Your conscious attention is upon the resolve to quit. Your conscious begins raising doubts. You begin to think about the consequences of breaking the cigarette habit. You wonder about the jitters and whether it’s worth it or not. You begin to rationalize, weighing the “good” and the “bad” and naturally favoring that which you believe to be the most pleasurable. Your resolution is subjected to scrutiny by logic and past experience. In the light of past failures, the conscious mind is forced to admit: “I should quit smoking, but I wonder if I can.”
The auto suggestion has been watered down with self-doubt. It becomes, “I hope I can give up the cigarette habit.” With more rationalizing and more self-doubt, it eventually becomes, “Oh, what’s the use.
WHEN YOU ARGUE WITH YOURSELF, YOU DEFEAT THE PURPOSE
You make the suggestion stronger. “I am definitely going to quit,” you tell yourself determinedly. “I’m not going to fool around this time. I’ll use every bit of will power I’ve got to lick it. I know the medical researchers are giving me the facts.”
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