Thursday, November 20, 2008

Break the Habit: Stop Smoking Journal

By Mike Krantock

If your roof needs repair, you gather all of the tools you need before you climb up the ladder. Why would you want to end up on your roof, ready to get started, and find that you did not bring all of the necessary tools along, and would have to start from the beginning again.

What does this have to do with stop smoking? Well the answer is very simple- tools. You want to improve you quality of life, get rid of that bad breath and improve your appearance. You want to feel confident when you speak to people. But most of all you want to improve your health. You need the proper tools to repair yourself the same as you do to repair your automobile.

Where do I start? The common approach for most people is the patch, while others favor herbal products. Some experts believe a combination of more than one tool will increase a person's odds of quitting. Along with medicines are services available to assist with the smoking cessation process. You'll want to put as many tools in your toolbox that you can.

If this is your goal and you are ready to quit smoking, preparing your own toolbox will begin the process of quitting smoking. No toolbox is complete without a journal. You should consider adding journaling into the toolbox. The benefits from maintaining a journal are enormous.

1. When you start the process to stop smoking, a lot of different emotions will be part of the experience. You may get anxious and frustrated, possibility angry at times. Journaling can be relief from the wide range of emotions you will experience when going through the process of quitting smoking.

2. The act of journaling alone can be used to substitute the act of smoking. This healthy alternative will use the time normally spent on smoking for time to think of ideas and enter them into your journal.

3. Keeping a journal will show your successes and shortcomings. You can compare the two and concentrate on your weak moments. Journaling will track the whole process to stop smoking and help you stay away from lighting up

At the finish, you will realize the benefits of journaling are enormous and you will be very happy that you added a journal to your toolbox at the start of your stop smoking program and process - 16004

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