The thing that makes them emotionally addictive is the head rush, the pleasantness of the tobacco, and the chemically induced happiness after a long, stressful day.
Its also forcing you to take deep breaths, can be very social, and keep you more present in the moment wherever you are. I very much enjoyed it before I “quit” years ago at two packs a day. Now its just the very occasional few every few years in social environments while drinking. Definitely has an appeal in a high stress environment. If they made non-cancer cigs I’d be back in a heartbeat.
I’ve also gone the “quitting” route. I don’t want to smoke, but I know myself well enough that setting a personal rule of “don’t smoke cigarettes” will make me smoke more. So I just don’t want them for most of the year
The thing that makes them emotionally addictive is the head rush, the pleasantness of the tobacco, and the chemically induced happiness after a long, stressful day.
Its also forcing you to take deep breaths, can be very social, and keep you more present in the moment wherever you are. I very much enjoyed it before I “quit” years ago at two packs a day. Now its just the very occasional few every few years in social environments while drinking. Definitely has an appeal in a high stress environment. If they made non-cancer cigs I’d be back in a heartbeat.
I’ve also gone the “quitting” route. I don’t want to smoke, but I know myself well enough that setting a personal rule of “don’t smoke cigarettes” will make me smoke more. So I just don’t want them for most of the year