True Benefits Of Quitting Smoking

By Phil Conran

Physical Benefits of Being Free of Smoking: When you take that last puff of a cigarette and are on your way to total freedom, there are many benefits that you will enjoy. Unfortunately, you may also feel as if you are leaving a bad symptom. However, keeping in mind your intense motivation to be free now, choose from the following list the physical benefits you would like to start enjoying immediately once you stop smoking. Number your choices by priority:

- Hands and feet become warmer from improved circulation.
- Blood pressure and pulse rate lower and approach normal.
- Mouth and hair no longer smell of smoke.
- Senses of taste and smell improve.
- Cough disappears and phlegm production returns to normal.
- Stamina increases significantly.
- Energy level is higher.
- Field of vision increases by 15 to 20 percent.
- Risk of all diseases caused by smoking is reduced - emphysema, heart attacks, and cancers of all types.

Emotional Benefits of Being Free of Smoking: You can now begin to sort out your emotional attachment to your "best friend" - the one who is betraying you. Your nicotine-drenched brain has made it difficult for you to evaluate your feelings about cigarettes. You were forced to say you enjoyed them, because in all other matters you are a rational being. And why would a rational being who recognizes that smoking is unpleasant, irritating, and harmful do it anyway? Many people admit that they often smoke against their own will. Now number in order of priority the emotional benefits you will get minutes after you break free:

- You have improved your self-image.
- You have put yourself in charge of your life.
- You have a feeling of accomplishment and self-respect.
- You are becoming happier, less depressed.
- Never again will you have to plan every activity around cigarette smoking.
- Never again will you have to make excuses, or feel guilty about needing cigarettes.
- Never again will you have to go back into the house to be sure all cigarettes are extinguished.
- Never again will you have to take inventory of smoking paraphernalia before you leave your home or office.
- Now you can hold on to the excitement of being a winner and bask in a sense of well-being.

Personal Social Benefits: In addition to the physical and emotional benefits, think of the social benefits that take place immediately after you break free of smoking. Number in order of priority some of the social benefits that you will enjoy:

- You now project an image of self-control that is not available to smokers.
- Your house, car, and clothes don't smell of cigarettes.
- You will have more time to devote to family and friends.
- You will not become a burden on your family members because of illnesses related to smoking cigarettes.

Author Details:
Phil Conran writes for various web sites including information portals such as Simply Top's Free Article Directory, information junkie and the A-Z of.com

Source: The A-Z of Smoking

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