What To Do When Being Offered A Cigarette
- By Steven Gerasklis
- Published 09/28/2007
Steven Gerasklis
Steven Gerasklis is one of the founders of Quitters International. As an aspiring philanthropist, Steven wishes to help millions of people around the globe Quit Smoking. Steven has an ardent dedication for providing useful, informative and inspirational material to aid individuals with quitting smoking. His belief and vision is to allow Quitters International to become the platform for the online community to come together and tackle the task at hand. Steven can be contacted via email at info@quittersinternational.org
There will many times during your quitting process that you will be offered a cigarette. The best method to deal with such situations is to prepare for them in advance, this is crucial at the very beginning when deciding to quit.
If someone offers you a cigarette, you can:
1) Simply say nicely: "No thank you, I quit".
2) Explain to the person that you have quit and request for their support.
3) Remove yourself from situations where people are smoking if possible.
4) Have mints or chewing gum on your on and use them instead.
5) Remind yourself that you are a non-smoker.
Ensuring that you are ready for any situation will greatly enhance your chances of success and never forget, that you can do it.