15. Voluntary slavery

Usually smokers trying to stop smoking, pushing the main causes of health, money, and social disapproval of this addiction.

In the last century, people fought hard for the abolition of slavery, and yet the smoker lives, willingly sold themselves under the yoke.

It seems he did not even realize that in those moments when he is allowed to smoke, I would like to be a non-smoker.

For the majority of cigarettes smoked by us for life, true that we not only do not get any pleasure from them, but do not even realize that they smoke.

And only after a period of abstinence we begin to deceive ourselves, believing that cigarette gives us pleasure (for example, the first morning, afternoon, etc.).

Cigarette only gets a great value for us as we try to smoke less or stop smoking altogether, or when the power of society leads us to this (for example, in the church, hospital, supermarket, theater, etc.).

A heavy smoker should consider that this trend is intensifying. Today, she touched the subway cars. Tomorrow - all public places. Gone are the days when a smoker can go to a friend or stranger and ask: "Do you mind if I smoke? "

Today, the poor smoker, coming into the house of a stranger, frantically looks around for an ashtray in the hope of seeing it butts.

If you do not see an ashtray, he is trying to hold on, and if not, it asks permission to smoke and more likely to hear in response: "Do you smoke, if you need to," or "Well, we would prefer that you did not smoke. You know, the smell of tobacco for a long time then do not erode. "

The poor man already feels worthless, but here at all pray that the earth opened up and swallowed him.

I remember that when I was a smoker, every visit to the church became an ordeal for me. Even during the wedding of his daughter, playing the role of proud father, I stood there and thought, "If only all of this was over quickly so we can go out and have a smoke break."

You will monitor the smokers at the time of these ceremonies. They huddle together, and they have certainly a lot of cigarettes. Packs of twenty walks around the circle, and conversation is always the same:

- Do you smoke?

- Yeah, you want a cigarette?

- Thank you, I'll buy later.

They get a light and took a deep drag on, thinking to himself: "What we are lucky! We got a small reward. A non-smoker poor fellows got nothing. "

But the "poor fellow" non-smoker, and this award is not necessary.

We were not created to live, constantly poisoning own body.

It is sad that even at a time when a smoker smokes a cigarette, he does not feel the feelings of peace, confidence and peace of mind that all their experiences nonsmoker smoke-free life.

Sitting in a church, a non-smoker does not feel anxiety and do not want to hurry over what is happening. It can fully enjoy every moment of life.

I remember in the winter, during a firefight with snowballs, I pretended that I had a weak bladder to wash out and a smoke. Alas, I was fourteen at school - but forty years as an accountant. Sad ...

And even when I re-join the game, you will not enjoy it. Once again, I was looking forward to its completion, when once again could smoke, although it was assumed that smoking - a way to relax and enjoy his hobbies.

For me the most incredible joy of being a non-smoker was the freedom from this bondage, the opportunity to live on the "fullest"

instead of spending most of the time, suffering from irresistible desire to light a cigarette, then lit a cigarette, thinking that I wish I did not do it!

16. How much money can I save?

I can not stop continually repeat that this "brainwashing" interfere with smoking cessation and that the greater the delusion that he created, we will be able to dispel before we start, the easier it will be to achieve the goal.

From time to time I get into arguments with people, which are called "heavy smokers".

According to my definition, a heavy smoker - a man who can afford it, I do not believe that smoking is harmful to his health and who do not care about public censure. (However, in these days of people getting smaller.)

If a smoker - a young man, I say to him: "I can not believe that you do not care about the money that you spend on smoking." Typically, his eyes light up. If I started it from the perspective of public health or public disapproval, he would have felt at a disadvantage, but from the standpoint of money - "Oh! I can afford it. It's just so many pounds a week, and I think it's worth it. This is my only drawback (or pleasure) ... "etc.

If it is - smoker, are planted about twenty cigarettes a day, I tell him: "I still can not believe that you are not worried about money. During his life, you're going to spend more than 40 000 pounds. What do you do with that amount of money? You do not just set fire to them and did not even throw.

In fact, you use the money to destroy their health, shattered nerves and lose self-confidence, spending all his life in bondage, living with bad breath and yellowed teeth. That's what should bother you? "

At this point, especially when it comes to young smokers, it is evident that they have never considered smoking in terms of lifetime costs. Most smokers need to know the price of a pack of cigarettes.

From time to time we will calculate how much you spend in a week, and then we have this amount is slightly disturbing. Very rarely (and only when are thinking to stop smoking), we figure out how much you spend on cigarettes in a year - a figure that frightens us, and only spending a lifetime simply appalling.

However, as this dispute, convinced smoker say, 'This is my pocket. After all, I spend the money for a whole week. " He seemed to convince himself. Then I continued, "I'll make you an offer you can not refuse. You pay me now 1,000 pounds, and I provide you with free cigarettes to the end of life. "

If I offered to give up the mortgage for 40 000 pounds for 1000, the smoker would have forced me to sign a piece of paper, not letting me get away from the scene. However, even a single heavy smoker (and please note that I have not spoken with someone like you, who are planning to quit smoking, and with those whose plans is not included) did not accept my offer. And, actually, why not?

Often it is at this point in my consultations smoker exclaims: "Look here, but I really do not care about the money side of smoking."

If you think about these words, ask yourself, why is it you do not care? Why in all other situations that you just do not do to save a few pounds, and then to poison himself, spending thousands of pounds, and that you do not care?

The answer to all these questions is simple. Any other solution in your life - the result of the analytical process of weighing all the "pros" and "cons", ie the result of logical reasoning.

When the smoker is weighing the "pros" and "cons" of smoking, every time he gets the answer: "Quit! YOU - Boobies! "

That is why all of smokers smoke not because they want to and not because they decided, but because of confidence that will not quit.

As a result, they are their own "brainwashed" and are forced to bury their heads in the sand.

Is not it strange that smokers conclude among themselves a bet, for example, is: "First, who surrenders pays the rest of the 50 pounds?"

It seems that thousands of pounds that they can save, really did not care about them. This is because they still think "well rounded" brains of smokers. Shake for a moment the veil from his eyes.

Smoking - a chain reaction, and this chain - a lifetime. If you do not tear it, it'll be a smoker for life.

Now calculate how much you think you spend on smoking for the rest of his life. The amount, of course, will vary greatly depending on the person, but for the purposes of this exercise, let's assume it to be 10 000 pounds.

Soon you will make the decision to smoke your last cigarette (not now, please - remember the original instructions).

All you have to do to remain a non-smoker, it does not fall into the same trap again - that is, do not light up the very first cigarette. If you lit it, then this one cigarette will cost 10 000 pounds.

If you think that all this is nothing more than an attempt to cleverly turn the problem at a certain angle - you are fooling yourself.

Kindly calculate how much would you have saved money if it had not smoked their first cigarette. If this argument does not seem valid to you, ask yourself, make you feel if tomorrow a carpet found a check from the company "Littlewood's Pools" in the amount of 10 000 pounds.

You will dance with delight! Well, and dance already!

You are about to start getting this win, and this is just one of the wonderful benefits that you will gain soon.

During the withdrawal period, you can pull smoke "just one last cigarette." I am sure you will be able to resist the temptation, if you remind yourself that it will cost you 10 000 pounds (or whatever you happen)!

I made this proposal in television and radio programs for many years. And still I can not understand why no one heavy smoker not accepted my offer.

My golf clubs have players who tease me every time I hear, they complain about the increase in tobacco prices. The truth is, I'm afraid that if I push too hard, one of them will accept my offer, then I'll have to spend a fortune on it.

If you are in the company of happy, cheerful smokers claim that smoking brings them great pleasure to tell them that you know the idiot that has taken to provide them with free cigarettes to the end of life, if they pay him the amount you spend on smoking each year.

Maybe you can find someone who will accept my offer?