The three main reasons people go back to smoking after trying to stop
- Psychological association with smoking
- Not dealing effectively with cravings
- Not dealing effectively with feelings of depression, anxiety or stress
Let’s go through them one by one.
1. Psychological association with smoking
Your scenario will be individual to you, but let’s take a common situation, I’m sure you can relate to it.
A 12 year old, new at the school, still trying to find his feet, trying to establish himself and make new friends among children who seem to already know each other.
Finds a group of classmates behind the bike sheds at break time. Guess what they’re doing? Yep. They’re smoking and they offer him a puff.
He turns it down.
As they turn their back on him, he thinks he detects a derisory snigger.
Mortified, he leaves them to it, until the next day.
This time, guess what he does when they offer him a smoke. Of course, he accepts; coughing and sputtering and feeling nauseous. But it’s worth it.
He is accepted into the gang.
From that moment on, he’s a smoker. It makes him feel good. He’s one of the crowd and settles in to his new school.
So where’s the problem?
Well, later, as an adult, when he decides (using his conscious mind) to quit the filthy habit, he finds that a part of him is thwarting his efforts. That’s his unconscious mind. So he’s not even aware of the connection.
The unconscious, already having associated smoking with all those good feeling of belonging, in its effort to protect him, is now doing everything it can to keep him smoking, to have him accepted, loved - to exist.
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2. Not dealing effectively with cravings
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3. Not dealing effectively with feelings of depression, anxiety or stress
For an enormous number of people, problems of depression, anxiety or stress are being managed, albeit only just, with the instant mood lift of cigarettes.
Even the very thought of removing this crutch is enough to send most people up the wall.
Understanding that there may be other issues affecting your ability to achieve success, gives you a chance to tackle them and accomplish all your goals.
If this could be an issue for you, we suggest you consider Cognitive Hypnotherapy. To find a Cognitive Hypnotherapist go to Find a Cognitive Hypnotherapist
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