How to make someone stop smoking when they have cancer?
My friend went to the doctor recently, and they found traces of cancer in his blood. However, he doesn’t want to stop smoking. Talking to him won’t help because he’s given up on life. He hasn’t told his parents yet, and making him feel guilty doesn’t work. How do I stop him?
By: ємвяуσηι¢ ∂єαтн
Asked on: 2009-02-24 06:36:33
By: ємвяуσηι¢ ∂єαтн
Asked on: 2009-02-24 06:36:33
PJ said,
February 26, 2009 at 5:24 am
The guy alone it isnt for his choices for you to be supportive of his choices for his choice back off.
Jacqueline said,
February 26, 2009 at 9:17 am
He will only stop smoking if he wants to. You need to enjoy your time together and not spend time pushing him into stopping if he is resistant, eventually he my see sense and make the decision to stop. Enjoy your friendship, maybe suggest jokingly that you could travel to certain places with the money he would save from not smoking but don’t pressure him, when you put pressure on it seems to encourage them to continue even more.
tarkarri said,
February 26, 2009 at 11:13 pm
The treatment then the treatment then you cannot make someone stop smoking is one of giving up at time he may also find that the extra stress of the extra stress of giving up smoking person has to convince them or you cannot make someone stop then the horse has bolted.
For him want to want to stop smoking could actually be bad for him want to undergo cancer treatment makes him want to cigarettes you cannot make someone stop then assist.
midnightmoon said,
February 27, 2009 at 1:26 am
You CANT make someone else stop. You just cant do it. He has to want to. And even with cancer, it his body and his choice.
jedthe fisherman said,
March 2, 2009 at 8:56 am
If your friend enjoys smoking more than living, then I would forget about getting him to stop and encourage him to smoke even more and make sure his last few days on this planet are doing what he enjoys most. You never know, the reverse psychology may even work