The most important thing you need to have in order to quit is a comprehensive plan and full preparation.
Here is how you go about planning and preparing to quit smoking:
Opting to Quit
Be sure that you want to quit. If you ‘opt to quit’ rather than ‘having to quit’
you have a better chance to succeed.
For instance, when you decide to quit out of concern for your health all through your life, you are more likely to succeed than if you are asked to quit, because of your pregnancy or other factors.
In the latter case, chances are that you will resume smoking once you have weaned. In fact, most women who quit smoking because of their pregnancy and nursing just wait until weaning so that they start smoking again.
Therefore, the crucial thing is to opt to quit smoking. Quitting because you
‘have to’ does not possess the same power or keenness as a freely chosen option.
Tell yourself, “I am a non-smoker.”
The reason for stopping
To opt to quit, you need adequate reasons to quit. So, enlist all your reasons -
the most obvious reason can be for the sake of your own or your family’s health.
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