Why Quit?
There are many reasons for quitting. You'll almost certainly live longer and experience less pain and disease. Breaking free of a powerful addiction like cigarette smoking will make you feel good about yourself.
Here are some of the benefits of stopping smoking. Which ones are most important to you?
- I will be healthier
- I will save money (R10 000 per year at 2009 prices)
- I will breathe easier
- I will be free of the worry that I may be killing myself
- I won't feel like a social outcast at social gathering among non-smokers
- My clothes and my house will smell fresher; I won't have to clean dirty ashtrays
- I won't have to worry about making my children and other people I love sick from my stale smoke
- I will be setting a good examplefor the children / youth in my life
- I won't pollute the air which others have to breathe
- I will be free of a damaging habit and addiction
- I will be free of a damaging habit
. . . . . . . add your reasons to the list
Visualise your smoke free and healthy lifestyle. Write down your personal reasons for quitting, and refer back to this list after you have quit.
"The harder you try, the harder it is to fail." - Vince Lombardy