| Increased irritability is one of the strangely accepted | | | | the first few times I tried quitting smoking, |
| facts about quitting smoking. As nicotine is slowly | | | | unsuccessfully, I might add. Eventually, you give in to |
| removed from the bloodstream, you become irritable | | | | the cravings and go right back to smoking. |
| and unable to concentrate. Why? | | | | Alternatively, you could stick to your guns and push |
| The accepted scientific cause for irritability is that it's a | | | | through...and keep having the cravings for months. That |
| part of nicotine withdrawal, and has to be dealt with | | | | doesn't sound very fun at all. |
| just like the rest of the symptoms of withdrawal. This | | | | The trick to quitting smoking and not having to look |
| isn't exactly the case, however. | | | | back is to convince your mind, from the beginning, that |
| Virtually everybody who quits smoking begins to regret | | | | it doesn't need cigarettes in order to function. |
| their decision a few days in, as their learned connection | | | | Remember, non-smokers don't feel the urge to light up |
| between daily activities and smoking cause them to | | | | when they're stressed, why should you? |
| have cravings for cigarettes. You become frustrated | | | | You feel the urge to smoke when, for example, you're |
| weighing the benefits of quitting versus the immediate | | | | stressed because you've trained your mind to believe |
| gain of being able to concentrate instead of constantly | | | | that smoking somehow eases your stress. Sure, it |
| thinking about smoking. | | | | may take your mind off the fact that you're stressed, |
| It's all understandable, I went through the same thing | | | | but it doesn't really solve anything. |