Make a personal commitment to yourself to quit smoking during this series of classes.
Pick a date to
quit smoking.
Write down the
most important reasons you want to quit smoking. Carry the “why” card you. Tape
another on your bathroom mirror or on your refrigerator. Or put one on your
dashboard if you have a car.
Read these
reasons for quitting over and over again.
Record the times
you smoke on the recording cards provided.
Focus on your
smoking habit: when you smoke, do you have a cigarette because of physical
cravings or because of habit? Can you eliminate some cigarettes each day due to
routine or habit?
When you smoke
don’t do anything else i.e. don’t eat and smoke, don’t talk on the phone and
smoke, don’t watch TV and smoke…just smoke.
Don’t smoke
unconsciously-slow your smoking way down-watch yourself smoke. Are you really
enjoying this cigarette?
Smoke only in one
place in your home or smoke outside. Make your home smoke
free!
Carry your cigarettes
in a different place and keep them in a
different place at home. Discard your lighter, use
matches.
Practice the 5
D's whenever you feel like having a cigarette.
Think
about your Quit date-prepare yourself mentally.
Deep breathe often-spend some time each day learning how to relax without smoking.
Find a jar for
the money that you will save from not
smoking.