How can I convince someone I love to stop smoking?
If the person is unwilling to change, there is nothing you can really do until they are ready to stop. However, understanding the steps to behavior change can help you to help them once they are ready. There are several things you can do to help someone quit smoking. No matter what you do, encourage them at every step along the way. Encouragement and personal support, according to the CDC, makes a smoker 50 percent more likely to succeed. How should you encourage them? Follow the Trans theoretical Model of Change (Prochaska, DiClemente, & Norcross, 1992). Knowing where your smoking peers or family are can help you provide pointed encouragement. Understand behavior change: Behavior change happens over six stages, and your goal is to help them move into the next phase–except for stage 6: 1) Precontemplation – In this stage, a person doesn’t think anything is wrong with his behavior. (Encourage them to think about it). 2) Contemplation – Acknowledge that a problem exists. (Encourage them
You could tell them that ciggaretes have toliet and floor cleaner in them. That’s actually true. Most people would find it disgusting, but that really doesn’t work to help them stop. I got my Dad (of smoking for 30 years) to stop by telling him: “I love you, and I know that you love me to. But if you stop smoking, than I know you really love me. It could kill your family and mostly you.” But my sister helped by moping around for 11 months saying: “All I want for my birthday (you could say Christmas or whatever) is you stop smoking.” So I would say try to guilt them. I know its mean, but eventually, it most likely will work! I hope this helpled!
