R. Michael Stone, ArticleSlash Author

Smoking Cigarettes Causes Conflict

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:11:23 -0400

Smoking cigarettes is very hard to do Not only does the smoker go through miserable months of 8220 learning to smoke but great effort has to be exerted to suppress the normal body defense mechanisms with each cigarette smoked for as long as they smoke It never gets any easier because the body always works to resist that which ..

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Dog Intelligence is Higher than You Think

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:30:48 -0400

Have you ever found yourself talking to your dog and got the feeling that he knew what you were saying Well it is very likely that your dog DID know what you were saying The research in the field of Comparative Psychology the study of the behavior and mental life ..

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Nicotine Patches and Gum to Quit Smoking

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:14:29 -0400

People think that to quit smoking all they need to do is to replace the nicotine provided by the cigarette There are a number of products on the market many over the counter that give an ample supply of replacement nicotine However they aren t very effective The reason ..

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It is Hard to Quit Smoking because It is Part of Your Self Image

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:04:26 -0400

When a smoker reaches for their last cigarette when they can t get more in a timely manner it creates anxiety Some people think this is due to nicotine withdrawal but it s not The person is anxious not because they need a cigarette at the moment but because they know they won t have one for their next cigarette break This ..

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If You Want to Quit Smoking You Have to Know About Associative Learning

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:20:53 -0400

As I have discussed in other articles the driving force behind smoking is not the cigarette nicotine The thing that keeps a person smoking is the Psychological Smoking Mechanism The foundation for this mechanism is consciously laid by the beginning smoker at an early age However it is strengthened over the years ..

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The Mind CAN Affect Matter A New Meaning to Thought Power

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:46:34 -0400

In my work on the dynamics of smoking I have found that a smoker exerts a strong mind over matter effect on the body to allow themselves to smoke which in turn makes it difficult to simply stop smoking Smokers have created a Psychological Smoking Mechanism to mentally suppress the normal ..

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Smoking Cigarettes Causes Accelerated Aging

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:31:03 -0400

One of the insidious things about smoking cigarettes is that it takes a long time for the serious health effects to be noticed by the smoker even though damage occurs with each cigarette smoked By the time the smoker notices health issues serious health damage has occurred damage that could have been avoided if they had stopped ..

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Quit Smoking Cigarettes It is Hard but Not Because of Nicotine Part 2

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:16:14 -0400

In part 1 of this article we discussed real chemical addiction and how stopping cold turkey can be life threatening We also pointed out that although a smoker claims 8220 I m dying for a cigarette no one has actually died because they didn t get a smoke The reason ..

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Quit Smoking Cigarettes It is Hard but Not Because of Nicotine Part 1

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:40:26 -0400

Lately when I ve been interviewed about smoking cessation the host will usually ask ldquo Isn t nicotine addiction the reason most people are not able to successfully quit smoking They are surprised when I tell them nicotine is not a real addictive substance because it doesn t have the characteristics of an ..

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Quit Smoking Cigarettes How to Stop Part 4

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:25:15 -0400

In the first three parts of this article series we have discussed how the reasons a person started smoking at an early age helped to build the psychological smoking mechanism This mechanism begins to operate beyond conscious control because the smoker has long since forgotten why they ..

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Quit Smoking Cigarettes How to Stop Part 3

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:09:20 -0400

In part 1 and part 2 of this article series we have discussed how the reasons a person started smoking at an early age helped to build the Psychological Smoking Mechanism This mechanism begins to operate beyond conscious control because the smoker has long since forgotten why they started smoking The first part of the process ..

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Quit Smoking Cigarettes How to Stop Part 2

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:50:11 -0400

As has been said in these articles it is very very hard to simply quit smoking This is because the smoker has built a Psychological Smoking Mechanism from an early age and reinforces it with every cigarette You see it takes great WILL POWER to smoke each cigarette The WILL POWER is generated by the psychological ..

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Quit Smoking Cigarettes How to Stop Part 1

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:21:03 -0400

It is very very hard to simply quit smoking This is because the smoker has built a Psychological Smoking Mechanism from an early age and reinforces it with every cigarette You see it takes great WILL POWER to smoke each cigarette The WILL POWER is generated by this mechanism which is ..

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Quit Smoking Cigarettes What Makes It Hard

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:55:09 -0400

If you are a smoker who has tried to stop and couldn t you know how hard it is to just quit If you are not a smoker but have loved ones who do believe me it IS hard to simply quit smoking This article is addressed to the smoker In it I am going to explain why it is hard to quit smoking and tell you about ..

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