Hi Brian, Alexander - great comments... and it can be as simple as that! A change of thought and consequently a decision of action. I've worked with many people over the years to help them quit... and am discovering more and more that once someone makes that switch in their mind - there is no going back. I totally understand where your wife is coming from Brian in that she fully knows what she is doing, people are sick of hearing of what smoking does to them and are fed up of well intentioned 'tips' which is why I am convinced that it's that sudden 'wake-up' decision that works not just for a while but permanently. Periodically I hold webinars on this and am planning one next week (probably Thursday evening) Their free and I will keep you posted here with details once I set it up.
Interesting Jackie. Over decade ago I had a grating come into my voice. I went to my GP who looked in my throat and told me I had nodes forming. I would eventually lose my voice via a huskier and huskier voice. Sexy thought I. Then ouch! I was lecturing, doing lots of training, conferences and other public speaking. I smoked 40 to 60 plain Gauloise, or when in Germany Roth Händle, every day. I walked outside, screwed up the packet and never smoked again. Despite smoking for over 30 years, deep inhaler at that, I had never had a smoker's cough, I doubt I was genuinely addicted because I never smoked in a car, even long journeys, on planes or trains and would never have dreamt of popping out to the garden at a non-smoking house. If I ran out I never rain around looking for dog ends to reroll or the only shop within 1000 miles. I liked the taste of dark, toasted tobacco and perhaps that is all. Given the incentive, I stopped. I had a simple operation, my throat is still fine. Two weeks ago I was doing training and can still throw my voice as ever. Had I not stopped that would have been gone.
My wife has been told umpteen times by doctors, our homoeopath, specialists and others that she MUST. She cannot stop. She smokes within the first minute of getting up until a last smoke before bed. She has more pressing reasons than I had. She saw me do it but cannot bring herself to reduce even. She knows full well it is wrong and says she should stop... I do not think I need to say more. Perhaps she has not yet been frightened.