So why did we start this nasty habit? There are as many reasons as there are smokers, but the top 5 reasons are pretty much the same.
1.
WE WANTED TO BE ACCEPTED.
Our friends, or peers, or even just people we knew were smoking so we decided to be part of the group we needed to start too.
2.
OUR PARENTS SMOKED.
Even if just one smoked we were around it and were raised that it was normal.
If your parents were raised in a smoking home, they didn't know the harm they were inflicting on us.
We learn what we see.
3.
WE WANTED TO FEEL OLDER.
Well the adults are doing it, so by starting we would magically be grownup too.
We could be around all the other grownups.
4.
THE CIGARETTE ADS WERE SHOWING KIDS SMOKING AND BEING COOL.
Before our government stepped in and made it illegal to market to children, the big tobacco companies targeted kids because they had a lot of disposable income and free time.
5.
OUR GENETICS MADE US PREDISPOSED TO HARMFUL HABITUAL BEHAVIOR.
Some of us are hard-wired to develop addictive behaviors.
It could be smoking, it could be chewing gum, it could be drinking coffee or any of a number of other addictive actions.
Can we stop this vicious cycle? Yes, You Can Quit Smoking Forever! Many have tried and failed, why? If all it took was willpower, most of us wouldn't be smokers.
It takes much more then willpower, patches, gum, sprays, or pills to really quit smoking.
It takes a change of thinking.
A change that you can live with, not the same one that is killing you.
1.
WE WANTED TO BE ACCEPTED.
Our friends, or peers, or even just people we knew were smoking so we decided to be part of the group we needed to start too.
2.
OUR PARENTS SMOKED.
Even if just one smoked we were around it and were raised that it was normal.
If your parents were raised in a smoking home, they didn't know the harm they were inflicting on us.
We learn what we see.
3.
WE WANTED TO FEEL OLDER.
Well the adults are doing it, so by starting we would magically be grownup too.
We could be around all the other grownups.
4.
THE CIGARETTE ADS WERE SHOWING KIDS SMOKING AND BEING COOL.
Before our government stepped in and made it illegal to market to children, the big tobacco companies targeted kids because they had a lot of disposable income and free time.
5.
OUR GENETICS MADE US PREDISPOSED TO HARMFUL HABITUAL BEHAVIOR.
Some of us are hard-wired to develop addictive behaviors.
It could be smoking, it could be chewing gum, it could be drinking coffee or any of a number of other addictive actions.
Can we stop this vicious cycle? Yes, You Can Quit Smoking Forever! Many have tried and failed, why? If all it took was willpower, most of us wouldn't be smokers.
It takes much more then willpower, patches, gum, sprays, or pills to really quit smoking.
It takes a change of thinking.
A change that you can live with, not the same one that is killing you.