Smoking

I want to give up smoking.

I want to give up smoking.

I want to give up smoking.

If I repeat this to myself often enough I might even believe it. I don't mean that I don't want to give up smoking. Nor do I believe that I don't want to give up smoking. I simply haven't believed I want to give up smoking.

Dieters don't lose weight - they have a 'target weight'. So dieting becomes about hitting a target. I believe most people can derive a sense of satisifaction from hitting a target.

So where is the target in 'giving up smoking'? How can I turn the 'giving smoking up', the sense of cessation; the 'stopping smoking' from the sense of loss to the sense of gain.

I will first list all the benefits I can think of if I didn't smoke

• I won't smell like an ashtray
• My clothes won't smell so much
• My teeth won't get so stained
• I won't spend so much money
• I'll reduce my risk of heart attack
• I'll improve my circulation
• I'll reduce other health problems associated with smoking.
• I won't have to stand in the rain and cold to have a fag anymore.
  

I think I need to develop some NLP. Or maybe try hypnosis.