> Smokers are fully aware of the health risks of smoking. But they ignore all warnings from friends, family and outsiders. Because the only voice they listen to is theirs. And it tells them things like, "Everything causes cancer these days" or "I can give up whenever I want.
This is not the logic of most smokers I know (myself included). My reasoning, like that of most smokers I know, is:
1. I know how bad smoking is.
2. I know how hard quitting is.
3. I know the mental health effect of a quitting effort (whether successful or not) is challenging and unpredictable.
4. I have a lot of other challenges in life that incentivize putting off #2-3 until such a time as I think I can weather the storm and have a high chance of success.
Most smokers try and fail to quit multiple times before they succeed. It's a strong addiction, with a lot of negative emotional associations.
This is not the logic of most smokers I know (myself included). My reasoning, like that of most smokers I know, is:
1. I know how bad smoking is.
2. I know how hard quitting is.
3. I know the mental health effect of a quitting effort (whether successful or not) is challenging and unpredictable.
4. I have a lot of other challenges in life that incentivize putting off #2-3 until such a time as I think I can weather the storm and have a high chance of success.
Most smokers try and fail to quit multiple times before they succeed. It's a strong addiction, with a lot of negative emotional associations.