– Fully recognize that nicotine use cannot solve any crisis.Accept the
fact that there is absolutely no legitimate excuse for relapse,
including friction with others,a horrible day, boredom, significant
stress, holidays, alcohol use, an auto accident, financial crisis,
theend of a relationship, job loss, a terrorist attack, a hurricane, an
earthquake, the birth of a baby, or theeventual inevitable death of
those we love most. Try and visualize yourself not smoking or using
oralnicotine products through each and every step needed to overcome
the most difficult challenge yourmind can possibly imagine. Yes you can!
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Endlessly hammered by flavor, aroma, pleasure, friendship, adventure, rebellion andaffordability marketing, our subconscious was the nicotine addiction industry’ssubliminal message board. Twice the traveling hypnotist sold me a couple of days ofunbelievable hypnotic bliss before I tested it and relapsed.
But looking upon our subconscious mind only in terms of being the playground ofothers cheapens and makes it look dumb, while ignoring our conscious ability toretrain it. Even here, if so dumb, why can our subconscious see subliminal messagesinvisible to the conscious mind or feel the influence of tobacco marketing that ourconsciousness thinks has been ignored? Why can it react to triggering cues writtenupon it by hypnotic suggestion, cues meaningless to conscious awareness?Dumb? When typing on a keyboard, what part of the mind and level of awareness isthinking about, locating and striking the correct key? While operating a vehicle, whois really controlling which foot needs to push on which peddle and how hard, or doingthe driving as we read billboards, talk on the phone or daydream?Our conscious mind has unknowingly aided in teaching our subconscious skills andhow to perform activities, including using nicotine.
Now it’s time to knowinglyteach it how to function without it.Whether referred to as our subconscious, unconscious or preconscious, science is stillin the early stages of discovery in understanding the scope of its involvement in dayto-day life. But it’s every bit as real as the never seen portion of an iceberg. Think ofDisney World and awareness of the magic above ground, while an unseen city beneathbrings the magic to life.
