Smokers On Edge Analysis

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Smokers on Edge No smokers allowed here. These kinds of messages and other anti-smoking techniques are actually incredibly more harmful to the smoker than accepting them for who they are says Dr. Evans in her research about stigma. Looking over 570 article reviews from over the years his team wanted to see if there was any correlation between smoking stigma and quitting. She had found 30 reviews that met her criteria and found compelling evidence that the people who shame smokers are actually causing them to smoke more not less. Guilt leads to anger, social identity, and obsession that exhibit the hallmark of addiction. Constantly being told that this place is not a smoking ground and smoking is not allowed causes anger and resentment because smokers feel like they do not belong in the area. Dr. Evans-Laco even said that “stigmatizing smoking can, in some cases, make it harder for people to quit because they become angry, defensive and the negative messages lead to a drop in …show more content…
People who try to shame them actually encourage and those that try to help smokers find themselves stigmatizing their own selves and try to get away from them. Personally I had an eating problem throughout my whole life, and the last thing I needed was people telling me I was eating too much. I knew it and I did not need their guilt inside my head. Whenever I wanted to not eat that last piece of cake I always would say “I’ll show them” and ate it instead of being disciplined. I got extremely angry and upset that turned into an obsession with the types of food I was going to eat. Even went on the internet to find likeminded people. It was a vicious cycle that was only broken through finding people who were supportive and understanding of my problem that was going inside my head. Hate and stigmas never helped cure an addiction. Only love and support can truly crush