Almost 100% of smokers are well aware of the harmfulness of this habit, but still continue to smoke 10 to 20 cigarettes a day. In any case, in the life of some of them, such a moment sometimes comes. When should you stop nicotine addiction? What happens to a person who abruptly quits smoking?
Such a decision can be the result of various reasons: health condition, personal principles. Stop smoking even on a bet. But few people really understand the consequences of giving up abruptly.
Psychological addiction
Quitting is a condition of a smoker after quitting nicotine. In psychological terms, it is expressed in an irresistible desire to take a cigarette and smoke. The so-called "smoking craving" is caused by a lack of endorphins, whose production stabilizes after a while, and this unpleasant syndrome will disappear 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 do sports or some new type of activity.
Physiological consequences of smoking cessation
Nicotine, which enters the body with every cigarette smoked, eventually begins to participate in metabolism, and affects the autonomic nervous system. If a person suddenly stops smoking, the consequences for the body will be expressed in the form of stress. Of course, the physiological consequences can be manifested with varying intensity, but they all come 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 the toxic substances remain in our body, settling in the lungs, bronchi and liver. If someone abruptly stops smoking, the result will be a natural reaction of our body. The desire to get rid of accumulated toxins as soon as possible. This process can become problematic due to violations of the gastrointestinal tract, which is observed in every other person. There is a danger of harmful substances entering the bloodstream from the intestines, as well as secondary poisoning of the organism.
First of all, for a person who has decided to get rid of bad habits, it is a determined attitude, a strong desire to be healthy and independent, a clear plan of action and a few hobbies that will help occupy the body and mind, freeing him from smoking.