If your parents smokes, or a close friend or loved one, chances are you worry about their health and would like to see them quit. You have probably already discovered that it is not easy to get a smoker to give up their nicotine habit. If you want to try to help your parent or friend quit, read the good news and helpful suggestions.
The good news: Studies show that 80% of all smokers wants to quit and many have tried and failed before. So the probabilities are that your parent or close friend either want to quit or are trying to find the right method. You can do lots of things to make it easier for them to quit.
First you need to empathize with the smoker. Most smokers are seriously hooked on the nicotine in cigarettes. Many people have smoked for a long time and they start their morning with a cigarette. This is a hard habit to break, the shorter time since awakening to the first cigarette tells the level of addiction. These are strong patterns to break - patterns that are reinforced by the nicotine.
Second, you need to express your anxiety. As you know, no one likes to be told what to do especially a long-time smoker! So your best strategy is to express your caring and concern. You could tell your parents that you are concerned that they should get ill or even worse, die.
Third, use timing to your advantage. "Nagging" every-other-day is a bad idea. Your strategy could be to set a plan for once a month to have the conversation. Offer to give him or her your support, and if he or she express an interest in quitting, ask how you could best support him or her.
Tell your parents that there are great methods available, like hypnosis, online courses, patches, pills etc
The good news: Studies show that 80% of all smokers wants to quit and many have tried and failed before. So the probabilities are that your parent or close friend either want to quit or are trying to find the right method. You can do lots of things to make it easier for them to quit.
First you need to empathize with the smoker. Most smokers are seriously hooked on the nicotine in cigarettes. Many people have smoked for a long time and they start their morning with a cigarette. This is a hard habit to break, the shorter time since awakening to the first cigarette tells the level of addiction. These are strong patterns to break - patterns that are reinforced by the nicotine.
Second, you need to express your anxiety. As you know, no one likes to be told what to do especially a long-time smoker! So your best strategy is to express your caring and concern. You could tell your parents that you are concerned that they should get ill or even worse, die.
Third, use timing to your advantage. "Nagging" every-other-day is a bad idea. Your strategy could be to set a plan for once a month to have the conversation. Offer to give him or her your support, and if he or she express an interest in quitting, ask how you could best support him or her.
Tell your parents that there are great methods available, like hypnosis, online courses, patches, pills etc
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