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12 The Link Magazine • February 2005
Wouldn't it be great to quit
by No Smoking Day?
If you're struggling to keep your New Year's resolution,
therapist Andrew Hill offers some tips to help
London trained mobile hair stylist ""-
How long have you been smok-
For a visit call Sue on 07796 432 700
ing for? How many do you smoke
or email [email protected]
each day?
If you started in your teens,
you're now in your mid 40s and
Wedding Fayre • smoke just 20 a day, you've smoked
over 220,000 cigarettes and burnt
• Over 40 wedding £50,000 in the process. And that's
exhibitors • Quality Portraiture before you count in the incalcula-
.may • Free entry • Specialist Weddings ble cost to your health.
With social pressure mounting
• Bridal competition
Organise most of TIPA and an increased realisation of the
' long term harmful effects of smok-
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one day! ing you may decide to quit. With
An Established Studio National No Smoking Day coming
Sunday With An Unrivalled up on Wednesday 9 March,
20th February Reputation 1. Delay until the urge passes, usu-
r l l am - 4pm wouldn't it be great to have ally just 3-5 minutes;
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stopped by then?
1 • 2. Distract yourself, call a friend or
L'hutsdon House [ltcl But how do you take that first go for a walk;
step? Firstly set yourself a date.
For fu rther information visit Make it 7 to 10 days in the future. 3. Drink water to fight off cravings;
www.wedding-fayre.co.uk 4. Take deep breaths - relax! Close
The Barn 116 High St. Blunsdon This is your Quit Date.
or call event organisers ADP Ltd on 01793 840000 your eyes and take 10 slow, deep
Leading up to this day keep a breaths;
simple diary to record where, when
— and why you smoke. You'll be able 5. Discuss your feelings with some-
THE one close to you.
DE VERE P/ann ng to recognise your 'danger zones,' Some people find that using
SWINDON Your Wedding? the circumstances that your mind some form of nicotine replacement
now associates with smoking. This therapy, patches or gum, may help,
Book your wedding will enable you to change your
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at The De Vere Swindon 31st March 2005 traction. The evening before clear like headaches, nausea, tiredness,
away any smoking paraphernalia:
I Sunday 20th March 2005 to receive a you're now ready to stop. change in bowel movements. How-
11.00ant - 4.00pin 10% But try to build in some new ever these often pass within 48
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discount features to your life: For those who feel that the psy-
The De N ere Swindon, Exhibitors on the day will include • Exercise each day: even a 15- chological symptoms of anxiety,
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y
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Tel: 01793 878785 Disco/Entertainment and much more! • Get more sleep. If you're experi- culty in concentrating are holding
Fax: 01793 877,422 them back, then hypnotherapy
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book, take a hot bath at the end of ing the individual to break the as-
the day, whatever makes you feel sociations that their mind has made
good is a great choice; through repetitive tobacco use.
• Reward yourself at the end of Make that commitment to stop
every single smoke free day: you're today. Good luck!
doing a great job, so celebrate your
r
victory eve y single day. • Hypnotherapist Andrew Hill
If you feel overcome with the from Middleleaze runs AH Asso-
urge to smoke use the 5 D's: ciates. Tel: 873451.
• Other hypnotherapists who ad-
vertise in The Link: Sally Belcher on
Cancer support 875694 and Hilary Norris-Evans
on 01249 740506. See page 33.
in Swindon
The Swindon Cancer and Carers Daft people wanted
Support Group was formed seven
years ago to provide help to suf- Marie Cancer Care is desperate
ferers of cancer and their carers for help for its Great Daffodil Ap-
peal in March - the charity's big-
and to support those who have gest annual fundraising event.
lost someone to the disease.
Anyone affected is welcome to They are looking for people to take
a box of daffodil pins to 'sell in
drop in to the Central Community
schools or businesses for dona-
Centre, Emlyn Square (next to the
tions.
former Railway Museum) on
Thursdays between 12noon and Anyone willing to organise events
on their behalf should call Sophie
4pm for a chat, companionship and Kinsman on 0117 924 7275.
support. • Buy a daff at Sainsburys
For more information call Beryl Bridgemead on 5 February
Bowles on 528636