If your boss or your workplace prohibits smoking in your workplace, you will have to quit smoking or quit. The main difficulty is that this bad habit is one of the types of drug addiction, and you may develop the so-called withdrawal syndrome. It consists in a deterioration in mood, inability to concentrate, and a weakening of attention. However, there are a number of tweaks to help you deal with it.
Instructions
Step 1
Focus on the positive aspects of quitting smoking. Try to visualize how your body is resting from nicotine. Try to enjoy the moments when you can breathe deeply, you do not have a cough, and the smells are perceived as clean and unclouded.
Step 2
Tell all your coworkers that you don't smoke at work. The more people are informed about this, the more difficult it will be for you to light a cigarette in front of them.
Step 3
Try switching to a different habit. For example, you can chew gum (only after eating) or nibble on an apple. But it is better not to get carried away with candies or seeds, as this is harmful to the teeth and figure.
Step 4
Every time you have a free minute, distract yourself from your thoughts about tobacco in some way. Instead of another cigarette, solve a crossword puzzle, visit a humorous site, read a book or newspaper.
Step 5
Try to avoid conflict situations at work, otherwise stress will force you to smoke again. Learn to relax. As soon as you feel a strong internal anxiety, including from the lack of cigarettes, sit in a comfortable position, close your eyes, breathe deeply and slowly for a couple of minutes.
Step 6
If you feel like smoking no matter what, try changing your activity. For example, if you were writing or typing while sitting at your desk, get up, warm up, look out the window, walk to the next office, talk to your colleagues. If you were engaged in manual labor, sit down to rest or calculate the next stage of work.
Step 7
Buy a special pocket calendar and circle it every day when you haven’t smoked at least during work hours. If you're off the hook, get a new calendar. Looking at real confirmation of your accomplishments is a good incentive to keep up the good work. Encourage and reward yourself every time you quit smoking. For example, buy yourself something “as a gift”.
Step 8
If you find it unbearably difficult to immediately quit smoking in the workplace, get electronic cigarettes. They contain nicotine, but no tar. They are not banned from smoking in public places and they do not produce smoke. First, choose a heavier cigarette than you are used to, gradually switching to lighter ones, and then to nicotine-free ones.
