Change & Adapt
Sometimes change is necessary to get away from a (bad) habit. There is a natural resilience against change when people don’t really see the point of change. That happens when they can’t fully understand the deeper meaning of the habit that has kicked in.
However, when they hear from their doctor (the specialist) that they really have to quit smoking or otherwise some serious consequences emerge that could threaten their existence, people most of the time understand what the bad habit will do if they continue and they take the steps to change.
Where people normally have a lot of problems voluntarily changing a bad habit, they seem to have no problems at all to make such a drastic change when they hear it’s life threatening.
Then you have the sort of people who don’t believe and trust the doctor and his bad message. They still continue with their bad habit and seek relieve by talking to other people who think the same as they are, therefore convincing themselves they are right even more.
Thankfully most people are smart enough to believe the specialist and quit smoking. They make the change and adapt to a new habit of non-smoking. Too bad that people sometimes need to find out the hard way.
