Why is it so hard to quit smoking?
But the question is, why is it so hard to quit?
Everyone knows how to lose weight right?
Don’t eat foods with fat in them and exercise!
Everyone knows how to give up smoking right?
Don’t light the cigarette..easier said than done..
Having this knowledge just isn’t enough, sometimes even having the desire isn’t enough!
Time and again I see people who get really close to quitting smoking. They can get all the way down to one or two cigarettes a day, but just can’t give up those last two. Many even make it all the way down to zero, but the cravings, oh the cravings! They are wretched, those cravings. Most will go back to smoking within the first few days. They can cut away most of the “stuff†that keeps them glued to the cigarettes, even not be addicted to nicotine anymore(!), but there is just something deep in their core that magnetically pulls them back in, like two lovers who know they are bad for each other but just can’t help themselves.
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What is this thing? What is at this core?
Let me take a step back for a moment. How many adults do you know who are happy? I mean really, truly happy? Think that question is foolishness? Let me ask you this. How many people do you know who love their work? I’m talkin’ jump out of bed in the morning, can’t wait to start. Sadly, the percentage is very small. Why is this?
We live in an interesting quick-fix culture. People don’t really have to deal with their issues. We’ve got:
- Television
- Movies
- Shopping
- The Internet
- Video Games
- Hitting the gym
- Drugs
- Eating too Much
- Gambling
- Drinking
to distract us and make us feel better. Even more than that, many people’s issues are quite buried. Think of dreams that were squashed when we were young. “An artist? You could never make a living at that! You should be a doctor!†People often forget what their dreams once were.
Basically you need to find out what the problem is, why do you need to smoke?
What is lacking in your life?