Homely Scientist

Yesterday my body was letting me know, in a big hariy way, that it wanted nicotine.  And I gave it some.  Thanks to nicotine inhaler.  Wow, that worked great.  In fact, I haven’t had a craving all day today.

So, scientifically, where are we at here?  The physical cravings, well I’m sure I’m not done with those, the mental stuff.  Yeah that’s a tough road still.

The brain is a funny thing.  It can decide that something is really good and you just feel that you have to do it.  It’s a habit.  I smoke on the phone, for example.  I also bite my nails.  Another habit.  I do that when I’m bored or nervous.

The science behind breaking habits is pretty interesting to me.  You have some real chemical processes going on plus some non-chemical mental stuff too.

Tags: quitting smoking

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