4 Reasons Why Quitting Smoking is Hard

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by Lisa,

Quitting Smoking

If you are like most smokers, you may have tried to quit smoking before, maybe even a number of times. I know close friends who have tried unsuccessfully to quit quite a few times before they were able to stop smoking for good, and some never did.

For the smokers who have been addicted to smoking, even if they have spent much time and efforts on quitting smoking, most of them fail to finish their goal at last because of many factors. Here are 4 main factors that lead to failure:

1. Lack of will power

Many people will say they just did not have the mental strength to quit, or remain a nonsmoker. Will power can be a wonderful psychological tool, but you have to remember to use it, and that can be hard sometimes. Some people just want to avoid that mentally and physically draining task of feeling like they continually have to ‘fight urges’. Some people will put up a great ‘fight’ for as long as they can, but the battles can often simply wear people down until it seems easier to just give in than continue the battle.

2. You use it to deal with stress

Most smokers know that nicotine is a stimulant which actually elevates your heart rate and puts your body in a higher state of stress. However many smokers have such a strong connection between stressful moments in their life, and cigarettes, that many smokers feel that they just would not be able to cope with certain situations in their lives without cigarettes.

3. It is still pleasurable

Some people will say that they still enjoy smoking. But think about this for a moment. How many cigarettes do you smoke in a day? Now ask yourself, how many of those cigarettes do I truly enjoy? How many am I there, in the moment, enjoying that cigarette? If you have been honest with yourself, it is probably not many at all. Maybe a couple right? The rest are being smoked without you even being aware of it, you are almost smoking them unconsciously.

4. Can’t deal with the withdrawal symptoms

Once people have stopped smoking, the effects that can soon follow can be unique and different for everyone. Some people will become irritable, get easily agitated, experience headaches or perhaps hand shaking. The prospect of having to cope with these possible effects can stop people from ever even trying to quit and if you have tried to quit cigarettes before, maybe you have experienced this before.

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