Quitting smoking - scare tactics just don't work

Its common knowlege that when a smoker feels stressed or anxious the first thing they do is reach for that little stick and light it up. Its a normal part of the smoker's psyche and only a smoker or ex-smoker can understand this.

This is exactly why the disturbing information tactic fails. The people that put these into action have no idea what a smokers life is really like.

Im sure you've seen them. The terrile photos of a persons rotted organ. A video of someone on theyre deathbed encouraging you to give up smoking. Emotional testimonials from grieving relatives. These sort of tactics just don't work. Period.

So why do certain organisations and governments think that scaring us is going to get us to quit smoking?

The people that kick these campaigns into action have no idea whatsoever about quitting smoking. They think from the perspective of a non-smoker so its impossible for them to understand what its like to try to quit smoking. They have no idea of the fight we face everytime we attempt to give up.

They usually think along the lines of "they'll quit smoking after seeing this" or "who would want to quit smoking when they see this". They just cant grasp the concept that it just doesn't work.

These campaigns are nothing more than uneducated guesses. They are started with no prior research or studies. They should instead invest their time and money into more efficient and effective quit smoking programs. Unfortunately they wont do this.

We are expected to just keep trying in the hope that one day we'll make it to the promised land. I have news for you folks, if you follow the ye olde nrt or the try to scare yourself into quitting farce. Youre going to fail miserably. So please dont even wast your time on these methods. 

IT JUST DOESNT WORK