As a non-smoker (or an ex-smoker, depending on your situation), you probably find the entire concept of smoking distasteful. That is, after all, why you may be seeking to help a smoker quit their habit for good. To you, the reasons are obvious; smoking is not only bad for a smokers’ health and appearance, but… Continue reading How To Convince A Smoker To Quit: Understand the Habit
How To Convince A Smoker To Quit: False Statements
While dissuading people from quitting smoking is never a good idea, when presenting the reasons as to why a smoker should quit, it is important to be factual. If someone suspects any aspect of your reality talk is not actually true, then they may doubt the things – such as the substantial health risks associated… Continue reading How To Convince A Smoker To Quit: False Statements
Smoking Mythbusting: The Realities of The Smoking Methods
When smoking is discussed, most people seem to have in mind the image of filtered cigarettes as the main item that people use to consume tobacco. For some unknown reason, other types of smoking – such as using a pipe and rolling your own cigarettes – do not attract quite the same amount of disdain… Continue reading Smoking Mythbusting: The Realities of The Smoking Methods
Removing The Links Will Aid Your Effort
The mental effort that it takes to give up smoking is well-known. It is certainly increased by keeping links to your recent status as a smoker – so giving up will take a little bit of a change in mentality. If, for example, you keep ashtrays lying around – even clean, unused ones which can… Continue reading Removing The Links Will Aid Your Effort
The Mental Barriers To Giving Up
Everyone who has tried to give up smoking has faced the full gamut of demons that can stop you from making a clean break. There are so many of them that it makes smoking cessation seem like an insurmountable obstacle. It really isn’t, though, and if you are resolute you can overcome the issues. A… Continue reading The Mental Barriers To Giving Up
Dealing With The Undesirable Consequences
We all know about the positive aspects of giving up smoking, and for the most part we know about the difficult side too. If you really want to break the hold that cigarettes have over you, you need to be ready to deal with the bad stuff. Paradoxically, though, you will do yourself no favors… Continue reading Dealing With The Undesirable Consequences
Making It A Little More Interesting
One of the continuing failings of humanity is that we can be appallingly cruel to one another. When you announce that you are giving up smoking, you may expect people to be supportive, but it is not uncommon to find that someone will utter the dreaded words: “I’ll bet you [unspecified amount of money] that… Continue reading Making It A Little More Interesting
The Joy Of Stopping
When you announce that you have decided to give up cigarettes, the response of friends and family is important in deciding how successful your bid for freedom will be. If they react by gathering around and giving you praise and support for your decision, then you stand a great chance of keeping to the good… Continue reading The Joy Of Stopping
It’s Harder If You Suffer Alone
Giving up cigarettes is a pretty thankless task at the best of times. You already know the reasons why you are trying to give up, and at times it can seem like they just aren’t enough. It’s bad for your health, but you aren’t feeling too healthy right now without them. It saves you money,… Continue reading It’s Harder If You Suffer Alone
Defying Temptation – Never Easy, But Worthwhile
When you are trying to break your addition to nicotine, you will find that there is always temptation waiting for you somewhere or other. It may be that you start to really crave a cigarette because you saw someone on TV smoking and they looked like they were really enjoying it. It may be that… Continue reading Defying Temptation – Never Easy, But Worthwhile