Why You Shouldn’t ‘Give Up’ Smoking
If you are one of the many millions of smoker who want to quit smoking, you will have most likely used the phrase ‘I am giving up smoking’ at one time or another.
This article will show you this statement may actually be quite damaging psychologically. The phrase ‘giving up’ actually carries quite negative connotations.
You may not ever be able to ‘give up’ until you quit the phrase ‘giving up.’
When someone is trying to stop smoking, it is a positive experience. They have realised that enough is enough, and no longer want to endanger the health and lives of themselves (or the ones that they love).
So why is such a positive move branded with the strongly negative term “giving up”?
We all use it when we talk about stopping smoking (the smoker included.) The problem is the continual use of the term “giving up” doesn’t benefit the smoker in any way; in fact it may hamper the whole stop smoking process. Let me explain why.
‘Giving up’ insinuates loss. You ‘give up’ daily treats to save money. You ‘give up’ positives in your life. When the smoker uses the phrase ‘giving up smoking’ it reinforces the negative Illinois motorcycle accident attorneys wrong) thought that the smoker is stopping something positive.
Many people fail (sometimes over and over again) to stop smoking because of this “I am giving up” mentality. So how does a smoker get around this problem?
It would be nearly impossible for a smoker to ask everyone they know not use the term “giving up”. When they here this term is up to them to remind themselves that they are not actually “giving up…” anything. In fact they gaining an unendable list of positives.
More importantly the smoker needs to change their own way of thinking. The act of smoking must always be thought of as a negative, while the act of stopping as always a positive. Every time a smoker has a positive thought about the act of smoking it brings them one step closer to having a cigarette.
The best way to keep thinking of stopping as a positive, is to think about all the things that are gained by not smoking. This can be anything that relates to the smoker and the list is infinite.
Some examples include:
- “I am gaining years back on my life”
- “I am gaining more money in my pocket each week”
- “I am gaining the opportunity to see my kids and grandkids grow up”
- “I am regaining my sense of taste and smell”
The smoker can choose the positive aspects that suit them best. Thinking positively will help keep motivation high and make it much easier to put those cigarettes down for good.
Remember it’s not what is being “given up,” it’s what is being gained.
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