels low. Read up more benefits of exercise on
quit smoking.
• Most importantly, stress to your boyfriend that you
hate the Addiction not his person. What your
boyfriend needs is constant support. Watch what you
say. When you say “Stop smoking” he hears “You aren’t
good enough”. What he needs and wants to hear is “I
love you with all my heart. I know you are struggling
and I want to be there for you no matter what. Let’s
battle this together.”

17. Tips No 13,14 & 15
• Try to keep the environment quiet and laid-back,
rather than loud and busy.
• Try to cope with the topsy-turvy nature of his
needs at this period. If he’s open to a massage,
give him one. If he requests for a cup of tea,
make him one. If he wants to be left alone, leave
him alone.
• When a serious craving surfaces, encourage him
to wait 5-10 minutes. Cravings usually disappear
within that time. This is a tried-and-true
technique.

18. Tip No 16
• If he’s a drinker, encourage him to avoid
alcohol and bars for a while. Drinking is a huge
trigger for most smokers. The urge to light up
when you taste or smell alcohol is
overpowering, and it weakens your willpower
and your ability to say no.

19. Tip No 17
• As much as possible, remind him that his
quitting will benefit his future self and make
his life better right now. He’ll have more
energy, feel generally relaxed, save money, be
able to eat and taste better, sleep better, not
have ugly yellow teeth, get sick less often, will
be setting a good example for the children in
his life, etc. It helps to make a list of all the
benefits, and keep it in his wallet or anywhere
he can easily access it.

20. Conclusion
• Encourage him, but you can save yourself a lot
of pain and heart ache to know you can’t
change anyone. They only change when they
want to. Smoking is highly addictive and you
just have to decide what you are willing to put
up with. If you can’t stand it, then leave
him…because he may not change. But it’s
worth giving a trial, encourage someone to
quit smoking today!!!

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