Guide To Quit Smoking By Understanding Relapses Part 1

A relapse is what happens when you smoke again after a period of time of not smoking. The question is how to you actually perceive a relapse? I personally believe almost all smokers will experience a relapse and it should also be viewed as a learning experience. It is also an opportunity to find more about why did you pick up the cigarette again during that time. For example, you can learn about what are the triggers you should be watchful for or how to better position and have better preparation with your next attempt. Actually, unless a relapse happens, it’s harder to gauge the real reason for you to smoke. The relapses play a part as stepping stones to the pathway of being smoke-free. Now, a relapse does not mean that you have failed. The moment you have failed is the moment you decide that you don’t want to ever try to quit. rnRelapse Causes At time, you are able to predict that when you are about to smoke again. You may find yourself unusually thinking about smoking more often than normal. The level of anxiety and irritation may also increase, so much so that the people around you may notice these changes and provide a feedback to you. When you are able to recognize that a relapse is going to happen, you can often block the process. Quit smoking studies have shown that smokers who have tried to quit experienced relapsed five or six times before entirely giving up smoking altogether. rnThere are some reasons for you to have a relapse.rn1. Situation of stressrn2. Unbearable cravings to smokern3. Going through depressionrn4. Conditioned to smoke when you were in a situation, and you are in that situation againrn5. Not prepared with a plan when facing stress. rnThe Denial-Binge Cycle There is also another reason or cause of relapse happening. It’s called the denial-binge cycle. This starts when you suddenly changing your patterns of usage towards something or that when you deny yourself of having something. Let’s say you want to stop eating chocolates at night to lose weight. The moment you decide so, the next phase of the cycle takes place by you developing extreme cravings for the chocolate that you have denied yourself. As your cravings grow, you tend to think about consuming it more and more often.