Part 4: Taking Off

Practice Change

There are many ways to practice quitting before getting all the way there. You can improve your health even before you feel “all in”.

•  Leave your pack, can, or vape pen home when you go out for short errands. Try leaving products home when you go to work one day.

•  If you are a smoker, put a certain number of cigarettes in a pack for the day. Try to put one or two less in the pack than you’d normally smoke. If you usually smoke a full pack, take a few out at the beginning of the day so “finishing the pack” means smoking 18 instead of 20 cigarettes. After a few days, cut out one or two more.

•  Put your cigarettes, can, or vape pen out of reach in your car. Maybe keep them in the trunk of your car, or in the backseat. When you want to have one, you will need to pull over to the side of the road to safely get it. When you do, just take one. This makes your habit a lot less convenient. Practice working through an urge while you are deciding if you want to pull over or keep going.

 

What are some other ways you can practice change?

Cleaning up Mind Pollution

Thinking Differently

Keep What is Truly Calming

Practice Relaxation Techniques

Relaxation Techniques

Relaxation Reflex

Mental Imagery

Deep Natural Breathing

Spend Time with Animals

Cutting Back

Practice Change

Action Planning

Recovery Signals

Review & Prepare

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