What’s stopping you from quitting smoking?

How many people smoke out of curiosity, and who smokes for the first time without choking on the smoke.

Still not stopping after choking on the smoke, he continued to smoke until he got used to the smell.

The brain develops a physiological response to smoking

The psychological craving for smoking, coupled with the behavioural habits developed as a result of smoking, eventually turns into an addiction that is difficult to kick.  

Therefore, it is normal that many people want to quit smoking but cannot, not because they do not have enough willpower, but because they suffer from nicotine dependence syndrome, which is a neurological disease, and its addictive properties are only a little less than heroin.  

Only after repeated quitting, many times, for a long time to quit smoking, can finally quit smoking successfully.

The method of quitting smoking by willpower is one of the toughest

In the process of quitting smoking, it is also easy to develop some wrong quitting behaviours and quitting perceptions.  

For example, many people think that forcing themselves not to smoke, saying that they are not going to smoke today, and quitting immediately, is like a person with an Internet addiction suddenly saying that he or she is going to uninstall the game;

for example, all smokers who quit want to find a quick way to quit, preferably to succeed in quitting today, and to quit right now; for example, there are some people who have gotten into the habit of smoking for a fixed period of time, and if they suddenly don’t smoking, they don’t know what to do;  

for example, there are people who want to be tough on themselves, to fight their addiction through the pressure of the external environment; for example, there are people who don’t want others to see how they look when their addiction strikes, don’t want their relatives and friends to see their weakness, always hide secretly, suffer the pain in loneliness, and start to quit smoking in loneliness.

Quit smoking by reducing the amount of cigarettes smoked

Smoking 10 cigarettes a day is the same as smoking 5 cigarettes a day, the addiction is always there and it is difficult to stick to it at all.

Afterwards, they switched to the snacking method of smoking cessation, through eating snacks to ease the pain of their own addiction when the attack, to divert their attention. But before they succeeded in quitting smoking, they gained 10kg first. Although this method is a bit effective, but can not be used as the main means to quit smoking. So they start to look for new ways to quit smoking again.  

Maybe they will choose drugs to quit smoking, such as nicotine patches, etc., but then found that the period of taking the drug is okay, as soon as the drug stops the addiction to smoke onset, hold back the displeasure and have to re-suffer from the withdrawal symptoms.  

The point is that the money is spent, the body is tossed, and the addiction is still there.

Quitting smoking is not as easy as it seems

During the period of quitting smoking, you should also know how to calm yourself down and master certain tips for quitting smoking.

For example, put away lighters, ashtrays and other items to prevent yourself from subconsciously pulling out a cigarette or lighting it when you see these items.

For example, when you have an attack of smoking, you should arrange some things for yourself to do, such as running, drinking tea, taking a bath, etc., to keep yourself busy and forget about smoking. Give yourself a clear plan to quit smoking for example.