the first three conditions
of quitting smoking, I was
free of cigarettes and was
sure I'd made it through
to the other side. I 'd finally
stopped after 127 tries.
A few months later, one day
my brain just blurted out,
"You see? You see how
easy it was to quit? You
can do it anytime you wish.
It's not that hard. So now...
you can go back to smoking-
that habit you love!
Because...you can quit...
ANYTIME!"
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| Cranial Paralogism Smoke Demon |
(Long pause)
That was not my smokefree
mind; it was my shadow
mind that had waited for the
right moment of weakness
to plead its case...it tries to
reverse decisions the mind
has made by advocating that
the right idea is now wrong.
I call it Cranial Paralogism;
and it can be applied to
all addictions with the
accompanying rationale
that relentlessly attempts
to get a person to return
to the habit they'd quit.
It's entirely mental and it
NEVER goes away. Its
strength diminishes with
time, but it will always
try to change my mind.
It's a "Just Say NO" thing...
This is where ten deep breaths
comes in....
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