Why is smoking so addictive ?
But something else is happening, at a subconscious level that most of us are not aware of.
When we smoke that cigarette and satisfy our craving, we F-E-E-L a great sense of relief and we unconsciously DECIDE TO ENJOY THE MOMENT. This is why is smoking so addictive
" I'll take a break from what I'm doing" – or if you have a problem……you say to yourself……..
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"I'll allow myself to take a break from worrying about it for a few minutes just to enjoy this cigarette "……….
……..and so you enter for that brief moment into a relaxed, safe, work-free, problem-free period 'enjoying' the cigarette
For those few minutes……… you ALLOW yourself time to think, FREE of all your worries and concerns.
For that brief period…….. you put aside ALL your worries and problems…..Now we can start to see why is smoking so addictive.
Why is smoking so addictive ?
Every time you have a cigarette you mentally and emotionally ALLOW yourself ( even if you are unconscious of this happening ) to have a break FROM your work or worries and for THAT moment you feel…….
Happy…
Safe…….
And Secure.
For those few moments, as you smoke…… you do not feel threatened by your problems or responsibilities. This is answer to the common question asked by all smokers: why is smoking so addictive?
This is why people believe smoking helps them if they have a problem.
It is not the cigarette – it is the safe, open feeling that the cigarette seems to evoke. You believe it can help you think more clearly.
And as you begin to enjoy these brief periods of peace, safety and relaxation snatched during the day, you do not realize it but you become …..SLOWLY convinced that these PLEASURABLE FEELINGS are totally linked – in fact, most of us falsely conclude that they must be in some way INHERENT in the cigarette itself.
What has happened though is that we have transferred pleasurable feelings of peace, relaxation and safety THAT WE HAVE ALLOWED OURSELVES TO EXPERIENCE every time we smoke TO the cigarette.
We have set up a neurological association in our bodies between the act of smoking and these feelings.
…..Every time you smoked or even looked forward to smoking, you experienced the joy you believed only cigarettes could give you.