Comments on: How to tell a Loved One to Stop Smoking http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/ Parenting, Health, Wellnes, Family& New Media Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:21:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tony Bennett http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-265986 Tony Bennett Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:20:14 +0000 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/#comment-265986 Hi Noemi You handled this well. The urge to smoke is embedded deep in a persons subconcious mind and it is a fact that when our concious mind and our subconcious minds don't agree then the subconcious then the subconcious will usually win. There is a lot to help smokers over this problem in our free report '10 biggest mistakes smokers make when trying to quit on www.happytobesmokefree.com With hope for your health wealth and happiness - Tony Hi Noemi
You handled this well.
The urge to smoke is embedded deep in a persons subconcious mind and it is a fact that when our concious mind and our subconcious minds don’t agree then the subconcious then the subconcious will usually win.
There is a lot to help smokers over this problem in our free report ‘10 biggest mistakes smokers make when trying to quit on http://www.happytobesmokefree.com
With hope for your health wealth and happiness – Tony

]]> By: Stop Smoking http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-249193 Stop Smoking Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:41:24 +0000 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/#comment-249193 You did well to step back from the instinctive parental urge to discipline (through love) a teenager for something that's worrying you. Appealing to her though love, especially as you had previously quit at her request, was a great move. In order to keep her off cigarettes you now need to ensure the consequences of smoking heavily outweigh the shallow benefits of impressing her peer group. The above link gives some pretty shocking facts regarding women and smoking. Perhaps you should read it first and then at your discretion pass the information onto your daughter. You did well to step back from the instinctive parental urge to discipline (through love) a teenager for something that’s worrying you. Appealing to her though love, especially as you had previously quit at her request, was a great move.

In order to keep her off cigarettes you now need to ensure the consequences of smoking heavily outweigh the shallow benefits of impressing her peer group. The above link gives some pretty shocking facts regarding women and smoking. Perhaps you should read it first and then at your discretion pass the information onto your daughter.

]]> By: Joey http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-173525 Joey Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:39:51 +0000 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/#comment-173525 Hey um can i have advice theres this girl i like alot and i care about her so much but she smokes and usually ide be fine with that but it turns out that i feel something telling me to make her stop my concious doenst want her to get hurt now or in the future whether or not we still know eatch other how can i tell her to quit without her thinking im trying to control her or im "oblivious to the reasons she smokes" Hey um can i have advice theres this girl i like alot and i care about her so much but she smokes and usually ide be fine with that but it turns out that i feel something telling me to make her stop my concious doenst want her to get hurt now or in the future whether or not we still know eatch other how can i tell her to quit without her thinking im trying to control her or im “oblivious to the reasons she smokes”

]]> By: Noemi http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-158731 Noemi Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:44:22 +0000 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/#comment-158731 @I addict- it's good you came back and saw your progress. Like they say in recovery programs, one step at a time. Keep it up. @I addict- it’s good you came back and saw your progress. Like they say in recovery programs, one step at a time. Keep it up.

]]> By: I Addict http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-157768 I Addict Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:22:38 +0000 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/#comment-157768 Wow. After a year I visited this blog again and read again my gloomy comment. 2007 was such a bad year for me. Been charged with 2 criminal cases and I am still defending myself (with my lawyer) in court. Got apprehended by the police and my car impounded because of fake LTO registration. My wife had a miscarriage last year and we were robbed by the ob-gyne by charging us 40k for a one-night stay in a charity ward, to think I had no job at that time. Chased by various banks for unpaid loans. Suffered a tragic loss of a closed family relative before the year ended last year. My wife and I separated for 2 months but went back again later. In short, 2007 was the most forgettable year for me. But despite that 2008 is looking good. Got myself full-time online work where I earned $ and more than my usual monthly pay when I was an executive working in Makati. My relationships with my family (wife, son and others) are improving by the day. I've been sober for a year now. Thru prayers, everything turned around this year. 2008 is going to be a great year. Just be sober and everything will fall into place. Wow. After a year I visited this blog again and read again my gloomy comment. 2007 was such a bad year for me. Been charged with 2 criminal cases and I am still defending myself (with my lawyer) in court. Got apprehended by the police and my car impounded because of fake LTO registration. My wife had a miscarriage last year and we were robbed by the ob-gyne by charging us 40k for a one-night stay in a charity ward, to think I had no job at that time. Chased by various banks for unpaid loans. Suffered a tragic loss of a closed family relative before the year ended last year. My wife and I separated for 2 months but went back again later. In short, 2007 was the most forgettable year for me.

But despite that 2008 is looking good. Got myself full-time online work where I earned $ and more than my usual monthly pay when I was an executive working in Makati. My relationships with my family (wife, son and others) are improving by the day. I’ve been sober for a year now. Thru prayers, everything turned around this year. 2008 is going to be a great year. Just be sober and everything will fall into place.

]]> By: Piquet101 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-36001 Piquet101 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:06:52 +0000 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/#comment-36001 I love it when a plan comes together. Well done and congrats. Hope you both live long and healthy I love it when a plan comes together. Well done and congrats. Hope you both live long and healthy

]]> By: Noemi http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-14383 Noemi Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:40:17 +0000 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/#comment-14383 @Addict- always a work in progress. Keep it up. It's never too late for you to help your eldest son. Maybe being a good role model is what it takes. @Addict- always a work in progress. Keep it up. It’s never too late for you to help your eldest son. Maybe being a good role model is what it takes.

]]> By: I Addict http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-13948 I Addict Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:44:06 +0000 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/#comment-13948 I can relate to your post. I am not a smoker but I was an alcoholic and a sexaholic. I am still on the road to recovery thru the 12-step program and still struggling to get rid of my addictions. It takes guts and willpower to remove any addiction. In my case, I surrender everything to God. Only God can change me now. I am also worried about my eldest son who is in his early teens now. I guess there is no point controlling. Word of advice, lengthy talks will do wonders. I also want to believe that it is not yet too late for me now. I can still be a good role model to my kids as long as I can continue my recovery. As they say, recovery is always a work in progress. I can relate to your post. I am not a smoker but I was an alcoholic and a sexaholic. I am still on the road to recovery thru the 12-step program and still struggling to get rid of my addictions. It takes guts and willpower to remove any addiction. In my case, I surrender everything to God. Only God can change me now.

I am also worried about my eldest son who is in his early teens now. I guess there is no point controlling. Word of advice, lengthy talks will do wonders. I also want to believe that it is not yet too late for me now. I can still be a good role model to my kids as long as I can continue my recovery. As they say, recovery is always a work in progress.

]]> By: Lorna Dietz, Lauren's aunt http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-12164 Lorna Dietz, Lauren's aunt Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:04:44 +0000 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/#comment-12164 Hi, Noems! Could you let my darling niece, Lauren, know that if she wants any input on how I successfully stopped smoking after 24 years (my first non-smoking day was on March 21, 2001), then she can ask me. Take care, Lorna Hi, Noems!

Could you let my darling niece, Lauren, know that if she wants any input on how I successfully stopped smoking after 24 years (my first non-smoking day was on March 21, 2001), then she can ask me.

Take care,

Lorna

]]> By: Noemi http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-12101 Noemi Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:53:27 +0000 http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2007/01/12/how-to-tell-a-loved-one-to-stop-smoking/#comment-12101 @Daynah- i hope Lauren continues on. I try to be a good mother but all we can do is give guidance. @lemon- just keep telling your sisters to think about quiting smoking one day. They might get your message one day. @Daynah- i hope Lauren continues on. I try to be a good mother but all we can do is give guidance.

@lemon- just keep telling your sisters to think about quiting smoking one day. They might get your message one day.

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