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