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One of the most effective plans for cigarette craving control is to breathe gently and deeply – from five to ten times. This is effective seen as oxygen both strengthens and relaxes the brain, which brings about a state of “controlled relaxation”, just like nicotine does.

Breathing exercises is a control mechanism that can be applied anywhere, at any time. Just remember not to see it as duty, but rather as something enjoyable and relaxing to do.

Fill your lungs with air from the bottom up towards your shoulders and concentrate on exhaling the air again in the opposite sequence. Your ribcage really needs to expand and contract. After a few such breaths, you will already start feeling different – a sign that your craving is subsiding.

If you start feeling dizzy or see white dots in front of your eyes, you are busy hyperventilating (taking in too much oxygen). If this ever happens, stop the deep breathing immediately and breathe normally.

It’s not unusual for people who are quiting smoking to cough up phlegm during breathing exercises in the beginning. Although it might be a bit uncomfortable, it is truly a sign that your lungs are busy getting rid of years of tar and junk.

Where in earlier years it seemed like just about everyone was smoking and it was not only ok, but created anything from a rough-and-tough to a sophisticated, even sexy image. Times have certainly changed! Nowadays, with a growing awareness of the bad effects smoking has on smokers and those around them, the unfortunate tobacco-addicted individuals out there are under increasing pressure.

Ousted out of public spaces, they find themselves lurking in stuffy smoking-corners and weather-exposed back doorsteps of office buildings – wondering how long they can keep it up under such conditions, ever hinting that they are unsightly.

If only your craving wasn’t so strong… Then you would have immediately chucked that cigarette out into oblivion. The urge just seems so unpredictable. It comes out of nowhere and temps you with that illusory promise of feeling satisfaction and relief. But it never lasts…

There are various things that can awaken the Great Longing. It can be nicotine withdrawal or stress, a familiar smoking scenario or pleasant reminder. Merely by reading about smoking – like you are doing here – or seeing someone else smoke, in life or on screen, can make the craving to smoke well up like a tsunami and smash all your plans of finally getting the best of your smoking habit to pieces.

Is there no more advice left for you? Take heart, there really is. The secret lies plainly in confronting your triggers (with the help of any moral support or good product) and standing up to them in the tried and tested methods we will discuss in this blog…