How long does it usually take to quit smoking

We all know that smoking is particularly harmful to the human body, so some people will make a lot of efforts to quit smoking. However, sometimes, even if they quit smoking, they will become addicted to smoking because of the people around them smoking. Therefore, if you want to really quit smoking, the process is very difficult. This is a protracted battle, and if you want to overcome the addiction to smoking, you need to rely entirely on your own willpower. So how long does it usually take to quit smoking?

Quitting smoking is a tough battle. How to break through the "pentagonal defense" of smoking composed of five dimensions: "physical dependence, mental dependence, fear of quitting, habit of smoking and social factors". The more dimensions smokers can touch upon and the deeper they touch upon when formulating and choosing methods to quit smoking and the specific implementation process of quitting smoking, the more conducive it will be to achieving positive results in quitting smoking.

Physical dependence. Including aspects such as physiological smoking addiction and withdrawal syndrome. Physiological smoking addiction is due to the addictive nature of nicotine, which requires the body to constantly smoke to maintain the nicotine level in the body. Withdrawal syndrome is a series of symptoms that occur during the body's process of expelling nicotine and repairing itself after it stops consuming nicotine. The two together constitute the body's dependence on cigarettes, which will be constantly sensed by the brain and form the consciousness and desire to relapse.

Psychological dependence. Including psychological addiction to smoking and all the ideological reasons why smokers are unwilling to give up smoking. Psychological addiction to smoking is relatively easy to understand. It is the constant desire to smoke in the mind, and there are many reasons why one is unwilling to give up smoking, such as not wanting to quit smoking, feeling that quitting smoking will cause great losses, etc. If the psychological dependence is deep, it will be difficult for smokers to have the desire to quit smoking. Without the desire to quit smoking, quitting smoking will always be just an idea.

Fear of quitting smoking. This is a lack of confidence and timidity. When talking about quitting smoking, many people will immediately say that they will not quit. On the surface, it seems that these people are not afraid of the harm of smoking to health and seem quite powerful, but they may be afraid of quitting smoking from the bottom of their hearts. Otherwise, why don’t they seriously consider the benefits of quitting smoking? These people lack the momentum to quit smoking and dare not face quitting smoking, or they choose to give up calmly as soon as they encounter difficulties when trying to quit smoking. This way, they will never be able to quit smoking.

Habit of smoking. Sometimes we smoke for no other reason than that we are used to smoking and we have to have a cigarette. For example, smoking a cigarette after a meal, a cigarette when getting up early, a cigarette before going to bed, a cigarette when going to the toilet, a cigarette when working, a cigarette when thinking, a cigarette when nervous, and so on. If you want to quit smoking, you must focus on preventing these nodes, because every smoking habit will evolve into a trigger mechanism for relapse and remain dormant for a long time.

Social factors. This scope is also very broad, including the larger social scope as well as the smaller social scope around oneself. The development of smoking cessation is more dependent on changes in the broader social environment, such as national policies on smoking control and prohibition. The impact of a small social circle on smokers who want to quit smoking may be much more fatal. If smokers who want to quit smoking are surrounded by various smokers all day long, the possibility of failing to quit smoking will increase exponentially.

Quitting smoking is definitely a meticulous and systematic matter. The above five aspects are independent of each other, yet interrelated and influence each other. Of course, it will take time to implement these five aspects throughout. Because of the fluidity of time, these five aspects will also have various possibilities of increase and decrease, making quitting smoking more complex and uncertain. The difficulty of quitting smoking is not an empty talk. As for how to take specific actions, it depends on each person's own opinion!