How to Stop the Craving From Not Smoking
- 1). Try a nicotine lozenger or gum such as Nicorette. Not only will this give you a dose of nicotine to take the edge off of your nic fit, but it will also work as a partial substitute for the act of smoking because chewing gum gives your mouth something to do,
- 2). Use a simple meditation technique to calm down your body. When you get a craving, sit down and empty your mind. Breathe in and out, slowly and deeply several times until you feel calmer.
- 3). Take a meditation class. Developing a more profound understanding of meditation will help you overcome smoking.
- 4). Take up a hobby, or dive more deeply into the one you already have. When you are wrapped up in something you love to do, the cravings are much less likely to bother you.
- 5). Remove yourself from activities you associate with smoking. If you always smoke when you go to the bar, for example, quit going out to the bar until your cravings subside.
- 6). Exercise. Whenever you get a craving for a cigarette, go on a brisk walk or out for a jog.
- 7). Keep yourself busy. Most people find that cravings hit when they are sitting around, doing nothing. By filling your life with a variety of activities, you can keep the cravings at bay.
- 8). Try stop smoking hypnosis. Many people have been helped to overcome cigarette cravings through hypnosis.