Hi Buddies,

You must have shouted "What A Lie" at me. That was all for your attention. (PLS. DON'T GO OUT OF THIS MESSAGE UNTIL YOU GET ALL I MEANT COS YOU MIGHT BE THE PERSON SAVING A SOUL, TWO OR EVEN THREE OF ADDICTED SMOKERS>

I purposefully came to this platform to air some thing am so much interested in helping my fellow Nigerians do:
Quit Smoking! Quit Smoking!! Quit Smoking!!! Quit Smoking!!!![/color]

Quitting is worth it! Remember, when you're feeling like you
could "die", that one day soon, all the pain and misery of
quitting will be forgotten, and you'll be a non-smoker for the
rest of your life!

This issue, I want you to delve into your addiction and determine
to what part or parts of smoking you are addicted.
When did you start smoking? Were you young? Why did you
start? To be cool? To fit in?

I bet you didn't start smoking to get a nicotine fix. When you
first started smoking it was probably because your friends were
doing it, you were curious or felt pressured to try it, so you
smoked just to smoke. Pretty soon though, smoking became
something more for you--it became a part of your life. And this
was a part that you probably found yourself regretting very soon
after you realized that you "needed" cigarettes.

After the "coolness" wore off and you decided maybe your
parents *were* right--smoking wasn't very glamorous--where did
you find yourself then? Did you try to quit, but you felt sick
if you didn't smoke another? Did you miss your cigarettes or
your smoking breaks? Did you find yourself nervous and
fidgety, not knowing what to do with your hands?

All these symptoms of withdrawal give you clues into your
addiction. In fact they help you answer the question, "What's
your addiction?"

Every smoker is addicted to a slightly different combination
of what I'll call "stimulants." I don't use this in the "drug"
sense of the word. Instead, what I mean by stimulants is the
addictive property or addictive "thing" that hooks you into
smoking and keeps you there, locked in its grip.
What grips you and hooks you? That's what you must endeavor
to uncover. What do you *like* about smoking? What good do
you find in it? Write it down. Understand it.

If you dig deep, very deep, you'll probably find stimulants that
you didn't expect to find.


  Do you like the fire from the match or lighter?
   Do you find yourself in a Humphrey Bogart movie every time you cover your hand to protect your match from the wind?
   Is smoking still a way for you to rebel against your parents? society?
   
Are you calmed by the chemicals?
   
Does smoking suppress your appetite and keep you trim?
   
Do you need something in your hands and mouth?
 
 Are you unpleasantly lonely if you don't have a pack of cigarettes in your pocket?
   
Are you often bored with life, except when you smoke?
   
Is your mind made clearer when you light up?
   
Do you feel irregular if you don't get your cigarettes?[color=#990000]


What does smoking do for you? Yes, it can give you "positive"
experiences, or so you think. The problem is that you have
conditioned your mind and body, through prolonged exposure to
smoking, to experience positive, even euphoric, feelings when
you smoke. Non-smokers don't experience the roller-coaster
ride of the high and lows. Instead they maintain a much higher
level of "well-being", most all the time. They don't need a
cigarette to relax--they just learn how to relax naturally.

The great news for you today is that you can learn to replace
cigarettes with other "things" that give you the positive
experiences. You can learn to relax; you can learn to clear your
mind in far more productive ways, than smoking. Finding
replacements for your addictions is a topic for another
email, but I know you can begin to do this yourself.
Here's some simple steps to take now to learn what you are
addicted to and then to combat your addiction

1. For two days, every time you smoke, pay attention to
and write down, the feelings you had just prior to smoking each
cigarette. Were you tired? Bored? Hungry? Fidgety?

2. Write down the "good" that you feel came from smoking
that particular cigarette. Did it help you relax? Ease your
boredom? Help you wake up? Fall asleep?

3. Study your list. You'll probably notice a pattern very
quickly.

4. Be creative and find things to distract you when you notice
yourself having a feeling that brings on the desire for a smoke.

5. In addition to distracting yourself, you should find
replacements for the "good" that you get from smoking. If you
smoke to relax, figure out how to relax without a cigarette. If
you smoke to clear your mind, figure out how to clear your mind
without a cigarette.

6. Remember, this ain't easy, so don't feel bad if the solutions
don't come right away. This does take work and frustration is
normal!
Good luck in understanding "What's your addiction?"

Do you REALLY care about QUITTING smoking or To help a loved one do same?

If your answer says YES! Which is what I 'D be axpecting from you,
then, PM me at  domainfocus2008@gmail.com .

I can help you beyond your imagination to QUIT SMOKING.

JUST DARE ME.

Just PM me at domainfocus2008@gmail.com [/color][color=#990000][/color][color=#990000][/color][color=#990000]
You will be glad you did.