subject: 21 Bad “Excuses” to Continue Smoking That Might Sound Familiar to You [print this page] Author: Arthur Johnson Author: Arthur Johnson
Perhaps you have said sometimes things like "the pollution in the air is worst". Probably you do not know that the smoke of the tobacco has a toxic concentration up to 400 times superior to the allowed in many countries with respect of air pollution. Or something like: "Ill die anyways, no matter what". Perhaps you think that the cigarette kills quickly (and of course, you are alive), but the diseases that the cigarette produces are slow, very slow and later bring the smokers a progressive deterioration of the health and years of suffering. It is certain that not smoking doesnt give you an eternal life, we all die, but the important thing is the quality of life until that moment, and the last years in the life of an smoker can be horrible. Against this, that inner little voice says "his grandfather lived 80 years and always smoked like a chimney", and perhaps you dont realize that was the exception of the common rule. Any smoker has the double of probabilities of dying before to enjoying a healthy elder life. There is so many false reasons, "It relaxes me", " It helps me to concentrate", "It keeps me fit; , "Its already is behind schedule, the damage is done", etc. Dont let yourself down, think and look for information, and you will find without difficulty that those excuses are false. Do not be offended, but without so many excuses, listening to your intelligence, you would have left it does a long time ago. If at this moment your excuses and "justifications" increase, be brave, that means that you really are achieving a step to stop smoking and your inner devil is furious. Continue disassembling his lies and you will obtain it. Here you will find a list of ideas and opinions around the tobacco. Many smokers create them, and it prevents or makes difficult to them to stop smoking. If you share some of these ideas, think a little, they are nothing but lies. Discover the deceit and it will be easier to stop smoking. - If I stop smoking, I will get fat - It relaxes me. - I have tried to leave it other times and I prefer " to be bad smoking" than "to be bad without smoking" - I only smoke those light cigarettes ("light"), low in nicotine and tar, and therefore I am safe. -What pain! all the life without smoking - I will die of something anyways - I have tried to leave it, but simply I cannot - After so many years smoking, the damage already is done, why leave it now? - It helps me to concentrate - It gives me style - With the contamination, the smoke of the tobacco does not have any importance. - The relation between cigarette and cancer totally is not demonstrated - I smoke little and therefore it cannot damage me -Why it is going damage me and not the others? - I can leave it as soon as I want - I have a great physical dependency - If I leave it, I will not as successful as I am smoking - I could not work without tobacco - It inspires me - A cigarette does not matter - If within two or three months I am going to feel bad for not smoking, why to leave it? Review these ideas one by one. All of them are traps. Discover them and youll smooth the way to quit smoking.About the Author:
Dr. Arthur Johnson Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, is a specialist in addiction treatment with more than twenty years of experience in the clinical field. He is concerned about the different ways in which people can overcome their problem and stop smoking.
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