Andreas Jopp - I Know You Like to Smoke, But You Can Quit—Now: Stop Smoking in 30 Days

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I Know You Like to Smoke, But You Can QuitNow
Copyright Andreas Jopp, 2014
Translation by Colin McCullough, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Jopp, Andreas.
I know you like to smoke, but you can quit : now / Andreas Jopp.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-61519-089-8 (pbk.) -- ISBN 978-1-61519-180-2 (ebook)
1. Smoking--Psychological aspects. 2. Smoking cessation. I. Title.
BF789.S6J67 2014
616.86'506--dc23
2013047110

ISBN 978-1-61519-089-8
Ebook ISBN 978-1-61519-180-2

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First printing March 2014
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HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU SAID TO YOURSELF, I like smoking and I can quit whenever I want. Like most smokers, Ive often used both statements in various forms. Whenever someone thought he had to draw me into a sort of smokers interrogation, with an all-inclusive, subsequent debate, I used to cut him short with these 2 sentences and be at peace. But, of course, all smokers know that these 2 statements are both true and false at the same time.

If it werent true that 1 out of 4 smokers dies from the consequences of liking to smoke, then we would never think about quittingbecause with a cigarette, for a brief moment, you just feel good. Youre more relaxed, less stressed, and calmer. For a moment, you can just unwind. Unfortunately, after 45 minutes, the nicotine level drops so much that you feel like having another. The fact that I was ruining my health repeatedly brought me into the typical smokers conflict: I would quickly skim over information about the supposed damage to ones health, refute it internally with a few spurious arguments, and then repress it so I could keep on smoking. Think about ithave you ever offered your children a cigarette? Probably not. Even the most passionate smoker wouldnt do that. So, maybe we dont enjoy smoking so wholeheartedly after all. How would you react if your daughter began to smoke? Would you say, Thats wonderful. Ive always liked smoking myself? That doesnt seem to sound right, either. So it becomes clear just how ambivalent liking to smoke really is. Most smokers would prefer to quit, if only they knew a simple and reliable method.

The second statement, I can quit whenever I want, is true, too. Of course, you could quit whenever you wanted. But after my own umpteen spontaneous attempts, it was clear to me that this must be something that applied to smokers with stronger willpower. And I had absolutely no desire to spill the beans about this to a nonsmoker, who would draw me once again into a long interrogation from which I would emerge frustrated and with lower self-esteem. Even though I didnt manage to quit, I invented this excuse for myself: I smoke of my own volition and apparently I just dont really want to quit yet. Of course, I can quit at any time...

And so, for 20 years, I guiltily liked to smoke and could have quit if only Id really wanted to. But all during those 20 years, now was just never the right time.

Adding up the cigarettes I was actually smoking, I tended to round the numbers down. I had everything under control. Like all smokers, I didnt smoke a lotjust 5 to 10 cigarettes a dayif anyone asked me. That never harmed anyone. I never smoked at home... except when I watched television (frequently) or was on the phone (even more frequently). Anyway, I never smoked when I was working on the computer... except when I was stressed out (daily) or had to write a difficult text and concentrate (pretty often, as an author). When something got on my nerves (now and again) or my mood wasnt the best (happens to us all), then I really enjoyed a cigarette. When I was waiting for a train or sitting in a traffic jam, I often... well... (as an exception) had a cigarette. Having a cigarette while waiting gave me something to do (though we all know trains are usually punctual... and traffic jams are virtually unknown). Sometimes I smoked a few more, such as when I was going out (but that was only 2 or 3 times a week). That would add maybe 5 or 6 cigarettes to the tally. And, maybe a pack on the weekends, occasionally. But, of course, only to be social. And I was smoking, above all, for enjoyment. By that I mean I