Quit Smoking Forever Guide

We examined the Nicodemon earlier. Let’s look at him again, and his own death after you have stopped smoking.

We established that the Nicodemon is a personification of addiction that many cigarette and ex-cigarette smokers have used. You don’t have to be religious or a person of faith to symbolise the state of addiction on the mind as a convenient personification like the Nicodemon.

Cigarette addiction is so insidious and intelligent in the way that it hooks people and keeps them coming back for more. So it’s no wonder that people liken the addiction to being demonised.

When you will shortly stop smoking, you will feel a little strange at first. This is not “willpower”, but the illogical feelings that can be summed up as “the Nicodemon”.

a feeling of not knowing where you are
a feeling of fragility
a feeling of the unknown
no cravings but a feeling that things have unnecessarily changed

What I’m trying to get at here is that you will feel different after stopping smoking. You can liken these feelings to the Nicodemon. You have already understood what addiction is so you will not get any cravings or need any willpower.

But the Nicodemon is still trying for a day or two to make you change your mind. These feelings of confusion are what happen when you say goodbye to an addiction. It’s the Nicodemon’s last attempt to get you to start smoking again. It failed on willpower so it tries to confuse you.

In fact, some people even claim to hear “voices” inside their head. I’m not talking about full blow schizophrenia or multiple personality syndrome - this is just your asking questions of yourself. Think of it as the Nicodemon, or the confusing after effects of coming out of an addiction.

OK, I know all the above might sound crazy to you! I’m not asking you to believe in demons if you don’t already. But “the Nicodemon” is a nice and easy way to personify your feelings in the first couple of days after you stop smoking.

If you feel strange, then just put it down to “the Nicodemon”. It’s an easy way to forget about it and move on. And after a couple of days you will no longer be confused. You will have your new bearings. You will know who you are and where you are. You will be looking forward to a life of freedom.

Let’s revisit again that analogy of when you move house. Have you ever noticed how strange it is in a new house after you have moved? All the door handles are different. You have different doors, sinks and even toilets to use and get used to. Yet, a couple of days later and you are well into the swing of things. Stopping smoking is a very similar process. When you get used to your new surroundings then the Nicodemon has been killed off, never to return!