Smokers are nothing if not industrious in their excuse-making.You know it’s bad for you and you do want to quit, but there’s always a perfectly good reason why it’s totally impractical right now.Here are 14 excuses you’ve probably made for not quitting… and why you need to stop making them.
1. My other half smokes – how could I possibly quit?
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Easy: quit with them. The couple that improves their lung capacity together, stays together.
2. I have a big presentation at work next week and need to be focussed on that, not quitting
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You’ll make a better impression not smelling of tar and regret.
3. If I quit I’ll be so irritable that it will literally be the end of all my relationships and friendships forevermore
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You will be irritable, it’s true. But your mates will be grateful for having a less smelly friend at the end of it.
4. I’m single and looking for love right now… and smoking’s so sexy!
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Nope
5. The damage is done
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No, SOME damage is done. Stop now and you not only will you not do anymore, but you’ll have a chance to reverse some of that damage.
6. The damage isn’t done
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Bless you, naive optimist. Yes, you feel fine now, but you’ll be paying for all those cigarettes in 30 years’ time.
7. My whole social life revolves around smoking
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Don’t be silly; your social life revolves around your dazzling wit and don’t you forget it.
8. I’m dealing with stress at the moment anyway. Quitting will just make that worse
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Do you know how much better you’ll deal with stress once your body isn’t being filled with poison?*
9. I’m feeling under the weather. I’ll quit when I’m better
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Wrong again! Your immune system is compromised by smoking.
10. I need to be able to concentrate at work
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Actually, smoking deprives your brain – which is pretty key in the concentration process – of oxygen.
11. It’s February – everything’s so miserable I need cigarettes as a pick-me-up
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Healthier pick-me-ups include pomegranates, make-out sessions and hill-walking.
12. It’s spring – I’ll quit when the weather’s a bit warmer in a few months and I can bear it
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A pattern is emerging here…
13. It’s summer – I can’t give up while it’s actually warm enough to stand outside to smoke!
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This is getting ridiculous now.
14. It’s Christmas – I should be able to enjoy myself!
Yes, but in 2030, you’ll want to be able to enjoy your lungs.
