Related Sponsors

Day 8 - I don't like this anymore

Home » Smoking Cessation » 30 Days to a New Kind of Cool » Day 8 - I don't like this anymore

A lot of things happen to your body when you quit smoking. Chemically, your brain's reward system gets kind of whacked, your dopamine levels falls off until your brain figures out that a lot of those juicy substances it's used to aren't coming back, and your emotions end up playing tricks on you. People around you, those you live with and those you see daily, will probably suggest that your mood swings and general emotional dysfunction is purely psychosomatic, and I'd admit that there's a lot of truth to it. But, even symptoms that are mental feel no less real to someone who has recently quit smoking -- beyond purely physical withdrawal symptoms, the hardest part of quitting is probably the psychological torture your feelings inflict upon you.

Next Page: Day 13 - Who Are You Doing it For?

Related 30 Days to a New Kind of Cool Articles