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Tags: health, wellness, quit smoking, nicotine addiction
 Many are well aware of the dangers of smoking, even smokers themselves. There is pleasure derived from smoking, that’s why it can easily become a habit. A habit, especially when kept to for a long time, is one of the most difficult things to break free from. When smoking has become a habit for you, you may be aware that you have to stop.
The media has not failed to inform the public of the health risks a smoker is exposed to. These health risks are threatening and can lead to early death. At the back of your head, you may have that nagging thought that smoking is dangerous, and you have got to quit.
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So what do you do about it, and what is the first step for you to take? In your effort to quit smoking, you need to have a strong motivation. To help fortify your motivation, you need to be well-informed. Did you know that cigarette or nicotine addiction is as dangerous as cocaine or heroin addiction? The same part of your brain which receives pleasure out of these addictive drugs does the same thing with nicotine addiction.
It comes as no surprise why only 5% of people involved in nicotine addiction are able to break free and recover. In trying to quit smoking, one of the things you have to understand is the difference between physical dependence on nicotine and constant smoking because of a habit. When you wake up in the morning, have a cup of coffee and then instinctively lights up a cigarette, then that’s a habit.
It means you are smoking because you are feeding your habit, not because of nicotine addiction. You pick up a cigarette each day, everyday, because that’s how you’ve been doing it all along- a habit. This is a learned behavior rather than a compulsion to fulfill a physical craving. But still, it is a habit which can potentially become threatening, even dangerous.
What are some measures which can help with your stop smoking program? Primarily there is low level laser therapy. Laser therapy can deal with the problem of nicotine addiction by stimulating the auricular and meridian points. Doing so will remove the physical desire for nicotine. Laser therapy in fact functions like acupuncture, but without the needles.
Laser therapy can also help with symptoms arising from nicotine withdrawal. Some of them are food cravings, stress and anxiety. This is how laser therapy can help with the physical craving for nicotine. But when you “crave” for nicotine to feed a habit, laser therapy will not be able to deal with it.
So in applying laser therapy for nicotine addiction, the difference between habit and physical dependence should be defined. If smoking is a habit, then change and recovery depend on the person’s initiative. When trying to quit smoking as a habit, then habits have to be changed. It’s a matter of reprogramming yourself.
This may not come so easy and acknowledge that it takes time. But teach yourself little by little each day and your subconscious will adapt to your new behavior. It can be tedious, but once you’ve attained your goal, you will be fulfilled not only health-wise or in the physical sense, but personally all in all.
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Dr. Rose Windale is a successful Health & Wellness Coach who has been advising and coaching individuals for many years. Rose now decided to share her knowledge through this site, Healthzine.org. You can sign up for her free weekly newsletter and learn how to become truly healthy and happy.
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