According to WHO statistics, there are currently about 1.1 Billion smokers in the world. Among them, the number of smokers in China accounts for nearly 30% of the total number of smokers in the world. There are many people who have tried to quit smoking over and over again, but they have finally given up due to the temptation of nicotine. Smokers are confused, how can they stay away from cigarettes?
How long does it take to quit smoking? Is there any effective way? To solve a problem, we must first analyze the problem carefully. Many people believe that smoking can make people excited, expand their social circle, comfort people when they are injured, and is helpful for problem solving and decompression.
In fact, after uncovering the various phenomena that make it difficult to quit smoking, we found that, in essence, smoking cannot really change anything. The reason why smoking addiction makes people who want to quit have a fear of not being able to quit is because people's dependence pathways are at work. This kind of dependence is divided into psychological dependence and physiological dependence. Usually people smoke by lighting up and inhaling, and they need to "puff" with their mouths. This action itself represents positive emotions such as "satisfaction", "happiness" and "security". Therefore, smoking forms a psychological protection that can be carried anywhere and at any time. Nicotine in cigarettes is the main substance that causes dependence. The secret to nicotine addiction lies primarily in the reward effect and dopamine. The dopamine reward circuit located in the mesolimbic system is most closely related to drug dependence. Nicotine activates nicotine acetylcholine receptors in the brain, prompting the brain to secrete dopamine, giving people a sense of pleasure.
The half-life of nicotine is 2 to 3 hours, and smokers need to replenish new nicotine to maintain their "pleasure." This continuous cycle creates an addiction that is difficult to break. In fact, after addiction, the pleasure brought by nicotine is very limited, and smokers actually continue to smoke just to avoid the discomfort of withdrawal symptoms. Understand these two points, you can resolve confusion and abandon fear.
In "Goodbye, Smoking Addict", Sean Ward fully records the difficulties, frustrations, emotions, and physical and mental changes he encountered in the process of quitting smoking, and proposes specific solutions to the obstacles encountered at each time period.
This book is not only a complete guide to quitting smoking, but also an energy book that can bring courage to people. Don't hesitate, get started!
Reader comments
It is very true. As a woman who has never smoked, I feel the pain when I first quit smoking. It is really painful for people who quit smoking, but compared with life and health, pain is nothing.
This book is very good! The methods of quitting smoking mentioned in the book are very practical. The author has written down his own experience of quitting smoking and his solutions, which I feel is of great reference value. I particularly like the "sweet little old ladies" described in the book. The author's work scenes are so interesting! And this book can not only help people quit smoking, but also give people courage, which is really great!
It's very well written and I agree with it, but I still can't quit. My addiction to smoking is too strong. It's really uncomfortable not to smoke for half a day.
I will implement the plan I learned, and I believe that after seven weeks, I will be able to fulfill my wish!
It is very true. As a woman who has never smoked, I feel the pain when I first quit smoking. It is really painful for people who quit smoking, but compared with life and health, pain is nothing.
This book is very good! The methods of quitting smoking mentioned in the book are very practical. The author has written down his own experience of quitting smoking and his solutions, which I feel is of great reference value. I particularly like the "sweet little old ladies" described in the book. The author's work scenes are so interesting! And this book can not only help people quit smoking, but also give people courage, which is really great!
It's very well written and I agree with it, but I still can't quit. My addiction to smoking is too strong. It's really uncomfortable not to smoke for half a day.
I will implement the plan I learned, and I believe that after seven weeks, I will be able to fulfill my wish!