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By: Walter Hilliam
If your Loved One or someone you care about has tried to quit smoking recently, you can play a very supportive role in helping him or her. Not only are they doing themselves a big favor by saying goodbye to this unhealthy habit, they are helping their friends as well because of the harmful effects of second hand smoke. Here are numerous ways to help your Loved One or someone you care about quit smoking. Join Them If you are a smoker, then by joining your Loved One, your chances for quitting cigarettes can increase as you get feedback from someone you can relate to. Even if you are not a smoker, there surely must be an area in your life on which you have been meaning to work on. Make that your goal. It could be losing weight or eating healthy. Whatever it may be, start helping your partner quit smoking by setting goals for yourself too. So in case she feels the urge to light up a cigarette, you can help him by modeling how you too are staying away from garage sales. Keep Him Away from Triggers and Triggers Away from Him Some people or situations can be triggers for wanting to smoke again. As a way to help him quit smoking, try to make plans that do not revolve around friends who smoke or places where everyone is happily puffing away. Put away ashtrays and other smoking accessories from around office which can serve as constant reminders of the smoking habit. Unsubscribe from smoker promotional emails and mailings that send discount coupons and other incentives to continue smoking. Sporting Events can be littered with smokers and smoking advertising. Find alternative forms of entertainment. Get Busy Enroll in a cooking class or learn ballroom dancing together. It may not be a magic pill, but it may help you get his mind off smoking and in to some other creative outlet. Look At on the Positive Help Loved One quit smoking by clipping out articles (or emailing them to him) about the financial and health benefits of kicking the habit. Of course, he may know all of it already, but subtle reminders can act as motivation and may just make the difference between lighting up another cigarette or not. Sign up for my free newsletter on help to quit smoking at www.stop-smoking-insider.com Scientific studies suggest that working towards any goals becomes easier if done with someone. That’s what Weight Watchers is based on. They say those who join with a friend are thrice more likely to stick with the program and hence lose weight and keep it off. The same applies to helping someone quit smoking. Give them the support and the shoulder they need.
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Walter Hilliam is a happy ex-smoker and an expert on quitting smoking. His Squidoo Lens on Stop Smoking can be found at www.squidoo.com/help-quit-smoking/
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