If you ask smokers a question at what exact moment they light a cigarette, almost everyone will answer - during times of stress or anxiety. After all, it is so simple - take a cigarette and smoke. And immediately there is no need for a friend's vest, where you can cry, or the help of a doctor.
Instruction manual
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The three main obstacles to quitting smoking are anxiety, stress and anxiety. Many who once abandoned this addiction, return to it again, having experienced divorce, loss of work, relatives, etc.
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Cigarettes give a momentary relief. But what is it all the same connected with? Nicotine is a very active psychoactive substance. It can be compared with the action of opiates contained in drugs or with the action of ethanol, which is part of any alcoholic beverages. Cigarettes have one attractive and unusual property: on the one hand, they help to relax, on the other hand, they seem to charge with energy.
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But at the same time, smoking has the opposite, detrimental side. If you experience stress or anxiety, a cigarette will not alleviate it. The effect of tobacco smoke is so short that you subconsciously want to prolong it again and again.
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Smoking is perhaps the worst thing you can do to relieve stress and tension, since nicotine constricts blood vessels, increases blood pressure, and you become even more nervous.
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So, here are some tips and tricks on how to survive without this addiction throughout the day:
1. Do not fill the days with monotonous boring work, every time you take a break, you will want to smoke.
2. Try to plan for this day something interesting, something that you will look forward to.
3. Avoid the community of smokers in every possible way. They can cause you "longing" for cigarettes.
4. Experiment with different ways to do without cigarettes, which will not cause you stress and boredom from tobacco smoke. And in order to cheer up, think about the fact that tomorrow you will allegedly be able to light a cigarette.