Almost 100% of smokers are well aware of the pernicious nature of this habit, but even so, they continue to smoke 10 to 20 cigarettes a day. Be that as it may, in the lives of some of them this moment sometimes comes. When should you quit nicotine addiction? What happens to a person who quits smoking abruptly?
Such a decision may be due to several reasons: state of health, personal principles. Quit smoking even on a bet. But few people really understand the consequences of giving up abruptly.
psychological addiction
Withdrawal is the state of a smoker after quitting nicotine. In psychological terms, this expresses itself in an irresistible urge to pick up a cigarette and smoke. The so-called "urge to smoke" occurs due to a lack of endorphins, the production of which stabilizes after a while, and this unpleasant syndrome disappears on its own. During this period, the main thing is a firm attitude to stop smoking and limit alcohol consumption. The best way out is to play sports or some new type of activity.
Physiological consequences of quitting smoking
Nicotine, which enters the body with every cigarette smoked, eventually begins to participate in metabolism and also affects the autonomic nervous system. If a person abruptly quits smoking, the consequences for the body will be expressed in the form of stress. Of course, the physiological consequences can manifest themselves with different intensities, but they all boil down to the following list:
- weakened immunity;
- headache and chest pain;
- general fatigue and weakness, irritability;
- dry cough;
- sweating;
- weight gain.
Smoking is dangerous because all toxic substances remain inside our body, settling in the lungs, bronchi and liver. If someone abruptly quits smoking, as a consequence, there will be a natural reaction of our body. The desire to get rid of accumulated toxins as quickly as possible. This process can become problematic due to the violation of the gastrointestinal tract, observed in every second person. There is a risk of harmful substances from the intestines entering the bloodstream, as well as secondary poisoning of the body.
First of all, for a person who has decided to get rid of a bad habit, it is having a decisive attitude, a strong desire to be healthy and independent, a clear plan of action and some hobbies that will help to occupy the body and mind, freeing them up. the desire to smoke.