Happy new year and I hope this year brings all you hope it will.By now a large proportion of smokers who made that new years resolution to quit will be back on the evil weed. It's the same every year. There is however a big glimmer of hope for those who failed but really want to quit. You see quitting is only as hard as you make it yourself. There is a big percentage, around 45% who find quitting very easy and never go back to cigarettes ever again. Smokers 'trying' to quit however rarely hear about these. And why should they, there is no money to be made out of them, but they are there all the same. You probably know someone in this category. The overwhelming consensus amongst the general public is that it's hard to quit. They even tell you that in all those hideous nicotine patch ads and NHS information broadcasts. Why is this the case? Well there is still money to be made out of the poor smoker even when he decides to quit, if he believes it is hard to do. i.e he'll need some kind of 'help'!
Just remember this, around 45% of smokers who quit, find it easy. If you really believe this and it is a fact, then you too will find it easy. A simple formulae in therapy states, expectation+belief=your experience. Don't be fooled by the drug companies or the nationalised health services they serve! Pick a time when you want to quit, find an alternative coping strategy to help with stress utilise some form of habit breaking technology (my habit buster on the left will do) and you can quit easily.
