Taking Off

Healthylife® QuitWell™

Part 4

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This section adds to the Skill Development phase of quitting. You have already learned a few “Urge Tamers,” skills and techniques to help you be successful at quitting. You will learn many more in this section.

The following “Urge Tamers” can help stop urges before you have them and help you deal with the urges you may have. QuitWell™ teaches you a lot of “Urge Tamers.” That’s because there are a lot of things you can do to make quitting easier. The more “Urge Tamers” you learn, the better the program will work for you and the easier it will be for you to quit.

HealthyLife® QuitWell™

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Altering Triggers

Non-Smoking Zones

Clean Your Environment

Fill in the Void

Smokeless Inhalation

Positive Reinforcement

Negative Reinforcement

A Strategy for Stress

Cleaning up Mind Pollution

Thinking Differently

Keep What is Truly Calming

Practice Relaxation Techniques

Relaxation Techniques

Relaxation Reflex

Mental Imagery

Deep Natural Breathing

Spend Time with Animals

Cutting Back

Practice Change

Action Planning

Recovery Signals

Review & Prepare

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