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After Stop Cigarette Smoking

Posted by Mhirz III on 15 September 2009, 1:05 pm

1. Overreaction: Anger and short temperedness is a common symptom with nicotine withdrawal. Quitting smoking can cause a person to overreact as he will be living in a life edge for a little while.

2. Lack of concentration: The main after-effect of quitting smoking is that there is lack of concentration as mind starts playing games with you. Along with this, there are mood swings, loneliness, stress, self-pity and general crankiness that come with quitting smoking.

3. Mild depression or sadness: One of the major side effects of smoking is mild depression or sadness. For some persons quitting smoking is like messing with the mind.

4. Sensitive digestive system: You might get a stomach pain and sour stomach with stopping cigarette smoking as there is sensitive digestive system for a little while.

5. Coughing: There is wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing for a little while as the body is getting ready for years of tar and build up tissues.

6. General pain: There is always general pain all over the body that includes stomach cramps, pain in chest and overall pain everywhere. As the person’s body and mind are going through a healing phase, these symptoms remind the body of what it is missing.

7. Shaking & sweating: The other symptoms might include shaking, sweating and feeling cold.

8. Insomnia: Insomnia is a very common problem that comes with quitting smoking.

9. Headache: Headache and general heaviness also come when a person starts to stop smoking cigarettes. This happens because sinuses of the person clear out.

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How to Stop Smoking Cigarettes

Posted by Mhirz III on 14 September 2009, 8:01 am

1. Personal reasons for quitting: You need to discover your personal reasons for quitting. You should determine your personal goals. You must get rid of all the temptations that would be a hindrance to your stop smoking program. You should understand what you need to do to stop smoking.

2. Taking a decision: Then, take a decision to stop smoking. The main factors which determine your success in quitting smoking are your will power and firm mindset. You must have the desire to stop the smoking habit and also create a strong will in case of relapse.

3. Start “your own Quitting Plan”: The key to quitting cigarettes successfully is proper planning and preparation. You need to prepare your body and mind before quitting.

4. Take the guidance of professionals: There are various options available in the market. However, not all the people get the same results with these. You might need to take the guidance of professionals while quitting smoking.

5. Cold turkey or gradually quitting: Cold Turkey is one of the most common methods to quit smoking. In this, smokers quit smoking abruptly or at once without slowly trying to taper off. You should find the method that works best for you: cold turkey or gradually quitting. If one doesn’t work then try another method.

6. Start Exercises: Exercises are usually incompatible with smoking. Exercise helps in relieving stress and helps the body recover from year of damage from cigarette use. You can start with 30 to 40 minutes of rigorous activity doing 3 to 4 times a week.

Although you know that smoking is addictive and harmful, you probably do not realize how addictive it is. You should quit the smoking habit not just for your own sake but for the sake of your loved ones. Harassment and pressure from loved ones who do not understand the smokers mind is often unhelpful.

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Physiological Reasons of Smoking

Posted by Mhirz III on 14 September 2009, 7:52 am

Tobacco contains many toxin chemical substances including nicotine. Nicotine is a highly addictive drug which enters the smoker’s bloodstream through his lungs when the smoker inhales smoke. It is a stimulant that increases the activity in the brain just like coffee. Nicotine works differently for different parts of the brain. When body gets used to nicotine, then it needs certain level in order to function normally otherwise one would feel snappy and edgy.

These are the reasons why so many people find it so hard to quit smoking. Even if they quit, most of them relapse due to nicotine dependency and other social/psychological reasons.

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Psychological Reasons of Smoking

Posted by Mhirz III on 14 September 2009, 7:46 am

If asked a smoker for the reason why he/she smokes, most of them replied that it increases their concentration and helps them to relax. Small majority reply that they actually enjoy the habit of smoking.

Here are some of routines related to the smoking habits. Let’s look on the smoking cigarettes habit – A lot of smokers smoke in any daily action or situation!

They smoke when they are:
• Happy OR sad
• Exited OR relaxed or bored
• Nervous OR calm
• Tired or too energetic
• Frustrated OR normal
• A smoker smokes at various point of time like when eating dessert, after eating or during drinking alcohol.

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Social Reasons of Smoking

Posted by Mhirz III on 14 September 2009, 7:37 am

Why do people start smoking? Smoking is not just an individual health behavior but it is seen as a group phenomenon. Almost ninety percent of smokers start smoking when they were minors. The main problem is that young people underestimate the addictive power of nicotine. There are several reasons why teenagers start smoking including peer pressure:

1. Smoking Environment – Many children are living in an environment where they see relatives – i.e. parents, brothers and siblings smoking. They start smoking to act like them or they smoke if their friends have tried it.

2. Rebellion – Other children smoke to act out of rebellion against their parents or any person of authority.

3. Low self esteem – Some people smoke because of the low self esteem. They want to be a part of “in crowd” or want to be accepted by their peers.

4. Smoking cigarettes is legal – In addition to the above reasons, smoking cigarettes is legal and the smokers do not feel that they are using a dangerous addictive drug.