Stop smoking through learning to FOCUS

Each seminar session is 1½ hours in length and meets once a week for four weeks.
 

QUITTING SMOKING
WILL REDUCE STRESS

By Karen S. Peterson
USA TODAY

     Trying to quit smoking? And grabbing for a cigarette every time stress hits?
     Take heart. A government-funded study of 260 adults shows within as little as a month of quitting, stress levels drop measurably. In six months they’re cut by half.
     "We didn’t expect this finding. Our research suggests that quitting itself reduces stress levels," says study co-author Sheldon Cohen, a psychologist at Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh. "And the longer you hang in there, the greater reduction seems to be."
     Participants' mean stress level before quitting smoking was 5.9; after one month it was 4.9; after three months it was 3.7 and after not smoking for six months, it was 2.9!
     This study proves: WHEN YOU STOP SMOKING, YOU WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE YOUR STRESS.
     This study was founded by the National Cancer Institute.

  1. CLEAN-BREAK WEEK ONE:  GETTING READY TO QUIT

    Like most smokers, you’re probably tired of being controlled by cigarettes. You’re addicted to a drug—nicotine—and it’s threatening your health. Perhaps you’ve tried to quite before, unsuccessfully. This time you will succeed because you have a program that puts you in control.

IN WEEK ONE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • To reduce your nicotine dependence immediately
  • To recognize your “smoking triggers” and how to avoid them
  • The technique called FOCUS for instant relaxation
  • Set your Quit Date
     
  1. CLEAN-BREAK WEEK TWO: QUITTING

    Cigarettes start out as a way to control stress. Soon they become a need and are controlling you. Instead of reducing stress, they cause you more!

    Through this program you’ll learn to FOCUS on the positive reasons for quitting. You’ll feel great about yourself for breaking free from a powerful addiction!

IN WEEK TWO YOU WILL LEARN:

  • To FOCUS on the benefits of quitting
  • To deal with your resistance
  • To discover three new behaviors which will give you the benefits of smoking without the destructive behavior
     
  1. CLEAN-BREAK WEEK THREE: BECOMING A "CLEAN-AIR-BREATHER"

    You are FOCUSING more and more on what you receive by releasing cigarettes from your life. As you begin to have more energy, suddenly you feel like a big weight has been lifted off your shoulders. You’ll feel excited as you begin to realize that you have taken control of a powerful addiction and that you are now free.

IN WEEK THREE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Stop smoking
  • Learn a “mental aversion” technique which will make the thought of smoking unpleasant
  • Learn how to extinguish the urge for a cigarette
     
  1. CLEAN-BREAK WEEK FOUR: MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES

    You’re now well on your way to being “smoke-free for life.” Already you’re reducing your risk of disease, and wanting to make healthier choices in your life. You begin to enjoy exercise and to choose healthier foods, greatly reducing your stress levels. You’ve learned how not to gain weight while stopping smoking. You feel pride in your accomplishment.

IN WEEK FOUR YOU WILL LEARN:

  • To make healthy choices
  • To reward yourself with healthy choices
  • To continue to use the tools you have learned


Materials you will receive:
The CLEAN-BREAK Workbook audiotapes for reinforcement each week.