By: Bob Walsh

Bob Walsh — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:53:54 +0000

Dear Indira,
that’s an interesting question – and yes, indeed, there are physical changes to the body when a smoker things of a cigarette. In fact, every thought you think creates physical changes to your body at some level, but I suppose your question is not regarding that – every thought creates physical changes in your brain, in the interaction of your neurons.
So if we look at the changes that happen in your body when you as a smoker think of a cigarette, let’s start even a bit earlier: the moments prior to you thinking of a cigarette.
British researchers discovered that your body sends stress signals to you when a nicotine craving kicks in. So as a smoker, you start to feel stressed because of a nicotine craving (higher amounts of adrenaline get released into your body, muscles tense up, breathing becomes faster and more flat, etc.) – and then you start to think of a cigarette for stress relief. Once you actually think of a cigarette, the stress reaction increases even more. Paradoxically, smokers tend to think that smoking relaxes them, while the opposite is actually the case – the smoking causes additional stress because of the nicotine cravings, and when the body gets nicotine, the additional stress gets reduced. So smoking isn’t really relaxing – it’s just something that helps to undo the stress the nicotine cravings caused.
Kind regards,
Bob

By: Indira Appalnaidu

Indira Appalnaidu — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:01:12 +0000

Is there any ‘physical’ change to the body, when a smoker merely ‘thinks’ of a cigarette

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