Top 7 Mistakes That Continue Your Smoking Addiction

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Quitting smoking could be one of the most difficult tasks that you undertake in your life.
It is well understood that addiction to cigarettes can be very strong and statistics show
that about 80% of smokers fail to quit the first time and the situation does not imporve
with further attempts. Recent statistics also show that those that do quit tend more often
than not to fall back into the habit within 12 months. Clearly the odds seem stacked
against you …
Why should this be the case though? Why should you fall into the same traps as all those
other smokers and “serial quitters?" The answer is that you do not have to stumble at the
same roadblocks and you do not need to walk blindly into the future ensnared by
cigarettes' smoky webs. By understanding the top 7 quit smoking mistakes you can
avoid them to kick your addiction and be smoke free! Let’s take a closer look.
1. Choosing the Wrong Reasons to Quit
Before any positive actions can be taken you must have the right reason to enact them.
Without the right, sustainable reasons to stop smoking you could be facing an uphill
battle or worse; a total dead end.
Examples of poor reasons to quit smoking are quitting because of nagging and pressure
from a spouse, to secure a job or opportunity or because it costs too much money.
In fact, the only good reason to quit is to quit for yourself and for your family. Only when
the need to stop smoking is internalised and comes from within your own domain can
you be truly effective at ending an addiction. Outside pressures can help and push you in
the right direction, but if you face resistance in your own heart to quit you will be
unlikely to succeed.

2. Not Knowing Your Real Motivation
Not quitting for yourself and instead being pushed from outside forces may be the first
mistake many quitters face, but the second one is usually not understanding your
underlying motivation. You see, there are two types of motivation that are hard-coded
into the human mind. In simple terms they are called Move Towards and Move Away.
• Move towards is an attitude of achieving something. It is a very positive frame of
mind and the drive behind it is to have some sort of accomplishment which is the
reward at the end of the journey. This is the aspect of hope.
• Move away is an attitude of avoiding something or getting rid of something in
life: in this case, cigarettes. This is a more negative frame of mind and instead of
feeling good at being accomplished the end goal is to feel relieved that something
terrible is gone from your life. This is an aspect of fear.
Now you might think that move away sounds like a bad thing but the truth is that BOTH
of these frames of mind are good if you understand what is driving you deep within. Most
people are in fact driven by a move away feeling and that is fine. So embrace what your
true driver is, do not try to be a positive thinking expert if you are really scared to death
of your ailing lungs and the problems this cause. Know your own mind and act
accordingly or you will find that you will falter.

3. Poor Planning
Planning your quitting goals is a vital part of succeeding at smoking cessation. Too many
smokers tend to make snap decisions and quit but have no idea of what lies ahead or how
they are going to manage it. Those a little more organised might have thought about it for
some time and made some mental preparation but do not write these things down which
is another mistake.
You see, when you are trying to get rid of an addiction as strong as smoking cigarettes,
all your best laid plans might come undone when the cravings hit. The urge to smoke
when you are craving a smoke is incredibly high and your mind which may have been
resolute a moment ago suddenly changes as your reasoning becomes twisted.
Being prepared for these times is essential in the short term. For long term you also need
a plan to deal with the time you used to spend smoking and other problems that might not
seem so obvious now. A good way to help with all these things is to write down your
plans. Write down your short term goals and your long term goals and keep them with
you. When the cravings hit your own mind might get messed up but your words on paper
stay true.

4. Thinking a Relapse is the End of Your Attempt to Quit
There is a lot of pressure on you when you are trying to quit. There is a sense of this
being a battle against a force that comes from inside you and a massive test of your
willpower. This is quite true, but the pressure such thinking creates can have
consequences when it comes to relapsing.
When you stumble and give in to a cigarette after trying to be so strong for so long many
smokers simply give up. “If I gave in then obviously I am not strong enough, so why fight
it?” This or a similar statement might flash through your head, leading you down the path
of returning to your smoking habit.
This does not need to be the case though if you change your thinking about what a
relapse is. If you let go of the negative feelings when you make a mistake you can turn
this into a positive thing. Instead of seeing it as a failure see it as a learning experience.
Why did you give in that one time? What prompted it? What could you do next time this
happens to avoid the same thing?
Imagine you are in a race but the only competitor is yourself. If you trip and fall, do you
go right back to the start? NO! You stand back up, dust yourself off and keep running
until you get to the finish line. Giving up just sets you back … continuing with your
quitting journey will see it eventually succeed, and you gaining more wisdom as well.

5. Mistaking Physical Dependency with Mental Addiction
One problem perpetuated by the media and companies that make quit smoking aids is that
the nicotine withdrawal is your major obstacle. Nicotine cravings can be very difficult to
manage causing headaches, nausea, irritability and of course the urge to smoke to calm
your nerves. However, these are not the only forces inside you pushing you to smoke.
Just as powerful if not MORE powerful than the physical addiction to the chemical
nicotine is the mental or psychological addiction you have to the habit of smoking. Not
only does your body expect nicotine to be pumped into it on a regular basis but it expects
you to smoke as a comforting action. Your mind and body has become used to the
habitual action of smoking and your mind believes it is needed.
This is not nicotine, but rather your belief that smoking is actually a good thing, buried
deep inside your subconscious. Knowing the difference between the physical and the
psychological will help you quit without relying on nicotine patches as a total solution.
6. Not Getting Support
Too many smokers attempt to go it alone for various reasons. Perhaps they are scared that
if they let people know they are quitting and then fail they will be humiliated. Perhaps
they believe this is a personal struggle and others should not be involved. Maybe all their
friends are smokers and quitting might be seen as a rejection of them. There are many
reasons and none of them are helpful to your cause.
Having people in your corner when you are trying to quit is a huge help. It makes you set
out your plans to someone. This allows you to solidify the decision via a social contract.
It also garners you help and support as well as someone who will hold you accountable
for your actions as well.
A simple word of encouragement at a bad time can sometimes be all you need to stay on
the right path. Don’t think you have to carry this burden alone, find friends or family
members who can help.

7. Not Doing Your Research
The world is awash with cigarettes and the health dangers are now well known. As such
the world is also flooded with information about quitting smoking and getting your lungs
to a better state of health. The problem is, everyone thinks they know everything about
smoking … but do they really?
If you take advice form people who have never been through the process of quitting
before or at least who have never researched the subject with any depth of scrutiny then
you may be misinformed. Advice from friends and relatives may have its place but to
really understand how to quit smoking and gain better lung health you need to find a
complete system that informs you of all your choices and makes it easy to plan and
progress with your smoking cessation.

Quitting Should Not Be Your Final Destination!
Smoking causes a massive build up of tar, toxins and carcinogens inside your lungs that
does not just go away when you stop smoking. Instead it tends to sit there harming your
health and preventing your lungs functioning correctly. Without cleaning out your lungs
of these substances your risk of lung diseases, strokes, heart failure and of course cancer
takes a long time to drop. The answer to this is …
The Complete Lung Detoxification Guide
http://www.lungdetoxification.com/guide.html
This system guides you through the exact steps you need to take to give up smoking for
good, and then presents an entire process that can detox your lungs of tar and toxins in
just months rather than the years it will take without action!
So if you need to quit smoking and are worried about the state of your lungs, be sure to
download this powerful e-book that will make the process simple and effective. Do you
want another decade of healthier life to live? Then you need this guide.
The choice is yours.
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