Why can't I quit smoking?!
Question: I know the following things:
Smoking has serious health risks and leads to early death.
Because I smoke, my children are more likely to smoke when they get older, a fact that upsets me as a mother.
Because I smoke, I smell bad, my clothes and breath stinks.
Because I smoke, I can't smell or taste properly.
Because I smoke, I can't breathe properly and am always congested. I tried to blow up a balloon for my kid the other day and almost passed out.
I spend around $1500 a year on cigarettes, which I can't afford.
I have tried drugs, patches, hypnosis, gum, and sheer will power. I have posted these reasons in my kitchen. Every morning I resolve to quit, and don't make it an hour without going to buy more. In fact, as soon as I post this, I'm going to go freeze on my porch while I smoke one, waiting for some advise.
For those worried about the kids, I do not smoke in the house.
Help?
Answers: I know the following things:
Smoking has serious health risks and leads to early death.
Because I smoke, my children are more likely to smoke when they get older, a fact that upsets me as a mother.
Because I smoke, I smell bad, my clothes and breath stinks.
Because I smoke, I can't smell or taste properly.
Because I smoke, I can't breathe properly and am always congested. I tried to blow up a balloon for my kid the other day and almost passed out.
I spend around $1500 a year on cigarettes, which I can't afford.
I have tried drugs, patches, hypnosis, gum, and sheer will power. I have posted these reasons in my kitchen. Every morning I resolve to quit, and don't make it an hour without going to buy more. In fact, as soon as I post this, I'm going to go freeze on my porch while I smoke one, waiting for some advise.
For those worried about the kids, I do not smoke in the house.
Help?
my mom has been smoking for 45 years and just yesterday we went and got gentle acupuncture done, and it helped curve my mom's cravings a lot. It's not something you just do once though... More the better, but at least once a week when you first start trying to give up. And she gave us a Chinese herb called Min-Tran which helps take the edge off.
You can'tquit because the cigarettes are more important to you than all the other things you mentioned. Find something that's more important than smoking and use that as your motivation to quit.
Me, me, me, I , I , I...your list is all about you. Change the list...then think about your situation...Your children smell bad, their clothes smell like your exhaust, their hair stinks, they are smokers because of second hand smoke. They may die of lung cancer without ever touching a cigarette. They will not breathe properly and they are probably congested more often than you know. The money you spend could be used to save for their future. If you can't blow up a balloon, chances are in a couple years your kids won't be able to either.
You are addicted. You will not quit until you are dying of emphysema or lung cancer or until you see your child light up, and yes, it will be your fault. What do you want? You know what will happen, but you are not convinced. Convinced people quit. You are still testing the theory that you will be different from the others, you won't be. You will die, what's worse, you will take one or more of your children with you, because they will do what you do, whether they want to or not.
Start being less selfish...then quit smoking.