Quit Smoking starting this Ramadan

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Sure ramadhan is the best month of the year where you can realize all what you want and even quit the bad habits

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Sure it is and we have to take profit

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May ALLAH bless you

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And you , too

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Thanks
What about practical steps to stop smoking

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Ten steps to stopping smoking

The first few weeks may be tough, but you can do it. Follow these ten steps to stopping smoking - for good.

1. Make a date and stick to it. Draw up a plan of action, considering what methods are available to you.

2. Keep busy to help take your mind off cigarettes. Throw away all your ashtrays, lighters and tobacco.

3. Drink plenty of fluids - keep a glass of water or juice by you and sip it steadily. Try different flavours.

4. Get more active. Walk instead of using the bus or car, try the stairs instead of the lift. Exercise helps you relax and can boost your morale.

5. Think positively. Withdrawal can be unpleasant, but it is a sign your body is recovering from the effects of tobacco. Irritability, urges to smoke and poor concentration are common - don't worry, they usually disappear after a few of weeks.

6. Change your routine. Try to avoid the shop where you usually buy cigarettes. Perhaps you should avoid the pub or the break room at work if there are lots of smokers around you. Try doing something totally different. Surprise yourself!

7. No excuses. Don't use a crisis or even good news to be an excuse for 'just one cigarette' - there is no such thing and you will soon want the next and the next....

8. Treat yourself. This is important. If you can, use the money you are saving by not smoking to buy yourself something special, big or small, that you usually would not have.

9. Be careful what you eat. Try not to snack on fatty foods. If you do need to snack, try fruit, raw vegetables or sugar-free gum or sweets.

10. Take one day at a time. Each day without a cigarette is good news for your health, your family and your pocket

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God bless you ;you are welcome

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Why do people smoke ?0

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One may have tried a cigarette with a group of friends and they may or may not have liked it. That same person may try it again. Slowly and slowly they are getting addicting to the nicotine in that cigarette. They'll be yearning for it to have more and more. Their body will be calling out for it. Some people may start off smoking to fit in with a group or to do it socially. They may think it looks cool or attractive. A lot of people think they actually like the 'light headedness' you sometimes get when you smoke. Many people who do smoke don't want to. Surely that shows the addiction breaking out?

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Always ready to answer
Thanks

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God bless you and welcome brother

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Thanks sister

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God bless you
Do you think smoking really gives the feeling of selfconfidence as some people think ? 0

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I do not think so
It is just a feeling that teenagers think because of their age
And when they become older they discover the reality but they got the habit that they can't get rid of it
There is no smoker who say that smoking is good