These days smokers are always
hearing or reading "No." Whether it's in the workplace, a favorite restaurant,
or the smoker's own house, "Not in here!" is getting more and more frequent.
But even though these smokers know that smoking indoors is hazardous to their
health and others', many of America's estimated 4.5 million adult smokers can't
help feeling like a bad child who's always being punished. Maybe you're one of
them.
But wait! Aren't you at least thinking about quitting? Then maybe it's time to
re-program this "deprivation" into an opportunity.
This is not some New-Age mumbo-jumbo suggestion. On the contrary, it's derived
from a scientific study just published in the American Journal of Public Health.
The researchers found that workers whose employers enforced a non-smoking policy
at work doubled their likelihood of successfully quitting.
And on a more personal level, those smokers who decided not to smoke in their
homes were almost 10 times as likely to be successful quitters as smokers in
homes where smoking was permitted.
So, choosing not to smoke in your own home not only decreases the amount you
smoke and the hazardous effects on others around you, it will help you quit!
That's what we mean about changing your thinking. If you think of not smoking at
home as an opportunity, you've changed two major aspects in progress toward
becoming a non-smoker: you've changed your behavior and you've changed your
thinking.
Changing your thinking from the negative to the positive feels a whole lot
better too. Instead of focusing on "I can't smoke here," and all the similar "I
can't"s, you'll be thinking "I am choosing to make my home smoke-free."
So, clean those ashtrays and put them away. Your non-smoking guests, your
family, your pets, and your own body will celebrate your achievement!
* Chung-won Lee and Jennifer Kahende, "Factors Associated with Successful
Smoking Cessation in the United States, 2000," American Journal of Public
Health, Vol. 97, No. 8, August 2007.
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