Quitting smoking has its stable place in the top 10 of New Year’s resolutions. At the same time, it is really difficult to achieve without the support and only a small percentage of smokers will succeed.
Going “cold turkey” with no support only works for a handful of smokers. Here are 5 tips that could help you to quit smoking this year.
- Make a plan – decide when you will quit, how will you reward yourself and set milestones. This will help you to follow your goal. If something matters to you, you’ll do it today. If you find yourself waiting, you need to think again about what is motivating you.
- Have a goal that matters for you – think properly about why you want to quit smoking at home and at work. It should feel true to you and feel like it comes from you. It may help to speak to someone to really pinpoint your motivations.
- Fight the cravings – cravings usually take 5 minutes so prepare strategies for resisting cravings. Remember that a GP can help with a range of tools to help you with nicotine cravings.
- Failed? Try again – in exceptional cases, smokers quit at the first attempt, more commonly later attempts that succeed. This time, make sure you’re properly supported.
- Get support – it’s always better to do big changes in life with someone supporting you. Hypnotherapy has been shown to be very effective in helping you understand your motivation and take control of the drive to smoke.
