Quit Smoking with Support: How Nicotine Cessation Bracelets Work

Controlling nicotine withdrawal can help smokers quit, but it's only half the battle. Smoking is also a psychological addiction, and behavior-modification bracelets can help. Just as many sober alcoholics or drug addicts carry special chips or key chains, quitting smokers use bracelets as an ever-present means of support--a reminder to themselves that they have quit for their own health.

Instructions

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  Choose your bracelet. Popular variations include the rubber Livestrong style bracelets many people wear to promote awareness of diseases and causes and steel charm bracelets.

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  Customize your bracelet. Online companies and quit-smoking groups allow people to design their bracelets. Many choose a personal message or powerful word or phrase. "I Survivied Day 3" is a popular message; it is a reference to the first 3 days without a cigarette, a period of time many smokers say is the hardest phase of quitting.

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  Wear your bracelet all the time. If your bracelet is going to be effective, you will need it on your wrist every moment of the day.

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  Look at your bracelet whenever you want to smoke. Read the message: a good one will make you realize your craving will pass.