PSYCHOLOGY OF NICOTINE ADDICTION: FRIEND STAGE

MY LIFE ADDICTION FRIEND STAGE

C H A P T E R 1: R E L I E F Addiction does not start with a substance like NICOTINE. An ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY germinates way before the substance can kick in.

For me, life was always a board game of CHOICES between PLEASURE & PAIN. When I experienced PAIN, I chose NICOTINE, to give me RELIEF through PLEASURE. Dad’s expectations gave me pain; NICOTINE gave me relief, and helped me find PLEASURE in my dreams .

PLEASURE

PAIN

PAIN

C H O I C E S

PLEASURE

RELIEF THROUGH PLEASURE

PAIN FROM FIGHT

RELIEF THROUGH PLEASURE

PAIN FROM FIGHT

RELIEF THROUGH PLEASURE

RELIEF THROUGH PLEASURE

PAIN FROM FIGHT

PAIN FROM FIGHT

RELIEF THROUGH PLEASURE

C H A P T E R 2: TOLERANCE In the beginning, my body gladly accepted the Nicotine in the cigarettes.

A month after awkwardly enduring 2 drags of my first cigarette, I had progressed to 2 a day.

The DOPAMINE in my brain made me feel better, think better, and communicate better .

In a year, I had upped my NICOTINE intake to 4 cigarettes a day.

The pleasure I experienced through NICOTINE gave me relief from my pain.

2 months later, I could expertly handle 8 cigarettes a day.

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C H A P T E R 3: D E P E N D E N C E Between lighting up a cigarette and stubbing out a cigarette, I always chose the first.

NICOTINE drove PLEASURE and PLEASURE drove my clock.

I consistently chose PLEASURE: I embraced alcohol; I chased after RISKS; my mind spoke a DIFFERENT LANGUAGE; and I started building my own FANTASY WORLD. I consistently chose NICOTINE to handle my PAIN. My consistent choices shaped my HABITS, and that changed my PERSONALITY.

P L E A S U R E

P A I N

OTHER ADDICTIONS

PLEASURE

RISKY BEHAVIOUR

PLEASURE

COMPULSIVE THINKING

PLEASURE

ESCAPING REALITY

PLEASURE

FACING FAMILY

PAIN

HANDLING TASKS

PAIN

CONFRONTING TRUTH

PAIN

PAIN

H A B I T S BEHAVIOUR P E R S O N A L I TY