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Posted by Freelancefagger It's now been about 6 weeks since I resumed smoking, and while I have frequent (almost constant) urges to smoke, I can't say I suffer physiologically when I don't. Even when I smoked a pack a day, back when I was studying in L.A., I never felt any physical effects when I had to or chose to go cold turkey for a while. My addiction to coffee is different. I don't drink it all that much (2-4 cups a day) and I sometimes "forget" to have a coffee until late afternoon. When this happens I invariably get a headache to remind me that it's time for a coffee. The headache becomes progressively worse until I heed the warning. So, I guess I'd say I have a much stronger psychological addiction to cigarettes than to coffee, but a physiologically stronger addiction to coffee (though I know it could be broken very easily). From what I understand, many smokers become physiologically dependent on nicotine in a way that has always eluded me. I take nice long inhales and feel positive effects (like a greater ability to concentrate) from nicotine, but don't suffer physically if I can't smoke. I'm not sure if I'm splitting hairs by making this distinction between mind and body, but I'm interested in hearing other people's take on the subject. F.
on July 31, 2007, 3:04 pm
Hi all,
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