Stop Smoking with Brainpower Print E-mail

MAY everyone knows that smoking is hazardous to health. Smoking also can be a gateway to drugs. A smoker can more easily accept the drug compared with nonsmokers.

However, until now the number of smokers is not decreased. From several surveys, starting smoking age children and adolescents. Maybe because it was a smokers find it difficult to stop smoking, because so many years doing the bad habits. Cigarettes have become part of his life, and she felt the pleasure of smoking.

Many people have tried to quit smoking. There is a vow that had stopped, there was a sucking candy to replace cigarettes. There are also people who do a lot of activities to forget about smoking.

From several studies always found that 70-80 percent of smokers have a desire to stop smoking. There are already three to four times tried, but have not succeeded as well.

According to dr Aisah Dahlan, head of Unit Selapa Hospitals Lemdiklat Police, smoking is very hard to break because tobacco contains nicotine that is addictive (addictive) to the body. Although contained addictive cigarettes weighing not addictive in narcotics and dangerous drugs (drugs), smoking addictive substances is very difficult to be released.

"There are several reasons why smoking habits die hard.

First, smoking is legal. Smokers was not breaking rules by smoking. They can smoke anywhere without fear of being arrested. This is different from the drug, where to hide pecandunya to enjoy the drug, "said Aisah.

Secondly, cigarettes can be purchased easily anywhere. Even in the shop or even hospital cafeterias can be bought cigarettes. Cigarette prices are also quite affordable.

Third, smokers saw smoking not only himself, but a lot of people. They feel guilty because many people do the same thing.

"In addition, cigarette addiction can be delayed. That is, although the mouth was sour, headache, or signs of addiction appeared, a smoker could still delay the desire to smoke if a place or time does not allow for smoking. Unlike drugs, where body's need for drugs can not be postponed. The level of a mild addiction makes people underestimated the dangers of tobacco addiction, "explained the doctor who actively provide counseling and education about these drugs.

Aisah admit it is difficult to stop smoking. However, smoking can be stopped if the smoker has the self motivation to quit smoking.

"There are easy ways to quit smoking, by relying on brain power. Or in other words, rearranging the subconscious mind. The way is very simple. First, we say to ourselves that we are giving up smoking and we live a healthy life. This can be referred to as self-affirmation or intention, "said Aisah.

The sentence is said to myself must contain 3P, that is personal, present tense, and positive. That is, the sentence must use my words (personal), by using the structure of the current time (present tense). So, those who want to quit smoking is not using the words like or be. They also have to use positive words (positive), not with words or do not. For example, I live a healthy life.

"Subconscious mind is more positively received this sentence than the sentence that uses negative words like? I do not want to smoke again?," He explained.

After that, imagine that the intention is not in words, but in the event. "Do not imagine writing? Me quit smoking?. But, imagine the scene that I've quit smoking and live healthier because I do not smoke anymore. Imagine what you get with a healthy life without cigarettes," he added.

The process of affirmations and thought this must be done five times a day and at least 21 days. "However, before doing so, our body and mind should be in a state of comfortable and quiet.'s Brain waves are in alpha waves, in which the brain to feel relaxed and relaxed," explained Aisah.

How to quit smoking by relying on the strength of this brain-right brain as well trained and well-balanced left-brain work. The process of affirmation and imagine run both brain function. Left-brain functions to include analysis and language functions are combined with creativity and imagination of the right brain.

"By combining both functions of the brain, the message delivered to us 10 to 60 times faster up," he said.

Aisah sure brain power helps smokers who want to quit smoking. In fact, this method can also be practiced on the desires of others. Even if he does not succeed in stopping the habit, perhaps because his efforts are not strong enough, at least he'll smoke politely. For example, not smoking in public places or close to other people who do not smoke.

"Remember, all cigarettes and smoking dangerous drugs to people around him who are not smoking or not smoking drugs. Risks they faced as much as smokers or drug addicts," he asserted.