"The truth about Smokers 'Pleasure Paradox' " by Neil Stelling

Smokers love excuses. Nothing makes them happier than, 'I

can't quit because…'. They really believe their own

excuses.

But all these excuses are cop-outs. There's no reason to

smoke. Smoking doesn't have any redeeming benefits. It's

100% harmful, poison.

But many smokers don't want to hear that. In fact, they

already know it's poison. They just haven't yet discovered

how to quit. Reading the truth, in a non-aggressive, non-

threatening way, helps to get started on the quit smoking

path.

So the excuse, 'I enjoy them', 'they give me pleasure',

needs to be looked at carefully. Do they really enjoy

them, or are they making a 'Can't quit' excuse.

In reality, the pleasure comes from the experiences

associated with smoking. It doesn't come from smoking

itself.

In fact, smoking becomes the 'avoidance of displeasure',

rather than the 'gaining of pleasure'. Smoking brings

temporary relief to the withdrawal symptoms that smoking

caused in the first place.

Have you always smoked ? Or do you remember back to a time

you felt peace and confidence, before this addiction took

hold of you ? Any pleasure comes from temporary relief of

withdrawal symptoms. That's the sad truth.

Where's the pleasure in loss of taste ? A build up of tar

and other chemicals causes a gradual loss of taste.

Smokers sometimes don't notice since it happens over years.

Then they can't taste expensive restaurant meals, and think

multiple cigarettes before, during and after the meal

provides the answer. Sound familiar ?

In fact, good company and conversation provide the

pleasure, which a smoker mistakenly associates with his

cigarette.

What else causes us to associate pleasure with cigarettes ?

Unfortunately, over many years, cigarettes have featured

prominently in movies. Famous, beautiful people seem to

love their cigarettes.

Have you noticed how most romantic movie moments used to

involve two people lighting up cigarettes together ?

Luckily that's less common in modern times, but who can

forget Bogie and others in the classic old films.

Cigarettes still get advertised around the world,

associated with something pleasurable. Once again,

romance, freedom, open countryside, tranquillity.

This psychological conditioning prevents thousands of

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"The truth about Smokers 'Pleasure Paradox' "

- by Neil Stelling B.Sc, MBA

© DigiLectual Inc. 2004
http://www.QuitSmokingWithNLP.com/
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