7 Ways to Make a Non-Smoking Life

You may find that you want to smoke again just because you see someone else smoking, or maybe even because you feel nostalgic when you're around people you used to smoke with.
What to Do:
· Ask others to help you in your attempt to quit. Give them specific examples of things that are helpful (such as not smoking when they're with you) and things that are not helpful (like asking you to buy cigarettes for them).
· Post a small No Smoking sign by your front door. Provide an outside area where smokers may go if they wish to smoke.
· If you are in a group and others light up, excuse yourself and don't return until they have finished.
· Do not buy, carry, light, or hold cigarettes for others.
· Try not to get angry if family, friends, or coworkers hassle you about quitting.
· Analyze situations in which watching others smoke triggers your urge to smoke. Figure out what it is about those situations that makes you want to smoke.
· When you quit, you may feel saddened by the loss of good feelings associated with smoking; being around smokers may make you feel even sadder. Try not to feel sad; think of what you've gained and what you will gain by quitting.