What is a nicotine addiction? How do you tell if you have one? Do you need to overcome it? Find out in this article.

An addiction: A dependence on a substance or activity meaning that the individual cannot function properly without it. Obviously in this case a dependence on nicotine. Stored in the subconscious parts of the brain an addiction is very powerful. The reason why it's so hard to give up smoking is that your subconscious is continuously telling you that you need more.

When trying to give up, willpower comes into play. Willpower is an aspect of the conscious mind. If the conscious and subconscious minds are contradicting each other then the individual becomes stressed and frustrated. The subconscious is much bigger than the conscious therefore normally wins in the end, so the smoking continues.

Most smokers justify their addictions by saying to themselves something like:

"I could stop if I wanted to, I just don't." or "I don't have an addiction, I just like doing it."

Its a trick that addictions play on people, convincing them that they're in control of everything when really the addiction is.

The simple test for a nicotine addiction is this:

Don't smoke another cigarette for a month.

If you can do that, then you don't have this addiction and the best advice is never put one in your mouth again, that way your guaranteed never to develop one. If you can't then unfortunately you ARE addicted to smoking no matter how many or how few you smoke in a day.

As well as all the physical effects smoking causes, the fact that it's an addiction means that it also causes psychological harm. i.e. takes away a huge amount of self control from you.

It can be lived with but would be wise to overcome in order to regain control over your life and not have to worry about it damaging your health anymore.

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