interesting about the approach you used to stop smoking. I've heard many people say they used a tactic like that. I find that to be quite fascinating...because it's like you changed your word relationship about the very relationship...and so you changed.
Our words are indeed alive.
I think it’s just mental association. Once I determined that it was a disgusting habit, my mind was able to change the desire to smoke into a desire to disassociate myself from smoking.
I was a smoker since 5th grade at the time! That’s around 11 years old if your not familiar with the US school system. It’s really all I ever knew! Words are indeed alive as you said!