So why should we quit smoking and go through weeks of cravings? To protect our health and boost our lung power right? It seems like an obvious question with a straightforward answer but it is a very good idea to write down all the benefits of becoming a non smoker before you start stopping, and have your list close to hand for those trying times, because there will be trying times, wo mamma!
Money to burn: using cigarettes is a very costly habit. Of course it doesn't seem so bad when it is an individual purchase, a few pounds or dollars, but if you had all the money you spent in a year on smoking in your hands at one time, say for example between two and three thousand pounds, I very much doubt anyone would wish to hand over that money to a faceless company and in return all you get back is a rasping cough and lungs like wet toilet paper. Think about that for moment or three... It's utter lunacy!
The zombie factor: we all know that smoking is bad for our bodies and by extension our minds to because after a while we begin to worry about our health to. I'm not going to go over all the different smoking related illnesses that eventually turn you into a walking corpse, I'm sure you have heard them all before but let's be honest, no one (almost no one) wants to die, especially not in their early forties because of a habit they don't even like anymore! Saving your health is the best reason I can think of to stop smoking.
Get out! In most major cities now smokers almost need their own personal bat cave to retreat to before they spark up. I don't believe that anyone should be persuaded into a blizzard with a pitchfork pressed against their spine just because they smoke, but non smokers are becoming less and less tolerant of people smoking. And they are right, no one should have to suffer because of another persons bad habit.
The stink: I don't believe anyone likes the smell of smoke and stale smoke is worse, it isn't going to win you any medals on the dating circuit. Of course after you have been smoking for a year or two you don't notice it that much anymore, but you can still hear the murmurs of "here comes stinky" as you approach the water cooler... For shame!
So there are four good reasons to quit, money, health, alienated and the smell. It's definitely worth writing them down to look over when your cravings get really bad. It won't make the craving go away but it will remind you why you are doing it and help you beat the habit.
Money to burn: using cigarettes is a very costly habit. Of course it doesn't seem so bad when it is an individual purchase, a few pounds or dollars, but if you had all the money you spent in a year on smoking in your hands at one time, say for example between two and three thousand pounds, I very much doubt anyone would wish to hand over that money to a faceless company and in return all you get back is a rasping cough and lungs like wet toilet paper. Think about that for moment or three... It's utter lunacy!
The zombie factor: we all know that smoking is bad for our bodies and by extension our minds to because after a while we begin to worry about our health to. I'm not going to go over all the different smoking related illnesses that eventually turn you into a walking corpse, I'm sure you have heard them all before but let's be honest, no one (almost no one) wants to die, especially not in their early forties because of a habit they don't even like anymore! Saving your health is the best reason I can think of to stop smoking.
Get out! In most major cities now smokers almost need their own personal bat cave to retreat to before they spark up. I don't believe that anyone should be persuaded into a blizzard with a pitchfork pressed against their spine just because they smoke, but non smokers are becoming less and less tolerant of people smoking. And they are right, no one should have to suffer because of another persons bad habit.
The stink: I don't believe anyone likes the smell of smoke and stale smoke is worse, it isn't going to win you any medals on the dating circuit. Of course after you have been smoking for a year or two you don't notice it that much anymore, but you can still hear the murmurs of "here comes stinky" as you approach the water cooler... For shame!
So there are four good reasons to quit, money, health, alienated and the smell. It's definitely worth writing them down to look over when your cravings get really bad. It won't make the craving go away but it will remind you why you are doing it and help you beat the habit.
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