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Basically when your addicted to smoking you get a fix when you have a smoke, as
soon as you put that smoke out you go into with drawals, minimal to begin with
but ever increasing like a hunger pang a niggling. The more time that has
elapsed since the last smoke the stronger the withdrawal so therefore the
stronger the stress (withdrawals are stressful) Ever notice how the first
thing a smoker does after watching a mvie at the cinema is to light up a
cigerette when they get out side......thats because they need to relive the
craving and stress through having a cigerette. Each time the smoker does this
he conditions his body and mind into associating smoking as relieving stress.
When a smoker encounters a stressful situation in their life like say almost
having a motor accident they feel anxious and stressed.......they may not have
had a smoke for an hour so through the conditioning of however long they have
been addicted they light up a cigerette ......this relieves the stress and
anxiety from 1 hour worth of withdrawals and therefore seems to calm them
down....it seems to reduce their stress but the only stress it is reducing is
that of being a smoker in the first place. I was able to see this for what it
was when I smoked quite a while back and other smokers that I know have been
able to stop smoking after seeing that smoking isnt really calming or a relaxant
and that once they stop smoking they can learn better coping mechanisns for
dealing with life. Ever notice aswell how some smokers say that having a
cigerette after a meal or after sex seems to make that event that much better
I mean thats not even a stressful situation right! Its because they are able
to bring themselves back to the place where all non smokers are everyday
by having a cigerette and stopping the withdrawals(that they wouldnt have if
they werent a smoker). The event becomes more enjoyable because their bodies
are not going withdrawals any more...they can just enjoy the meal etc. I can
vouch for this having been through it my self and after helping many people
stop smoking.
Smoking retards your ability to develop ways to deal with everyday situations
properly and healthily.
Wearing shoes that are too tight just to feel relief when you take them off!
I choose not to wear shoes that are too tight...I feel that relief all the time