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RE: The problem we have with cigarettes
@jdc wow... but... how? At 24 I actually released I would like to quit them... And yes, I know what you're saying, they really give a good illusion of relaxation. AND HOLY SHIT IT FEELS SO GOOD WITH COFFEE!!!
Anyway, to be honest, I think you are a rare case, because if I knew how the addiction actually works, I wouldn't have touched them in the first place.
Which addiction? Nicotine? It adheres to the choline receptors in the brain. It isn't an illusion of relaxation, as it actually causes muscle relaxation.
I doubt my case is all that rare, we just don't talk about it because then we would constantly be annoyed by anti smoking sjw's trying to convert us. As if they're any better off being addicted to sugar like the fruititarians (yea, that's a real thing) or being dependent on therapists or whatever their doc's prescribe them for anxiety.
@jdc to be honest, my mum keeps bringing up the "go and ask help from a doctor if you really want to quit"... but too bad I don't trust what doctors recommend... usually they never loose a chance to give patients like 3-4 types of pills...
And i kinda find sugar and alcohol addiction worse because it's so common and yet as dangerous if not more dangerous... But the hook...I think it's the worse when it comes to smoking...(at least for me) because it's very easy to develop a habit.
Also...are you sure you're not rationalizing your addiction because I think, when you start to compare your addiction with other addictions it kinda is. I am doing this too so... I am not judging :/
Addiction the way you mean is a mindset. Indulgence in moderation doesn't mean addiction, giving something up still lets that mindset control you.
Physical addiction has obvious signs when you go without. Shakes, headaches, sweating, pain, nightmares, etc. You can be physically addicted to both alcohol and cigarettes, but just being a user doesn't make you an addict.
You call it justification, I call it life improvement through narcotics.
@jdc Oooh!!!!! I finally get it! Thank you for the elaborate explanation (and for making me understand and differentiate).
I am starting to love steemit and people using it!