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24.01.2022 Does smoking a #cigarette really make everything in your life become better again? Does that 5 minute reward really make your life become better? Easier? That's probably what your brain tells you every single time (and believes). The problem is it's a lie, and it makes it too easy to put off quitting.... Instant rewards and emotional attachments are a powerful layer of smoking addiction, and need to be systematically dismantled. #Quittingsmoking can feel hard - but QSA is here to help, check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for assistance, tools and support.

23.01.2022 One of smoking's most insidious powers is its ability to go from being a bad habit (often built in youth) to making people think it is a core part of their identity - this is when #smoking truly gains power over the individual. At this point, smoking isn't just about chemical addictions or habitual actions - it goes to the very core of their #emotions, beliefs and sense of self. As you can imagine, at this point addressing chemical layers alone such as nicotine addiction ar...e not sufficient to break free and create a #smokefreelife. It takes a deeper process of challenging and then dismantling these emotional beliefs and attachments. The good news is that this can be done: smoking isn't your identity - it is just an #addictive habit.

23.01.2022 Hi Everyone, we are very excited to announce that after an extremely successful first intake, registrations for the next intake of the QSA Program are now open - with sessions starting Tuesday the 29th September 2020. The Program was developed by a Doctor and former smoker and provides smokers with 3 guided steps to dismantle their smoking addiction and build the new habits for a smoke-free life. The Program consists of 8 online weekly meetings with a small peer group held vi...a Zoom, accompanied by a series of simple exercises as participants go about their quit journey including: short readings, videos, diary entries, meditations and more. This is backed by continuous support on the quit journey, including access to a private WhatsApp Group of their peers and guide. To learn more, watch the on-demand information session that tells you everything you need to know about the program in a short video. QSA On-demand Information Session: http://ow.ly/4uSm50B0vAc

22.01.2022 The average 20 a day smoker for 20 years will spend over $200,000 directly on cigarettes. But if every week you were to put this smoking money into an account earning interest, you would actually have over $500,000 at the end of that 20 years. Smoking has a huge financial cost, this is how some smokers financial lives and opportunities end up in smoke. Plug in your own figures using our calculator here - just prepare yourself for what figures will come up... https://quits...mokingaddiction.com.au/smoking-calculator/ #quitsmoking #stopsmoking #quittingsmoking #smokefreelife

22.01.2022 Learn more at: https://quitsmokingaddiction.com.au/watch-the-5-min-info-s/

21.01.2022 Why can some people limit themselves to social smoking whilst others can't? Everyone knows nicotine is addictive and that all habitual smokers are addicted to this drug. Nicotine is highly addictive. The addiction can become established within days and does so in every second person experimenting with smoking. If you are addicted to smoking, then you are in the group that is particularly vulnerable to nicotine addiction, and as stated above, once addicted, you can never conve...rt from nicotine addiction to social smoking. About 50 per cent of people who try smoking do so without becoming hooked. These are the people who smoke occasional cigarettes at parties without any ongoing dramas. However, the other 50 per cent of people end up attached and addicted to smoking Lets look at who gets addicted and who doesnt. Have ever wondered why some of your friends can smoke the occasional cigarette and not become addicted? Whether or not someone becomes addicted depends on how addictive their brain and their environment is, which is then an end product of several variables relating to genetics, family history, early childhood, cultural factors, drug availability, drug acceptability and peer groups.

20.01.2022 Very few smokers ever think they will up addicted when they first start experimenting with cigarettes. Some don't even think they are addicted when clinically they are! Our brains are quite good at making us think we are an exception to the rule and also protecting us from truths we would prefer not to face. Acknowledging that you are addicted to smoking is an important step on the path. Don't take this as a personal failure though - smoking is a complex trap and over 50% of ...people who started experimenting with smokes become addicted. You were part of this 50% and the only difference between you and the other 50% is that genetically you were slightly more wired to becoming addicted... that's all. Visit https://quitsmokingaddiction.com.au/ to watch the info session

20.01.2022 Does the fear of trying, failing and being demoralized yet again stop you from committing to another quit attempt? For many the answer is unfortunately yes. It's much easier if you're not going alone again, and even better if you have a clear guided path and a supportive peer group to share the journey with you.

19.01.2022 Live your life, smoke free. You can #quitsmoking. You can make 2020 the year you #stopsmoking,... Our free info session is now live and available here: https://quitsmokingaddiction.com.au/watch-on-demand-inform/ Lean how to un-learn your #smoking habits and behaviours with QSA - and live your smoke free life.

16.01.2022 For many, the fear of failure is a powerful deterrent for trying to quit again.. Its very easy to become demoralized, especially when you feel like you are on the journey alone and without a proper plan. Peer support can make a world of difference, from motivating you quit again in the first place, to pushing you on when the going might get tough. Do yourself a favour and utilize some peer support and a proper plan next time you try to quit. Check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for help, support, advice, strategies & more, and start living your smoke free life. #quitsmoking #stopsmoking #quittingsmoking #smokefreelife

15.01.2022 "When I go to the shops for milk - and its a 2 mins drive each way, with no chance to smoke - its still really hard to leave my cigarettes at home. I just need to have them in my pocket." A big part of the journey is recognizing your triggers: To start developing your ability to Observe your feelings and actions. By first acknowledging the feelings you have - when a craving to light up a smoke - appears, you are recognizing and acknowledging the symptom of nicotine addict...ion, and your desire to smoke a cigarette. After acknowledging these feelings around a craving, you can now start asking yourself: "What do you think it is that is driving this craving to smoke? " As you get more skilled at observing your own smoking by exploring the deeper potential causes of your cravings, you can then start to make choices about how you respond, including implementing remedies to help manage them. #quitsmoking #stopsmoking #smokefree #nicotineaddiction #quitvaping #cigarette #smoking #tapping

15.01.2022 Perhaps #smoking seems like a black mark on your life at the moment - it probably causes you some shame and embarrassment in certain situations. Overcoming such a holistic #addiction - such as smoking - can truly become something you can be proud of though. #Quittingsmoking can feel hard - but QSA is here to help, check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for assistance, tools and support.

14.01.2022 Does thinking of leaving your smoking world behind forever seem scary? For many people, smoking is their comfort zone - it's the place they can always go to that provides (seeming) comfort in their busy or stressful lives. It's their backup system. This is a powerful emotional attachment that keeps smokers trapped. Part of breaking free of smoking addiction is ultimately realizing that smoking isn't your comfort zone - it's a prison and you are the prisoner.... The good news...? You can escape this prison.

14.01.2022 "You are not 'A smoker' - smoking is not who you are, it is an addictive habit that has developed." One of smoking's most insidious powers is its ability to go from being a bad habit (often built in youth) to making people think it is a core part of their identity - this is when smoking truly gains power over the individual. At this point, smoking isn't just about chemical addictions or habitual actions - it goes to the very core of their emotions, beliefs and sense of self.... As you can imagine, at this point addressing chemical layers alone such as nicotine addiction are not sufficient to break free and create a smoke-free life. It takes a deeper process of challenging and then dismantling these emotional beliefs and attachments. The good news is that this can be done: smoking isn't your identity - it is just an addictive habit. #quitsmoking #stopsmoking #quittingsmoking #stoppingsmoking

13.01.2022 Youre not always who you think you see in the mirror. Very few #smokers ever think they will up #addicted when they first start experimenting with cigarettes. Some don't even think they are addicted when clinically they are! ... Our brains are quite good at making us think we are an exception to the rule and also protecting us from truths we would prefer not to face. Acknowledging that you are addicted to smoking is an important step on the path. Don't take this as a personal failure though - smoking is a complex trap and over 50% of people who started experimenting with smokes become addicted. You were part of this 50% and the only difference between you and the other 50% is that genetically you were slightly more wired to becoming addicted... that's all. #Quittingsmoking can feel hard - but QSA is here to help, check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for our free info session, additional assistance, tools, and support.

13.01.2022 "The tapping and the meditation are wonderful tools to reprogram your brain positively!" Tapping is an increasingly popular practice used by psychologists around the world to help with post-traumatic stress, phobias, mood disorders, and addictions. Cravings are a compulsion to light up a smoke . But acting on this is a choice.... Building the muscle of choosing NOT to act on the compulsion and craving helps to reduce the cravings, shrink the habit, and can help clear away the old habit programs. It helps you to retrain your brain! When you feel a craving to 'light up a smoke', see how often you can manage to do the following: o Use the 4 fingers of one hand to tap the side of the palm of the other hand. (You can do this on both sides if you have time, by swapping the tapping over to the other palm). o Recite (inside your head or out aloud) the script in the circle to the right 6 times. You can also follow our audio as a guide as you are getting started: https://quitsmokingaddiction.com.au/tapping/ #quitsmoking #stopsmoking #smokefree #nicotineaddiction #quitvaping #cigarette #smoking #tapping

12.01.2022 How to set a clear intention: 1 - A good intention needs a clear decision and a clear choice. It is the thing that you plan to do or achieve. See in your mind if you can build a clear image of the final destination and goal that you seek. You are doing this course because you have the following overall intention... 2 - I intend to quit smoking, remove smoking from my life, and create a smoke-free life 3 - A clear intention needs you to be aligned so that your conscious and subconscious mind are saying the same thing, and all of you is pointing in the same direction. This is doubly important for smokers who tend to be in a constant tug-of-war between the parts of themselves that want to quit, and the parts of themselves that want to keep things just as they are. 4 - A clear intention has to connect to what your heart and soul know is what you really want for yourself. Why are you planning to quit? Decide what truly matters to you in your life. Does waking up and having another pack of cigarettes fulfill this? A clear Intention has a lot of passion invested in the decision. Decide that it is time to back yourself and stop procrastination and half-hearted quit attempts. Can you invest your passion to turbo-power your decision?

11.01.2022 Being more mindful and aware during your day will help you in achieving your twin objectives of dismantling your old smoking world and all of its habits and the creation of new habits that put you in charge of your smoking cravings... Your brain believes whatever you tell it the most, and for smokers that includes lots and lots of false and misleading beliefs about how much smoking ADDS to your life, as well as numerous negative beliefs about your inability to beat smoking. By listening to mindfulness audios, you can use positive psychology to start telling yourself some more useful things things that will help you along your journey of successfully achieving struggle-free quitting.

11.01.2022 43% of your daily actions are Sub-conscious... Habits are such a powerful feature of the human (and animal) brains. Our brains build these automatic programs in a bid to help us survive and thrive - unfortunately our brains don't always know what is truly best for us. Much of your #smoking likely happens at this subconscious level - your brain has built powerful associations that trigger strong cravings to #smoke, these can be places, people, actions and more. Part of creatin...g a #smokefree life is starting to understand these triggers your brain has built - even just awareness as first step starts to give your conscious brain back power. Over time - you can dismantle these associations and take back your own autonomy. #Quittingsmoking can feel hard - but QSA is here to help, check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for assistance, tools and support.

09.01.2022 Addictive drugs produce unnatural super-rewards - all the bells and whistles and fireworks going off at once. Eventually the limbic system adapts to super-rewards so that it NEEDS them to be normal. So the person playing with smokes for the buzz, ends up developing nicotine addiction and experiencing withdrawals.This is where smoking to get a buzz, turns into smoking to get normal. You end up smoking to relieve the withdrawal discomfort.

09.01.2022 "My cravings pop up when I am at home - but the tapping and the meditation help me a lot: I've started to realize that the cravings dont have as much power anymore! " Mindfulness is a skill. Being more mindful and aware during your day will help you in achieving your twin objectives of dismantling your old smoking world and all of its habits and the creation of new habits that put you in charge of your smoking cravings... Your brain believes whatever you tell it the most, and for smokers that includes lots and lots of false and misleading beliefs about how much smoking ADDS to your life, as well as numerous negative beliefs about your inability to beat smoking. By listening to mindfulness audios, you can use positive psychology to start telling yourself some more useful things things that will help you along your journey of successfully achieving struggle-free quitting. As mindfulness is a learned & practiced behaviour it's important to focus on being consistent, but also to recognize (like all learned skills) it will take some time to be efficient at. #quitsmoking #stopsmoking #smokefree #nicotineaddiction #quitvaping #cigarette #smoking #mindfulness

09.01.2022 Some smokers unknowingly sabotage their own quit attempts. Why? They actually have a fear of loss - smoking has become such a big part of their life and who they are, the thought of it actually not being there can create a deep feeling of emptiness. The good news is that this doesn't have to be the case - you can quit smoking and feel more whole and happier than ever after the process if you do it right. LEARN MORE AT: QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU

08.01.2022 You may be comforted to know that there are more ex-smokers alive today than there are smokers. The bad news is that on average it took them 8 quit attempts to successfully break free - mostly because they were making common mistakes that could of been avoided. Read our guide for 'The Top 5 Reasons Why Smokers Fail to Quit' so you don't have to make the same mistakes yourself:... https://quitsmokingaddiction.com.au/the-top-5-reasons-why-/ #quittingsmoking #quitsmoking #smokefree #stopsmoking #nicotine #nicotine addiction #smoking #vapes

08.01.2022 If even part of you says yes to this, then you might need to sit back and think through the reality of whether #smoking really is your friend. At best, its a frenemy. How many other friends do you have that socially isolate you, make you feel bad about yourself, suck you dry and make you sick? #Smoking is a complex issue that has tricked your brain into working against your own interests, but the good news is that you can #breakfree from its hold. ... #Quittingsmoking can feel hard - but QSA is here to help, check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for assistance, tools and support.

08.01.2022 Some key questions to ask yourself before any quit attempt: o How do you feel about smoking and being a smoker? o What has smoking cost you? o What is your attitude to smoking and health. o What are your barriers to quitting? ... o What are your motivating factors for quitting? Answering these questions may be slightly uncomfortable, but they are crucial to setting a clear intention and commitment for creating a smoke-free life. Learn More at: QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU

07.01.2022 Relying on willpower alone makes quitting smoking a lot harder that it needs to be (and a lot less successful). Setting a clear commitment to a smoke-free life and then following a guided plan is far a better way to go about quitting. Learn More: at QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU

07.01.2022 Going it alone or guided path? #Smoking is a complex trap and trying to figure your own way out is possible - but it can feel a bit like hacking through a thick forest that also fights back. A better way to go about it is by following a clear path, doing it with a guide and a group of peers walking the path you.... This is why #quittingsmoking can feel hard - but QSA is here to help, check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for assistance, tools and support.

06.01.2022 Your brain believes whatever you tell it the most... And for smokers that includes lots and lots of false and misleading beliefs about how much smoking adds to your life, as well as numerous negative beliefs about your inability to beat smoking. By listening to mindfulness audios, you can use positive psychology to start telling yourself some more useful things things that will help you along your journey of successfully achieving struggle-free quitting.... When you get a craving to light up a cigarette, then consider using the time needed to smoke a cigarette to listen to this 5 minute QSA Guided Meditation instead. Visit our website to access the free guided meditation.

05.01.2022 Have you ever thought of all the things you can do with the money you spend on smoking? Your 5 minute smoking rewards end up costing you a lot of money. The average pack a day smoker smokes the equivalent of a nice family holiday ($3600) every three months Learn more at: https://quitsmokingaddiction.com.au/watch-the-5-min-info-s/

05.01.2022 Before any #quit attempt, you not only need to carefully think through your WHY's, but you need to physically write them down and then learn them by heart. Doing so will enable you to quickly recall them whenever you wonder why you are going through a #quitjourney. They can then be constant support for you along the way and prevent you from stumbling off the path. #Quittingsmoking can feel hard - but QSA is here to help, check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for assistance, tools and support.

04.01.2022 Work Smarter. Not just Harder Relying on willpower alone makes #quittingsmoking a lot harder that it needs to be (and a lot less successful). Setting a clear commitment to a #smokefree life and then following a guided plan is far a better way to go about quitting.... #Quittingsmoking can feel hard - but QSA is here to help, check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for assistance, tools and support.

04.01.2022 How to distinguish #nicotine #withdrawals from other cravings? Nicotine Withdrawals. Pure nicotine withdrawal symptoms typically include: Restlessness... Irritability Anxiety A vague emptiness Frustration Flat mood Sleep disturbance The cruel irony is that smoking no longer produces the high that first time #smokers feel - it now serves the purpose of relieving symptoms that it created...#Cigarettes only take. This is why #quittingsmoking can feel hard - but QSA is here to help, check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for assistance, tools and support.

04.01.2022 Very few #smokers ever think they will up #addicted when they first start experimenting with cigarettes. Some don't even think they are addicted when clinically they are! Our brains are quite good at making us think we are an exception to the rule and also protecting us from truths we would prefer not to face.... Acknowledging that you are addicted to smoking is an important step on the path. Don't take this as a personal failure though - smoking is a complex trap and over 50% of people who started experimenting with smokes become addicted. You were part of this 50% and the only difference between you and the other 50% is that genetically you were slightly more wired to becoming addicted... that's all. #Quittingsmoking can feel hard - but QSA is here to help, check out QUITSMOKINGADDICTION.COM.AU for assistance, tools and support.

03.01.2022 What can you expect in the early days after quitting? Everything will remind you of smoking, because your brain is full of smoking habits and triggers You will most likely have dreams where you catch yourself smoking Your autopilot smoking habit program will try and get you to put a cigarette in your mouth without having consciously chosen to do so.... So be prepared for this phase early on. It doesnt last more than a few weeks and will fade away quite rapidly once you start to establish new habits.

02.01.2022 QSA not only aims to help you quit when you're part of the program, we also have a wide array of articles on why is smoking so addictive, vaping, the smoker's quit dilemma, and more! We also have available a free e-book you can download on the Top 5 Reasons Why Smokers Fail to Quit. All available here: https://quitsmokingaddiction.com.au/free-articles/... Check it out!

02.01.2022 Being keen to quit will motivate and take you so far, but at some point you then need to fill the place that smoking has held in your life with better habits, otherwise you will likely feel a sense of emptiness and even unexplained deep loss. So before you try to quit, make sure you start to think through new habits that you would like to bring into your life, some ideas might be: taking up a new sport or hobby, learning a new skill. Ideally something that you've wanted to do for a long time - after quitting smoking you might even now have the money to do it!