No, I'm not crazy! I just thought it was a catchy title that would grab your attention and get you to read on.
The stool or more correctly, the legs of the stool are a metaphor for what I feel is one of the most important aspects of quitting smoking - SUPPORT. Picture if you will sitting down at the computer to write a letter on a stool with only one leg and how difficult it would be to remain on it. Sure, you can say 'If the leg is in the middle of the stool, balancing shouldn't be too hard.' True, but what say the one leg is attached to the outer perimeter as normal? Do you think it would be much harder to concentrate on finishing your letter if most of your attention is spent trying not to fall over? Probably very difficult, I would think.
Now what would happen if we added a second leg? Would it be easier to maintain balance. Sure it would. You would only have to give it half the attention for with two legs it would only move back and forth or side to side. And this would make it far easier to maintain balance and keep your attention on the task at hand.
Let's now add the third leg, which by the way has been shown to be the most stable arrangement for a stool, and what do we get. Right - perfect stability. We can now sit with complete confidence upon our three legged stool and focus all our attention on our letter because we no longer have the fear of falling over (failure).
So what does this have to do with quitting smoking? Everything! Why make it difficult on yourself by trying to quit completely on your own when there are people out there who would be more than happy to be on your support team. Having a couple of friends to call on would certainly add to your stability, but having four or five wouldn't hurt either.
Here's the thing though. When asking for support from these friends, it is of utmost importance that you also ask that they don't repetively question you about 'how it's going'. We want your support system to be approachable when you need them, not have the people in it grilling you all the time. It is also a good idea to make a pact within your support group, if you have the courage, in that if you ever come to think that 'just one' won't hurt, you MUST get on the phone and call each and every one of your 'legs' and let them know you've decided to continue smoking. Make it through all of those phone calls and still think smoking is a good idea and I'd be very surprised.
Get the right support and you will be free. - 15359
The stool or more correctly, the legs of the stool are a metaphor for what I feel is one of the most important aspects of quitting smoking - SUPPORT. Picture if you will sitting down at the computer to write a letter on a stool with only one leg and how difficult it would be to remain on it. Sure, you can say 'If the leg is in the middle of the stool, balancing shouldn't be too hard.' True, but what say the one leg is attached to the outer perimeter as normal? Do you think it would be much harder to concentrate on finishing your letter if most of your attention is spent trying not to fall over? Probably very difficult, I would think.
Now what would happen if we added a second leg? Would it be easier to maintain balance. Sure it would. You would only have to give it half the attention for with two legs it would only move back and forth or side to side. And this would make it far easier to maintain balance and keep your attention on the task at hand.
Let's now add the third leg, which by the way has been shown to be the most stable arrangement for a stool, and what do we get. Right - perfect stability. We can now sit with complete confidence upon our three legged stool and focus all our attention on our letter because we no longer have the fear of falling over (failure).
So what does this have to do with quitting smoking? Everything! Why make it difficult on yourself by trying to quit completely on your own when there are people out there who would be more than happy to be on your support team. Having a couple of friends to call on would certainly add to your stability, but having four or five wouldn't hurt either.
Here's the thing though. When asking for support from these friends, it is of utmost importance that you also ask that they don't repetively question you about 'how it's going'. We want your support system to be approachable when you need them, not have the people in it grilling you all the time. It is also a good idea to make a pact within your support group, if you have the courage, in that if you ever come to think that 'just one' won't hurt, you MUST get on the phone and call each and every one of your 'legs' and let them know you've decided to continue smoking. Make it through all of those phone calls and still think smoking is a good idea and I'd be very surprised.
Get the right support and you will be free. - 15359
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