Flamy Resources

Tips for cravings

Short, practical strategies for intense cravings, stress, routines, and common triggers.

Tips by quit-smoking situation

Choose a category when you want targeted help for a typical moment.

16 tips

Primary triggers

Routine

Get smoke triggers out of the way

When the lighter and tobacco are not at hand, there is a moment of distance between desire and action.

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Mindset

Stop smoking books for motivation

A good book on quitting smoking will continually strengthen your decision and help you stay smoke-free even in difficult moments.

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Reflection

Motivational cards that really remain visible

Motivational cards only help if you see them exactly where the desire to smoke arises.

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Mindset

Thoughts that carry you at the moment

Helpful thoughts don't have to be positive - just clear and credible enough to stabilize you.

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Routine2 min application

Rewards your brain understands

Small, immediate rewards replace the quick nicotine hit better than big promises for the future.

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Reflection

Have your reasons ready

Your reasons have the strongest impact when they are immediately available at the crucial moment.

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Movement2 min application

Sport as an outlet for irritable days

On irritable days, exercise helps to reduce inner tension before it erupts into cravings or conflicts.

#Stress #Movement #Gestresst
Replacement2 min application

Distraction that stops you from reaching for a cigarette

Good distraction is specific, short and easy to implement.

#Cravings #Replacement #Gelangweilt
Reflection5 min application

Me-time against a bad mood

Short me-time can help regulate low moods without answering them with smoking.

#Low Mood #Reflection #Traurig
Replacement5 min application

A little enjoyment instead of a low mood

Planned enjoyment protects against the feeling that being smoke-free only means sacrifice and control.

#Low Mood #Replacement #Satt
Reflection

Bad mood or depression? The important difference

Not every depressed mood after quitting smoking is the same. What matters is how long it lasts and how much it influences your everyday life.

#Low Mood #Reflection #Traurig
Routine5 min application

Feel-good activities in five minutes

Short activities can change your mood, even without motivation.

#Low Mood #Routine #Traurig
Mindset20 min application

Wait 20 minutes: cravings lose strength

A short waiting time will help you make more conscious decisions and not give in to cravings straight away.

#Appetite #Mindset #Satt
Reflection

Gratitude as a mood change

Gratitude helps to focus on what is already going well - especially on difficult days.

#Low Mood #Reflection #Traurig
Routine

Do something good for yourself

Self-care works especially well when it is prepared.

#Low Mood #Routine #Traurig
Reflection

Tobacco plantations: the look behind the cigarette

Anyone who understands where tobacco comes from and the consequences of its cultivation often sees cigarettes differently.

#Motivation #Reflection #Demotiviert