Quit Smoking for Yourself

If you're looking for information on how to quit smoking, then this article may have just what you need!

What you're about to read is the result of ongoing interaction over a long period with other smokers like you who want to stop smoking successfully. This article was written to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about why you should quit smoking and to address common issues of interest. I hope you'll find this information helpful.

Thousands of people are addicted to smoking, and, every day, thousands of people fight the battle of breaking this addiction.  But, how can someone go about successfully quitting smoking?  There are many reasons to quit, but the most important reason is for yourself.

Quitting for Others

Many people trying to quit smoking are doing so in order to make others happy.  They try to stop smoking so their spouse will quit nagging.  They try to stop because their job frowns upon smoking.  They try to put out the cigarette because society has made smoking unacceptable.  They try to quit because their kids look at them with big, puppy dog eyes and plead with them to stop.  While it is great to have family and friends around you who care and who want to see you stay around awhile longer than you will if you continue smoking, the only reason that will truly motivate you to quit smoking is if you quit for yourself.

Sure, pleasing those around you may get you to start on the road toward recovery from nicotine addiction.  You might tell yourself, “I’m doing it for my kids. I don’t want them to see me go through cancer.”  Or, you might think, “If I quit smoking, my spouse might finally just leave me alone about it.”  While these thoughts may get you initially motivated to stop smoking, they won’t help you sustain a cigarette free life.  In fact, quitting for others might just help you make excuses to start back up again.  For example, you might quit for your spouse, and then when you have a disagreement about something, you might say, “I’ll show him (or her).”  Next thing you know, you’re lighting up.  You may not think you would do that, but we do strange things when we’re upset – even destroy our own bodies. So, quitting for others is NOT how to quit smoking, believe me...

Sidebar: Are you finding this information on quit smoking useful? I have always been curious about this, and when I found very little quality information online about it, I decided to share a part of what I've learned through my research - which is how this article came to be written. Read on...