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There are two things
that keep us addicted to smoking.
- Our absolute
belief
(our mental conditioning) that we NEED them - that we MUST have them to be happy,
to enjoy ourselves
- And..... our
chemical addiction to nicotine.
As smokers
we are all addicted to the drug - nicotine.
Today, we want to deal with this area of
chemical addiction.
What it is and how it can be overcome. It is a vital
key step on your road to freedom.
The
Truth
The truth is, right now, as far as nicotine is concerned:
YOU ARE A NICOTINE
ADDICT.
A lot of people who want to
quit smoking don't want to admit to this.
And in many ways, I can understand why.
It sounds too familiar to the horrors of heroin addiction and evokes
terrible, dark desperate images.
But it is a truth we must face.
Most people
who want to quit smoking believe that it is either (1) a wholly
chemical addiction or (2) a wholly psychological dependency.
The truth is
that it is both.
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is an addiction to the mild drug nicotine
and an addiction to the belief that we need to smoke to be happy. |
Some people, though will not accept this
chemical addiction theory.
"No - I'm not addicted."
'I really can take
it or leave it."
"I only smoke because I enjoy it. I can
stop when I want."
Or the famous:
"I only smoke because it is a habit I
got into - I'll break it when I'm ready. No problem."
Excuse...after
excuse!
Please don't believe a word. These are nothing but excuses.
Right now, at
this very moment you smoke because YOU HAVE TO - NOT BECAUSE YOU WANT
TO.
If you don't believe me - put it to the test!
Tell yourself that you will not smoke for
the next 24-hours.
After a while, you will discover that it is very
difficult - you just HAVE TO HAVE A CIGARETTE.
We all know the feeling. If you are struck
in a meeting you just can't wait to get out the front door to have a
smoke.
It is not ONLY a desire - it is
A compulsion.
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