Cigarette Addiction
"The Dangers Of Smoking"
Are you battling cigarette addiction? then you are aware of how difficult it is to stop. The alternative approach is to face the problem head-on by recognizing the cause of the addiction. Ask yourself what benefit am I getting from smoking? Your answer maybe it help me to calm down or it prevents me from binge eating. Well in my case it prevented me from eating a lot, but truthfully it was just an excuse to keep smoking. This was really difficult to figure out because I was smoking while trying to eradicate the habit.
You see, I looked for every reason to stop but still continued smoking. Then it hit me, I have a mind that I have control of so I will tell it what to do. I am gonna switch things up a bit to make you realize something, think about this the cost of a pack of cigarettes varies from $5 to $10 in my case $10, a pack a day times 7 days = $70, now $70 times 52 = $3640 per year, that is a lot of money I was spending to shorten my life. This is money I could have been putting into a retirement savings plan or something that could have benefited my family, how selfish and thoughtless and self-destructive I was.
I had realized this for a while but continued to ignore the truth, the reality was that I allowed smoking to control me instead of me controlling me. Then one day I just stopped cold because I finally realize I am in charge, smoking made me look older than I am, it caused receding gum, yellowing of my teeth, and cigarettes made my clothes smell nasty, I observed other smokers who make smoking really looked unattractive having a cigarette hanging from the mouth.
I encourage anyone who wishes to stop, to ask yourself what is the cost and true benefits of smoking. The benefits are poor health, an enormous yearly expense, and smell like smoke. I have found ways to channel my mind such as writing to you all, finding support from friends and family to help you through this period, maybe starting a yoga and meditation program, reading a book, jogging, the practice of healthier eating habits, there are endless avenues to choose from finding things that interest you. Quit Smoking Today.
