In fairness, it is worth saying that the desire to take up a cigarette appears in all quitters, without exception. Even those who have long since abandoned this habit have such a desire from time to time, and therefore you should not be afraid or embarrassed, however, you should also not follow the desire that arose, since in this case the meaning of the decision is lost
Everything can be overcome
The length of the craving period is about four months, which is actually not so long. In this case, the most acute period does not occur immediately, but only about a week after quitting smoking. The severity of the desire to smoke depends on each individual person, however, the critical periods for all, basically, are similar to each other, and there are four in total. They last about a year or a year and a half from the moment of giving up a bad habit, after which the desire becomes much weaker and it becomes much easier to overcome it.
Getting started
Naturally, in order to overcome an acute desire to take up a cigarette, it is necessary to take certain actions, and the tactics of behavior for each specific case should be special.
It is definitely not necessary to seize or drink a desire to smoke, since there will be absolutely no help to the body from this. From the existing methods, it is necessary to choose something most suitable, or to combine the methods indicated below:
- The cigarette is replaced with a toothpick or stick, you can also use rolled-up paper.
- A specific verbal formula is drawn up, in which the main motives for refusing a bad habit are spoken out.
- At the time of the onset of an attack, abruptly change the type of activity, and then return to the abandoned occupation.
- In advance, come up with an activity that you could switch to, be it listening to your favorite music or playing on a computer.
- Learn to perform special breathing exercises, at least the simplest exercises.
The listed options for solving the problem of distraction from smoking, of course, are approximate, you can come up with much more ways to overcome an acute and unexpected attack of desire to take a cigarette. The main thing in this matter is to remember that over time such attacks will only weaken and become much less common over time, so the fight, after a certain period of time, will go on automatically.