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Nobody was born smoking. It is completely natural to go through life without smoking. Yet, to a smoker, it seems unnatural to stop. As a matter of fact, it is almost impossible. When people start smoking, they have the power to stop when ever they want. This is the danger period even though it seems safe. One day, the person loses their ability to stop. If you are at this point, do not despair. You can stop smoking naturally with a few tips.

No doubt people have tried to tell you all about the benefits of smoking. You want to scream to them that the amount of money you spend on cigarettes is not important. You probably read articles about how smoking stains your clothes and ruins your home. You probably are used to people giving you nasty looks. These things do not matter. After all, you can wash your clothes and you can smoke outside. You can brush your teeth six times a day.

You can tell a smoker that they might get cancer but it will not likely help. All of these reasons for quitting are perfectly legitimate but they are not enough reasons to help someone give up the habit. If the smoker realizes what the number one thing they really hate about smoking, then they have a better chance of quitting. Does anyone really like being controlled? Would you like it if someone told you when to eat and when to sleep? This is what cigarettes do. They make a person unable to endure a six hour plane flight. They make it impossible for a person to remain in the restaurant until everyone is ready to go. A smoker cannot sit through a movie at the theater and constantly needs to leave the building for a fix. A smoker is sometimes forced by the cigarette to stand outside in the cold or rain.

The trick is to start hating the cigarette. If you can hate the cigarette enough to realize it is the enemy and you are stronger, you will have the power to resist it. The trick to stop smoking naturally comes in three parts. The first part is knowing that you are ready to try to quit. The second part is admitting that you are sick of the cigarette controlling you. If you have already tried to quit but it only lasted for a few days, congratulations. That is the first step. Sometimes you need to try again.

Now, once you are at this point, the point that you sincerely wish you could stop smoking. Let me tell you how you can actually stop without any help from anyone. You can stop smoking completely naturally without buying any products. Is it hard? Yes. You will need to be strong. You can stop smoking within a year. How do you do it?

If you recall a time when you had a severe cold that gave you a cough and sore throat, you probably recall that you were too sick to smoke. You had a fever and a stuffed nose and you ached so much. This is the boost that you will wait for. Continue to smoke, but tell yourself that when you receive your next nasty cold, you will use that as a stepping stone to quit.

If you have gone a few days without smoking, you have overcome the biggest hurdle. Ahead are only smaller hurdles. It will not be so hard to keep from lighting that cigarette after you have managed not to smoke for several days. Go ahead and destroy them immediately. Crush them with a vengeance. Do it in front of a good friend. Let everyone know you are serious.

Now, you just resist the urges by doing things you normally don’t do when you were smoking. Go swimming for example. Read support forums on the web. Cut up straws and pretend they are cigarettes. The urges will gradually fade away and you will then hate cigarettes even more than a non smoker. Good luck!