Restaurants, airlines, hotels and many public buildings do not accommodate smokers well anymore. And of course, with tobacco companies now facing financial sanctions and lawsuits against them, the cost of smoking continues to rise sharply. If these reasons are not convincing enough, we believe you can add some of your own to the list. Think of the people who love you. As any ex-smoker can tell you, being ready to quit is a separate thing from knowing why you should quit.
Many people have a lot of reasons for continuing to smoke.
Because nicotine is a stimulant, it many temporarily make depressed people feel better. Sometimes examining these reasons will help you to find ways around them. For instance, if you always smoke when you are stressed, you may benefit from taking a stress reduction class or a meditation or yoga class to help you better deal with these feelings before you try to quit. If you smoke in response to job stress, perhaps you can restructure some aspect of your job to make it less anxiety provoking. Although there is no one best way to quit, there are many approaches that have been shown to work for helping smokers quit.