Why do people
smoke?
as you think…
The reasons might not be
as obvious
It often starts out as a social thing
Then it gives you
something to do
when you’re
bored
It starts to help you
deal with stress
and you start to enjoy it
That’s when your brain changes
You’ve developed a habit
When you do something….
5
times a day
10
it becomes a strong habit
MEANWHILE…
Every cigarette you smoke
gives you a hit of
The primitive part of your brain
uses dopamine to reinforce
good behaviour
Dopamine makes you feel when you eat
It makes you feel when you quench a thirst
reinforces every cigarette
by giving you that same rewarding feeling
So you feel like you need it
as much as or
the nicotine in your body is halved
After 2 of not smoking
And your addiction to nicotine
causes your body to go into
When you have the next cigarette,
it relieves you of the withdrawal symptoms
Relieving you of the stress it caused
And now
you associate
with relieving
The more things you regularly do with a cigarette in your hand
the more associations you have with smoking
hit with a
now correspond And those actions
When you quit smoking,
You miss that dopamine
and you feel like something is missing
You might start feeling a little
down
It can feel like the end of a relationship
But after 72 hours
the nicotine is completely gone from your body
And not long after that, you start feeling better
You will
with smoking some associations
still have
But each time you do something without smoking
those associations grows weaker
and you no longer feel the need to smoke
It all starts with the decision to stop
and a plan to get through the first few weeks
It’s not as difficult as you might think
Download the 6 point plan for giving up for good
From the smokershandbook.com