Will you go out with me?"Bloody Kraut, a" asks, "How did you get your current flame to go out with you? If they turned you down, how bad was it?"
Was it all romantic? Or were the beer goggles particularly strong that night?
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chthonic, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 17:32)
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beckyjsbx:Yes, you're right. That particular example is taken from the Allen Carr book (which I have skimmed through - despite being a non-smoker - because I was curious to see what he wrote which has given this book so much success in turning smokers into non-smokers). However, even before I read the example which he gave, I knew the principle behind it. I have a very mild Coca-Cola addiction, in that if I go without Coke for several days, I feel pangs of desire for it which have more to them than simply the fact that "I like the taste of it". I recognise that it's my body, asking for the caffeine. I also recognise that when I get my Coke, then part of the good feeling I get is because the desire for caffeine has been quenched.
Difference is, however, that I can drink as much Coke as I like and no other person suffers because of it ;)
Itsallsugar, if you're really serious about becoming a non-smoker* then I wish you the very best of luck. I suggest also that you read the Allen Carr book.
* I don't like to say "give up smoking" because that sounds like you're losing something pleasurable. Much better to say "become a non-smoker", because then you can think about all the benefits that non-smokers have over people who smoke.
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