Good morning, everyone!
Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs there is.
I read that this morning in an article from another EXer's page. Thanks, Dale.
I keep forgetting that when I smoke a cigarette it is a delivery system for nicotine which alters the dopamine in my brain.
I can make so many excuses about why I smoke, but the reality of my addiction is I'm a slave to the effects of how nicotine alters my brain chemistry. That was my thought as told myself to "wait a little while longer" before my next cigarette. I'm using my love of procrastination to put off that next cigarette. I made it two hours practicing PUTTING IT OFF.
I don't work so it's been awhile since I had to wait for a smoke break, but I do remember how necessary that smoke break was for me every four hours. I am trying to practice prolonging a cigarette for four hours by slowly nudging myself further each time I have the urge to smoke. I would like to see myself go that long by next Friday.
I did pass that two hours productively...washed a load of clothes, read more about nicotine addiction, reflected on how I was feeling (thoughts were pretty interesting), drank an Adkins shake, etc.
Between each of these activities I told myself I would have a smoke afterwards. I did this enough times that I stretched my hour wait until two.
