Reasons to Quit Smoking

Your list of reasons to quit smoking should include both physical reasons and physiological reasons. Reasons to quit smoking can be personal and they can involve others and it can include the environment.

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Usually the reasons to quit smoking are personal but there are some that seem to be universal and some pretty darn good reasons to make that commitment to quit. Here is a list to help you with making your own list of reasons to quit smoking.

Those who have smoked for more than 15 years can honestly say that they can "feel" several reasons to quit and they are all health related. They may include:

Feeling a pressure or heaviness in your chest when you wake

Having a consistent morning cough

The absence of a once beautiful or rich singing voice

Experiencing breathlessness when talking or reading out loud

An unpleasant irritation in your mouth

General fatigue

Headaches

Getting those cigarette hangovers from spending an all-nighter

Knowing that if you want to exercise at all each day, it had better be in the morning before you inhale all that smoke.

Sleep deprivation from hacking and coughing or waking with that tickle in your throat.

New Stop Smoking Reasons to Quit Smoking Usually the reasons to quit smoking are personal but there are some that seem to be universal and some pretty darn good reasons to make that commitment to quit. Here is a list to help you with making your own list of reasons to quit smoking. Those who have smoked for more than 15 years can honestly say that they can "feel" several reasons to quit and they are all health related. They may include: Feeling a pressure or heaviness in your chest when you wake Having a consistent morning cough The absence of a once beautiful or rich singing voice Experiencing breathlessness when talking or reading out loud An unpleasant irritation in your mouth General fatigue Headaches Getting those cigarette hangovers from spending an all-nighter Knowing that if you want to exercise at all each day, it had better be in the morning before you inhale all that smoke. Sleep deprivation from hacking and coughing or waking with that tickle in your throat. The presence of smoke filled rooms can create a barrier that separates you from those you love. Stop Smoking Laser

The presence of smoke filled rooms can create a barrier that separates you from those you love.

You being immersed in a feeling of self-hate or self-loathing. A complete loss of self-esteem.

Feeling guilty for the physical damage you are doing to your body and the second hand smoke you are exposing others to.

The fear that someday your children or others may have to care for you due to the ravishes you put your body through with your smoking.

Feeling limited in where you can go publicly now that cigarettes are banned. This takes the enjoyment out of going out.

To regain self-esteem and to feel good about life again.

Health consequences that smoking exposes you to.

Stop being addicted to nicotine

Feel that you have received a reprieve from a death sentence

To save money, cigarette packs are expensive.

To like whom you see in the mirror

To get rid of that awful smell on your clothes and in your home.

The feelings of being weak and needy that goes along with nicotine dependency.

Now that you have read this common list of reason why smokers should quit smoking, use this list to brainstorm some good reason for why you should quit smoking. Keep the list in a convenient place so that you can refer to it often especially during your first week of non-smoking.

Your list of reasons to quit smoking should include both physical reasons and physiological reasons. Reasons to quit smoking can be personal and they can involve others and it can include the environment. You should use your list to inspire you and to help keep you on track.

Carry your list around with you where ever you go and when another reason inspires you, write that down on your list too. The bigger your list the more committed you will feel to achieving your goal of quitting.

Your mind has to be focused on all the reasons for quitting before your body will except the need to take action; action to stop smoking for good.

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Going Underground: New Tool to Stop Tunnel Disasters? (Fox News)

09/08/2008
Hot tip (Erie Times-News)
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09/08/2008
When smoking ban hits your workplace (The Times-News)
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09/07/2008
In Your Corner: Teen smoking persists, despite decline (The Garden Island)
Is teen smoking on the rise? From its peak levels in the 1990s, teenage smoking has declined steadily. Today, about 13 percent of teenagers smoke at least once a month.

In Your Corner: Teen smoking persists, despite decline (The Garden Island)

09/07/2008
In Your Corner: Teen smoking persists, despite decline (The Garden Island)
Is teen smoking on the rise? From its peak levels in the 1990s, teenage smoking has declined steadily. Today, about 13 percent of teenagers smoke at least once a month.

In Your Corner: Teen smoking persists, despite decline (The Garden Island)

09/06/2008
Quitting Time: A Look at Smoking and Preventing Diabetes and Heart Disease (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - It's well known that smoking causes cancer. But did you know that smoking may also raise your risk for type 2 diabetes? Or that it's a major factor in nearly half of heart attacks? It's never easy to stop smoking, but millions of people have quit - and you can, too.

Quitting Time: A Look at Smoking and Preventing Diabetes and Heart Disease (Carteret County News-Times)

09/06/2008
Quitting Time: A Look at Smoking and Preventing Diabetes and Heart Disease (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - It's well known that smoking causes cancer. But did you know that smoking may also raise your risk for type 2 diabetes? Or that it's a major factor in nearly half of heart attacks? It's never easy to stop smoking, but millions of people have quit - and you can, too.

Quitting Time: A Look at Smoking and Preventing Diabetes and Heart Disease (Carteret County News-Times)

09/07/2008
Impending smoking ban has diners breathing easy (Delaware County Times)
Six years ago, on the 27th of November, the state of Delaware banned smoking in public places, effectively bolstering business for Pennsylvania's dining and drinking establishments.

Impending smoking ban has diners breathing easy (Delaware County Times)