other smokers

[Amanda]

someone please explain why is it when you tell people you quit smoking they still will offer you a smoke??? I dont get it... :sorry:

[Runfree]

Clueless?  I really don't know.  I can't recall ever doing this when I was a smoker.....it's baffling. 

[DCCXXVII]

Maybe they are feeling all alone now in their addiction... it is a lonely existence smoking without company(misery sometimes like company)

[Tink]

I think if you smoked with them they wont feel bad about smoking themselves, when we quit, it just makes them realise it can be done and they are ashamed that they have not, they need a partner in crime! 

[Nancy]

someone please explain why is it when you tell people you quit smoking they still will offer you a smoke??? I dont get it... :sorry:

Because they are clueless morons who are jealous of your quit!

[JackiMac]

I think if you smoked with them they wont feel bad about smoking themselves, when we quit, it just makes them realise it can be done and they are ashamed that they have not, they need a partner in crime! 

You hit the nail on the head Tracey, they feel they are justified in smoking because others are smoking too, its how the addiction works, when other smokers see us quit and see us succeeding, unfortunately deep down they want us to fail and go back to being in their "gang" makes it easier you see, oh so and so smokes, i'm just nipping out to join her/him for one, just to be social you know what I mean!!xx

[Still winning]

Absolutely. I don't think they even realize it makes them feel like they shouldn't do it...but if they drag you back into their gang it justifies their addiction and reinforces the junkie thinking of it's impossible to give up....  Keep saying no thanks, I love being smoke free!! A) it freaks em out and B) you may just start them thinking like only a quit friend can. xx

[MarylandQuitter]

Well Meaning Offers For Cigarettes

Suggestion on how to deal with individuals who offer you a cigarette after you quit who actually believe they are doing you a favor.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72mmwgRvQc

 

Related videos:
Offers for cigarettes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvlAP...
"No thank you, I can't have a cigarette"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD25Z...
"I'm trying to quit smoking"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOmE...
The fear of success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhWS...
Smoking does not help you overcome stress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buyqv...
Why do smokers smoke?
https://youtu.be/S9AmZiI3rNI
I am climbing the walls because I quit smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUUsA...
I'll be a nervous wreck forever if I quit smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJBu7...
Smoking does not solve stress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C5eT...
Quitting smoking can make you calmer, happier and healthier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K038...
I will quit when...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEiU...
How would you deal with the following situations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw4ac...
There are no legitimate reasons to relapse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCm_5...
Good reasons to take a puff after having quit smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvHl-...
Life goes on without smoking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8nBj...
Can you help a person who really doesn't want to quit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEE_R...
Helping others quit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Xvx...

[sgt.barney]

Welcome to The Crab Bucket.

 

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality

 

 

Easy Peasy

[babs609]

agree with all of the above.

 

when I was a smoker and one of my family members or friends quit.....I wouldn't go as far as offer them a smoke because I really wanted to see them succeed...but...I was a little envious that they could do it and I  "couldn't".  Their quitting also reminded me that "another one was gone"  meaning...a smoking buddy...i was afraid I would be the only one standing outside, looking like a fool, smoking.

[Ricki M]

I agree with some of the others so they won't be smoking alone

[Pippa]

Because they are clueless morons who are jealous of your quit!

Ummm what Nancy said !! :-)

[cpk]

Joel said somewhere (this video?) if someone keeps offering you a smoke you should take it and break it. I don't agree. I think walking away would be better. Or, if you need to get tough just inform the person that they are harassing you and they need to stop. In another instance someone threw a pitcher of water on someone who kept offering a smoke. Well, this is actually assault. It's just crazy. Quitting smoking doesn't give someone license to act in any manner they wish. These are not good ways to guard the quit.