There are many well-known ways to quit smoking.
But there are some methods that not everyone will tell you—or not even know themselves.
However, today you will learn 8 unique techniques to quit smoking.
To truly quit the habit of smoking, following the tricks below is essential. The tricks are:
Trick 1
Aversion Therapy:
In this method, you need to do something unpleasant while smoking. For example:
Before lighting a cigarette, take 10–15 deep breaths and imagine the foul smell of cigarettes. This helps to develop disgust towards it.
Keep something extra bitter or spicy in your mouth while smoking, which will create an unpleasant feeling.
As a result, the brain will begin to associate smoking with negativity.
Trick 2
Drawing or Sketch Therapy:
Whenever you feel the urge to smoke, keep a sketchbook with you and start sketching.
At that moment, your brain shifts its focus toward creativity.
Interestingly, the brain releases dopamine (the same hormone released during addiction) even while sketching.
This way, you won’t feel the craving for cigarettes.
Trick 3
Delay and Document Technique:
You must not smoke the moment the urge arises. Wait at least 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, write down in a journal:
“Why do I feel like smoking right now?”
This helps you to identify the emotional triggers, and it becomes easier to manage them in the future.
Trick 4
Create an Alternative Burner:
Keep a symbolic object as a substitute for a cigarette—like a candle or stick.
Carry it in your pocket. Instead of lighting the cigarette, light that object instead.
Think to yourself:
“From now on, I will destroy this object instead of destroying myself through smoking.”
Remember, the brain believes whatever we teach it—so teach it wisely.
Trick 5
Turn It into a Game (Trigger Game):
Create or download an app (like Habitica or Quitzilla).
Each time you resist smoking, you level up or earn a reward.
This gamification approach makes quitting smoking more engaging—like playing a game.
Trick 6
Herbal Smoke Therapy:
A completely different approach—some people start smoking nicotine-free herbal cigarettes when trying to quit. Examples include:
Lavender, Chamomile, or Mullein.
While burning any substance isn’t ideal, these herbs help slow down the smoking habit without harmful nicotine.
Trick 7
Create Your Own Video Message:
Make a short 20-second video where you talk to yourself—
explaining why you want to quit smoking and what might happen if you don’t. For example:
“I don’t want my lungs to turn black in 5 years. I want my child to proudly say, ‘My father never smoked.’”
Watching this video every morning acts as a powerful reminder in your subconscious.
Trick 8:
Self-Confidence:
This stands above all the tricks.
Because with strong self-confidence, you can overcome everything.
You have to truly want it from your heart, and believe that you can do it. Take a firm vow “No matter what, I will quit smoking—and I will succeed.”
One last thing:
No habit is usually broken overnight—but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
If you want, you can slowly come out of this habit, little by little, day by day.
Start changing your habit today—and embrace a healthy, vibrant life.
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