How Fear Keeps You Smoking and How to Change It

If you’re a smoker and worried about the risk around COVID-19, then now would be a good time to think about quitting for good. It’s a harsh reality that you’re more likely to get acute respiratory infections and have a higher risk of those infections become more severe.

There has never been a better time to stop smoking.

But quitting is hard for many, and perhaps particularly so at a time of great stress and when many of our routines have been so suddenly disrupted.

Perhaps, like the majority of smokers, the mere thought of stopping fills you with panic.

Is this YOU?

You have every intention of quitting one day – just not today…

Is this YOU?

YOU are not alone.

Most smokers continue to smoke for one reason… FEAR!

THE ONLY THING THAT PREVENTS US FROM QUITTING IS: FEAR!

Fear – that you will have to undergo an unknown period of time suffering feelings of deprivation.

Fear – that social occasions will not be quite as enjoyable without a cigarette.

Fear – that you can’t concentrate or be as confident without that crutch.

Fear – that your identity – your personality – or your character will change.

Fear – that you will lose the “helpful friend” that helps you cope with stress.

Fear – that quitting may cause you to gain a few pounds.

And here’s the news: that fear of giving up, it’s actually CREATED by cigarettes and the anxiety and addiction nicotine cause.

You never decided to fall into the nicotine trap! But nicotine is designed to ensure that you remain there, so you need to be motivated to break free.

Can you take some small steps towards a nicotine-free life? Here are a few that can lead to quitting, for good!

• Make a list of the reasons to quit

There are probably a number of them – but have you ever actually written them as list?

• Set a quit date

And stick to it!

• Change your brand

ONE week before you quit date – change your brand of cigarette. You will find they are not as enjoyable.

• Try to change the hand you use to hold your cigarette

It will feel awkward – but this small change breaks down comfortable habits and associations.

• Change your routine

If you normally smoke after a meal, try to break of this routine. Try reading a chapter of a book, watch a TV show, or retreat to a part of the house where you wouldn’t smoke.

• Get active

A five-minute walk or stretch produces chemicals in the grain that reduces cravings.

• Positivity

  Make regular affirmations to yourself several times a day, such as, “I am enjoying life as a non-smoker”

• Try hypnosis to change your mindset and associations

Hypnosis can help you to have your last cigarette ever!

It will show you the reasons to stop and can help you with motivation to stop smoking – and stay smoke-free. It can break the connections – the triggers – to smoking. It can help you feel positive about becoming a non-smoker. It can help break the vicious cycle of cravings.

To help you get over your fear of not being able to quit smoking, I offer you a guarantee with my Stop Smoking Program, that if you ever have a craving or desire to smoke, you can come back and I will remove it for free. I will give you this guarantee in writing. Reach out to me, Wally Post, CH, for a free consultation by phone at 765-442-3210.