I kept thinking about how to wrap up with the started series of articles about smoking - so that this sweet feeling of completeness appeared: like - yes, now you've done the job, you can proceed to the next one.
Yesterday, one of the interlocutors referred to his own work, and I realized - this is IT!
Below, under the picture - a repost of the article kirakin . Thank him very much.

And a series of articles was like this, let me remind you:

- a post written at the request of commentators to previous articles

Original taken from kirakin 6 reasons NOT to quit smoking

I love the Mark Twain quote: "Quitting smoking is easy: I've done it forty times!"

Everyone understands perfectly well that smoking is harmful. And, of course, we all have friends/acquaintances/relatives who hint at us in every possible way how great it would be to quit smoking. However, as they say, everything has its pros and cons. I will not talk about the benefits of quitting smoking - the Internet is full of information on this topic, let's look at the purely cons of such a step, how to get into a bad habit.

Firstly,

After quitting smoking, a lot of free energy appears in the body. I don't know what it's about. I heard somewhere that any drug (and tobacco, what to engage in self-deception, is a drug) gives a person a surge of energy “right now” due to the energy accumulated earlier. Over time, the concentration of the drug in the body decreases and a person has a burning desire to replenish it. If this is not possible - for example, you are flying in an airplane or cigarettes have simply run out, then a person develops apathy or aggression. If you do not smoke for several days, then this condition disappears, and energy begins to accumulate in the body, which simply needs to be applied somewhere. So before you quit smoking, think carefully about what you plan to do instead. For example, I have a burning desire to write some blog post (my notes my wife considers the height of idiocy) or to run in the morning (which 98.5% of the world's population consider to be the height of idiocy). Answer yourself, are you ready to look like an idiot in the eyes of loved ones and other people? Or is it better to go imposingly smoke a cigarette?

The point "secondly" refers, perhaps, to the male half of smokers. (Women should not read!) After you stop smoking, there is a constant desire for sex. And if earlier you perceived the women around you as an ordinary piece of furniture, now your communication with them by itself "switches" to possible assessment them as sexual partners. There is a desire to flirt harmlessly with them or to show meaningless signs of attention. Of course, this moment will certainly be noticed by others on a subconscious level. Your "second half", if you have one, will be jealous. And those with whom you communicate, what good will decide that you are "harassing" them. The situation can go even further if one of the girls begins to "respond" to your signs of attention. Think carefully about whether you need such a headache and an extra stone around your neck, because, as they say, "we are responsible for those we have tamed." And in general, doing ordinary daily work activities will become much more problematic for you, because. Periodically, your body will send very free signals to your brain. Which, of course, will distract you and interfere with concentration. So you need to answer the question for yourself: are you ready for increased attention and improvement of sexual function, or is it much calmer to maintain hormonal levels at the current level, and for this go smoke a cigarette?

The third paragraph applies to everyone, so women are also allowed to read it. When you quit smoking, your sense of smell becomes very acute. Perhaps it's great if the reality around you consists of the sea, forests and fields of wild plants. But if you are an average person, then rather unpleasant discoveries await you in the form of smells of stale food in the refrigerator, wet dog hair after a walk, dust in the room or the stink of the air conditioner, fumes and just the smell of sweaty feet from people who surround you. Are you ready for this? If not, then there is a wonderful cure - just go and smoke a cigarette!

Fourth, your desire to quit smoking is fraught with the fact that your social circle will be reduced. How many interesting topics, topical issues of the surrounding reality, technical innovations and gossip can be heard while communicating with colleagues and acquaintances in smoking rooms! The phrase "let's go smoke!" very often in our time sounds like an invitation to a fairly frank conversation. Smokers seem to belong to some special caste, smokers have a common passion that unites them ... When you quit, it becomes unpleasant for you to be in the team of those people who until recently were like relatives to you. They, of course, will immediately feel the split between you and reject you from their group. Now, instead of merging with society during a smoke break, you will walk around the park like a fool, carrying plans for ambitious projects in your head ... Sometimes these thoughts are very unpleasant. You think about what you could do to become richer, healthier, and happier. What steps can be taken to achieve this right now? And sometimes it becomes very embarrassing that you still have not done anything. A good cure for such thoughts is to be distracted by a conversation with colleagues over a cigarette!

Fifth, if you quit smoking, then you will have free money. With the price of a pack of cigarettes, let's say, one hundred rubles, for a month you will have about three thousand rubles "extra". Supporters of "throwing" tend to interpret this factor as an undoubted "plus" healthy lifestyle life. But it's not. Because any "free energy" (and money is energy), if not applied in a good way, becomes destructive and destructive. For example, with this money you will give a bouquet of flowers to your beloved woman, and this will lead to the development of events described in paragraph number two. Or you buy yourself some book, thoughts will appear from it in your head and this will lead to the trouble described in point number four. Or you, what the hell, sign up for some "twice a week pool section", and then you will not avoid the problems from point one ... Fortunately, in order to avoid all these problems, just go and smoke a cigarette.

Sixthly... However, I blabbed something... Surely you, a respected smoker, will tell you why you should not quit smoking. And then, of course, I will finish this note by including your opinion in it. Perhaps we will get not “six reasons”, but “thirty-six” - but is this only for the better? Right now, you can do your part to save dozens of people from this crazy step - to stop smoking. Do it! Write your reason for quitting smoking in the comments and, perhaps, it is your opinion that will save the reader of this article! And with a sense of accomplishment, you can go smoke a cigarette!

Hello, friends. Today I will tell you about how I successfully, and most importantly, “without hemorrhoids” quit smoking. Quitting smoking is easy.

My story

My story with cigarettes is similar to the famous proverb: "You start smoking once, but you quit all your life." I smoked my first cigarette when I was young, when I was studying at the college (1987), I smoked my last cigarette in the less distant 2010. But in the interval between these two dates, I constantly fought with tobacco, that is, I tried to quit smoking.

How many times did you throw? Yes, probably a hundred, no less. And what I just did not do for this, look here:

• Pasted plasters on the skin;
• Took pills;
• Used acupuncture;
• He drank too much alcohol so that the next day the cigarette “would not go into his mouth”;
• I read Alain Kar's book "How to quit smoking";
• Quit smoking with the help of willpower;
• Chewing gum with nicotine;
• Sucked some lollipops;
• Drank oats.

But no matter what I did, it all came down to the fact that after a few days I again took a cigarette in my hands.

But here it is in the yard in 2010. I quit smoking again. This time, I again bought Tabox tablets (this is not an advertisement) and after a few days I understand that it turns out that I don’t even smoke. It all happened so painlessly and naturally that at first I took it as a miracle. But after analyzing the event, I understood why this time I quit smoking so comfortably and painlessly.

No, it’s not all about Tabox, I’ve quit smoking with it before, but it’s all about psychology, that’s where the “dog is buried”. I realized that thanks to a favorable set of circumstances, I learned the secret of easy nicotine withdrawal.

Usually the unsuccessful experience of quitting smoking follows the same pattern, let's take a look at it.

MOSTLY THE DESIRE TO QUIT SMOKING HAPPENS IN THIS SCENARIO

Decided to quit smoking on such and such date. I chose, for example, with tablets. The first day of the struggle passes though painfully, but still on the rise of spirit. With an interval of five minutes, I look at my watch and say to myself in my mind: “What a flint I am!”. All my thoughts revolve around tobacco.

The second day without tobacco passes not with such enthusiasm. It seems that I do not have enough freedom, my thoughts are jumping, my hand reaches for the pack itself. I constantly want to eat, the smell of cigarettes becomes very pleasant and desirable, it is difficult to concentrate on anything, since I already smoke with all my thoughts.

The third day of throwing is the hardest. The soul is torn, and the body asks to smoke with all the cells. Nervyak intensifies, and for myself I begin to come up with a bunch of reasons to smoke. Here are some of them.

• I'm stressed, I've been brought down, and a cigarette will calm me down;
• No, of course I'm quitting smoking, well, I'll just smoke one, but I won't go on;
• I can't concentrate on anything, but with a cigarette...;
• Since I quit smoking, a lot of troubles have fallen on me. If I don't smoke, I don't know what misfortune it will lead to.

The inflamed and dodgy mind offers a thousand arguments for the expediency of smoking. And at least somewhere in my heart I understand that it is impossible to smoke, but in my mind I have already accepted that it is simply necessary to smoke now. Everything, the process of quitting is over, but I still smoke.

ALL TROUBLES FROM MIND

When I quit smoking in 2010, I almost missed this scary story with brittleness, and two “things” helped me in this - this is a favorite job and a feeling of indifference to the process of refusal.

Everything worked out by itself. If, according to the scheme recommended by doctors, you quit smoking with the help of nicotine tablets, then chemical withdrawal is not so terrible, and wolf hunger does not occur. By gradually reducing the dose of tablets (nicotine), the body begins to wean from nicotine, but it is much more difficult to stop smoking psychologically.

Psychological dependence is much stronger than chemical dependence, and the human brain is very quirky and is able to slip any mental filth when something happens not according to its knurled scenario.

BUT THE BRAIN CAN BE DECEIVED

Gotta find something to do

The behavior of the human psyche is similar to the action of a hungry, flea-ridden dog, which is constantly prowling in search of joys and food, stubbornly does not want to put on a muzzle, and if something goes wrong, it can bare its teeth.

But here's what's interesting, give the dog interest, for example, in the form of a bone, and she will leave you alone, will be busy with her own business. So is our brain - find something for him to like, and he will forget about cigarettes, and he will no longer “itch” in his head about this.

In my case, such a “bone” was my favorite work. No, I didn’t develop any tactics then, but it just happened that there was an emergency at work, and in my free time I was doing my favorite thing - creating a website. I got so into it, both at home and at work, that I forgot that I needed to smoke. No, of course, sometimes my hand reached for a cigarette, I won’t lie, but I quickly switched my attention to my favorite thing and it became easier for me.

A FAVORITE ACTIVITY, A HOBBY OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITY YOU LOVE WILL HELP YOU DIVERSE YOUR HABIT, REDUCE YOUR NERVOUS LEVEL AND HELP YOU TO INTERRUPT THE FLOW OF THOUGHTS ABOUT CIGARETTES

It is necessary to reduce the importance of the goal and not get hung up on the problem

Have you noticed such a pattern? The more you appreciate the importance of the problem and the more you get hung up on the topic, the more nervous you get and the less you get. Indifference and some detachment is the best tactic for those who want to give up tobacco.

No need to swear, no need to exaggerate the importance of the consequences, it is better to perceive everything as a game. - it's fun, the essence of the game is the path, and not focusing on the result, and even more so not limiting oneself in something.

I remember that when I gave up cigarettes, at first it seemed to me that something important and personal was being taken away from me, which made me very annoyed. All this is true, but as soon as I lowered the degree of importance of the event and perceived the refusal of cigarettes as a kind of game, then the irritation dissipated by itself, and the thoughts of smoking became less frequent.

SUMMING UP

THIS IS ALL MY OBSERVATIONS - TO SUM UP

Nicotine replacement pills gradually helped me overcome my nervousness, increased appetite and chemical dependency.

The workload and favorite work helped push the thought of “smoking” into the background.

Not looping and indifference to the problem, as well as the perception of the process of refusal, as a kind of game, saved my nerves and helped drive away obsessive thoughts.

Is that what I forgot - during the rejection of addiction, I did not drink alcohol at all, and this is important.

That's all, stay healthy and don't cough.

Oleg

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The problem of modern society lies in addictions, which then develop into addiction, which leads to the inevitable stress of the body. Of course, the most common and public of them are drinking and smoking. The main thing is to stop in time, to understand for yourself why this is necessary and what it can lead to. How to gather courage and quit drinking and smoking on your own?

There are many ways to get rid of bad habits. But believe me, everything starts only when you realize that you will endure and are ready for change.

It will be very difficult for the body to refuse a “tidbit” piece, stress and emotional breakdowns are possible, but in no case should you lean on alcoholic drinks at such moments, this will only aggravate the situation.

How to stop drinking

Many experts and doctors recommend preparing the body for the upcoming actions by watching the film “Alcohol terror against Russia” (there are several parts). This story shows moments from a person’s life and how alcohol ruins his life. Alcohol, like a poison, is absorbed into the body, sucks out all the energy, health and gradually destroys it.

Psychologists believe that reading the books of the author Levashov will be an excellent preparation. In books, he raises the issue of the dangers of alcohol only once (the material takes 1-2 pages), but the one who understands true meaning words spoken by him, refuses to take alcohol and cigarettes.

Recently, a new system called “Luch-nick” has been released. It allows you to gradually give up alcohol, reducing the daily dose consumed, and also eliminates some side effects, which caused alcoholic drinks for the entire time of use. What does he represent? This is an artificial intelligence that radiates a special energy that positively affects the human biofield. The action of this device is confirmed by bioresonance diagnostics. It helps not only in the fight against smoking, but also in sexual diseases, muscle, blood and joint ailments.

What is the best thing to do when dealing with alcohol addiction?

1. Coding. Yes, it helps to get rid of addiction for a certain period, but the human psyche changes, it becomes different, aggressive and twitchy.
2. Medications can cause even greater dependence, many of them have contraindications that adversely affect the body and exacerbate diseases of other organs.

How to quit smoking?

As Mark Twain said, "quitting smoking is easy, done it many times." Indeed, it is easy to give up smoking, but what to do in order not to break loose and get rid of the habit forever?

The main thing is to learn to control the smoking process itself. At the first stage, do not deny yourself smoking, just do it somehow unusual. If you smoke after a certain point in time, watch how you do it. If you hold a cigarette in your right hand, then hold it in your left. Do you smoke in company? Smoke alone. Once you feel in control of this process, you can reduce the amount of cigarettes you consume and then stop smoking.

Electronic cigarettes are not the best The best way get rid of addiction. What difference does it make how you get nicotine? Let it be cigarettes or sweet candies. The same thing happens when smoking electronic cigarettes. The same dependence, nothing changes, only you pay more. In any case, this is not an option.

What happens if you stop smoking and drinking?

1. After completely giving up the use of these substances, your taste buds will gradually return to normal, you will again be able to enjoy the tastes of your favorite dishes. Alcohol changes the taste of food, the work of receptors is inhibited.
2. Bad breath will disappear, people will be pleased to communicate with you. Many people are allergic to tobacco, it is unlikely that it will be interesting to communicate with you when you smell very bad.
3. The risk of liver and lung diseases will decrease. Have you seen what happens to the lungs of smokers? They begin to rot from the inside, except for operations, nothing can help. Things are the same with the liver, if you catch yourself in time, you can stop the process of complete destruction, otherwise it is possible fatal outcome. If you do not drink, smoke, then diseases will bypass you.
4. You will save tens of thousands of rubles per month! Yes exactly. When buying alcohol and cigarettes, we simply do not notice how much money we spend on it. A pack of cigarettes costs an average of 50 rubles. How many of these packs does a smoker need per day? Suppose 3. Total 150 rubles per day and 4500 rubles per month. Agree, this is a considerable amount that could be spent on something really useful and necessary. The same situation emerges with alcohol. On average, you spend 240 rubles a day on alcoholic beverages. 7200 per month, this is just a huge amount!
5. Healthy generation. Happy and healthy children are always the joy of any parent. Drinking, smoking should not only be a mother, but also a future father, because a child takes data from a man at the genetic level.

Do alcohol and nicotine have any benefits?

You can drink, but not much, so that there is no addiction. After all, in addition to the minuses, alcohol has some advantages, for example, it acts a good remedy in improving metabolism and improves blood circulation. It is believed that the daily consumption of alcohol is 50 ml, which must be divided into two or three times a day. Nicotine has no advantages, it does not have a positive effect on the body, it only provokes diseases.

You've been dating this nice guy for a while now. He is kind, considerate and generous. But you don't feel the way you should feel for him. Although there is some physical attraction between you, you do not feel comfortable around him, especially because you do not have many common interests with him. Perhaps he doesn't like spending time outside, going to live music concerts, or browsing second-hand stores looking for interesting things. How, then, to end the relationship? Read on and find out.

Steps

Prepare emotionally

Make sure you are ready to let it go. Don't make hasty decisions. Take your time and think carefully about the situation, consider all the pros and cons of a relationship with him. So that in a few months you will not regret what you did.

• Do you pay too much attention to insignificant things? Is it really that important that he doesn't always want to do what you want? Perhaps there are some other activities that both of you enjoy? Think carefully about your answers.
• Perhaps your friends or family were subtly hinting that he wasn't good enough for you, and you allowed those hints to solidify in your thoughts? Assess your reasons for breaking up.

1. They should not be manipulated. In many cases, people choose to start treating their partner badly, in the hope that he himself will initiate a breakup. You can constantly nag him about housework, criticize his clothes, always spoil his plans for spending time together, or even cheat on him so that he leaves you himself. Just then you don't have to do it. But such a method will lead to the fact that you will only harm him and stop liking yourself.

   Stop stressing yourself. You're not doing yourself any good by staying in a relationship just so you don't offend anyone. If you and your boyfriend are not compatible, just like your dreams are not compatible, let him go, otherwise you will only be stressing yourself.

   Understand that it is very important to put an end. Most people are afraid of a direct conversation and a breakdown in relationships, and therefore they may postpone the conversation or simply stop communicating with the person altogether. You should not leave your partner in limbo - this will only make it worse for both of you.

   Treat him with respect

   1. Talk to him personally. Breaking up with a person via email, text, or even a voice message is all the rage right now, but it won't satisfy your partner, it's inefficient, and it's completely tactless. If he's a good guy, he deserves an explanation.

   2. Choose a suitable location. You can't think about it at the last moment. Environment affects mood, ability to focus, and our interpretation of what is said. Find a place where you both feel comfortable.

      • A park with a lake, for example, would be a good place, as the waves will be soothing and a little distracting.
      • But a cozy cafe may not be such a good option, as strangers will be sitting within earshot and a romantic atmosphere can give both of you an awkward feeling.

   3. Focus on the task at hand. During direct communication, do not forget about the importance of the situation. This person is valuable to you, and you need to say something to him, so make your message clear and complete.

      • Don't let your mind wander. Thinking about how to quickly just end this conversation will only distract you and disrupt the flow of the conversation.
      • Don't take out your phone. Put it on silent mode and keep it in your purse or pocket. Instagram and email can wait.

   4. Do not lie and do not speak platitudes. Your good guy doesn't deserve false explanations. Go easy and diplomatic way. If he is simply not your person, tell him so, but be tactful.

      • Don't act like Chandler from Friends when he told Janice he was moving to another country. You will be very embarrassed when you run into him somewhere later!
      • The banal excuse that you are “just not ready for a relationship” now will seem insincere, so it should also be avoided.

   5. Do not discuss past conflicts. As a rule, couples do not agree when it comes to who is to blame for starting a certain quarrel. Do not stir up past disagreements or negative experiences, this will not bring any benefit.

      • It doesn't matter at the moment that he never wanted to go camping or go to concerts.
      • In the same way, it doesn't matter that you were sometimes harsh with him or ignored him. Don't let the conversation go in an unproductive direction.

   6. You can mention the good times. Let him know that you generally enjoyed your time with him. Highlight some of his features that you will miss. You can even express regret at the end of a relationship, but only if it's sincere.

      • Perhaps you appreciated that he always responded to your messages and calls in a timely manner, and that he sent you cute pictures of cats, because he knew that you liked them. If so, tell him about it!
      • Was he good in bed? It's definitely worth emphasizing to flatter his ego!

Instruction

So, you are addicted to alcohol. It seems to you that it is he who makes you happy and fills your life with meaning. But you begin to realize that this is a problem and you want to stop drinking. It may not be easy for you, but you can recover if you make a firm decision to return to normal life.

The most important thing in the fight against alcoholism is motivation. Think with you after giving up alcohol. Imagine how many useful things you can do. Your family will be happy, you will be able to find Good work or not to lose the former. You will be able to save money for something you need, and not spend it on alcohol. In the end, you will be a healthy person, and do not shorten your life.

Make up your mind. It must be precise, clear and unshakable. Prove to yourself and everyone that you have become a strong personality, not deprived of willpower. From now on, you should forget about drinking forever. Narcologists and psychologists recommend learning not only to drive away all thoughts about alcohol, but to ignore them.

If you are confident that you can handle your problem on your own, go for it! Stop communicating with drinking people. Often a person drinks just for the company, without realizing why he does it. Over time, this behavior becomes a habit that leads to addiction. If you have friends that you drink with every time you meet, stop seeing them.

Surround yourself with loved ones. You need their support. Do not close in on yourself, otherwise you can break loose and start drinking from loneliness. Do something fun, like sports. A new hobby can help take your mind off your drinking.

Be persistent. Doctors recommend that patients keep a personal diary of recovery. For 30 days, write down everything that happened to you, that is, all interesting situations, joyful moments and positive emotions. Write down everything that you have achieved this month that you managed to do good. You will need to compare your emotions while sober with those you experienced while under the influence of alcohol. Believe me, you will see the difference and realize that you have become much happier.

Don't doubt yourself. Every day, remember your goal to live a healthy and fulfilling life, pleasing yourself and your loved ones. If you suddenly feel a strong desire to drink alcohol, remember how many days you have lived without this poison. Even if you haven't drunk for a few days, it's already an achievement, so there's no going back. Move only forward, and you will definitely reach your goal!