The Fork in the Road – Which Path Will You Take?

 

Every time you smoke a cigarette you’re making a decision similar to following a forest path and reaching a fork in the road – which path to take?

The fork in the path is imagery I use with my smoking clients.

One leads to disease and premature death and the other is a path to health and wellness. I ask them which one they’ll chose?

It doesn’t take any clairvoyant to predict the path of wellness and health is the overwhelming choice. Yes, you do get a few cynics who want to know if they’ll have more fun on the death path, but this tells me just how serious they are about quitting – hint: not very – and doomed to failure.

So, if you’re a smoker reading this which path would you take? You’d probably say the same as most, right?

But would your actions back in the real world and faced with lighting a cigarette up again conjure up this picture of the fork in the forest path, and make you put the cigarette away? Or would you take the same path of destruction as you have so many times before?

Maybe just knowing now with each cigarette you smoke you’ve chosen a path that will lead to poor health, premature aging and possible death, may make you feel differently.

The tricky thing is, you never know when you take the fork to premature death, if this is the one time you shouldn’t have taken it. You don’t know if this is the smoke that sends you spiraling down to health problems and an untimely end. It could be your next smoke, or it could be one a few months in the future. But you know it will be one of them.

It’s a little like Russian Roulette if you know that deadly game of chance. You just don’t know when you pull the trigger – that is, light up your next smoke – if the bullet is in the chamber to be fired. But it’s even worse because if you heard the shot and felt the pain at least you’d know time is up. But it’s a deadly silence and you just don’t know until it’s too late.

If you’ve read this far and you feel disturbed by what I’ve said, and feel it’s time to quit then seek professional help with your local Smoking Cessation hypnotherapist. If you live near the Cape Cod, Massachusetts area then sign-up for more information about my Quit Smoking Hypnosis Programs here.

It’s time to take a different path and stop playing “Russian Roulette” with your life.

 

Erika Slater, CH
Director
Free At Last Hypnosis