How to Quit Smoking Without Annoying Anyone

Everyone wants to quit smoking... except of course for those who were wise enough not to start in the beginning. But those of us who were wise, are also very judgmental (not too wise) of those who continue to smoke even though they know that there are hundreds of statistics that say smoking causes death of some sort.

I have a mother-in-law who has emphysema but continues to smoke. I want to shake her and say "What in the world are you doing?? You're going to die if you don't stop smoking!" but I know better. She is my mother-in-law you know... and would most likely be my X-Mother-in-Law if I said that to her.

Anyway, smoking is a serious thing. I have been told it is extremely difficult. I think the reason it is so hard to quit is because ones desire to quit smoking most of the time is just not as strong as ones desire to smoke... period. That is why I think most attempts to stop smoking do not work.

So when looking for a way to stop smoking, look for a way that would make your desire to stop smoking greater than your desire to smoke. My goodness, this is starting to sound like a math equation. But hey, maybe if we turn it into one, it will make more sense. The equation is...

Desire to quit smoking > Desire to smoke (for those who stunk at math, ">" means "greater")

Since we are into equations now, we mine as well add another:

Smoking = Death (ok, but who is being judgmental).

Anyway, the following ways to quit smoking do nothing to change ones desires and therefore, are typically ineffective:

    *  Patches (Have you ever heard of anyone that stopped smoking by using this method... and how many times have you tried this and it didn't work?)
    * Cold turkey" (They should probably call this "hot turkey" instead of a cold turkey since you wouldn't want to get near someone who is quitting smoking "cold turkey"!)
    * Exercise (How many people do you know who smoke and exercise, too??)
    * Chewing Gum (How much sense does this make? Typically most people who want to stop smoking are older and wouldn't chew gum to save their life unless they wanted all of their fillings to come out. )

So what is the best method to quit smoking? You need to change your mind... change how you think... change what you find "appealing"/desirable.

So how is that done? Aha! The answer is simple... psychology. Think about it.  Remember how you manipulated your kids... I mean "trained them". How many ways did you use psychology to get them to do what they should do?? Be honest. It works! So when looking for a method to stop smoking, look for a class or a book ... one that manipulates... I mean "trains" your brain to make your desire to quit smoking greater than your desire to smoke. It's that simple.

Top Reasons to Stop Smoking

There are an infinite number of reasons to stop smoking; be it because of you health, the effect it is having on your family, or simply your ever decreasing bank balance. No matter why you have made the decision; it is the right decision. Here are a few more excellent reasons to urge you on

Despite what you may've been led to believe through your life, smoking is neither cool, nor sexy.

Before we knew just how damaging smoking was for us, it did look cool for a man to have a cigarette gently hanging from the corner of his mouth; or for a woman to seductively draw on her with her big rouge lips.

Now, people just see some sad and uninteresting fools, often huddling alone on a street corner somewhere.

Which moves us swiftly on to another top reason to stop smoking; you aren't a fully paid up member of society.

Times are changing, with there being an increasing number of places where you are not allowed to smoke inside. Indeed, there are many places with laws prohibiting smoking in some external areas.

Essentially therefore, smokers are nothing more than pariahs; second class citizens, undesirables, and any other such superlatives you can think of!

Okay, so we have established that you look a little bit sad and are considered a little bit sad by everyone else. But what of you yourself; it doesn't get much better.

For a start, you absolutely reek to high heaven; all the time. Okay, so you can have a nice shower in that wonderfully scented Aloe Vera, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine and Passion Fruit, Tropical Sunshine Exfoliating Shower Cream. But then you go and light up, and you smell like a dog's... You get the picture I am sure.

Then of course you have no real sense of smell, (which is lucky in many ways as you cannot smell your own stench), or indeed and sense of taste. No matter whether you are eating at your local Taco Bell or Chef Ramsay's latest venture in Manhattan, you can't taste jack.