Free to Breathe

As seen in Healthy Living Magazine

You are now free to Breathe

Are you ready to quit smoking? The mountains are the ideal environment for tranquility of mind and fresh air for health. The setting is right, but what if our habitual behaviors do not support our way of life? Many smokers have aspirations to quit, but find themselves torn between desire and dependence. There are significant reasons for this yin & yang effect that perhaps one has not considered.

Were you born a smoker? In your birth hospital did the nurses segregate the smoking babies from the non-smoking babies in the nursery? Maybe that statement caused a chuckle, but have you ever thought about the labeling that takes place with being a smoker? There’s group A, the Non-Smokers and group B, the Smokers. It’s similar to joining a club that has certain belief systems and causes for their organization. A great question to ask yourself; have you resided to wearing the Smoker badge? If the answer is yes then the key to quitting is simple. Switch your badge to thinking and acting like a nonsmoker, and you have made the first step toward changing your identity or belief system.

Medical research has shown that nicotine is an addictive substance. Immeasurably more powerful is human nature’s attraction to habitual behavior. CNN’s research shows that seventy five percent of smokers say they do want to quit. Think of the positive outcome if the same seventy five percent made the necessary changes to their psychology; they could find themselves joyfully successful at being a part of the nonsmoking group for good.

The fastest path to better health could be a simple examination of lifestyle. Why do you smoke? What triggers your need for a cigarette? Why am I choosing to be part of an activity that is purposely bad for my health or even slowly killing me? Conducting an emotional and behavioral assessment on a deeper level could be the answer to understanding the inner conflict with quitting. Drugs can offer a bandaid, but empowering yourself with emotional knowledge can seal the deal and present new strategies for life.

The final factor is timing. The American Cancer Society polls show that it took people who smoke an average of three attempts before they were successful. Why? Because no amount of influence from outer sources can make you quit. Spouses nagging, society influences, or loved ones dying from smoker related diseases can’t make you quit. It must be solely a choice from your heart in deciding if you are worthy of better health and are willing to incorporate new life coping tactics.

To learn more about quitting smoking call De’Anna Nunez at Mind Design Global for The Freedom Zone Quit Program through Hypnosis. For six years De’Anna’s program has been sponsored by the California Department of Health and Human Services. And, the United States Marine Corps has hired De’Anna in assisting soldiers to successfully become smoke free.

Mind Design Global, Suite 16 in the Lake Arrowhead Village, conveniently located in the executive suites above Pendleton. 909-336-6900.