Cigarette smoking is a personal choice and people who want to
stop smoking realize that it requires a lot of willpower to quit smoking. Smoking is bad hence every smoker should quit
smoking at the earliest.
For many people, smoking is a reliable lifestyle handling
tool and is used as a way to conquer uncomfortable feelings as smoking is used
to ease stress, calm nerves, and relax. People smoke for various reasons; they either
smoke for pleasure and to relax or to cope with tiredness, sadness or
anxiety. Some smoke to get an acceptance
like being part of a group or a way to socialize. Some people smoke to look confident, get
attention and provide support when things go wrong thereby shutting out
emotions. Most of them smoke to help
them calm down due to stress or low esteem. Some even smoke to relieve and
soothe pain as studies suggest that nicotine has pain relief benefits but that
will be only for a few minutes as cigarettes contain many other harmful
chemicals that can harm the body.
Smoking causes a lot of harm and illnesses and it is
therefore important to try and quit smoking; take time
and understand the reasons why you want to smoke and before lighting a
cigarette again ask yourself what
smoking provides you other than unhealthy life - do some activities, focus on
your life and make a firm decision to stop smoking - www.niconot.com
