Almost 100% of smokers are well aware of the harmfulness of this habit, but, nevertheless, continue to smoke from 10 to 20 cigarettes a day. Either way, in the life of some of them sometimes such a moment comes. When should you give up nicotine addiction? What happens to a person who suddenly quits smoking?
Such a decision can be for different reasons: health status, personal principles. Quit smoking even with a bet. But not many people really understand the consequences of quitting smoking suddenly.
Psychological dependence
Withdrawal is the condition of a smoker after quitting nicotine. Psychologically, this is expressed in an irresistible desire to take a cigarette and smoke. The so-called "desire for tobacco" occurs due to lack of endorphins, the production of which stabilizes after a while and this unpleasant syndrome will disappear by itself. During this period, the main thing is a determined attitude to quit smoking and to limit alcohol consumption. The best way is to play sports or some kind of new 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 quits smoking suddenly, the consequences for the body will be expressed in the form of stress. Of course, the physiological consequences can appear with different intensities, but they all come down to the following list:
- weakened immunity;
- headache and chest pain;
- fatigue and general weakness, irritability;
- dry cough;
- sweating;
- weight gain.
Smoking is dangerous because all the toxic substances remain inside our body, settling in the lungs, bronchi and liver. If someone quits smoking suddenly, as a result there 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 the violation of the gastrointestinal tract, which is observed in every second person. There is a risk of harmful substances entering the bloodstream from the intestines, 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 to have a decisive attitude, a strong desire to be healthy and independent, a clear action plan and some hobbies that will helpto occupy the body and mind, freeing it from the desire for tobacco.