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The Physical Addiction To Nicotine

JonesCarpeDiem
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‎11-03-2014 10:01 AM

What happens when you smoke after you've quit smoking?
When you quit ingesting nicotine, the pleasure receptors in your brain that have been sensitized to it and release endorphins/dopamine begin to die off. The total process takes around a year. So, if you ingest nicotine, doesn't it make sense that you would be giving the ones that were dying off a "fillup" and/or sensitizing new ones that had never been exposed to nicotine?
Don't get stuck in the physical circle of slavery by overusing the nicotine aids. Once you are off of it and comfortable, 

STAY OFF OF IT!

It's a prison and will never let you go until you let it go.

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MarilynH
Member
‎11-03-2014 10:22 AM

Great advice and definitely true. I'm a cold turkey girl, for me luckily it has worked for me. 

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JonesCarpeDiem
Member
‎11-03-2014 10:26 AM

I don't think it was luck. I think you decided it was doing to work for you.

I used the patch for 10 days. I stopped using it when I forgot two days in a row.

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jonnyfry
Member
‎11-03-2014 10:35 AM

Yes indeed it is an addiction.......I gave into and regreat it now dearly.  Day one is back and I know i can do this AGAIN with the help and supporr of all the great people here

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Magstoyou
Member
‎11-03-2014 10:45 AM

I used the patch and followed the instructions on the box, went down to the 7 mg and then stopped!! Done, that was it!! The reason why I used the patch was because a friend had sucess with it!! I think I probably would still be smoking if I hadn't used the patch!! I was 30 some days when I found this site!! Then being on this site got me all the way with all the help!! And reading others blobs and educating myself about nicotine. I am grateful!!-just my story!!!

Still smoke free

Mag475days I think

Thanks Dale -great post

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Ms.J_11-10-2013
Member
‎11-03-2014 11:09 AM

Yes it is so good to be rid of that dang ball and chain!!!

xo

Jackie

358 DOF

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Thomas3.20.2010
Member
‎11-03-2014 11:13 AM

The Law of Addiction 

"Administration of a drug to an addict will cause

re-establishment of chemical dependence

upon the addictive substance."

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freeneasy
Member
‎11-03-2014 01:55 PM

It's easier to stay quit than to start quitting.

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Giulia
Member
‎11-04-2014 02:26 PM

What happens when you smoke after you've quit smoking?

 

NOTHING GOOD

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About the Author
Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.