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Dear President Obama - You're Cool Without Smoking By George Wissing Tobacco is a stimulant so this phenomenon of relaxing while smoking is known as the nicotine paradox. Why does a known stimulant, nicotine, mixed with caffeine and sugar (also found in tobacco) relax a smoker? Why do they feel more centered? Well, think about it. When smokers start smoking at a young age, it's before they've been introduced to any types of relaxation or stress management tools... and what does every relaxation technique on the planet teach? Deep breathing. What is the first thing a smoker learns to do? Inhale. Smoking is basically a breathing technique. Since it's literally impossible for the chemicals in cigarettes to relax a smoker, it's most likely that the breathing technique is doing the trick. When you control your breathing, you control your emotions. I've literally had smokers in my office who've never taken a slow controlled deep breath without a cigarette. What a shame. They've also never taken a break without one. When a smoker hears "stop smoking" they subconsciously hear "Stop breathing" and this is the inner fear smokers have. Once smokers realize the benefit of smoking is deep breathing, and they can breathe without a cigarette, it becomes easier to quit. Smoking has brainwashed smokers into thinking of a cigarette every time they need to breathe or take a break. This is NOT an urge for nicotine; this is simply a conditioning of the unconscious mind. So, President Obama, it's time to take a mediation or self-hypnosis class and read my book Stop Smoking for the Last Time! Back to Quit Smoking Naturally Articles |
