Not so well known facts about smoking

The feeling of enjoyment and partial relief of anxiety from smoking or vaping is nothing more than relief from the modest withdrawal symptoms caused by the nicotine. 

The actual effects of the nicotine are all negative. They ruin the taste of meals and drinks. 

Nicotine adds stress.  non-smokers are less stressed than smokers. 

Nicotine destroys concentration. Non-smokers can concentrate better.

Physical symptoms of withdrawal are very slight

Quitting smoking does not involve giving up any actual benefit or enjoyment

Quitting smoking does not increase anxiety

Smoking does not entail pleasure, nor does it have pleasant taste or smell. People smoke in spite of the taste and smell.

 Millions of smokers quit smoking every year

Nicotine does not make a smoker feel good after a drink or a meal. Non-smokers also feel good after a meal or a drink. The good feeling merely comes from relief of the mild symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, which occurr after the smoking lapse during the meal (or exercise or sex)

Non-smokers are giving up nothing by not smoking because there is no enjoyment,  only relief from nicotine withdrawal. 

When you become a non-smoker, you will not miss smoking because you’re giving up nothing and there is no enjoyment. 

Smoking does not aid concentration. Smoking is just a self imposed distraction from concentration. 

Cigarettes appear to solve a concentration problem, but the nicotine in cigarettes actually caused the problem and the problem goes away when you stop smoking.  

Eating ,drinking, socializing, partying etc. are not necessarily cues instilling a desire to smoke; once you become a non-smoker, they will be reminders of the joy you are experiencing now that you are no longer a slave to nicotine. 

Some people perceive it is easier to quit smoking gradually, and it may be for some because the process does not seem so scary. 

Smoking and vaping is a nicotine addiction, not a habit,  therefore it may be easier to quit all at once because the nicotine withdrawal symptoms are slight and disappear within a few days. 

You can look forward to quitting or cutting down because you’re really giving up no net pleasures or benefits, and you will soon be experiencing the joy of freedom from nicotine.

It does not take willpower to quit;  just takes a realization of how easy it really is and the  realization of benefits of  quitting. You will be giving up nothing by quitting.  

People think it’s difficult to quit because of a perceived painful withdrawal. It is not painful. It is just a vague feeling that goes away in a few days   

giving up smoking is not a sacrifice of a pleasure or a crutch.  It is not really a pleasure and smoking delivers more nicotine rather than being a true help.

 It is not difficult to quit because there is no painful withdrawal. 

There is no real pleasure in smoking and the crutch is not really needed and is totally unnecessary. After a few days when the thought of smoking enters your mind you rejoice because you realize you’re not giving up anything you’re getting rid of a problem.

Willpower is not necessary at all - you will be giving up nothing of value or enjoyment. 

If you erroneously believe you’re depriving yourself of something that requires willpower,  you will unnecessarily crave the very thing you’re trying to give up. Understand you’re not giving up anything of value you are gaining freedom.

Willpower doesn’t work. Don’t  “ will it”; just  “let go” , understanding  that you’re giving up absolutely nothing. 

The reasons people started to smoke are many and various and do not matter. None of those reasons to start smoking were for pleasant taste or smell or for enjoyment.

Reasons to quit smoking are also many and various and they matter a great deal and should be exhaustively identified 

Personal reasons to quit should be categorized by importance for each individual considering nicotine cessation. 

Smoking does not prevent weight gain

Quitting smoking does not cause weight gain

Smoking does not ease depression. 

Smoking causes depression 

Smoking does not alleviate boredom 

Smoking isolates individuals and causes boredom 

You won’t need to avoid so-called triggers for smoking. Once you become a non-smoker, they will no longer be triggers. 

There is no difference between smokers and non-smoker, except for the one fact that smokers once tried cigarettes, despite their foul taste and smell and became addicted   

No smoker ever enjoyed smoking

Addiction to nicotine has nothing to do with personality