This seems to be the time of year when people decided to have good intentions for the New Year. Seems familiar?
Our good intentions are to continue to provide the best medical care we are able to provide to our patients. We may not always get it right, but we certainly try to do so.
Do you have any good intentions for this coming year?
We thought we would get you on your way with some good intentions and how to get about achieving them. The most common ones we hear off are the following:
Stop smoking
There are many ways in which you could achieve this. Some people wish to do it on their own, either through gradually reducing the amount they smoke, going 'cold turkey', or using some nicotine replacement therapies.
If you require any help, try one of the following:
- see us to place yourself on the waiting list for our smoking cessation clinic.
- contact Doncaster Smoke Free on 01302 640064 or click on the image below to go to their website.
Loose weight, become more active, get healthier
Why not contact Change4Life to achieve this or see us for some help? You can reach Change4Life on their website, where they also have links to free apps and activities near you. Just click on the image below to go to their website.
Stop drinking or stop doing drugs
We have 2 great services in Doncaster to help you achieve this goal. Just click on the images below to go to their websites for more details.
Telephone: 01302 730956
(drugs and alcohol)
01302 571260
And a few little pointers to being successful:
- Never give up on yourself!
- Praise yourself for little achievements!
- Set yourself only achievable goals!
- Positive reinforcement works much better than negative reinforcement!
- If you have a little fall back, don't see it as being a failure, but as a little hurdle to overcome, that was your last cigarette, your last drink, your last binge eating session. You really enjoyed it, but now you are back on track to achieving your goal.
All that rests us now is to say
Good Luck! If you really want to, you have a good chance of achieving your goal.
We would also like to wish you all a Very Happy, Healthy and Successful 2014!
Dr J.E.C. Bennekers
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